Discussion on Tamil Cinema and Music

Annamalai became a huge hit. Then came Baashaa again.

The first thing that came out in Baashaa was

“Autokaaran.” It was “Autokaaran.” Okay, I watched Baashaa.

After watching it, I didn’t feel that confident.

I asked, “What? Will it be like Annamalai?”

Will it be?

Because it was all in bits and pieces. The flashback was entirely flashback.

Then I called Deva sir after the film was completely finished.

“How is the film, Deva sir?” “Sir, why are you asking like this?”

“No, no, is it like Annamalai?” “Annamalai, sir?”

This is ten Annamalais, sir.

Music Maestro Ilaiyaraaja was flying high.

While that was happening, another musical storm arrived.

A. R. Rahman.

If you ask who stood between those two peaks,

it was because of

his hard work, his talent,

and not just that, his humanity.