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“I want to talk less and let the music speak for itself.”
“I was lucky that I could work with directors like Kamal, Lal Jose and Sibi Malayil. They understood music and gave me a free hand.”
“Ilaignan,' the script of which has been penned by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, is a period film that is set in the romantic era of classical music. You will find Western classical music mixed with our Indian melodies.”
“My father set a strict regimen for me. He insisted that I learn to play many musical instruments before I choose one.”
“Doing background score for a film is not an easy task. It requires constant and deep learning and it is the only way to create a score with finesse.”
“Madurai G. S. Mani was my guru, and later M. Balamuralikrishna taught me a lot.”
“I was only 26 when I started my career. Those days I only wanted to work. When my films did not work, I didn't know what to do. But I never went to anyone for work. Work came in search of me.”
“Remember, the West's rock or pop was created for their languages, not ours.”
“People, irrespective of the language they speak, love good music.”
“I like philharmonic music a lot. That kind of symphonic music has always been an integral part of the arrangements in many of my songs and background scores.”
“I listen to world music a lot.”
“I joined my father for recordings when I was 11 or so. By then, I could play a dozen instruments. My first professional recording was around that time. I played the vibraphone for Shankar-Ganesh in a Tamil film.”
“It is disappointing to note that you no longer find enough of melodious music in Malayalam films.”
“I started off playing the harmonium and singing. By the time I was eight or so, my interest moved to Western instrumental music.”
“I won the national award for the best music composer and also had the fortune of scoring music for songs penned by M. Karunanidhi for the movie 'Pasakiligal.'”
“If you observe, all classic love songs have a tinge of melancholy that comes naturally with the composition.”
“Of course, I can speak Malayalam.”