Maestro ilaiyaraaja news & titbits

[layman10]

Why should I be left out? Let me also speculate
While I was under the impression the misunderstanding between Raja and the KB coterie during PPA being the root cause for Raja's career plunge. Now with this new light, it must have been only a simmering rift then that widened into a deep chasm in those 3 years that followed. Raja might have taken note of KB settling for a lesser Maragathamani for small fries like Vaaname ellai, Azhagan etc and the shrewd businessman in KB wanted none lesser than IR for biggies like Annamalai and would go to the extent of even sending his high-brow chela-Rajini with lucrative proposal. Now, our man who knew he was invincible played hard to get and rejected Rajini's feelers without even realising he was indeed signing a pact for his nemesis. This ill-fated move benefitted Deva in TFM who was a nonentity till then and more so the next new super whizkid entrant in Kavithalaya banner who virtually relegated IR to a second rung MD. Heard late Jeeva's frequent pin pricks on this sAga caused some domestic dissonance

In another interview IR mentioned that Kavithalaya was always in hurry for release with every other film, and don't give enough time. PPA was not the first. IMO, KB with his clout wanted to use all the big names (mass masala) to make money, but he will direct movies that will give him fame. (ramarajan, VK etc avoided him smartly - saying we can watch deity from a distance, no need to go touch it). KB's expectation is that IR should put other small fishes on hold to get this projects out. Some how he and MR got this Idea that they are superiors who need more attention.