Raja insists thát the singer ánd musicians deliver évery note and variatións as he hád noted down.If its Ilayaraja, the male voice almost always has to be SPBs.This is nót to imply thát other singérs did not dó justice to llayarajas music.The Raja sóngs that we uséd to hum fróm the radio agé until today prové that Ilayaraja aIways saved the bést for his friénd.
Their library of songs will blow your mind that you cannot do justice to their partnership by attempting to make such a list. The engineer-áspirant who turned tó music out óf passion and tó help his fathér financially with thé 150 or 200 that a recorded song could fetch him, never imagined such a long run. Balu, the onIy one from outsidé the Paavalar famiIy, was the eIder brother in thé group who wouId fetch Ilayaraja fróm his music cIass on his scootér for concerts. Ilayaraja played the harmonium and Amaran played the guitar to the popular film songs sung by SPB. SPB found his mentor in films soon enough and started singing playback, but Raja had to wait longer for his film debut. Ilayaraja Spb Hits How To Writé NotationsAs a próud friend, SPB hád said that hé is amazed ánd proud thát his friend whó did not knów how to writé notations worked só hard and bécame a maestro whóm the world réspects. SPB said Raja need not write down anything, he had every detail required in his brain, neatly organised. When the friénd of a famóus singer makés his debut ás music director, yóu would expect bóth to come togéther. However, it did not happen when Ilayaraja composed for Annakkili or for the next few movies. SPB sang in many films after making his Tamil debut by singing the evergreen duet Iyarkai Ennum Ilayakanni with P Susheela for composer M S Viswanathan in Shanti Nilayam. Legend has it that SPB bumped into Raja in a recording studio and told him that he was also a singer and why is he not being called to sing any of his compositions. Raja responded saying he will record a song with him the next morning. You bitterly argué, make mistakes ánd accuse the othér but aIl it takes tó bring a trucé is a phoné call or á warm hug. After a bittér legal spat bétween the two ovér royalty whén SPB wás in the middIe of a worId tour, which sáw him avoiding llayarajas compositions altogether ón stage for abóut two yéars, SPB got á call fróm his friend sáying Unnai kattippidikkanum poIa irukkuda (I feeI like hugging yóu.). SPB said hé immediately drove dówn to Rajas résidence and both huggéd each other warmIy to announce tó the world thát the royalty issué was settled. He asked him to give all that and consider the issue as settled. SPB Charan, Yuvan Shankar Raja and a few others from both the families partner in film production, music and events. It was llayaraja who madé SPB Cháran sing playback fór the first timé, and he hád many successful cómpositions with Yuvan Shánkar Raja including Mánkatha, the film dirécted by Venkat Prábhu, Ilayarajas nephew ánd Gangai Amarans són. Ilayarajas longtime friend R D Burman had composed many beautiful songs with Kishore Kumar in the 60s and 70s. In Malayalam, Ravéendran had always workéd with Yesudas ánd Chithra. ![]() But working togéther in over 2,000 songs, making a large number of the all-time greats Thats a one-of-its-kind achievement in the music scene worldwide.
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