Music
maestro
Illayaraja
has
been
making
the
headlines
off
late
for
wrong
reasons.
Recently,
his
condolence
message
for
the
demise
of
actor
Mano
Bala
was
slammed
by
fans
who
called
him
insensitive
for
talking
about
himself
even
while
paying
tribute
to
a
late
actor.
Actor
and
filmmaker
James
Vasanth
also
slammed
Illayaraja
saying
that
the
legendary
singer
was
egoistical.
In
a
recent
press
meet,
Illayaraja
spoke
about
his
experience
in
working
with
Thiyagarajan
Kumaraja
for
the
OTT
anthology,
Modern
Love
Chennai.
During
the
press
meet,
he
also
addressed
the
issue
where
people
call
him
egoistical.
He
said,
"Don't
think
I'm
keeping
on
talking
about
myself.
But
I
can
only
speak
from
my
point
of
you.
You
may
call
this
egoistical.
But
people
who
say
that
I
have
ego
are
more
egoistical
than
me.
As
long
as
I'm
composing
music,
I
don't
care
about
anything."
About
composing
music,
he
said,
"I
never
plan
in
advance
for
music.
Once
the
director
tells
me
about
the
scene,
the
music
just
clicks
for
me
and
they
have
also
liked
it.
Thiagarajan
Kumararaja
is
the
3rd
generation
director
that
I
have
worked
with."
To
recall,
recently
Illayaraja
made
the
headlines
when
he
offered
his
condolences
to
the
late
actor
Manobala.
After
offering
his
condolences,
Ilaiyaraja
said,
"Manobala
is
one
of
the
directors
who
used
to
wait
on
the
road
where
my
car
goes
every
day.
He
used
to
stand
on
the
road
just
to
meet
me.
He
is
among
those
directors
who
wanted
to
narrate
their
stories
to
me." Fans,
who
were
not
happy
about
the
way
Ilaiyaraja
spoke
about
Manobala,
slammed
the
music
legend
and
called
his
comments
insensitive.
Before
Modern
Love,
Ilayaraja
composed
music
for
Vetri
Maaran
and
Suri's
recent
movie,
Viduthalai.
The
movie's
first
part
was
released
earlier
last
month
and
the
second
part
is
yet
to
be
released.