The
Tamil
film
industry
is
set
to
celebrate
the
centenary
year
of
Indian
cinema
very
soon,
and
renowned
lyricist
Vairamuthu
feels
living
legends
should
be
honoured
on
the
occasion.
"The
living
legends
need
to
be
honoured
more
than
the
dead.
It's
good
that
we
pay
respect
to
the
dead,
but
in
the
process
we
are
completely
ignoring
those
stalwarts
who
are
alive
and
deserve
to
be
celebrated," Vairamuthu
told
IANS
"I'm
sure
the
dead
won't
mind
if
we
don't
pay
tribute
to
them,
but
the
living
do
most
of
the
time.
Why
haven't
we
honoured
filmmakers
such
as
K
Balachander
and
Mani
Ratnam
as
much
as
they
deserve.
A.R.
Rahman,
who
is
a
Tamilian,
has
won
an
Oscar,
but
we
haven't
given
him
the
due
respect
either,"
he
said.
The
National
Award
winning
lyricist,
Vairamuthu,
is
known
for
penning
songs
'Madai
thiranthu',
'Chinna
chinna
aasai' and
'Mudhal
murai
killipparthaein'.
Known
for
merging
Tamil
literature
in
his
lyrics,
Vairamuthu
is
also
a
recipient
of
Padma
Shri
award.
IANS