Naalaya Iyakunar!
The director explained the problem of Ilayaraja and Vairamuthu at the film muhurat. Actor Poet Snehan.
Pooja was held for the film written and directed by director Siddique and produced by Yograj Sebastian under the banner of SAS Productions. Actor and lyricist SneHan, Iman Annachi, Salem RR Tamil Selvan, Cool Suresh, Choreographer Deena and the film crew attended the event.
Lyricist SneHan, who spoke on the platform,
nALAYA iYAKUNAR – I’m happy to be in this film too. Congratulating Siddhi who came as a director after the struggle to get a place in the cinema, this film is a film about cinematographers, very few films come like this. More stories related to cinema should come out like this
Responding to a question on the Ilayaraja-Vairamuthu issue, Snegan said that fighting for one’s rights is never wrong. Time has passed and now they are starting a debate. I don’t want to comment on that. A film needs a song rather than a song for a song or a song for a song. That’s what I’m going for.
He asks for his right.
Still there is hope that justice is alive in the court. Justice will be given to whoever is on the side of justice. It is his right to fight to uphold one’s rights. The court will have to say whether this is right or wrong, whether they will get justice. I cannot interfere with this.
There is already a company called IPRS. How music is used globally. There is a big structure to who should get that right. It is on that basis that Ilayaraja Sir claims the right. The logic in it is that the discussions should be decided and the producer is the one who puts the money, but they have created a system here.
When a song plays over and over again, who should join it? Bylaw says who created it. They are suing based on that. It is still not resolved. You can only tell when it arrives. When a case or debate is in court I cannot settle it as an individual.
When asked about Rajinikanth’s singing in Kooli and the copyrights have been put on it, I will definitely raise my voice when my rights are lost. But those who have the strength to take it to court are fighting. Some people like us are quiet until the opportunity comes. They fight for their rights. The court will say how much is justified. There is no one who is big or small in making mistakes. A mistake is a mistake no matter who does it. He asks that it is wrong. The court is going to say whether it is wrong or not. He says that he is asking a company that this company is using my songs and may have asked me for a permission. This cannot be predicted from outside.
This is a long overdue case. They have been talking about you and me for 20 years now, and this is a decision that both of them have to take together. We don’t know where this misogyny started. Music is as important to a composer as writing is to a writer. Tamil cinema also has some naams for the song. I don’t think it’s wrong to ask when using it without saying anything to him. You can listen and use it in the future. In many films, Ilaiyaraaja sir has asked his permission to use his songs. He didn’t say anything to that. No case was filed. We don’t know whether he asked for money or bought it. He says at least ask my permission
Regarding Gangai Amaran talking about Vairamuthu, there is no need for him to talk after such a long time. It’s over. After that, if there is any problem while writing, we can talk about it. What is the problem of Ilayaraja, Vairamuthu & Gangai Amaran, can anyone in cinema tell me the exact reason for their breakup? There is no beginning and no end. Why should we make it the subject of discussion in between? As far as I know, he should not have spoken after the delay. He shouldn’t have said too much about it. That is the humble request that I have respect for both of them.
Speaking on stage, actor ImMan Annachi said,
A film about cinema. He said that the director said that I should act in it and this film will definitely be a hit.
Actor cool Suresh spoke on stage
Pooja of tomorrow’s director’s film. Tomorrow’s director means it has a sign. Karthik Subbaraj is the one from that show who came to TV with the same title and became a huge hit. Many people like director Balaji Dharanidharan who made a film with superstar Rajinikanth.
I am happy that I got the chance to act in this film. The opportunity came through Iman Annachi. We always have a crowd behind us. He said that this was a group he had joined.
Producer Yograj Sebastian speaks,
After a long struggle we got the title of tomorrow’s director for this film. I am very happy to get the title. We are all filmmakers. A blanket is wrapped around the cinema. We have to bring out who is hiding under that blanket. Success does not come easily to all filmmakers. I moved up and down many places to work as assistant director. What happened to me should not happen to others. Opportunity should be created or opportunity should be taken. That’s how I got this story. He said that starting as a small story, why not make a filmmaker’s story, we have made this story.
Director Siddique introduced everyone present and said that this film is a very big film and a big thank you to the producer for giving the opportunity to real artists as screen artists.