WHO SAVED KAMAL HAASAN’S MUSIC?

Kamal Haasan’s Hey Ram, is garnering a lot of appreciation now and fans have recently celebrated its 16 years. The film, directed by Ulaganayagan featured him along with Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Hema Malini and the likes. It was produced by Bharath Shah with Kamal. Hey Ram had a mesmerizing score of Ilayaraja, whose ‘Isaiyil Thodangudhamma’ haunts many a listener even now.

Moved by his fan’s admiration for the film, Kamal Haasan took to Twitter to share his feelings. He said, “Touched by Hey Ram fans celebrating 16yrs. Remember all who made it possible. Especially Shah Rukh Khan and Bharat Shah”.

On the music of the film, Kamal tweeted, “The happier note to making of Hey Ram came from Ilayaraja who rescued the music of Hey Ram from wrong hands. A case study in film scoring”.

It is indeed true! Raja’s music is akin to divinity.