While receiving the award for 'Behindwoods Gold Mic Icon of Inspiration: Trendsetting Music' from veteran producer Kalaippuli S. Thanu, music composer Harris Jayaraj recounted his experiences working with Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik Raja, AR Rahman and many other composers from various industries, before carving his own niche in the film industry "I worked with Yuvan in Aravindhan (Yuvan Shankar Raja's debut), Karthik Raja in Ullasam and AR Rahman in Kandukondein Kandukondein. The only person I haven't worked with is Ilayaraja sir."