Working with you and Vaali sir in Anbe aaruyire was an eye opener. We were in Kodaikanal for the composing. I had the lines for the Varugirai thodugirai song ready. I asked Vaali sir for the Chakkara song after describing the scene to him. He rattled off the lines over the phone. I just could not believe myself when you came up with the tune after changing the lines a little bit.

 

 

Although you do not alter the lyrics much, your changes do bring the required freshness. Even with the tunes, you are a perfectionist and until the director is satisfied with the final tune, you do not rest. But, you also instinctively feel that some tunes would be hits and despite the misgivings of the director they indeed have turned out to be so!