Taking inspirations from great masters like Raja Ravi Varma, Elayaraja tries to capture the essence of. Is realist painter of rural Tamil Nadu, with a Masters degree in painting from the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai, works in various mediums, oil on canvas being his stronghold. Like a mother prepares food for her child, we musicians, from India and abroad, have worked every day to bring this presentation to you.” Well-known singer ‘Mano’ requested Ilaiyaraaja to present the rare composition created by the maestro with three musical notes only. Elayaraja Swaminathan born in Tamil Nadu in 1979. All the musicians from Hungary have been practicing very hard for the last one week to bring this music to the audience of Hyderabad. Said Ilaiyaraaja, “We will perform for the audience as long as they remain here. S Elayaraja composes his oil paintings with great panache and is a great player with light and show. The show started with the chanting of prayers including Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu. This realistic artist successfully brings out the essence of a peaceful village life soothing the eyes who have only witnessed the exhausting urbanization. It was clear that all the beautiful compositions of Ilaiyaraaja’s, blended with western classical music harmonies and string arrangements, would transport the audience into another world. Rani meets Raja (Karthik Muthuraman) an aspiring painter and. In a short while, the world-renowned music composer took to stage for a live show with singers and musicians from the film industry including the Budapest Radio Symphony Orchestra from Hungary, lead by its conductor Laszlo Kovacs.
As the long queues outside the Gachibowli Stadium thinned out and people started settling down in their seats, Vilas Nayak, the famous speed-painter from Bengaluru, sketched a quick portrait of music maestro Ilaiyaraaja.