When Deva began popularising gaana songs in his films during the early 2000s, that genre became his singular identity, completely defining his legacy in the public eye. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK
The opening scene of the recently-released film Lubber Pandhu. Inside a bus, the song Rasithan Kai Rasithan plays in Swarnalatha’s voice. Entranced by the music, a passenger joyfully praises Ilaiyaraaja, saying, “Raaja is Raaja after all.” Overhearing this, a student travelling in the same bus interjects, “Raaja is indeed Raaja. But this is a Deva song.”
Tamizharasan Pachamuthu, the film’s director, later mentioned in interviews that this scene was deliberately placed to shatter the widespread misconception that many of Deva’s compositions — particularly his soft, melodic tracks — were composed by someone else. To that extent, many songs composed by Deva were assumed to be the work of Ilaiyaraaja or other music directors.
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