In an interview on TV some years back someone asked MSV has Ilayaraja set you aside and has Rahman set aside Raja. With Rahman we are seeing the return of those balladish robust strains we would hear in every MSV solo. And one more thing Rahman steers clear of something that Raja loved to do - interfere with the movie script and its direction etc. And that's what led to his downfall and parting of ways with his close friend Bharatiraja. After which BR erased all the background score and the two songs already composed and called Hamsalekha to score the movie.
Fame is a very fickle thing.
You don't know when it will part from you. MSV never let fame go to his head and has retired gracefully. The story of Ilayaraja is a lesson to all of us. Raja was helping so many people make films and succeed in life. I know this one is a fart.