Top 37 Quotes & Sayings by Vidyasagar

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Vidyasagar is an Indian composer, musician and singer who works predominantly in the Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu film industries. After working with several composers as assistant and conductor, Vidyasagar made his debut as a film composer in the 1989 Tamil film Poo Manam and nicknamed as Melody King Working for over 225 feature films, he is the recipient of the National Award and five Filmfare Awards.

Indian - Composer | Born: March 2, 1963

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Madurai G. S. Mani was my guru, and later M. Balamuralikrishna taught me a lot.

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Since my childhood, I had a great liking for Karunanidhi and admired his writing skills.

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My father set a strict regimen for me. He insisted that I learn to play many musical instruments before I choose one.

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I joined my father for recordings when I was 11 or so. By then, I could play a dozen instruments. My first professional recording was around that time. I played the vibraphone for Shankar-Ganesh in a Tamil film.

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I enjoy and understand melody before I create it. But the challenge is that I've also got to satisfy the film going audience of today.

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All genres of music have their own beauty.

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I always compose on the harmonium.

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I want to talk less and let the music speak for itself.

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Remember, the West's rock or pop was created for their languages, not ours.

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Even Bollywood films set in rural areas have music with a western touch. So, this has resulted in listeners losing touch with their cultural roots.

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Well yes, I think melody is still my forte.

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People, irrespective of the language they speak, love good music.

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It is disappointing to find that music in Malayalam cinema is drifting away from its strong melody-base.

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I've composed music for many remakes and they've all come out much better than the original.

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I started off playing the harmonium and singing. By the time I was eight or so, my interest moved to Western instrumental music.

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It is disappointing to note that you no longer find enough of melodious music in Malayalam films.

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If you observe, all classic love songs have a tinge of melancholy that comes naturally with the composition.

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It is alright to ape Western music, but we have to ask ourselves if that is what we need in our films.

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I believe in destiny. What has to come my way always does, sooner or later.

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I was thrilled when I was offered the opportunity to compose music for three songs penned by Karunanidhi in 'Paasakiligal.'

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I was only 26 when I started my career. Those days I only wanted to work. When my films did not work, I didn't know what to do. But I never went to anyone for work. Work came in search of me.

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Even if you want to try out something new, that should not be done without losing your roots.

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Doing background score for a film is not an easy task. It requires constant and deep learning and it is the only way to create a score with finesse.

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I was born in Vizianagaram but have lived all my life in Chennai.

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I have always worked hard. The only thing missing was a smile from Lady Luck.

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Though 'KK' is an urban film and has more scope for fast-paced numbers, I've made sure that there's a bit of melody in all the songs.

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I like philharmonic music a lot. That kind of symphonic music has always been an integral part of the arrangements in many of my songs and background scores.

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Of course, I can speak Malayalam.

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I am probably the only composer in South India who has delivered many superhit songs but was not considered a success.

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In Kerala, three of my movies release on the same day and interestingly I am the competitor for myself there.

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I won the national award for the best music composer and also had the fortune of scoring music for songs penned by M. Karunanidhi for the movie 'Pasakiligal.'

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Ilaignan,' the script of which has been penned by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, is a period film that is set in the romantic era of classical music. You will find Western classical music mixed with our Indian melodies.

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I listen to world music a lot.

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With time, I've learnt that personal likes or dislikes don't count a lot.

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I am happy that my hard work in 'Chandramukhi' has been recognized well.

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I was lucky that I could work with directors like Kamal, Lal Jose and Sibi Malayil. They understood music and gave me a free hand.

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In all the background scores I do, I take care to see that the theme enriches the storyline and does not deviate from the mood of the scenes, context, characters and the entire movie.

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