On AR Rahman's request, Ilaiyaraaja agrees to compose 'something amazing' for him

AR Rahman and Ilaiyaraaja at Firdaus Studio in Dubai. (Image credit: @arrahman/Twitter)

Music maestros Ilaiyaraaja and AR Rahman are likely to work together soon on composing numbers for an orchestra. The details emerged out of a Twitter conversation between the two musicians on Monday.

Rahman and Ilaiyaraaja met at Firdaus Studio in Dubai and Rahman put out a tweet thanking Ilaiyaraaja and hoping he composes "something amazing" for Firdaus Orchestra, of which Rahman is a mentor.

Such a pleasure welcoming the Maestro @ilaiyaraaja to our Firdaus Studio... Hope he composes something amazing for our @FirdausOrch to play in the future! pic.twitter.com/oam4TJPL63

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— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) March 6, 2022

To this, Ilaiyaraaja responded with: "Request accepted... will start composing soon."

request accepted.. will start composing soon. @arrahman@FirdausOrch #Mercuri https://t.co/oYxghate53

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— Ilaiyaraaja (@ilaiyaraaja) March 7, 2022

In response to Ilaiyaraaja’s announcement, Firdaus Studios tweeted: “We can't wait! Anything is possible.”

Firdaus Studio belongs to Rahman and was opened as part of Expo 2020 Dubai. Along with the studio, the renowned composer also put together an all-women orchestra called Firdaus.

Meanwhile, fans could not keep calm at the announcement. Here are a few of the reactions on Twitter:

Is this real or a dream? This are seeds of World Peace! That which the universe needs the most! Thank you Maestro Raaja sir and ARR sir! May the Almighty set His(Her) tunes through You!

— Abhinayaraj Raju (@AbhinayarajR) March 7, 2022

It's like pic.twitter.com/vBYVzyqnDr

— ムキラン (@mukilyuvan) March 7, 2022

ஹிந்தி பாடல்களை கேட்டுக்கிட்டிருந்த தமிழர்களை தமிழ் பாடலை கேட்க வெச்ச #Maestro இசைஞானியும்..
ஹிந்தி பாட்டு கேட்டுக்கிட்டுருந்த ஹிந்தி காரங்கள தமிழ் பாடலை கேட்க வெச்ச #Oscar இசைபுயலும்.. இணையும் அற்புதமான தருணம்

Irreplaceable and Incomparable Legends #Beast pic.twitter.com/ipVTszpRu8

— தளபதி_தமிழ் (@ThalapathyBabu5) March 7, 2022

Rahman was part of Ilaiyaraaja’s team before he began composing music on his own with Roja in 1992. Though the two legends have appeared on the stage together, this could possibly be their first collaboration.