Originally Posted by
app_engine
I am hearing this for the first time :shock:
I think VJ was not IR's "preferred singer" at any point of time, right from the beginning of his career. It's a fact that she was singing more of MSV / S-G songs when IR was coming up, which could be due to VJ's choice (or vice versa). However, whenever the producer / director wanted her, IR gave delicious numbers. (orE nAL unai nAn, nee kEttAl nAn mAttEn enRA, en kalyANa vaibOgam, nAnE nAnA, ennuLLil EdhO being 70's hits).
I have never read anywhere IR talking less of VJ or about any tiff between them. OTOH, I've read IR praising SJ a lot in many interviews, telling she was the one with top vidwat (apart from giving her a major % of his initial hit tunes).
Let's leave alone IR for a moment, how many songs has VJ sung during 90's - for any MD - in TFM?