Rajinikanth at an event in Mumbai
Chennai:
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth has praised legendary South Indian music composer M S Viswanathan and said that as a person "he helped people like Hanuman and led a simple life like a squirrel."
"MSV helped so many people in his life like Hanuman helped Lord Ram in his pursuits. He did great help like Hanuman. However, he lived a simple life just like a squirrel," he said.
He referred to the great music legend as 'a great scholar of music, a saint of music, and a God of music.'
At an event, he said: "Talent is God's gift. MSV was one such person who had great talent bestowed by God. Talent brings money and fame and along with it comes arrogance. However, he lived without an iota of haughtiness."
The Lingaa star said that the career graphs of top stars of yesteryears like M G Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan and distinguished film directors such as K Balachander, had shot up due to the brilliant music of Mr Viswanathan.
Moreover, the 64-year-old actor also showered encomiums on Ilaiyaraaja who is also known as Isai Gnani, and said that he is a great music maestro who always spoke his heart out without hiding anything.
Mr Viswanathan, who scored music for over 1000 films died on July 14, due to an illness. He was 87.
"MSV helped so many people in his life like Hanuman helped Lord Ram in his pursuits. He did great help like Hanuman. However, he lived a simple life just like a squirrel," he said.
He referred to the great music legend as 'a great scholar of music, a saint of music, and a God of music.'
At an event, he said: "Talent is God's gift. MSV was one such person who had great talent bestowed by God. Talent brings money and fame and along with it comes arrogance. However, he lived without an iota of haughtiness."
The Lingaa star said that the career graphs of top stars of yesteryears like M G Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan and distinguished film directors such as K Balachander, had shot up due to the brilliant music of Mr Viswanathan.
Moreover, the 64-year-old actor also showered encomiums on Ilaiyaraaja who is also known as Isai Gnani, and said that he is a great music maestro who always spoke his heart out without hiding anything.
Mr Viswanathan, who scored music for over 1000 films died on July 14, due to an illness. He was 87.
