Ilayaraja is one of the greatest musicians in tamil cinema and has composed thousands of songs. No matter how much the musician went to the top, he had earned the hatred and enmity of many due to his arrogant and head-weight actions. Due to this, music composer james vasanthan has been saying that ilayaraja is headstrong and arrogant in many interviews.
In one of the concerts conducted by ilayaraja, playback singer shreya ghoshal sang the 'Kaatre En Deepam' song. shreya ghoshal has sung 'Thoduthe' instead of 'Theduthe'. Then he insulted the singer by saying that 'Robbery cannot be stopped unless the Robber changes his mindset'. james vasanthan condemned this and said, "What a humanitarian murder. shreya ghoshal is a Bengali. hindi singer. The pronunciation might differ."
He further added, "If a singer makes a mistake on stage without knowing the language, he teases without pointing out the mistake in English." james vasanthan has severely criticized such a great music composer for behaving to a low standard. The female version of the rocky Aur rani Kii prem Kahaani soundtrack, Tum Kya Mile, is currently available. shreya ghoshal, a great singer, sings it wonderfully and melodiously.