On Sunday, Tamil nadu based Oscar winning high profile musician A.R Rahman uploaded a picture in his official twitter account in which he was seen posing with legendary Tamil musician Ilayaraja who has been considered as his rival ever since he made his debut through Roja in the year 1992. The picture was clicked when Ilayaraja visited the studio of A.R Rahman named “Firdaus” which is located Dubai. Rahman proudly shared the picture in his twitter timeline and hoped for the maestro to compose something for his studio to play in the future. Surprisingly, Ilayaraja replied to Rahman in the micro blogging social media site which left the fans of music in awe.

Previously, Ilayaraja and A.R Rahman bonded at the event “Ilayaraja 75” and left the fans of both of them in a shocked state. In the event, Rahman composed the most loved theme of “Punnagai Mannan” in front of Raja, video of which went viral among the users of online platforms. “Ilayaraja is my headmaster. I have learnt a lot from him. When I look at him, I’m amazed that a person can be like this too. We both have a bad habit, and that is music. Even when I’m awarded, Ilayaraja’s words of appreciation make me happy, because maestro’s don’t appreciate that easily, and when he appreciates, it’s because there’s real talent.” Rahman said in the event.

On 5th of March, Ilayaraja’s concert took place at “Dubai Expo 2020”. The event took place with thousands of fans thronging to witness the show of Ilayaraja. The musician who reached Dubai to perform at the event, visited A.R Rahman’s studio as well. Rahman after showing Raaja his studio, uploaded a picture he took with his master and wrote “Such a pleasure welcoming the Maestro @ilaiyaraaja to our Firdaus Studio… Hope he composes something amazing for our @FirdausOrch to play in the future!” as his caption.

Here’s his tweet :

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

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

The tweet went viral in no time with cinema celebrities celebrating it along with fans. Surprisingly, Ilayaraja who is not much active in social media platforms, came up with a reply writing “request accepted.. will start composing soon. @arrahman”

Here’s his reply :

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

— Ilaiyaraaja (@ilaiyaraaja) March 7, 2022

Check how twitter reacted to the tweet exchange between the duo :

களம் எட்டுல ரஹ்மான் சார் வச்ச கோரிக்கையை ஏற்று ராஜா சார் இசை அமைப்பேன் ன்னு சொன்னதால எல்லாரும் கொண்டாடிட்டு இருக்காங்க😍😍 ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/lA9UeIeLKj

— Karthick Murugan (@KarthickOcean) 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

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

This is the best thing you’ll see in the Tamil Twitter today 🤩😍🤩😍#ARRahman 🤜🤛 #Ilayaraja https://t.co/wAwQFgySul

— yen da indha manangetta pozhappu (@_raja) March 7, 2022

❤️❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/jjcted5s0T

— venkat prabhu (@vp_offl) March 7, 2022

Apart from war and pandemic.
The coming years are gonna be amazing
❤️❤️
One such 👇 https://t.co/ZQqcJT5Tzl

— The Dravidan (@Thedravidan) March 7, 2022

This is epic. Most exciting combo ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Infinite likes and reshares ❤️❤️

Ilaiyaraaja and ARR collaboration https://t.co/JLhaxGpEPZ

— Ramya (@amystweeties) March 7, 2022

Best thing happened in 2022. https://t.co/XCOpijZ6KN

— யாகவா முனிவர் (@vandavaalam_) March 7, 2022