Balu Mahendra reminisced about the first steps of Rahman into the music world.
He recalled that he was the chairman of the jury deciding the National Awards
in the year when both Roja and Devar Magan were released. He was in mental
turmoil when both the movies were neck to neck when it came to the award for
best music. Since he was a very close friend of Ilayaraja, he decided to stay
away from the jury because he felt that his friendship might prevent him from
making the right decision. But as fate would have it, the ballot by the rest of
the jury turned out to be a deadlock and it was up to the chairman to bring in
his casting ballot. It was a tough decision to make, but he put his trust in
God and cast the vote in favor Rahman, hoping to spur the young man on to
greater heights. Today, he said, that his 16 year old decision stood
vindicated.
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