M. Jayachandran

If a singer wants to improvise while recording a song, he has to get the permission of the composer.

Music is my passion and career.

'Celluloid' is set in the 1930s. During the decade, the folk-classical genre seems to have been in vogue. It didn't take much effort to compose because my guru Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran and his guru, M. M. Dandapani Desikar, used to sing this genre.

Actors are given songs that suit their voice and skill. At the same time, those songs which have a complicated tune and need expertise to perform should be given to trained singers.

Vijayalakshmi is one artiste whom I admire. There is something divine about her singing.

For me, music is God and each song I make is an offering at the temple of music.

Ramesh Vinayakam is a maestro music composer and a dear friend, too.