India, Sept. 15 -- If there's one famous fallout between friends, it has to be when music composer Ilaiyaraaja sued SP Balasubrahmanyam and a few other singers for performing his songs at concerts without paying him royalties. The two buried the hatchet in 2019, a year before SPB died. At the 50th Golden Jubilee Celebrations for Ilaiyaraaja in Chennai, Rajinikanth revealed that the composer broke down after the singer died.

Rajinikanth mentioned at the event that Ilaiyaraaja went to court to fight for rights over the songs he had composed. "SP Balasubrahmanyam went to America for a concert. Swami (Ilaiyaraaja) said he is singing my songs; he cannot, the law is the same for everyone. SPB got upset and decided to stop singing his songs." ...