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We are planning to rename the project as: Thiruvasakam- A Symphonic Fantasy.
Tamil Maiyam that is speerheading this project is a not for profit organization and has awarded
the 80G tax exempt award by the Department of Incometax. I am the Christian representative in the
group and , quite meaningfully I have been requested by the group to coordinate the project. And
for your little surprise I am a Catholic priest. Well my father was an ardent Hindu,a lover of
Thiruvasakam.
It was chance encounter with Isaignani that gave new life to this project. Isaignani has been
talking about this project to so many producers and friends in the last four years. But no one
gave him a hand as they were unsure of the commercial profitability of the project. When we heard
and felt his anguish, we immediately said that we will go even to hell to materialize this project.
For Isaignani this project is profoundly personal. There comes a time in every artist's life when
he agonizes over his legacy. Isaignani does not simply want to be remembered as a cine composer.
He wants to leave behind something that will live for eternity in the history of music. This is
going to be that creation.
For me also this project is personal. As a teenager I grew up eating and drinking and breathing
the music of Isaignani. I always had a feeling he is capable of higher music and he needs to be
introduced to the world arena. This project if properly executed will definitely earn him
international attention and appreciation.
The Budapest Symphony orchestra with 130 artists and another 30 artists from India are going to
perform for this symphony. So you can imagine that the budget will be huge. If we are going to
record ony the Tamil version of it, it is going to cost us 2.25 crores. All the languages put
together-Hindi, English and German would cost us 5 crores.
I fully understand the apprehensions in the minds of some of the fans given the fact that similar
announcements before did not materialise. Let me state this a Catholic priest, we will keep the word.
We have fixed the date of release to be October 18.
Please visit our website www.thiruvasakaminsymphony.com
If you have any further questions
please mail to thiruvasakam@hotmail.com ; contactus@thiruvasakaminsymphony.com
Your's truly,
Rev.Fr.jegath Gaspar Raj