Recently, the Cousins took to music direction. The soon-to-be-released Tamil film Modhi Vilayadu is their debut venture.

Don’t they fear succumbing to commercial compulsions and producers’ diktats? “Commerce is not a wrong term. Life revolves around it. Tell me, will not the man who is investing so much money in a film think about the returns? Those coming to us know about our work and capacity. I am sure they will never come up with senseless suggestions,” smiles Leslie.

Though they may be driven by modern compulsions their traditional belief in a sound foundation and riyaaz is still strong. ,” says Hariharan.

And soulful ghazals still find a place in Hariharan’s frenzied recording routine? “In fact there are now more takers. Recently at a three-hour ghazal concert there was not a single farmaish for film songs.

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