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I think Raaja's citing was more specific to the usage of a Thyagaraja kriti, as in, how many movies now can you accommodate something like this? Would it be possible to do it in films of Vijay or Ajith? Will the audience accept it? Ofcourse, both these guys have had some lovely semi-classical numbers in their films (udhaya udhaya or Godfather songs), but are there movies with scope for a full-fledged Thyagaraja kriti? I think this was Raaja's point. Yeah, the man's blunt, on-the-face... appadi dhaan pEsuvaaru. Namma marubadiyum sattaya pudichukkalaam, but adhunaala onnum aavaadhu.