They were friends. It was SP Balasuramanayam who first gave Ilaya Raja to work in his orchestra. Then Raja has grown individually on his own into a big director with big music party. Later Raja gave work to S P Balasumramanayam.
But the latest news is the music maestro has served legal notice to SPB for singing his songs without permission.
Veteran Singer SP Balasubramanyam has revealed that legendary composer Ilayaraja has served him a notice, for his singing his songs sans permission on live concerts. The actor-singer revealed that he alongside KS Chithra and his son Charan along with the organisers of his live show in the US have all been served notices by attorneys representing Raja.
SPB took to his Facebook feed to put further light into the legality and proceedings. He said that he was not aware of the copy rights and other legalities of Raja songs.