Indian musical legend, Maestro Ilaiyaraaja back in Malaysia to thrill fans with decades of hits
- Joining Ilaiyaraaja on stage will be singer SP Balasubrahmanyam (SPB), alongside Mano, Shweta Mohan, Haricharan, Usha Uthup, Surmukhi, Vibhavari, Madhu Balakrishnan, Mukesh, Priya Himesh, Anitha and Bhavatharani.
Chennai, 6 March 2020 — Indian musical
legend, Maestro Ilaiyaraaja will entertain his Malaysian fans at the MITEC (Malaysian International Trade & Exhibition
Centre) on March 14, 2020. Backed by an orchestra and a slew of playback
singers, the concert promises to recreate nearly five decades worth of musical
memories in one night. Organised
by Mojo Projects Sdn Bhd, the four-hour-long live musical extravaganza is
expected to see a crowd of over 10,000 spectators.
Recognizing
the contribution of Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja to music lovers in Malaysia, the
Consulate General of Malaysia and the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board, with
the support of the concert organiser, Mojo Projects Sdn Bhd and Malindo Air,
held a press conference today at the Taj Connemara. Ilaiyaraaja was honored
with a memento of appreciation.
Consul General of the
Chennai Consulate, H.E. Saravanan Karathihayan was
quoted saying, “Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja is a composer of great appeal and
musicianship. His creative energies shine with youthful vigour and his music
has been a source of happiness and pleasure for the people in Malaysia. It
gives us great pleasure to welcome him to our country to perform.”
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| (L to R) Javed ( Tourism Malaysia ), Mr. Siva - Producer ( SNS Movies ), Mr. Razaidi Rahim - Director ( Tourism Malaysia), Mr. Saravanan Karathihayan ( Consul General of Malaysia ), Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja, Ms. Kavitha MC - Marketing Manager ( Tourism Malaysia ), Mr. Ratna K.Nadarajan - C.E.O ( Mojo Projects ), Mr. Logi Dhasan Thanaraj - Deputy Director ( Tourism Malaysia ), Mr. Suresh Vanan - Head - Communications & Promotions ( Malindo Air ), Mithun - Sales Manager ( Malindo Air). |
Director of Tourism
Malaysia (South India & SriLanka), Razaidi Abd Rahim,
informed that Tourism Malaysia is looking forward to support such events in
Malaysia, in hopes of promoting Malaysia as a preferred travel destination not
only for leisure, business and MICE, but also for concerts and film shootings.
Head - Communications & Promotions (South Asia) for Malindo
Air,Suresh Vanan said that they were glad to have been the official Airline
Partner and recorded his appreciation towards events such as these to encourage
travellers from all parts of India to travel to Malaysia. Further to this he
said that Malindo Air is offering promotional fare domestically in Malaysia, to
connect Indian travelers to other cities in Malaysia in conjunction with
VM2020.
For VM2020 (Visit Malaysia 2020),
Malaysia targets 30 million international tourist arrivals and RM 100 billion
in receipts.
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