Isai (English: Music) is an Tamil musical -
thriller movie written and directed by S. J.
Surya. The film stars himself in the lead role
with debutant Savithri, while Surya also
composes the film's music score. This film,
which is touted to be of a new genre musical-
thriller, went on the floors from 25 May 2012.
Story
Sathyaraj is an established and an old
fashioned music director in the industry. He
is loved and respected for his works and is
termed as the greatest musician of our times.
SJ Surya who works as an assistant under
Sathyaraj gets an opportunity to compose
music for a small time film. When he seeks
permission from Sathyaraj to go ahead with
his first venture as a music director,
Sathyaraj doesn't oppose the idea as he
wouldn't have imagined even in his wildest
dream that one day SJ Surya would surpass
him in the musical world.
When Surya uses new techniques with the
help of computer and softwares, his music
gets the attention of all music lovers. Due to
the freshness and modernity his music
possesses, he gradually becomes the most
sought after musician and finally overtakes
Sathyaraj. SJ Surya becomes the number one
musician and also builds his own studio.
Meanwhile he falls in love with Sulagna
Panigrahi(much before he becomes famous)
and also marries her.
When it seems everything he touches turns to
gold, Sathyaraj displays his true colors. To
get his glory back, Sathyaraj does whatever it
takes to label SJ Surya unfit to compose
music. Can SJ Surya bounce back despite his
new and unwanted status forms the rest of
the story.
Music
Isai movie audio launched on Nov 10th,
2014. Music composed by S J Surya for the
first time.
The project was announced by S. J. Surya in
2004 shortly after the release of New, when
he revealed that A. R. Rahman would also
collaborate for three of his future ventures
titled Anbulla Nanbane, Aezhumazhai vs
Chitra with Silambarasan and Asin and Isai.
While the first film released as Anbe Aaruyire
in 2005, the latter two failed to progress.
In January 2006, the film was reported to be
back under way with either S. S.
Chakravarthy or Navodaya Appachan being
producer and it was suggested that the film
would be about a "cunning assistant music
director comes to the top". Other reports had
also suggested that the film told the tale of
the tensions between South Indian musicians
Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. Rahman.
In 2011, Surya announced that the film would
restart and he would compose the film
himself, describing it as a "musical".
In May 2012, the film's first look posters were
finally revealed, with Sulagna Panigrahi, an
Oriya and Indian television and film actress in
the leading role under the new name Savithri ,
who had made her Bollywood debut in the
2011 thriller Murder 2. Sathyaraj was signed
on to play the role, with Surya confirming
that the film would be based on a tiff
between two music composers.
