K Balachander fondly remembered a teenage music composer called A R Rahman when he first came to compose songs for his first film *Roja*, which was produced by Kavithalaya and directed by Mani Ratnam. <http://mumbaihangout.org/rnd.php>
"At that time itself, I called Rahman a child prodigy. When I heard *China Chinna Aasai*, I told Mani Ratnam that it would be the song of the decade but it turned out to be the song of the century! <http://mumbaihangout.org/rnd.php> "But today's hero is another young man from the same family, who has inherited the music genius from his uncle. Prakash, is also another prodigy and today is his day." <http://mumbaihangout.org/rnd.php> <http://mumbaihangout.org/rnd.php> http://manimails.blogspot.com/2008/07/mho-kuselan-audio-release-300608.html
