Rahman pays tribute to Malaysia Vasudevan

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Ace composer A.R. Rahman expressed his condolences after hearing of the demise of playback singer Malaysia Vasudevan.

Vasudevan died Sunday afternoon at a private hospital in Chennai. He was 66.

"Malaysia Vasudevan Sir, Rest In Peace... You were one of the few who believed in me and gave me my first break as a music producer for the album 'Disco Disco' in 1987 (sic)," Rahman posted on his Twitter page.

The Malaysia-born Vasudeven devoted over three decades of his life to Tamil movies, not just as a singer, but an as an actor too.

His big break came in the movie "16 Vayathiniley" in which the song "Aattukutti Muttaiyittu", tuned by Ilayaraja, was a big hit.

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