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Gautam Menon is presently busy shooting Neethane En Ponvasantham starring Jiiva and Samantha.

In an interview Gautam shared his experience working with Isaignani Ilayaraja who has composed the music for the film.

Gowtham said that when he approached Ilayaraja and told him the story and mentioned of his requirement, the maestro immediately came up with a number of tunes. The director said he was totally awestruck and asked Ilayaraja to take it slowly as it was too much for the director to take in. But the maestro was in no mood to stop.

"The maestro composed all the eight tracks with his Harmonium and made Na. Muthukumar write the lyrics. He then made the singers sing the songs and took the tracks to London. In a matter of 16 days, he completed recording all the 8 songs along with the Hungarian Symphony group in an ultra modern studio," said Gowtham Menon adding that the songs have come out beautifully and assured that the album would be a chartbuster.

Gautham Menon is determined to bring out unknown talents in Jiiva and Samantha, the lead pair in his film, Neethane En Ponvasantham.

According to sources, Jiiva and Samantha will be singing the title track in the film that is derived from one of Ilaiyaraja's hit songs of the same name.

Incidentally, Ilaiyaraja is also doing the music for this film, and Gautham has promised fans a fantastic album.

Jiiva and Samantha felt honored as they had been given the opportunity to sing for Ilaiyaraja but they were also very nervous. Gautham Menon had to cajole and push them into singing and finally they managed to pull it off.

Now the entire team is waiting for the audio launch and for the fans to hear the great music Ilaiyaraja has composed for Neethane En Ponvasantham.

Gautham Menon has released the promo trailer of Nee Thaane En Pon Vasantham. The trailer, which runs for about one minute, has the Ilayaraja number from Ninaivellam Nithya which begins with the lyrics Nee Thaane En Pon Vasantham…

Interestingly, the maestro has been signed up to score the music for this film and being a soft romantic flick, the king of melodies is expected to spin magic with his music baton. Nee Thaane En Pon Vasantham stars Jiiva and Samantha in the lead roles and the film is being made in Telugu and Hindi as well with Samantha being the leading lady in all the three versions.

Gautam Menon who has successfully teamed up with Harris Jeyaraj and A.R Rahman to create some of the most beautiful numbers of all time is all set to make magic yet again.

Gowtham has recently roped in none other than maestro Ilaiyaraja this time around for his trilingual, Neethane En Ponvasantham. The two held discussions and have decided to go ahead and work together.

Excitement is high on the film sets and everybody is eagerly awaiting Ilaiyaraja's compositions for the film. Jiiva especially can't wait to hear the tunes, we are told.

Goutham Menon is very busy shooting Jiiva and Samantha for Neethaane En Ponvasantham.

"I have a passion for Ilayaraja’s songs. I borrowed the famous line from one of his songs," Said Gowtham.

The movie went to floors recently and the shoot is on in and around Chennai.

Gowtham said "Jiiva expressed his desire to work with me and I was waiting for a right script. Eventually 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham' happened," and added "I would describe Jiiva as a friendly and co-operative star. He is a director’s actor and does what a filmmaker wants."

Interestingly Goutham is also directing Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson for Ek Deewana Tha, the Hindi remake of Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya.