Harris Jayaraj is one of the well-known music directors who become popular from his debut film Minnale in 1999. The songs from the film are still trending and heard by many. The composer then did hit songs and music for various films including Lesa Lesa, Saamy, Kaakha Kaakha, Anniyan, Gajini, Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, Unnale Unnale, Vaaranam Aayiran, Ayan, etc. The director has been working in selective film recently and his most recent film was The Legend which had famous industrialist Saravanan as the lead. The music composer recently performed in his concert.
Galatta Ritz is a new lifestyle channel and is the next big step for Tamil Galatta Media. Harris Jayaraj's wife Suma Harris shared some interesting details about the personal life of the music director in the special interview. She also shared some insights about her musical background her singing and her Carnatic background in the interview. There was a special session in the interview where the wife of the music composer would have to sing songs by the composer as an answer for the question. As the anchor said "now we are in 1999 the first album of Harris Jayaraj, Minnale, is released and what was the first song you heard". Suma said "on the contrary, it was Ivan Yaro... Ivan Yaroo... and sang a few lines". When asked about the first meeting with the music director, she sang the song Paartha Mudhalnaale from Kamal Haasan’s Vettaiyadu Vilayaadu.
When asked about the first meet between of the couples. Suma Harris said, "It was very regular, I think I met him in a recording studio. He was busy with his work and I was busy with my work.” When asked when she felt, he is the right person for her, she said "I think our parents only made me feel he is the man, we never had any such plans." When asked what song she would dedicate to Harris Jayaraj, she sang “Manjal Veyil Malaiyilee…” Check out the full interview: