There was a time when the duo came a distant second to Ilayaraja in the Tamil cine music firmament. Yes, we are talking about Shankar-Ganesh. Known for their folksy tunes, especially for devotional movies, they were preferred by those filmmakers who could not get Raja’s dates. Due to some differences in opinion, they split and Shankar died soon after. Film offers began to dwindle and Ganesh stayed away from the industry. Now, after a long break, he is back with scoring music for Mazhaithuli…Mazhaithuli. In the title credits for the film, he refers to himself as (Shankar) Ganesh.