Rahman pays tribute to Vasudevan

Ace composer AR Rahman expressed his condolences to Malaysia Vasudevan.

New Delhi: Ace composer AR 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. IANS