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Dorothy Movie Review: An extraordinary Ilaiyaraja elevates this deeply empathetic Karthik Subbaraj film
Early in the movie, just before the now-viral Kalyana Virundhu hits, there is a nadaswaram that goes off to celebrate the newlyweds. But look at the music that Raja uses there — it is the theme from Star Wars, a beautiful Easter egg for “my dear John Williams,” as Raja likes to call him. It is a blink-and-you-miss-it feature that lasts no more than 10 seconds, but it is the kind of naughtiness expected from the man who deserves the title of BGM king. It is the first of five Rajas you meet in the film. This phase is called Naughty/Mischeivous Raja as the maestro plays with that emotion for…