Music director Thaman rendered many chartbusters for top stars and now speaking to scribes, he came out with a shocking statement on backstabbing.
He said "The culture of appreciation has largely disappeared, with people no longer eager to acknowledge others’ work. nBackstabbing has become increasingly common."
He continued "Whenever he is approached for a project, another music director often steps in and offers to do the same film for a significantly lower remuneration. This as a form of backstabbing and in other film industries display stronger internal unity, which is lacking in Telugu cinema"
He said "I enjoy working in a competitive environment. GV Prakash and Anirudh from Tamil Nadu, Ravi Basrur and Ajanesh Loknath from Karnataka, and Gopi Sundar and Jakes Bejoy from Kerala, all of whom are actively working in Telugu cinema.I am happy to be part of such healthy competition."
He said "Some composers from other languages, who are not even paid in lakhs in their home industries, are being paid in crores in Telugu cinema. Composers are working purely for money and not out of love for Telugu cinema. They rely on PR agencies to secure Telugu film projects and share a portion of their remuneration with these agencies."