you have left Ilayaraja in the list..the difference between all above said and Rahman is - They used native indian musical instruments and did not incline to Western.. but rahaman took a road which was less travelled..he gave importance to chorus, words without any meaning but catchy, used all the electronic instruments he had-which is followed same in Western music..thats why he is able to achieve the oscars in just 17 years. This is his pinnacle..he do not have anything to prove to anyone though
