Cheeni Kum - Maestro's music

I was pleasantly surprised to know the music track of Big B - Tabu starrer Cheeni Kum is composed by Ilayaraja. The tracks are mostly refurbishment of his popular earlier tamil tunes - which is both a positive and a negative. Positive as we get to relive the moments of bliss again in an Inox or a PVR, the negative, of course, is we are not getting any new compositions from the maestro. It is definitely a welcome break for the bollywood fans as they get something different from the largely homogenous work of the other music directors.