Sensational music composer AR Rahman's latest Chennai concert, titled 'Marakkuma Nenjam', will be one that many remember for a long time.Reportedly, not for the right reasons.

Getting into details, with over 45,000 people descending on Chennai's Adityaram Palace City on Sunday evening, scenes outside the concert venue told a story: of long queues, traffic snarls and mismanagement of ticket holders. While many fans who held valid tickets left the venue seething with rage, some got into arguments with policemen and organisers (ACTC Events) on the lack of proper arrangements.

'It was a tsunami of people and love that we were unable to handle,'. 'As a composer, my job was to give a terrific show, and I thought everything else would be taken care of. I was just thinking that it shouldn't rain, and was happily performing inside, without any idea of what was happening outside. Our intentions were good, but I think the response was beyond our expectations. We are collecting the data now, and we will surprise fans with something soon."

Rahaman said that 'Right now, we are just terribly disturbed. Safety was the primary issue, especially because there were women and kids. I don’t want to point fingers at anyone, but we have to realise that the city is expanding, and the passion to consume music and art is also expanding'.

The concert had already been rescheduled in a last-minute change from August to September owing to unfavourable weather conditions. Rahman had said the decision was taken with the guidance of authorities and to ensure the safety and well-being of his fans.Despite 'Marakkuma Nenjam' being one of India's highest selling shows till date, the overselling of tickets and bad crowd management were among the many reasons fans were upset. Rahman explains, "The organisers (ACTC events) had put together about 46,000 chairs in the venue. In some sections, everybody sat on one side and didn't move to the other side. Seeing this, the policemen on duty assumed that the venue was full and closed it. By this time, the show had already started inside."

Dearest Chennai Makkale, those of you who purchased tickets and weren’t able to enter owing to unfortunate circumstances, please do share a copy of your ticket purchase to arr4chennai@btos.in along with your grievances. Our team will respond asap🙏@BToSproductions @actcevents

— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) September 11, 2023