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Ilaiyaraaja is a broadly lauded Indian film creator, singer, and lyricist and the essential Asian Arranger to score a Troupe. A gold medalist from the Trinity School of Music, London, has framed more than 4,500 songs and given film scores to more than 900 Indian motion pictures in various tongues in a career spanning more than 30 years.
However, he is located in Chennai, the fourth most significant city in India. And the point of convergence of the Tamil amusement world (Kollywood).
Ilaiyaraaja is an indisputable creator of film music in South Indian film from the last piece of the 1970s till date. However, his work facilitated Tamil individual’s lyricism and brought more broad Western melodic sensibilities into the South Indian melodic norm. Regardless he has threefold won the Indian Public Film Award for decent film scoring.
During the 2000s, he earned a connection of non-film symphony, encompassing drastic and thinking tunes, an oratorio. However, he has attached to Jeevaand two-three two kids (Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja ). And also, young ladies (Bhavana a thing) are film music essayists and performers.
Prematurely Life
Ilaiyaraaj is typically informed with a heljoint Dalit household in Pannaipuram, Theni region, Tamil Nadu, India, as the third generation of Daniel Ramaswamy and Chinnathayammal. However, encountering adolescence in a rural district, Ilaiyaraaja was introduced to the extent of Tamil society’s music. At 14 years of age, he joined a traveling melodic organization headed by his senior development kin, Pavalar Varadarajan. And also,spent the next decade playing out all through South India.
While working with the organization, he composed his first desa pleasant logic setting—a commemoration formed by the Tamil essayist laureate Kannadasan for Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first head manager.
In 1968, Ilaiyaraaja began a music course with Teacher Dhanraj in Madras (by and by Chennai), which fused a framework of West traditional music. Regardless, compositional planning in techniques the like direct opposite, and study in instrumental execution.
Awards And Acclaims
Ilaiyaraaja was given the title Isaignani (‘scholastic of music’) in 1988 by Tamil Nadu Manager Minister M. Karunanidhi and received the Kalaimamani Award. A yearly honor for the significance of articulations from the public authority of the domain of Tamil Nadu, India.
Moreover, he favored doctorates by Annamalai School, Tamil Nadu, India (Level of Expert of Letter – Honoris causa – Walk, 1994). The World School Round Table, Arizona, U.S.A. (Social Doctorate in Perspective of Music – April 1994). Madurai Kamaraj School, Tamil Nadu (Level of Expert of Letters – 1996).
However, he received an Award of Appreciation from the Foundation and Collusion of Tamil Sangams of North America (1994). And to an extent. John Abraham gave extended famous citizenship and key to the Teaneck province immunity administrator of Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Ilaiyaraaja is an indisputable creator of film music in South Indian film from the last piece of the 1970s till date.
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Ilaiyaraaja 1976
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May | Tamil | Annakkili | Devaraj Mohan |
| 20 Aug | Tamil | Paalooti Valartha Kili | Devaraj Mohan |
| 27 Nov | Tamil | Uravadum Nenjam | Devaraj Mohan |
| 10 Dec | Tamil | Bhadrakali | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
Ilaiyaraaja 1977
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan | Tamil | Dheepam | K. Vijayan | ||
| Tamil | Aalukku Oru Aasai | S.P. Muthuraman | |||
| Tamil | Pattu | ||||
| Telugu | Bhadrakali | A. C. Tirulokchandar | |||
| 27 July | Tamil | Kavikkuyil | Devaraj Mohan | ||
| 05 Aug | Tamil | Thunai Iruppal Meenakshi | Valampuri Somanathan | ||
| 19 Aug | Tamil | Penn Jenmam | A. C. Tirulokchandar | ||
| 09 Sep | Tamil | Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| 15 Sep | Tamil | 16 Vayathinile | P. Bharathiraja | ||
| 07 Oct | Tamil | Gaayathri | R.Pattabhiraman | ||
| 07 Oct | Tamil | Odi Vilayaadu Thaatha | T.N. Balu | ||
| 09 Dec | Tamil | Durga Devi | Ra. Sankaran | ||
| 15 Dec | Tamil | Sainthadamma Sainthadu | Devaraj Mohan |
Ilaiyaraaja 1978
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Tamil | Kaatrinile Varum Geetham | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| 14 Jan | Tamil | Vaazha Ninaiththaal Vaazhalaam | Devaraj Mohan | ||
| 03 Feb | Tamil | Maariyamman Thiruvizha | N. Venkatesh | ||
| 04 Feb | Tamil | Achchani | Karaikudi Narayanan | ||
| 04 Mar | Tamil | Thyagam | K. Vijayan | ||
| 31 Mar | Kannada | Maathu Tappada Maga | Peketi Sivaram | ||
| 14 Apr | Tamil | Thirukkalyanam | K.Chandrabose | ||
| 21 Apr | Tamil | Ithu Eppadi Irukku | R Pattabiraman | ||
| 04 May | Malayalam | Vyamoham | K. G. George | ||
| 05 May | Tamil | Tripura Sundari | K. Chandrabose | ||
| 08 Jun | Tamil | Bairavi | M.Bhaskar | ||
| 09 Jun | Tamil | Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhandhai | S.C. Sekar | ||
| 09 Jun | Tamil | Chittu Kuruvi | Devaraj Mohan | ||
| 09 Jun | Tamil | Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu | C.V.Sridhar | ||
| 14 Jul | Tamil | Sattam En Kaiyil | T.N.Baalu | ||
| 28 Jul | Tamil | Vatathukkul Chadhuram | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| 10 Aug | Tamil | Kizhake Pogum Rail | P. Bharathiraja | ||
| 14 Aug | Telugu | Vayasu Pilichindi | C. V. Sridhar | ||
| 15 Aug | Tamil | Mullum Malarum | J. Mahendran | ||
| 08 Sep | Tamil | Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai | N. Venkatesh | ||
| 28 Oct | Tamil | Sigappu Rojakkal | P. Bharathiraja | ||
| 30 Oct | Tamil | Aval Appadithan | C. Rudhraiya | ||
| 30 Nov | Tamil | Sonnadhu Nee Dhanaa | C.N.Muthu | ||
| 19 Dec | Tamil | Priya | S. P. Muthuraman |
Ilaiyaraaja 1979
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep | Tamil | Aarulirunthu Arubathuvarai | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| 02 Mar | Tamil | Lakshmi | T.K. Mohan | ||
| Tamil | Agal Vilakku | R. Selvaraj | |||
| Tamil | Pagalil Oru Iravu | I. V. Sasi | |||
| Tamil | Anbe Sangeetha | Karaikudi Narayanan | |||
| Tamil | Ilaiyarajavin Rasigai | ||||
| Telugu | Amma Evarikkaina Amma | R. Thyagarajan | |||
| Tamil | Annai Oru Aalayam | R. Thyagarajan | |||
| 29 June | Tamil | Dharma Yuddham | R. C. Sakthi | ||
| Tamil | Sakkalaththi | Devaraj Mohan | |||
| Tamil | Kadavul Amaitha Medai | S. P. Muthuraman | |||
| Tamil | Manipoor Mamiyaar | V.C. Kuganathan | |||
| 6 July | Tamil | Kalyanaraman | G. N. Rangarajan | ||
| 6 April | Tamil | Kavari Maan | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Tamil | Mugaththil Mugam Paarkkalaam | A. Jagannathan | |||
| Tamil | Nenjil Aadum Poo Ondru | ||||
| Tamil | Muthal Iravu | A. Jagannathan | |||
| Tamil | Naan Vazhavaippen | Dasari Yoganand | |||
| Kannada | Priya | S. P. Muthuraman | |||
| Tamil | Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren | C. V. Sridhar | |||
| Telugu | Pancha Bhoothalu | P. Chandrasekar Reddy | |||
| 30 Nov | Telugu | Yugandhar | KSR Das | ||
| Tamil | Nallathoru Kudumbam | K Vijayan | |||
| Tamil | Niram Maaratha Pookkal | Bharathiraja | |||
| Tamil | Pattaakathi Bairavan | V. B. Rajendra Prasad | |||
| Tamil | Ponnu Oorukku Pudusu | R.Selvaraj | |||
| Tamil | Poonthalir | Devaraj Mohan | |||
| Tamil | Puthiya Vaarpugal | Bharathiraja | |||
| Tamil | Rosappo Ravikaikaari | Devaraj Mohan | |||
| Kannada | Urvashi Neene Nanna Preyasi | C. V. Sridhar | |||
| Telugu | Urvasi Neeve Naa Preyasi | C. V. Sridhar | |||
| Tamil | Uthiri Pookal | J. Mahendran | |||
| Tamil | Vetrikku Oruvan | S. P. Muthuraman |
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Ilaiyaraaja 1994
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Adharmam | Ramesh | |||
| Tamil | Athiradi Padai | R. K. Selvamani | |||
| Tamil | Amaidhi Padai | Manivannan | |||
| Telugu | Allari Police | Narayana Rao Uppalapatti | |||
| Tamil | Honest Raj | K. S. Ravi | |||
| Tamil | Kanmani | R. K. Selvamani | |||
| Tamil | Mahanadi (film) | Santhana Bharathi | |||
| Tamil | Magalir Mattum | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | |||
| Tamil | Periya Marudhu | N.K. Viswanathan | |||
| Tamil | Sakthivel | K. S. Ravikumar | |||
| Tamil | Sathyavan | Raj Kapoor | |||
| Tamil | Thendral Varum Theru | N.G. Gowri Manohar | |||
| Malayalam | Sammohanam | C.P. Padmakumar | |||
| Tamil | Sethupathi IPS | P.Vasu | |||
| Tamil | Sadhu (film) | P. Vasu | |||
| Tamil | Seeman (film) | Raj Kapoor | |||
| Tamil | Senthamizh Selvan | Manoj Kumar | |||
| Tamil | Sevvanthi | P. S. Nivas | |||
| Tamil | Thozhar Pandian | Manivannan | |||
| Tamil | Veera (1994 film) | Suresh Krishna | |||
| Tamil | Pudhupatti Ponnuthaayi | N.K. Viswanathan | |||
| Tamil | Rasa Magan | Manivannan | |||
| Tamil | Priyanka (1994 film) | Neelakandan | |||
| Tamil | Rajakumaran (film) | R. V. Udayakumar | |||
| Tamil | Vanaja Girija | Kothanda Ramaiah (KR) | |||
| Tamil | Veetla Visheshanga | K. Bhagyaraj | |||
| Tamil | Vietnam Colony (1994 film) | Santhana Bharathi |
Ilaiyaraaja 1995
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Aanazhagan | Thiagarajan | |||
| Tamil | Makkal Aatchi | R. K. Selvamani | |||
| Tamil | Kattumarakaran | P. Vasu | |||
| Tamil | Mogamul | Gnana Rajasekaran | |||
| Tamil | Chinna Vathiyar | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | |||
| Tamil | Chandralekha (1995 film) | Nambi Rajan | |||
| Tamil | Ilaya Raagam | P. R. Devaraj | |||
| Tamil | Muthu Kaalai | Gokula Krishnan | |||
| Tamil | Avatharam (1995 film) | Nazaar | |||
| Tamil | Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari | K. Bhagyaraj | |||
| Tamil | Paattu Vaathiyar | T. P. Gajendran | |||
| Tamil | Periya Kudumbam | K.S.Ravikumar | |||
| Tamil | Nandhavana Theru | R. V. Udayakumar | |||
| Tamil | Raasaiyya | Yaar Kannan | |||
| Tamil | Raja Enga Raja | T. Vijayasingam | |||
| Tamil | Raja Muthirai | R. K. Selvamani | |||
| Tamil | Rajavin Parvaiyile | Janaki Soundar | |||
| Tamil | Paattu Padava | B. R. Vijayalakshmi | |||
| Tamil | Kolangal (1995 film) | I. V. Sasi | |||
| Tamil | Mayabazar (1995 film) | Kothanda Ramaiah (KR) | |||
| Tamil | Ellame En Rasathan | Rajkiran | |||
| Tamil | Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film) | Balu Mahendra | |||
| Tamil | Thedi Vandha Raasa | Bhoopathi Raja |
Ilaiyaraaja 1996
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | Kaalapani | Priyadarshan | |||
| Kannada | Nammoora Mandara Hoove | Sunil Kumar Desai | |||
| Tamil | Poomani (film) | Kalanjiyam | |||
| Tamil | Nattupura Pattu | Kasthuri Raja | |||
| Malayalam | Man of the Match (film) | Joshy Mathew | |||
| Tamil | Irattai Roja | Keyaar | |||
| Kannada | Shiva Sainya | Shivamani | |||
| Hindi | Aur Ek Prem Kahani | Balu Mahendra | |||
| Kannada | Gulabi | S. Narayan | |||
| Tamil | Katta Panchayathu | R. Raghu | |||
| Tamil | Poovarasan | Gokula Krishna | |||
| Telugu | Sreekaram | C. Umamaheswara Rao |
Ilaiyaraaja 1997
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Kadhalukku Mariyadhai | Fazil | |||
| Tamil | Devathai | Nassar | |||
| Telugu | Chinnabbayi | K. Viswanath | |||
| Malayalam | Guru (1997 film) | Rajiv Anchal | |||
| Malayalam | Kaliyoonjal | Anil Babu | |||
| Malayalam | My Dear Kuttichathan | Jijo Punnoose | |||
| Malayalam | Oru Yathramozhi | Prathap Pothan | |||
| Kannada | Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi | Sunil Kumar Desai | |||
| Tamil | Kadavul | Velu Prabhakaran | |||
| Tamil | Raman Abdullah | Balu Mahendra | |||
| Tamil | Thambi Durai | Senthilnathan | |||
| Tamil | Themmangu Paattukaaran | Gangai Amaran | |||
| Tamil | Vasuki | Kasthuri Raja | |||
| Telugu | Pellikodukku Ammabadanu | Kasthuri Raja | |||
| Kannada | Bhoomi Geethe | Kesari Haravu | |||
| Tamil | Chinna Ramasamy Periya Ramasamy | R. V. Udayakumar | |||
| Tamil | Kanmani Nee Varai | Unknown | |||
| Tamil | Poonjolai | Gangai Amaran | |||
| Tamil | Punniyavathi | Subburaj | |||
| Tamil | Thenpandi Singam | Ilaiyabharathy |
Ilaiyaraaja 1998
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | Antahpuram | Krishna Vamsi | |||
| Tamil | Kangalin Vaarthaigal | Muktha S. Sundar | |||
| Malayalam | Anuragakottaram | Vinayan | |||
| Kannada | Hoomale | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | |||
| Malayalam | Manjeeradhwani | Bharathan | |||
| Telugu | Priyuralu | Bharathan | |||
| Tamil | Kanmani Oru Kavidhai | Bharathan | |||
| Tamil | Kadhal Kavithai | Agathiyan | |||
| Tamil | Kizhakkum Merkkum | Kalanjiyam | |||
| Malayalam | Kallu Kondoru Pennu | Shyamaprasad | |||
| Tamil | Veera Thalattu | Kasthuri Raja | |||
| Tamil | Dharma (1998 film) | Keyaar | |||
| Tamil | Desiya Geetham | Cheran | |||
| Tamil | Kannathal | Bharathi Kannan | |||
| Tamil | Kumbakonam Gopalu | Keyaar | |||
| Tamil | Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara | Keyaar | |||
| Tamil | Poonthottam | Kalanjiyam | |||
| Tamil | Senthooram | Sangaman | |||
| Tamil | Thalaimurai | Saravana Pandiyan | |||
| Telugu | Vinalani Vundi | Ram Gopal Varma |
Ilaiyaraaja 1999
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Sethu (film) | Bala (director) | |||
| Tamil | Bharani | S. Ganeshraj | |||
| Tamil | Annan (film) | Anu Mohan (Tamil actor) | |||
| Tamil | Manam Virumbuthe Unnai | M. Sivachandran | |||
| Tamil | Ponnu Veetukaran | P. Vasu | |||
| Tamil | Thodarum | Ramesh Khanna | |||
| Tamil | Anthapuram | Krishna Vamsi | |||
| Tamil | Chinna Durai | R. Chandra | |||
| Tamil | Housefull (1999 film) | R. Parthiepan | |||
| Tamil | IPC 215 (Thuppu Koolikaran) | Charuhasan | |||
| Tamil | Kummi Paattu | Kasthuri Raja | |||
| Telugu | Preminchedi Endukamma | Johnson | |||
| Malayalam | Friends (1999 film) | Siddique | |||
| Tamil | Mugam (film) | Gnana Rajasekaran | |||
| Tamil | Nilave Mugam Kaattu | Kalanjiyam | |||
| Tamil | Rajasthan (film) | R. K. Selvamani | |||
| Tamil | Time (1999 film) | Geetha Krishna |
Ilaiyaraaja 2000
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Tamil | Kadhal Rojavae | Keyaar | ||
| 14 January | Tamil | Kannukkul Nilavu | Fazil | ||
| 18 February | Tamil | Hey Ram | Kamal Haasan | ||
| 18 February | Hindi | Hey Ram | Kamal Haasan | ||
| 10 March | Tamil | Kakkai Siraginilae | P. Vasu | ||
| 22 September | Tamil | Karuvelam Pookkal | Poomani | ||
| 14 January | Tamil | Thirunelveli (film) | Bharathi Kannan | ||
| 8 June | Tamil | Karisakattu Poove | Kasthuri Raja | ||
| Malayalam | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | Sathyan Anthikkad | |||
| 1 September | Tamil | Bharathi (film) | Gnana Rajasekaran | ||
| 23 September | Tamil | Ilayavan | T. Babu | ||
| 23 December | English | Pandavas: The Five Warriors | Usha Ganesh Raja |
Ilaiyaraaja 2001
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Kutty | Janaki Vishwanathan | |||
| Tamil | En Iniya Ponnilave | Balu Mahendra | |||
| Tamil | Kasi | Vinayan | |||
| Tamil | Friends (2001 film) | Siddique | |||
| Tamil | Kanna Unnai Thedukiren | Jeeva Selvaraj | |||
| Tamil | Aandan Adimai | Manivannan | |||
| Tamil | Kadhal Jaathi | Kasthuri Raja | |||
| Tamil | Kaatrukkenna Veli | Pugazendhi Thangaraj | |||
| Hindi | Lajja | Rajkumar Santoshi | |||
| Kannada | Usire | A.X. Prabhu |
Ilaiyaraaja 2002
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Azhagi | Thangar Bachan | |||
| Tamil | Ivan | R. Parthiepan | |||
| Tamil | Devan (film) | C. Arunpandian | |||
| Tamil | En Mana Vaanil | Vinayan | |||
| Telugu | Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu | R. Srinivas | |||
| Tamil | Ramanaa (film) | A. R. Murugadoss | |||
| Tamil | Solla Marandha Kadhai | Thangar Bachan |
Ilaiyaraaja 2003
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Pithamagan | Bala | |||
| Telugu | Sambhu | R Suresh Varma | |||
| Malayalam | Manassinakkare | Sathyan Anthikad | |||
| Tamil | Julie Ganapathy | Balu Mahendra | |||
| Malayalam | Nizhalkuthu | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | |||
| Malayalam | Mayamohithachandran | Shibu | |||
| Tamil | Dhanush | ||||
| Tamil | Konji Pesalaam | R. Kaleeswaran | |||
| Tamil | Manasellam | Santhosh |
Ilaiyaraaja 2004
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Virumaandi | Kamal Haasan | |||
| Kannada | Namma Preethiya Ramu | ||||
| Telugu | Siva Shankar | Kapuganti Rajendra | |||
| Tamil | Kamaraj (film) | A. Balakrishnan | |||
| Tamil | Vishwa Thulasi | Sumathy Ram |
Ilaiyaraaja 2005
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam | Balu Mahendra | |||
| Malayalam | Achuvinte Amma | Sathyan Anthikad | |||
| Tamil | Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy | Thangar Bachan | |||
| Malayalam | Ponmudipuzhayorathu | Johnson Esthappan | |||
| Malayalam | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (film) | Vayalar Madhavan Kutty | |||
| Hindi | Mumbai Xpress | Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao | |||
| Tamil | Mumbai Xpress | Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao | |||
| Tamil | Oru Naal Oru Kanavu | Fazil | |||
| Hindi | Divorce: Not Between Husband and Wife | M.J. Ramanan | |||
| Tamil | Kasthuri Maan | A. K. Lohithadas | |||
| Tamil | Karakattakari | Bharathi Kannan | |||
| Tamil | Pon Megalai | Sakthi Chithran |
Ilaiyaraaja 2006
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March | Malayalam | Rasathanthram | Sathyan Anthikkad | ||
| 14 April | Malayalam | Pachakuthira | Kamal | ||
| 15 September | Hindi | Shiva | Ram Gopal Varma | ||
| Tamil | Naan Oru Indhiyan | Babu Ganesh | |||
| Tamil | Uppu | R. Selvaraj | |||
| Telugu | Hope | Satish Kasetty | |||
| 12 May | Tamil | Madhu | K. Thennarasu |
Ilaiyaraaja 2007
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannada | Aa Dinagalu | K. M. Chaitanya | |||
| Tamil | Kutra Pathirigai | R. K. Selvamani | |||
| Telugu | Anumanaspadam | Vamsy | |||
| Hindi | Cheeni Kum | Balki | |||
| Tamil | Inimey Nangathan | S. Venkibabu | |||
| Malayalam | Vinodayathra | Sathyan Anthikad | |||
| Malayalam | Sooryan (2007 film) | V. M. Vinu | |||
| Tamil | Maya Kannadi | Cheran (director) | |||
| Telugu | Sunny | Kamalakar |
Ilaiyaraaja 2008
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Dhanam | G. Siva | |||
| Malayalam | Innathe Chintha Vishayam | Sathyan Anthikad | |||
| Malayalam | SMS (2008 film) | Surjulan | |||
| Telugu | Oh My God | Giridhar Gopal | |||
| Tamil | Uliyin Osai | Ilavenil | |||
| Tamil | Kangalum Kavipaduthey | K. Chandranath |
Ilaiyaraaja 2009
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Naan Kadavul | Bala (director) | |||
| Telugu | Mallepuvvu | V. Samudra | |||
| Malayalam | Bhagyadevatha | Sathyan Anthikad | |||
| Malayalam | Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (film) | Hariharan (director) | |||
| Kannada | Bhagyada Balegara | Sai Prakash | |||
| Tamil | Azhagar Malai | S.P. Rajkumar | |||
| Kannada | Prem Kahani (2009 film) | R. Chandru | |||
| Hindi | Chal Chalein | Ujjwal Singh | |||
| Tamil | Valmiki (2009 film) | G. Anantha Narayanan | |||
| Tamil | Kadhal Kadhai | Velu Prabhakaran | |||
| Hindi | Paa | Balki | |||
| Tamil | Jaganmohini (2009 film) | N.K. Viswanathan | |||
| Tamil | Kannukulle | Lena Moovendhar | |||
| Tamil | Mathiya Chennai | Vivekanand & Veerasingam | |||
| Telugu | Ajantha (2009 film) | Kathaka Thirumavalavan | |||
| Malayalam | Ajantha (2009 film) | Kathaka Thirumavalavan | |||
| Kannada | Ajantha (2009 film) | Kathaka Thirumavalavan | |||
| Tamil | Ajantha (2009 film) | Kathaka Thirumavalavan |
Ilaiyaraaja 2010
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January | Telugu | Om Shanti (film) | Prakash Dantaluri | ||
| 14 January | Kannada | Suryakaanti | K. M. Chaitanya | ||
| 7 May | Malayalam | Kadha Thudarunnu | Sathyan Anthikad | ||
| 28 May | Kannada | Nannavanu | Srinivas Raju | ||
| 3 September | Telugu | Gaayam 2 | Praveen Sri | ||
| 26 November | Tamil | Nandalala | Mysskin |
Ilaiyaraaja 2011
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March | Tamil | Ayyan | Kendiran Muniyaswamy | |
| 9 April | Tamil | Ponnar Shankar (film) | Thiagarajan | |
| 12 May | Tamil | Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai | Suseenthiran | |
| 29 July | Kannada | Hare Rama Hare Krishna | CV Ashok Kumar | |
| 30 September | Malayalam | Snehaveedu | Sathyan Anthikad | |
| 17 November | Telugu | Bapu | ||
| 25 November | Marathi | HELLO Jai Hind! | Gajendra Ahire |
Ilaiyaraaja 2012
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 February | Tamil | Sengathu Bhoomiyilae | M. Rathnakumar | ||
| 10 February | Tamil | Dhoni | Prakash Raj | ||
| 10 February | Telugu | Dhoni | Prakash Raj | ||
| 23 March | Kannada | Prasad | Manoj Sati | ||
| 30 March | Tamil | Mudhalvar Mahatma | A.Balakrishnan | ||
| 19 July | Malayalam | Ajantha | Kataka Thirumavalan | ||
| 27 September | Malayalam | Puthiya Theerangal | Sathyan Anthikad | ||
| 26 October | Tamil | Mayilu | Jeevan | ||
| 14 December | Telugu | Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu | Gautham Menon | ||
| 14 December | Tamil | Neethaane En Ponvasantham | Gautham Menon | ||
| 2012 |
Ilaiyaraaja 2013
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March | Telugu | Gundello Godari | Kumar Nagendra | |
| 22 March | Tamil | Maranthen Mannithen | Kumar Nagendra | |
| 19 April | Marathi | Touring Talkies | Gajendra Ahire | |
| 27 September | Tamil | Onaayum Aatukuttiyum | Mysskin | |
| 18 October | Tamil | Chithirayil Nilachoru | R. Sundarrajan | |
| 20 December | Tamil | Thalaimuraigal | Balu Mahendra |
Ilaiyaraaja 2014
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | Tamil | Oru Oorla | K.C.Vasanth Kumar | |
| 6 June | Kannada | Oggarane | Prakash Raj | |
| 6 June | Telugu | Ulavacharu Biryani | Prakash Raj | |
| 6 June | Tamil | Un Samayal Arayil | Prakash Raj | |
| 20 June | Kannada | Drishya | P.Vasu | |
| 29 August | Tamil | Megha (2014 film) | Karthik Rishi |
Ilaiyaraaja 2015
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January | Tamil | Touring Talkies | S. A. Chandrasekhar | ||
| 6 February | Hindi | Shamitabh | R. Balki | ||
| 20 February | Kannada | Mythri | B.M.Giriraj | ||
| 21 March | Telugu | Yevade Subramanyam | Nag Ashwin | ||
| 12 June | Malayalam | Mythri | B.M.Giriraj | ||
| 9 October | Telugu | Rudramadevi | Gunasekhar |
Ilaiyaraaja 2016
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Telugu | Abbayitho Ammayi | Ramesh Varma | ||
| 14 January | Tamil | Tharai Thappattai | Bala | ||
| 26 February | Kannada | Game | A. M. R. Ramesh | ||
| 1 April | Hindi | Ki & Ka | R. Balki | ||
| 8 April | Tamil | Oyee | Francis Markus | ||
| 8 April | Tamil | Kida Poosari Magudi | J. Jayakumar | ||
| 24 June | Tamil | Amma Kanakku | Ashwini Iyer Tiwari | ||
| 1 July | Tamil | Oru Melliya Kodu | A. M. R. Ramesh | ||
| 1 July | Tamil | Appa | Samuthirakani | ||
| 2 September | Tamil | Kutrame Thandanai | M. Manikandan | ||
| 7 October | Telugu | Mana Oori Ramayanam | Prakash Raj | ||
| Kannada | Idolle Ramayana | ||||
| 21 October | Malayalam | Daffadar | Johnson Esthappan | ||
| 2 Nov | English | Love & Love Only | Julian Karikalan |
Ilaiyaraaja 2017
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 February | Tamil | Muthuramalingam | Rajadurai | ||
| 5 May | Tamil | Enga Amma Rani | S.Bani | ||
| 2 June | Tamil | Oru Iyakkunarin Kadhal Diary | Velu Prabhakaran | ||
| 23 July | Malayalam | Clint | Harikumar | ||
| 15 September | Telugu | Kathalo Rajakumari | Mahesh Surapaneni | ||
| 27 October | Tamil | Kalathur Gramam | Saran K Adwaithan |
Ilaiyaraaja 2018
| DATE | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 February | Tamil | Naachiyaar | Bala | ||
| 1 May | Tamil | Sometimes | Priyadarshan | ||
| 18 May | Tamil | 18.05.2009 | K Ganeshan | ||
| 24 August | Tamil | Merku Thodarchi Malai | Lenin Bharathi | ||
| 31 August | Tamil | 60 Vayadu Maaniram | Radha Mohan |
Upcoming projects
The below list gives the upcoming/announced films composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
| YEAR | LANGUAGE | FILM | DIRECTOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tamil | Kadavul 2 | Velu Prabhakaran | |
| 2019 | Tamil | Maamanithan | Seenu Ramasamy | |
| 2019 | Tamil | Ammayi | G.Shankar | |
| 2019 | Hindi | Tadka | Prakash Raj | |
| 2019 | Tamil | Rajathandhiram 2 | Senthil Veerasamy | |
| 2019 | Tamil | Maduraimanikkuravan | Raja Rishi | |
| 2019 | Sanskrit | Punyakoti | Ravi Shankar V | |
| 2019 | Tamil | Maayon | ||
| 2019 | Tamil | Psycho | Mysskin | |
| 2019 | Tamil | Thamilarasan | Babu Yogeswaran |
Albums (instrumental, non-film)
| YEAR | ALBUM | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Honnina Therinali | First Devotional Album of Ilaiyaraaja’s in Kannada |
| 1992 | Geetha Vazhipaadu | First Devotional Album of Ilaiyaraaja’s in Tamil, also written by him, with 9 songs on the major Hindu deities |
| 1981-82 | Geethanjali | Devotional Album on the major Hindu deities, written by Ilaiyaraaja and Vaali, with 9 songs |
| 1986 | How to Name It? | A crossover album fusing the sensibilities of the Western Classical Music‘s Baroque music style, mastered by Johann Sebastian Bach and Carnatic Classical Music‘s raga virtuosity, mastered by Tyagaraja, into a collection of 10 mesmeric tracks. |
| 1988 | Nothing but Wind | A crossover album featuring the famed Hindustani flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia playing the flute to Ilaiyaraaja’s compositions combining the finer sensibilities of the Classical period of Western Classical Music mastered by Mozart and Indian folk, Hindustani, Carnatic and light music for some meditative, playful, reflective tracks |
| 1992 | Vedic Chanting | Produced by Ilaiyaraaja with selected hymns from the Rig Veda and Purusha Sukta |
| 1992 | The Secret of Ramayana | Select verses from Valmiki and Kamban‘s Ramayana tuned and produced by Ilaiyaraaja, in addition to verses from the Vedas and Upanishads |
| 1993 | Symphonic Work in 5 movements with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London | Conducted by John Scott. Recorded by Tony Faulkner at the Walthomstow Town Hall, London in June 1993. Produced by Mike Townend |
| 1994 | Ilaiyaraaja’s Classicals on the Mandolin | Carnatic Classical Music Album with 4 krithis and a varnam, all written and composed by Ilaiyaraaja, including one Sanskrit krithi in a raga discovered by Ilaiyaraaja himself, Raajalahiri, with a forward speech by the Carnatic Music legend Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, played on the Mandolin by the late Mandolin legend, U. Srinivas[6] |
| 1995 | RAID-Music for dance production of Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Co.,London | Based on the Indian game of Kabaddi |
| 1995 | India 24 Hours | Documentary on India, filmed by 18 famed photo journalists, who selected a spot each across the length and breadth of India, and filmed the passions and dreams of Indians across 100 hours. The 2 hour documentary has a musical score by Ilaiyaraaja |
| 2000 | Raajavin Ramanamalai | First Devotional Album on Ramana Maharishi, also written by Ilaiyaraaja, with 10 songs |
| 2002 | Amma Paamaalai | Devotional Album on Goddess Parvathi |
| 2005 | Thiruvasagam | Symphonic Oratorio on Manickavasagar‘s Thiruvasagam, a crossover album that seeks to blend Thiruvasagam’s bhakti with the finer elements of Western Classical Music’s Symphonic movements. Conducted by Laszlo Kovacs, performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra and recorded in Budapest |
| 2006 | Guru Ramana Geetam | Second Devotional Album on Ramana Maharishi, with two krithis, one in Sanskrit and dedicated to Ramanar’s mother, also written by Ilaiyaraaja, among 10 songs |
| 2007 | The Music Messiah | Collection of Background Scores from his landmark score for the Malayalam film Guru |
| 2007 | Sri Ramana Naadha Amudham | Third Album on Ramana Maharishi, with 10 songs, all written by Ilaiyaraaja, and composed by the veteran composer M.S. Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja |
| 2008 | Manikantan Geet Mala | Devotional Album on Swami Ayyappa, in Tamil,Telugu,Kannada and Malayalam |
| 2009 | Annamalai Ramanaandi | Devotional Album on Ramana Maharishi. Songs written by Muruganaar and Sadhu Om. Rendered by Ramananjali group led by Sulochana Natarajan and Ilaiyaraaja. |
| 2009 | Namratha Ke Sagar | Single song, composed by Ilaiyaraaja for a bhajan written by Mahatma Gandhi, sung by Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and recited on screen by Amitabh Bachchan[7] |
| 2010 | Ramana Saranam | Fourth Devotional Album on Ramana Maharishi, with a krithi in Telugu among 10 songs, all written and composed by Ilaiyaraaja |
| 2010 | Baba Pugazh Maalai | Devotional Album on Shirdi Sai Baba |
| 2011 | Akkah | Short Film in Kannada on the Kannada Poetess-Saint Akka Mahadevi[8] with songs rendered by Bombay Jayashri |
| 2013 | Ramana Aaram | Fifth Devotional Album (Volume 1 & Volume 2) on Ramana Maharishi, also written by Ilaiyaraaja, with 16 songs |
| 2015 | Swappnam | Classical Album composed for a Dance Drama on Lord Shiva choreographed by danseuse Krithika Subramaniam, with 10 songs making to the CD, collected from Thiruvasagam, Thevaram, Nandanar Charitham, Adi Sankara‘s Ardhanarishwara Ashtakam among other devotional hymns dedicated to Shiva. Sudha Raghunathan, T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Rajhesh Vaidhya, Abhishek Raghuram, Bharath Sundar, Composer Sharreth, A. K. Palanivel, Palaghat Sreeram, Embar Kannan were among the several notable musicians who were part of the project[9] |
| 2016 | Thaarai Thappattai (Original Background Score) | Collection of Background Scores from his National Award Winning score for his 1000th milestone film Tharai Thappattai. Contains 19 Songs |
| 2017 | Raaja’s Ramanamalai | Sixth Devotional Album (New 2017 Album) on Ramana Maharishi,Brought by Sri Thenandal Films, also written by Ilaiyaraaja, with 10 songs |
Television
| DATE | TITLE |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Pen |
| 2008 | Namma Kudumbam |
| 2008 | Thekkathi Ponnu |
Ad Jingles
| DATE | TITLE |
|---|---|
| Idea Cellular (Used Naguva nayana Kannada song from Pallavi Anupallavi) | |
| 2008 | Malabar Gold and Diamonds |
Onscreen appearances
| YEAR | MOVIE TITLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Nizhalgal | Singer in the song “Madai Thiranthu” |
| 1985 | Dharmapathini | Guest appearance in the song “Naan Thedum |
| 1986 | Saadhanai | Guest appearance in the song “O Vanambadi” |
| 1989 | Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal | Guest appearance in the song “Kalyanamaalai” |
| 1989 | Karagattakaran | Guest appearance in the song “Paattaalae Buddhi” |
| 1991 | Kumbakkarai Thangiah | Guest appearance in the song “Ennai Oruvan Paada Chonnaan” |
| 1992 | Villu Pattukaran | Guest appearance in the temple donation screen between 11:50 to 14:50 |
| 1998 | Kannathaal | Guest appearance in the song “Amman Pugazhai” |
| 2009 | Azhagar Malai | Guest appearance in the song “Ulagam Ippo” |
| 2013 | Naadi Thudikkudhadi | Guest appearance in the song “Kadhale Illaadha Desam” |
Source: Wikipedia
