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Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer who works in the South Indian cinema predominantly in Tamil since mid 1970s. Widely regarded as one of the the greatest Indian music composers of all time, Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, singer, and songwriter. He has composed more than 6500 songs and provided film scores for more than 1000 films, also being acclaimed for his exceptional background scores.
Singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra and S. Janaki have sung more of his songs than any other singers. He integrated folk—in Tamil—and introduced western musical sensibilities into the South Indian musical mainstream. Ilaiyaraja is also known for creating music by fusing symphonic orchestration with traditional Indian instrumentation, often performed by Budapest Symphony Orchestra. In 1993 he organised a full symphony performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London and thus became the First Indian to compose a full symphony, with Ravi Shankar being the only other Indian to do so. He is also the first Asian to compose a full symphony performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He has won five Indian National Film Awards (the highest film honor in India); three for Best Music Direction and two for Best Background Score. In 2010 he has received Padma Bhushan, awarded by the Government of India.
In the 2000s, he composed a variety of non-film music, including religious and devotional songs, an oratorio, and world music. He is usually referred to by the title Isaignani (English: Musical Genius), or as The Maestro. Ilaiyaraja is a gold medalist in classical guitar from Trinity College of Music, London. In 2003, according to an international poll conducted by BBC, more than half-a million people from 165 countries voted his composition Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu from the 1991 film Thalapathi as the fourth in the world's top 10 most popular songs of all time. He was also nominated in the Best Indian album Music Awards category at US based Just Plain Folks Music Organization, which is the largest grassroots music organization in the world, and stood third for his "Music Journey: Live in Italy". In 2012 he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his creative and experimental works in music field. In 2014 he has been chosen for his outstanding contribution to the Indian film music and was awarded the SIES Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati National Eminence award. In 2015, he was also honoured with the Centenary Award for lifetime achievement at the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Panaji, Goa. On December 31, 2015, he was nominated by the Kerala Government for Nishagandi Puraskaram, the top award conferred by the Kerala Government's Tourism Ministry, for his artistic excellence and contributions to the Indian film industry.
Popular world cinema portal Taste of Cinema placed Ilaiyaraja at the 9th position in its list of 25 greatest film composers in the cinema history thus becoming the only Indian to feature in that list. In a poll conducted by CNN-IBN celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema in 2013, Ilaiyaraaja was voted as the greatest music composer of India with a maximum of 49%.
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14 November 2001
Nandha returns after serving his term for killing his father. Although he killed him to save his mother, she does not forgive him.
01 August 1993
Ponnumani and Chinthamani are childhood sweethearts. Chinthamani goes off to pursue education in the city, but they remain devoted to each other.
14 April 1995
Ellame En Rasathan is a 1995 Tamil film directed by Rajkiran. The film stars Rajkiran, Sangita, Roopa Sri and Vadivelu in lead roles.
04 March 1989
A rich estate owner is killed by his second wife and her brother Aadimoolam. The estate owner's son Raja returns from USA and learns of this.
24 April 1992
Muthu (Prabhu) and Veerasamy (Chandrasekhar) are fishermen and they fish together in the same boat. Muthu lives with his mother (S.
01 January 1987
Radha, a young man, visits a village to attend the wedding of his friend's sister. However, when the groom runs away, he is forced to marry the devastated bride.
16 November 1988
Set up in Kodaikanal, the story revolves around Rani (Shobhana) an aspiring dancer. Rani meets Raja (Karthik Muthuraman) an aspiring painter and singer.
21 March 1981
Bala Nagamma is a 1981 Telugu and Tamil Indian feature film directed by K. Shankar for A.Khader's K.B.
13 April 1991
En Rasavin Manasile is a 1991 Tamil film directed by Kasthuri Raja. The film stars Rajkiran, Meena, Rajchandar and Saradha Preetha in lead roles.
05 November 1991
Raasaiyya (Prabhu), a young man, wants to get married as soon as possible and he compels his uncle (Goundamani).
12 April 1992
Michael and Saravanan love Mamta though she loves Vijay. However, Vijay, who is brought up by a single father, hates the idea of love and rejects Mamta.
17 December 1991
Thayamma is a 1991 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Gopi Bhimsingh, starring Pandiyan, Anand Babu and Babu with Geetha and Oru Thalai Ragam Shankar.
09 March 1979
Rosapoo Ravikaikari (1979) was Sivakumar’s 100th film. He debuted in Tamil with A. C. Tirulokchandar’s Kaakum Karangal (1965).
24 September 1988
When Raju loses his soft-spoken, loving elder brother Balu in a fight, he gives up his violent ways. However, his life changes for the better when he meets his brother's lookalike, who is a criminal.
26 November 2010
Road journey of two people, a mentally challenged adult and an eight-year-old schoolboy, both in search of their respective mothers.
25 October 1992
Pandiyan, a police officer, is enraged when his sister's husband dies. In order to find and catch the culprits, he goes undercover.
05 September 2008
Ananthakrishnan, coming from a conservative and rich Brahmin family, falls in love at first sight with Dhanam, a beautiful prostitute.
05 December 1981
Pazhani and Velu, two innocent villagers, move to the city to earn a living. When Velu's employer cheats him, Pazhani helps him take revenge.
04 September 1992
Balachandran had resorted to his work after he is unable to cope up with the death of his wife, Bhama.
01 February 1982
Directed by Gokula Krishnan.
05 May 1989
A cop leaves the police force due to undue criticism. He tries to live a quiet life with his family, but the anti-social elements force him to re-join the police force.
07 December 1990
Raja (Prabhu) is a thief who falls in love with Vijaya (Gouthami). First, she thinks that he was a police officer, she asks him to find lost stuffs and he steals to fulfill her wishes.
05 June 1981
A fisherman who is in love with a woman in his village is presumed dead after he fails to return from sea on one of his trips.
25 October 1992
A boy develops an interest for music despite his mother's objections, and he falls in love with a rich girl whose family has a part in his mother's misery.
13 October 1988
Varasudochadu is a 1988 Telugu film directed by A Mohan Gandhi. The film stars Venkatesh, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Mohan Babu and Kota Srinivasan Rao in lead roles.
12 March 1982
Thanikattu Raja is a Tamil film directed by V.C.Gohanathan.This movie is starring Rajnikanth, Sridevi and Sripriya.
27 July 1985
Anand(Kamal Haasan) is a spoilt young man whose parents have died leaving behind a huge inheritance. He spends all his waking hours boozing and gambling with his buddies.
09 July 1979
Kalyanam, the naive son of a rich man, is duped and murdered by his estate manager who seeks to take over the property.
20 August 1982
Ezham Rathri is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film, directed by Krishnakumar. The film stars Kamal Haasan in lead role.
02 November 1994
Periya Marudhu remains a loyal henchman to Sivasankaran attracting the villagers' ire. However, his life changes when Kaveri comes to stay with him, and he falls in love with her.
12 January 1984
A 1984 Tamil Indian feature film directed by Manivannan for Panchu Arunachalam' s Panchu Movies.
07 July 1983
When the sole person to inherit the family wealth is missing, her grandmother desperately searches for her.
02 December 1999
Time is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Geetha Krishna. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Simran, Radhika Chaudhry and Nassar in lead roles.
13 November 1993
Rasayya is a wealthy but cowardly man, who is being controlled by his uncle, Ratnavelu. An educated woman falls in love with Rasayya and makes him a changed man.
01 May 1986
The film was launched by C. V. Sridhar in 1980 as a Cinemascope venture and was then titled as Sakthi.
06 November 1980
Chandru has a strong hatred towards prostitutes and would kill any such woman he encounters. He falls in love with Rekha and believes marrying her will end his psychological distress.
22 August 1997
A comedy tale of two thick friends, one Musilm and the other a Hindu, their misadventures to save their face from a strict Haji.
10 February 2012
A 14 year old boy aspires to become an attacking wicketkeeper-batsman, where his father wants his son to become a MBA graduate.
15 February 1985
Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Pratap K. Pothen in his directorial debut, and produced by Raadhika.
16 December 1994
Anand, a veterinarian, and Raja, a doctor, are brothers. Their father, Ramanathan, is a rich retired businessman.
28 August 1987
Sivaraman helps Rangan out of the goodness of his heart. When the latter's con gets him in trouble, Raja, Rangan's son, decides to teach his father a lesson.
15 January 1988
Ennai Vittu Pogaathe is a 1988 Tamil film directed by T. K. Bose. The film stars Ramarajan and Sabitha Anand in lead roles.
18 February 1993
A chieftain is loved by everyone in the village. His arch rival poisons his wife, making her incapable of conceiving a child.
15 January 1986
Annam, a journalist, loves Chandru, an ace painter who recently lost his wife Uma in an accident. Vinodh, a police officer, investigates murders and discovers that Annam is next on the hit list.
30 November 1990
Nadigan (English: Actor) is a 1990 Tamil film directed by P Vasu. The film stars Sathyaraj in the lead role pairing with Kushboo Sundar.
05 March 1993
Vadivelu, who belongs to a small rural community and leads a carefree existence with his friends, but also takes a strong stand against injustice and exploitation.
15 August 1981
A criminal, Chelladurai, frames the innocent Dharmalingam for a crime which leads to the latter being jailed.
12 June 1987
Balaraman, an honest policeman manages to capture an international criminal, Michael Raj. However, Radha, a simple lady believes Balaraman killed her brother Raghu.
25 December 1998
Vishwa spends his time hanging out with Anandham to avoid his mother, who always quarrels with his dad.
