This song is from Thalapathy, the last film on which Mani Ratnam and Ilayaraja worked together. This one in Shyam Kalyani, sung by Chitra and Mano, makes it to the top ten of most peopleРІР‚в„ўs favourite love songs. In this beautifully shot song, featuring Kamal Haasan and Saranya, from Mani RatnamРІР‚в„ўs Nayagan, Ilayaraja displayed his flair for working with classical ragas. The song featured a young Rajinikanth and the very lovely Madhavi.Р”В¤. This evergreen song from the РІР‚в„ў80s brought together the very best talent of the time: the golden voices of SP Balasubramaniam and Janaki, lyrics by Vairamuthu and, of course, the maestroРІР‚в„ўs music. Kannil Enna Kaarkaalam, from Un Kannil Neer Vazhindhal More than a few fans of this song say it transports them to another plane. Ilayaraja himself sang this song from Metti, by Mahendran, with Janaki providing the humming. The РІР‚В80s were marked by dozens of melodies of this sort. This vibrant song in the sweet voice of Janaki will always remain a favourite with those who listened to the radio in the late РІР‚В70s. For the songs in this sensitive, black & white film about unrequited love Ilayaraja combined folk rhythms with the film music techniques of the times. It marked the arrival of a phenomenon on the South Indian film scene. In 1975, a young man who had come to Chennai seeking his fortune was given the opportunity to score the music for Annakili. And which music lover isnРІР‚в„ўt? We attempt the impossible, drawing up a list of 20 most-loved Ilayaraja songs, conceding there are hundreds more that should have made it.

Balki, the filmРІР‚в„ўs director, is a devoted fan of the master composer.

He also shares his birthday with director Maniratnam for whom he rendered music for super hit films like Mouna Ragam and Gharshana.One of the talked about aspects of Shamitabh, the upcoming big-ticket release, is the music of Ilayaraja. He was presented the NTR National Award by the Andhra Pradesh State Government in 2004. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan Award in 2010 and Padma Vibhushan Award in 2018. Sithara, Anveshana, Maharshi, Chettukinda Pleader, Ladies Tailor to an extent he has given music to almost all of Vamshi's films which were super hits. Ilayaraja gave many memorable hits in Telugu and had a special affiliation with director Vamsi. He was one of the earliest Indian film composers to use Western classical music harmonies and string arrangements. He gained recognition in Telugu with Tamil dubbed films which were quite a hit starting from the 80s. He first composed music for a Telugu film titled Bhadrakali in the year 1976. Ilayaraja started his career with Tamil films and made his debut with Annakkali, as a music director The Isaignani has directed over 5,000 songs and 1000 films in various languages РІР‚вЂ№РІР‚вЂ№including Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada and one Marathi in his film career spanning 40+ years. Incidentally, his first National Award was for the Telugu film Sagara Sangamam directed by K Viswanath. Sagara Sangamam and Rudraveena are the Telugu films for which he won National awards. The 'Raja'Р’В of South Film Industry has won five National Awards, three for Best Music Director and two for Background Score category Ilayaraja was the third son of Ramaswamy and Chinnatayammal couple.

Ilayaraja's real name is Gnanathesikan and was born on Jin Panniyapuram, Theni district of Tamil Nadu. The musical genius brought a new dimension to film music and set new milestones in film songs with his diverse music. a name that needs no introduction celebrates his 78th birthday today (June 2).

Ilayaraja hits