Ilaiyaraaja was born as Gnanathesigan in a Dalit family in Pannaipuram in present-day Theni district, Tamil Nadu, India, on 3 June 1943. [13] [14] At the time of joining school, his father, Ramasamy [15] changed his name from Gnanathesigan [16] to "Rajaiya", and the people in his village called him "Raasayya". [17]When he joined Dhanraj Master as a student to learn …

9 hours ago · The highly anticipated Ilaiyaraaja biopic, starring Dhanush, is back on track after months of uncertainty, with the script ready and pre-production underway. Directed by Arun Matheswaran and ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Maestro Ilaiyaraaja discusses his upcoming symphony Valiant with The Hindu, highlighting his unique musical influences and collaboration with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Jun 2, 2023 · Some Lesser Known Facts About Ilaiyaraaja. Does Ilaiyaraaja smoke?: Not Known; Does Ilaiyaraaja drink alcohol?: Not Known; He is one of the most famous music composers in South Indian cinema whose compositions have been used mostly in Tamil and Telugu films. He belongs to a poor rural Dalit family.

Apr 16, 2024 · Ilaiyaraaja was born in Pannaipuram on 2nd June 1943. He is from a family of musicians, and rose to fame as a prolific composer, scoring over 1000 films in 38 years.

Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Ind...

Ilaiyaraaja at the Merku Thodarchi Malai Press Meet in 2017. Ilayaraaja is a famous film composer and singer in South Indian cinema especially in Tamil cinema. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, singer, and songwriter. He has composed more than 6000 songs and provided film music or movie soundtrack for more than 1000 films ...

Ilaiyaraaja meets ‘Stranger Things’: Netflix releases music video. Filed Under: News. Netflix on Twitter wrote, ‘Ilaiyaraaja’s Stranger Things theme has turned our world upside down!’ Netflix has collaborated with Ilaiyaraaja for its upcoming season of Stranger Things with the latter delivering iconic theme music for the series.

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.