Ilaiyaraaja
Personal Info
Know For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-06-03 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
Also known As
Gnanadesikan
ഇളയരാജ
ఇళయరాజా
இளையராஜா
इळैयराजा
ಇಳಯರಾಜಾ
इलैयाराजा
ઇલીયારાજા
ایلاییاراجا
Ilayaraja
Ilaiyaraja
Ilaiyaraaja
Biography
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. Ilai...
Acting
1986
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2022
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1989
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1980
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1992
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1987
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2012
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2021
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1986
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1984
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1985
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1980
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1980
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1994
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1978
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1978
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2003
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1986
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1982
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2009
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1986
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1992
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1988
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1988
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2022
as Playback Singer
1986
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2009
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1987
as Lyricist
1987
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1987
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1986
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1988
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1988
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1997
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1992
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1989
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2019
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1985
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2004
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2004
as Playback Singer
2004
as Lyricist
1979
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2000
as Lyricist
1993
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Playback Singer
1988
as Music
1987
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Playback Singer
1988
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1994
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1990
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1991
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1986
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1985
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1978
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1981
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1984
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1981
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1984
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1983
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1982
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1984
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1982
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1981
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1991
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1983
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1994
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1982
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1978
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2011
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1993
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2005
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2022
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2002
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1995
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1999
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1994
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1986
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1999
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1993
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1993
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1992
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1992
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2022
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1987
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2022
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2009
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2009
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2011
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1991
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2012
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2012
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2012
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1995
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1991
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1992
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1991
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2007
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2006
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1994
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1992
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2012
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2010
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2013
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1993
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1991
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1984
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1999
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1997
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2021
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1989
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2007
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1998
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2002
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1989
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1989
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1992
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1990
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1987
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2014
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1990
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1993
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1993
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1992
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1992
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1978
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2015
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2023
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1992
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2009
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1992
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1984
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1988
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1989
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1987
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1988
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1988
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1977
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1991
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2023
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1990
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2015
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2016
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2016
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2016
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1998
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2023
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2025
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2014
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2017
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1997
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2016
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2016
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2025
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2024
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1986
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1985
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1994
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1992
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1999
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2018
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1990
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2018
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2010
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1977
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1978
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2005
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2007
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1985
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1990
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2004
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2010
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2010
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2001
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1988
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1986
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