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Ilaiyaraaja
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Ilaiyaraaja (Tamil: இளையராஜா, IPA: [ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː]) (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist. He has composed over 4,000 songs and provided background music for more than 800 Indian films in various languages in a career spanning 30 years. He is based in Chennai, India. Ilaiyaraaja was the most prominent composer of film music in South Indian cinema during the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. His work integrated Tamil folk lyricism and introduced broader Western musical sensibilities into the South Indian musical mainstream. He has thrice won the Indian National Film Award for best film scoring. He is married to Jeeva, and the couple's two sons (Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja) and daughter (Bhavatharini) are film composers and singers. To learn more please check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Sadma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Mouna Ragam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Thalapathi
Neethaane En Ponvasantham (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Nayagan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Viduthalai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Avatharam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Unna Nenachu [From "Psycho (Tamil)"]
Sathya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Gunaa
Agni Natchathiram (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)