Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, lyricist and the first Asian composer to score a symphony for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a gold medalist from Trinity College of Music, London, and has composed over 4, 500 songs and provided film scores for more than 900 Indian films in various languages in a career spanning more than 30 years. He is usually referred to by the title Isaignani (literally meaning 'a man with great knowledge in music'), or as "The Maestro".

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  • Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, lyricist and the first Asian composer to score a symphony for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a gold medalist from Trinity College of Music, London, and has composed over 4, 500 songs and provided film scores for more than 900 Indian films in various languages in a career spanning more than 30 years. He is usually referred to by the title Isaignani (literally meaning 'a man with great knowledge in music'), or as "The Maestro". He is based in Chennai, the centre of the Tamil film industry (colloquially known as Kollywood). Ilaiyaraaja has been a prominent composer of film music in southern Indian cinema since the late 1970s. 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. In the 2000s, he composed a range of non-film music, including religious and devotional songs, an oratorio, and world music. He is married to Jeeva, and the couple's two sons and daughter are film composers and singers.
  • Ilayaraja est un compositeur, scénariste et acteur indien né le 2 juin 1943 à Pannaipuram, Tamil Nadu,. C'est un musicien accompli tant dans la musique carnatique qu'occidentale. Il joue de l'harmonium et de la guitare (classique) et il a donné entre 1961 et 1968, plus de 20 000 concerts avec son frère Pavalar Varadarajan. Il a été longtemps l'assistant du directeur musical G K Venkatesh. Il a composé plus 4000 chanson pour plus de 750 films, ainsi qu'une symphonie avec le Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) de Londres. La musique de Illayaraja se base sur une composition originale adoptant un mélange des mélodies occidentales et des mélodies beaucoup plus comtemporaines et classiques de l'Inde. Son succès lui a value le nom de "RAGADHEVAN" ainsi que celui de " ISAI GNANI". Plus tard, l'académie indienne lui decernera le titre de docteur.
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  • Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, lyricist and the first Asian composer to score a symphony for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a gold medalist from Trinity College of Music, London, and has composed over 4, 500 songs and provided film scores for more than 900 Indian films in various languages in a career spanning more than 30 years. He is usually referred to by the title Isaignani (literally meaning 'a man with great knowledge in music'), or as "The Maestro".
  • Ilayaraja est un compositeur, scénariste et acteur indien né le 2 juin 1943 à Pannaipuram, Tamil Nadu,. C'est un musicien accompli tant dans la musique carnatique qu'occidentale. Il joue de l'harmonium et de la guitare (classique) et il a donné entre 1961 et 1968, plus de 20 000 concerts avec son frère Pavalar Varadarajan. Il a été longtemps l'assistant du directeur musical G K Venkatesh.
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