A cult-classic, right after its theatrical release, all the songs is etched with the iconic Ilaiyaraaja touch. Vishwanath’s musical drama Sagara Sanghamam is well cherished not only for its riveting drama, but also for its memorable music. Ilaiyaraaja also received the National Award for Best Music Direction for this movie. This gesture irked certain musicians for changing the notes of Carnatic music, making it the biggest controversy of Ilaiyaraaja’s career. The emotional depth required for that song was met with the fusion of folk and Carnatic music, which was critically acclaimed.
‘Paadariyen’ was a song that was something never heard before. Sindhu Bhairavi marked the first collaboration of Ilaiyaraaja with K. The album features the popular Rakkamma Kaiyya Thattu, which was ranked fourth in BBC’s list of world’s top 10 most popular songs of all-time. All the songs are now considered as all-time classics. Thalapathi boasts of one of the technically brilliant music albums of its time. Directed by Mani Ratnam, it was his last collaboration with Ilaiyaraaja.
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The movie which catapulted Rajnikanth into the superstardom and the larger-than-life stature he enjoys today was Thalapathi. Thalapathi is probably the most popular name on the list. Here’s a list of greatest albums of Ilaiyaraaja, the musical genius.
Ilaiyaraaja was also voted as the greatest music composer of Indian Cinema, in a poll conducted by CNN-IBN to celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema. In an international poll conducted by BBC, Ilaiyaraaja’s Rakkamma Kaiyya Thattu from Mani Ratnam’s cult-classic Thalapathi, ranked fourth in the list of world’s top 10 most popular songs of all time. He is also known as the Mozart of Madras. Thanks to his genius touch, Ilaiyaraaja has won three National Film Awards for his Music Direction. A gold medalist in classical guitar from Trinity College of Music in London, Ilaiyaraaja is famous for creating music by blending philharmonic instrumentation with traditional Indian composition.
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