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Ilaiyaraaja (born Gnanadesikan on 2 June 1943) is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist, mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, singer, and a songwriter. To date, he has composed over 4500 songs and provided film scores for more than 950 Indian films in various languages in a career spanning more than 30 years, particularly being acclaimed for his background scoring for Indian films.[citation needed] His songs and background score played a very crucial role in the success of many films. He remains as one of the most popular composers in the South Indian film industry.
Ilaiyaraaja has been a prominent composer of film music in South Indian cinema since the late 1970s. His works are mainly in Tamil, but has also scored music for numerous films in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and 1 film in Marathi.. He integrated folk lyricism (in Tamil) and introduced broader Western musical sensibilities into the South Indian musical mainstream. A gold medalist in classical guitar from Trinity College of Music, London, in 1993, he became the first Asian to compose a full symphony performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London's Walthamstow Town Hall. In 2003, according to a BBC international poll, people from 155 countries voted his composition "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" from the 1991 film Thalapathi fourth in the world's top 10 most popular songs of all time. He was also nominated in the Best Indian album Music Awards category at US based Just Plain Folks Music Organization, which is the largest grassroots music organization in the world, and stood third for his "Music Journey: Live in Italy".
vaanam mella keezhirangi mannil vanthu aaduthey
thooral thantha vaasam ingu veesuthinge
vaasam sonna baashai enna ullam thindaathuthey
pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthinge
pookal pookum munname vaasam vantheppadi
kaathal aana ullam rendu uyirile inaiyum
tharunam tharunam
vaanam mella keezhirangi mannil vanthu aaduthey
thooral thantha vaasam ingu veesuthinge
vaasam sonna baashai enna ullam thindaathuthey
pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthinge
andru paarthathu, antha paarvai veradi
intha paarvai veradi
nenjil ketkuthey, ullam thulli oodinaan
vanthu pona kaaladi
ketkaamal ketpathenna un vaarthai
un paarvai thaane oh
en paathi naalum thedum un paatham
en aasai enna enna nee pesi naan ketka vendum
engeye inbam thunbam neethaane
unthan moochu kaatraithaan
enthan swasam ketkuthey
antha kaatrai nenjin ullil
pooti vaiththu kaaval kaapene.
vaanam mella keezhirangi mannil vanthu aaduthey
thooral thantha vaasam ingu veesuthinge
vaasam sonna baashai enna ullam thindaathuthey
pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthinge
paathi vayathile, tholaintha kathaigal thondruthu
meendum pesi inaiyuthu
paathai maariye, paatham naangu ponathu
meendum ingu sernthathu
anbe en kaalai maalai unnaale unnaale
thoandrum
en vaazhvil nutpamaaga vanthaaye
nillaamal odi odi naan thedum en thedal
neethaan.
sollatha oodal koodal thanthaaye
kangal ulla kaaranam. unnai paarkathaanadi.
vaazham kaalam yaavum unnai paarka intha
kangal pothaathey...
vaanam mella keezhirangi mannil vanthu aaduthey
thooral thantha vaasam ingu veesuthinge
vaasam sonna baashai enna ullam thindaathuthey
pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthinge
pookal pookum munname vaasam vantheppadi
kaathal aana ullam rendu uyirile
inaiyum tharunam tharunam
vaanam mella keezhirangi mannil vanthu aaduthey
thooral thantha vaasam ingu veesuthinge
vaasam sonna baashai enna ullam thindaathuthey
pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthinge