
By 1980s, he won popularity as a reputed film composer and music director in the South Film Industry of India.With the help of 200 musicians from India as well as Hungary, he composed an album ”Thiruvasagam – A Symphonic Oratorio” with Symphony Orchestra of Budapest, which is a beautiful synchronization of eastern and western music. He has also blended the music of west with Tamil folk lyricism.He is the first Asian who created a Symphony with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) in London in 1993.He is the music composer of over 6000 songs and provided background music in more than 840 movies of different languages.In 1994, he discovered a new raga named ”Panjamugi.In 1993, he got a gold medal for his expertise in classical guitar (from Trinity College of Music, London).His dramatic and evocative melodies give texture through subtle background music to the different scenes in films.
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At the age of 25, he moved to the Southern Movie Capital in Chennai.In his teenage, he joined and spent time with the theatre artists as well as music group headed by his elder step-brother Pavalar Varadarajan.Since his childhood, he has a great interest in Tamil folk music.He belongs to a poor rural Dalit family.He is one of the most famous music composers in South Indian cinema whose compositions have been used mostly in Tamil and Telugu films.Does Ilaiyaraaja drink alcohol?: Not Known.Some Lesser Known Facts About Ilaiyaraaja

Sons- Yuvan Shankar (Composer), Karthik Raja (Composer)ĭaughter- Bhavatharini (Composer, Singer) Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig Van Beethoven

Sisters- Kamalammal, Padmavathi (Writer- Life of Music) Mother- Chinnathayammal (Expert in Tamil Folk Songs)īrothers- Pavalar Varatharajan (Poet), Amar Singh (Gangai Amaran) (Music Director and Lyricist), Daniel Bhaskar TV: Music Composer in 'Thenpandi Singam' on Doordarshan (1996) Music Course (1968), Degree in Western Art Musicįilm: Music Director in 'Annakili' (Produced by Panchu Arunachalam) Pannaipuram, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India He will be shooting for Selvaraghavan's 'Naane Varuven' and his two Telugu movies in 2022 while talks are on for more Hindi and Tamil projects.Music Director, Songwriter, Playback Singer, Lyricist, instrumentalist, Film Producer The talented actor's new movies ready for release in the new year are 'Maaran', 'Thiruchitrambalam' and 'The Gray Man'. Similarly the multifaceted star stated that his costar Sara Ali Khan used to call him Thalaiva on the sets of the film and he had requested her over a million times not to address him that way.ĭhanush said that to him there is only one Thalaivar and it is his father in law Superstar Rajinikanth and he will not take up that tag. He added that the maestro's tunes are like a mother to him and also his lullaby. The film directed by Anand L Rai has Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan as his costars.ĭuring the promotional activities for 'Atrangi Re', Dhanush revealed that he considers Ilayaraja as god and adores him beyond words.
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He is one among the few South Indian actors to have delivered super hits in Hindi and has now completed shooting for his Hollywood debut 'The Gray Man' directed by The Russo Brothers for Netflix.ĭhanush's new Hindi film 'Atrangi Re' is releasing on the Christmas weekend on Disney Plus Hotstar. Dhanush at a very young age has risen among the ranks of the best actors in Indian cinema.
