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President of India, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian composer and instrumentalist who has worked in over 1000 films in various languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, English, Marathi, Sanskrit, Punjabi with majority of his works in the Tamil language and widely regarded as the greatest Indian music composer of all-time by various critics and experts. [1]

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Ilaiyaraaja has also worked as conductor and a songwriter. His songs and background score played a crucial role in the success of many of his films. He is widely regarded as one of the most popular composers in the South Indian film industry, [2] and also in the list of world's top selling music artists. Making his debut through Annakili , a Tamil film in 1976, Ilaiyaraaja has been a prominent composer of film music in South Indian cinema since the late 1970s. 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 2010, he was bestowed upon Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour and the Padma Vibhushan in 2018, the second highest civilian honour by the Government of India. [3] [4]

Ilaiyaraaja has won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the Tamil film Sindhu Bhairavi (1986) and the Telugu films Rudraveena (1989) and Saagara Sangamam (1984). He won three Best Composer awards during the 1980s at the National Film Awards (India). [5] [6] In 2010, Ilaiyaraaja won the National Film Award for Best Background Score for Malayalam film Pazhassi Raja . [7] He also won the Gold Remi Award for Best Music Score jointly with film composer M. S. Viswanathan at the World Fest-Houston Film Festival for his work in the film Vishwa Thulasi in 2005. In 2015, he was also honoured with the Centenary Award for lifetime achievement at the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Panaji, Goa. [8]

He was conferred the title Isaignani (transl. Savant of Music) in 1988 by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and also received the Kalaimamani award, an annual award for excellence in the field of arts from the Government of Tamil Nadu. [9] He also received State Government Awards from the governments of Tamil Nadu, Kerala (1994, 1995, 1998), Andhra Pradesh (1981, 1988, 1990) and Madhya Pradesh (The Lata Mangeshkar Award) (1998) for excellence in music. He is also a recipient of the NTR National Award in 2004. [10] Alongside he also won the Akshaya Samman of the year (2010), a prestigious musical award from Orissa for his outstanding contribution in the field of music. [11]

Ilaiyaraaja was awarded honorary doctorates by Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India (Degree of Doctor of Letter (Honoris causa)) (1994), the World University Round Table, Arizona, U.S.A. (Cultural Doctorate in Philosophy of Music) (April 1994), and Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu (Degree of Doctor of Letters) (1996). He received an award of appreciation from the Foundation and Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (1994), and later that year was presented with an honorary citizenship and key to the Teaneck township by John Abraham, Mayor Teaneck. In a 2003 BBC International poll, more than half-a million people from 165 countries voted his composition "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" from the 1991 film Thalapathi as fourth in the world's top 10 most popular songs of all time. [12] Ilayaraja was honoured with Sachin Dev Burman International award for creative music and sound in January 2012.

He was also nominated in the Best Indian album Music Awards category [13] 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". [13] In 2014, he has been chosen for his outstanding contribution to the Indian film music and was awarded the SIES Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati National Eminence award. [14] [15] On December 31, 2015, he was nominated by the Kerala Government for Nishagandi Puraskaram, the top award conferred by the Kerala Government's Tourism Ministry, for his artistic excellence and contributions to the Indian film industry. [16] In 2020, the annual Harivarasanam Award, jointly instituted by the Kerala state government and the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), was presented to Ilaiyaraaja. [17]

Civilian honours

YearAwardHonouring bodyRef
2018 Padma Vibhushan Government of India [18]
2010 Padma Bhushan Government of India [19]

National Film Awards

YearFilmlanguageCategoryOutcomeRef
1983 Saagara Sangamam Telugu Best Music Direction Won [20]
1985 Sindhu Bhairavi Tamil [21]
1988 Rudra Veena Telugu [5]
2009 Pazhassi Raja Malayalam Best Background Score [22]
2015 Tharai Thappattai Tamil [23]

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

YearFilmAwardOutcomeRef
2005 Vishwa Thulasi Golden Remi AwardWon [24]

International Film Festival of India (IFFI)

YearFieldAwardOutcomeRef
2015MusicCentenary Award for Lifetime AchievementWon [25]

Filmfare Awards South

YearFilmLanguageCategoryOutcomeRef
1989 Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South Contribution to CinemaWon [26]
1990 Bobbili Raja Telugu Best Music Director [27]
1991 Thalapathi Tamil [27]
2001 Kasi Tamil Nominated
2003 Pithamagan Tamil
2003 Manassinakkare Malayalam Won
2005 Achuvinte Amma Malayalam
2008 Innathe Chintha Vishayam MalayalamNominated
2009 Naan Kadavul Tamil Best Lyricist for the song 'Pitchai Pathiram'
2009 Bhagyadevatha MalayalamBest Music Director
2010 Kadha Thudarunnu Malayalam
2011 Sri Rama Rajyam Telugu [28]
2012 Nee Thaane En Pon Vasantham Tamil

Tamil Nadu State Government Awards

YearAwardHonouring bodyOutcomeRef
1988 Kalaimamani Government of Tamil Nadu Won

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

YearFilm(s)CategoryOutcome
1977 16 Vayathinile Best Music Director Won
1980 Nizhalgal
1981 Alaigal Oivathillai
1988 Agni Natchathiram
1989 Varusham Padhinaaru , Karagattakaran
2009 Ajantha

Kerala State Film Awards

YearFilmCategoryOutcomeRef
1994 Sammohanam Best Background Music Won [29]
1995 Kalapani Best Music Director [30]
1998 Kallu Kondoru Pennu Best Background Music [31]

Kerala State Government Awards

YearAwardHonouring bodyOutcomeRef
2016 Nishagandhi Puraskaram Government of Kerala Won [32]
2020 Harivarasanam Award Government of Kerala and Travancore Devaswom Board Won [33]

Screen Awards

YearFilmCategoryOutcome
2001 Hey Ram Best Background MusicWon

Nandi Awards (Andhra Pradesh State Government)

YearFilmCategoryOutcome
1981 Seethakoka Chiluka Best Music Director Won
1988 Rudraveena
1990 Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari
2011 Sri Rama Rajyam
2012 Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
2004Many movies NTR National Award Won

Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards

YearFilmAwardOutcomeRef
2011 Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai Best Music Director Won [34]

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

YearFieldCategoryOutcomeRef
2012MusicCreative and experimental musicWon [35] [36]

South Indian International Movie Awards

YearFilmCategoryOutcome
2012Rama RajyamBest Music Director- TeluguNominated
2013Neethane En PonvasanthamBest Music Director- TamilNominated
2021PsychoBest Music Director- TamilNominated

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