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The following lists the films composed by Ilaiyaraaja in the 2000s.
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The following lists the films composed by Ilaiyaraaja in the 2000s.
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Tamil | Kadhal Rojavae | Keyaar | ||
| 14 January | Tamil | Kannukkul Nilavu | Fazil | ||
| 18 February | Tamil | Hey Ram | Kamal Haasan | 900th Film Background score recorded with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra in Hungary. India's official selection for its entry into the Academy Awards for The Best Foreign Language Film. | |
| 18 February | Hindi | Hey Ram | Kamal Haasan | Winner, Screen Award for Best Background Music. | |
| 10 March | Tamil | Kakkai Siraginilae | P. Vasu | ||
| 22 September | Tamil | Karuvelam Pookkal | Poomani | ||
| 14 January | Tamil | Thirunelveli | Bharathi Kannan | ||
| 8 June | Tamil | Karisakattu Poove | Kasthuri Raja | ||
| 14 April | Malayalam | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | Sathyan Anthikkad | ||
| 1 September | Tamil | Bharathi | Gnana Rajasekaran | ||
| 23 September | Tamil | Ilayavan | T. Babu | ||
| 23 December | English | Pandavas: The Five Warriors | Usha Ganesh Raja | only one instrumental used in the film | 3D animated film. |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Kutty | Janaki Vishwanathan | |||
| Tamil | En Iniya Ponnilave | Balu Mahendra | Songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja and M.S. Viswanathan. Ilaiyaraaja composed 2 songs while the remaining soundtrack was composed by MSV. The BGM was done by a newcomer. Much delayed theatrical release. | ||
| Tamil | Kasi | Vinayan | Kasinath (Telugu) | ||
| Tamil | Friends | Siddique | |||
| Tamil | Kanna Unnai Thedukiren | Jeeva Selvaraj | |||
| Tamil | Aandan Adimai | Manivannan | |||
| Tamil | Kadhal Jaathi | Kasthuri Raja | Film went unreleased. | ||
| Tamil | Kaatrukkenna Veli | Pugazendhi Thangaraj | |||
| Hindi | Lajja | Rajkumar Santoshi | |||
| Kannada | Usire | A.X. Prabhu |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Azhagi | Thangar Bachan | |||
| Tamil | Ivan | R. Parthiepan | |||
| Tamil | Devan | C. Arunpandian | |||
| Tamil | En Mana Vaanil | Vinayan | |||
| Telugu | Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu | R. Srinivas | |||
| Tamil | Ramanaa | A. R. Murugadoss | Only collaboration of Murugadoss with Ilaiyaraaja. Remade into 4 Languages | ||
| Tamil | Solla Marandha Kadhai | Thangar Bachan | |||
| Malayalam | Nizhalkuthu | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | no song (score only) | ||
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Pithamagan | Bala | Sivaputrudu (Telugu) - 6 songs | ||
| Telugu | Sambhu | R Suresh Varma | |||
| Malayalam | Manassinakkare | Sathyan Anthikad | Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Music. | ||
| Tamil | Julie Ganapathy | Balu Mahendra | |||
| Malayalam | Chakravaalam | Balu Mahendra | |||
| Malayalam | Mayamohithachandran | Shibu | |||
| Tamil | Dhanush | Film went unreleased. | |||
| Tamil | Konji Pesalaam | R. Kaleeswaran | |||
| Tamil | Manasellam | Santhosh | Manasantha (Telugu) - 7 songs |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Virumaandi [1] [2] | Kamal Haasan | Pothuraju (Telugu) - 5 songs | ||
| Kannada | Namma Preethiya Ramu | Remake of the Tamil hit, Kaasi. | |||
| Telugu | Shiva Shankar | Kapuganti Rajendra | |||
| Tamil | Kamaraj | A. Balakrishnan | |||
| Tamil | Vishwa Thulasi | Sumathy Ram | Soundtrack jointly composed by Ilaiyaraaja and M.S. Viswanathan. Won the Golden Remi Award for Best Music with MSV at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam | Balu Mahendra | |||
| Malayalam | Achuvinte Amma | Sathyan Anthikad | Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Music. | ||
| Tamil | Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy | Thangar Bachan | |||
| Malayalam | Ponmudipuzhayorathu | Johnson Esthappan | |||
| Malayalam | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | Vayalar Madhavan Kutty | Film yet to release. | ||
| Hindi | Mumbai Xpress | Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao | |||
| Tamil | Mumbai Xpress | Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao | Mumbai Xpress (Telugu) | ||
| Tamil | Oru Naal Oru Kanavu | Fazil | |||
| Hindi | Divorce: Not Between Husband and Wife | M.J. Ramanan | no song | ||
| Tamil | Kasthuri Maan | A. K. Lohithadas | |||
| Tamil | Karagattakkari | Bharathi Kannan | |||
| Tamil | Pon Megalai | Sakthi Chithran |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March | Malayalam | Rasathanthram | Sathyan Anthikkad | ||
| 14 April | Malayalam | Pachakuthira | Kamal | Ennai Nee Thaan Pirinthaalum (Tamil) | |
| 15 September | Hindi | Shiva | Ram Gopal Varma | Udhayam 2006 (Tamil), Shiva 2006 (Tamil) | |
| Tamil | Naan Oru Indhiyan | Babu Ganesh | Film was released under the title Desiya Paravai (6 songs) | ||
| Tamil | Uppu | R. Selvaraj | Film went unreleased. | ||
| Telugu | Hope | Satish Kasetty | no song | ||
| 12 May | Tamil | Madhu | K. Thennarasu |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannada | Aa Dinagalu | K. M. Chaitanya | |||
| Tamil | Kutra Pathirigai | R. K. Selvamani | Much delayed film. Soundtrack released in 1992. | ||
| Telugu | Anumanaspadam | Vamsy | Marked the comeback of Vamsy's Collaboration with Ilaiyaraaja . Soundtrack was a Hit | ||
| Hindi | Cheeni Kum | Balki | |||
| Tamil | Inimey Nangathan | S. Venkibabu | Animated film. | ||
| Malayalam | Vinodayathra | Sathyan Anthikad | |||
| Malayalam | Nayakan | Malayalam dubbed version of 1987 Tamil film Nayakan - 7 songs | |||
| Malayalam | Sooryan | V. M. Vinu | Thozhan (Tamil) - 2 songs | ||
| Tamil | Maya Kannadi | Cheran (director) | |||
| Telugu | Sunny | Kamalakar |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Dhanam | G. Siva | Dhanam (Telugu) released in 2011 | ||
| Malayalam | Innathe Chintha Vishayam | Sathyan Anthikad | |||
| Malayalam | SMS | Sarjulan | |||
| Telugu | Oh My God | Giridhar Gopal | Unreleased Project | ||
| Tamil | Uliyin Osai | Ilavenil | |||
| Tamil | Kangalum Kavipaduthey | K. Chandranath | unreleased project |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Naan Kadavul | Bala (director) | Nene Devudni (Telugu) | ||
| Telugu | Mallepuvvu | V. Samudra | |||
| Malayalam | Bhagyadevatha | Sathyan Anthikad | |||
| Malayalam | Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja | Hariharan (director) | Winner, National Film Award for the Best Background Score | ||
| Kannada | Bhagyada Balegara | Sai Prakash | |||
| Tamil | Azhagar Malai | S.P. Rajkumar | |||
| Kannada | Prem Kahani | R. Chandru | |||
| Hindi | Chal Chalein | Ujjwal Singh | |||
| Tamil | Vaalmiki | G. Anantha Narayanan | |||
| Tamil | Kadhal Kadhai | Velu Prabhakaran | |||
| Hindi | Paa | Balki | |||
| Tamil | Jaganmohini | N.K. Viswanathan | Jaganmohini (Telugu) | ||
| Tamil | Kannukulle | Lena Moovendhar | |||
| Tamil | Mathiya Chennai | Vivekanand & Veerasingam | |||
| Telugu | Ajantha | Kathaka Thirumavalavan | Multilingual. Made in all 4 southern languages. | ||
| Malayalam | Ajantha | Kathaka Thirumavalavan | |||
| Kannada | Ajantha | Kathaka Thirumavalavan | |||
| Tamil | Ajantha | Kathaka Thirumavalavan | Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director |
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Bhavatharini Raja was an Indian playback singer. She was the only daughter of noted film composer Ilaiyaraaja and sister of Yuvan Shankar Raja and Karthik Raja. Starting her career in the 1990s, she mostly sang songs under the direction of her father and brothers. She was awarded the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 2000 for her rendition of the song "Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu" from the film Bharathi, composed by her father Ilaiyaraaja.
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