Ilaiyaraaja
Indian composer and playback singer
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| 2025 | Tamil film 'Peranbum Perungobamum' starring Vijith and Shali Nivekas, directed by Siva Prakash, is in post-production |
| 2025 | Tamil film 'Mylanji' starring Sriram Karthik and Grisha Kurup, directed by Ajayan Bala, is in post-production |
| 2025 | Ilaiyaraaja is set to work on multiple films in Tamil and Telugu languages, all currently in post-production stage |
| 2025 | Telugu film 'Shashtipoorthi' starring Rajendra Prasad and Archana, directed by Pavan Prabha, is in post-production |
| 2025 | Upcoming film 'School' with Yogi Babu and Bhoomika Chawla, directed by RK Vidhyaadharan, currently in post-production stage. |
| 2025 | Composed his first English classical symphony 'Valiant', performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. |
| 2024 | Ilaiyaraaja announced to compose music for the film 'Gift' directed by Alphonse Puthren in Tamil and Malayalam languages. |
| 2024 | Ilaiyaraaja released 'Divya Pasurams', his seventh devotional album featuring eight selected pasurams from the 4,000 verses of the Nalayira Divya Prabhandham by the 12 Alwars. |
| 2024 | Working on multiple upcoming films including 'Gift' (Tamil/Malayalam), 'Arisi' (Tamil), 'Thupparivaalan 2' (Tamil), 'Mareechika' (Telugu), and several other projects in various stages of production |
| 2024 | Ilaiyaraaja contributed to film scores in 2024. |
| March 20 2024 | A biographical film about Ilaiyaraaja's life was announced. |
| January 25 2024 | Ilaiyaraaja's daughter, Bhavatharini, died of liver cancer. |
| 2023 | Ilaiyaraaja received recognition in 2023 for his significant contributions to the film industry, further solidifying his legacy as a legendary film composer. |
| December 29 2023 | Release of the Tamil film 'Vattara Vazhakku'. |
| December 20 2023 | The Tamil film 'Viduthalai Part 2', directed by Vetrimaaran, was released. |
| October 27 2023 | Release of the Tamil film 'Margazhi Thingal'. |
| September 29 2023 | Release of the English film 'Let's Go Below The Rainbow', available on Amazon Prime TVOD in the UK and US. |
| September 22 2023 | Release of the Tamil film 'Ulagammai'. |
| September 22 2023 | Release of the Tamil film 'Are You Ok Baby?'. |
| August 2 2023 | The Tamil film 'Jama', directed by Pari Elavazhagan, was released. |
| July 14 2023 | Release of the Tamil musical short film 'Atman' on ShortFlix. |
| May 23 2023 | The Tamil film 'Saamaniyan' was released. |
| May 18 2023 | Release of the Tamil web series 'Modern Love Chennai'. |
| May 12 2023 | Release of the Tamil film 'Custody'. |
| May 12 2023 | Release of the Telugu film 'Custody', marking the 2nd collaboration of Ilaiyaraaja with Yuvan after 'Maamanithan'; soundtrack only. |
| May 12 2023 | Release of the multilingual film 'Music School' in Telugu and Hindi, with its Tamil dubbed version; songs and BGM recorded in Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra. |
| April 22 2023 | Release of the Tamil film 'Thamezharasan', with a dubbed version in Telugu as 'Vikram Rathod'. |
| March 31 2023 | Release of the Tamil film 'Viduthalai Part 1', which has a dubbed version titled 'Vidudala' in Telugu. |
| March 23 2023 | 'The Silent Prayer', directed by Senthil Vinu, was released on PalampurFlix. |
| March 22 2023 | Release of the Telugu film 'Rangamarthanda', marking the 2nd collaboration of Ilaiyaraaja and Ranjani–Gayatri. |
| February 23 2023 | Ilaiyaraaja's 1417th movie, 'Ninaivellam Neeyada', was released. |
| 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja received the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi award from the Madras Music Academy, recognizing his extraordinary contributions to Indian music. |
| 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja commented on the state of music composers, stating that there are no true composers in the film industry, only programmers. |
| 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja composed the score for the film 'Natchathiram Nagargirayathu' released in 2022, marking one of his notable contributions to film music during this decade. |
| July 6 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja was nominated to the Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. |
| June 24 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja composed the score for the Tamil film 'Maamanithan' directed by Seenu Ramasamy. |
| June 24 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja composed the score for the Tamil film 'Maayon' directed by N Kishore, which was dubbed in Telugu. |
| May 27 2022 | The Kannada film 'Preethsu', a dubbed version of the Tamil original 'Kadhal Sei', was released. |
| May 6 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja composed the score for the Tamil film 'Akka Kuruvi' directed by Samy. |
| April 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja wrote a foreword for the book 'Ambedkar & Modi—Reformer's Ideas', praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and drawing comparisons to B.R. Ambedkar, which triggered controversy and prompted support from BJP leaders. |
| March 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against music streaming platforms Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music, claiming unauthorized use of his musical works. |
| March 11 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja composed the score for the Tamil/Telugu film 'Clap' directed by Prithivi Adithya. |
| March 2 2022 | Received the prestigious Padma Vibhushan award, India's second-highest civilian honor, recognizing his extraordinary contributions to Indian music and cinema. |
| February 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja and his brother, Gangai Amaran, reconciled after not being on talking terms for 13 years. |
| February 18 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja composed the score for the Telugu film 'Son of India' directed by Diamond Ratnababu. |
| February 11 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja's songs and BGM were unused in the Tamil film 'Kadaisi Vivasayi' directed by M. Manikandan. |
| January 21 2022 | Ilaiyaraaja composed the score for the Tamil film 'Marutha'. |
| 2021 | Ilaiyaraaja continued to compose music for films, further establishing his legacy in the Indian film industry. |
| 2020 | Ilaiyaraaja announced his first music album in collaboration with British musician Natty Logan, marking a significant international musical partnership. |
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