| Names |
ILAYARAAJA (Born
Gnanathesikan) |
| Date of Birth |
June 03, 1943 |
|
Profession / Traits / Activities |
Indian film music composer |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1993: He organised a full symphony
performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London and
thus became the First Indian and first Asian to
compose a full symphony, with Ravi Shankar
being the only other Indian to do so.
- 2003: According to an international poll conducted by
BBC, people from 155 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.
- 2010: He was honoured with
Padma Bhushan by the Govt of India.
- 2012: He received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
- 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.
- 2015: He was also honoured with the Centenary
Award for lifetime achievement at the 46th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Panaji, Goa.
- 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.
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| Special Achievements
/ Events |
- He works in the South Indian cinema but
predominantly in Tamil.
- Regarded as one of the finest music
composers in India.
- He is also an instrumentalist, conductor, singer, and
songwriter.
- He has composed more than 8000 songs
and provided film scores for more than 1000 films,
particularly being acclaimed for his background scores.
- He is a gold medalist in classical guitar
from Trinity College of Music, London.
- Five Indian National Film Awards (the
highest film honor in India); three for Best Music Direction
and two for Best Background Score.
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