Among them were legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja and his brother, musician and filmmaker Gangai Amaran.Gangai Amaran's emotional reactionDuring his visit to Bharathiraja's residence Gangai Amaran was visibly overcome with grief.
Recalling the difficult days in a conversation with The Hindu in 2018, Ilaiyaraaja had said that in 1968, he, his brothers and a few friends boarded a bus to Chennai in search of a career in the film industry. The journey was anything but easy ....
Bharathiraja’s association with Ilaiyaraaja is not confined to cinema; their relationship dates back several years ... Bharathiraja knew Ilaiyaraaja and his brothers in Pannaipuram ... Ilaiyaraaja’s ...
Taking to his X timeline to post an audio clip that contained his thoughts on his close friend S P Balasubrahmanyam, MaestroIlaiyaraaja wrote, "No one understood a composer's vision faster, and no one poured more focus into a song than SPB.
“Whenever the name Manjanathi came to my mind, I thought of adapting it into a film. Even then, I had decided that maestro Ilaiyaraaja should compose the music. When I met him and narrated the story, he agreed to score it,” the director said ....
Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja celebrated his 83rd birthday on Tuesday ...SuperstarKamal Haasan penned a heartfelt wish for Ilaiyaraaja. He said that the legacy of Ilaiyaraaja will last longer than his age.
“Whenever the name Manjanathi came to my mind, I thought of adapting it into a film. Even then, I had decided that maestro Ilaiyaraaja should compose the music. When I met him and narrated the story, he agreed to score it,” the director said ....