Ilaiyaraaja

Ilayaraja (ఇలైయరాజ in Telugu, இைளயராஜா in Tamil) (born June 2, 1943) is an Indian composer, having composed for over 750 films over a career of more than 28 years.

Ilayaraja was born in a rural family in Pannaiapuram near

Ilayaraja (ఇలైయరాజ in Telugu, இைளயராஜா in Tamil) (born June 2, 1943) is an Indian composer, having composed for over 750 films over a career of more than 28 years.

Ilayaraja was born in a rural family in Pannaiapuram near Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Although he did not have any formal education, he completed a course in classical guitar (higher local) with a gold medal at the Trinity College of Music in London.