Sort by Review Date	Sort by Review Rating
Musical Magic down the Memory Lane By: reavan | Nov 07, 2003 01:01 PM To introduce Illayaraja, he can be termed as the King of Tamil Cinema Music. As a master musician, Illayaraja dominated the tamil Cinema Industry from the middle 1970s with his trendsetting music till... Read complete review |  Read 14852 times |  Comments (6)	Very Useful
Illayaraja-King of Music By: sureshmehcnit | Nov 08, 2003 01:25 PM I feel that Illayaraja has not been recognised well in india.If he would have been in the hollywood he would have got so many oscars for his work.But in india ,he got only three national awards though... Read complete review |  Read 21475 times |  Comments (9)	Very Useful
The Raja of Melody By: tarantinofan | Dec 03, 2003 11:21 AM             Selecting the ten best songs of Ilayaraja is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. The list below is the ten best songs in my opinion! Comments welcome!         1. Poove Sempoove... Read complete review |  Read 15667 times |  Comments (13)	Very Useful
I broke the rules! By: amriyer | Dec 30, 2003 04:56 PM This is a hard topic to write on because Illayaraja has composed countless melodies, most with excellent music. Speaking of which, his ’’Rakkamma Kaiya thattu’’ from Thalapathy has been ranked... Read complete review |  Read 11762 times |  Comments (12)	Very Useful
Maestro@Work By: junglewood | Apr 28, 2004 07:25 AM Ilayaraja’s contribution to Indian cinema and more so Tamil World is uncomparable. Ilayaraja in my opinion is the most complete Musician that Tamil Cinema ever saw with his range of genres as wide as the... Read complete review |  Read 3294 times |  Comments (7)	Very Useful
The Maestro's Magic By: dwingramki | May 05, 2004 11:45 AM Disclaimer: I do not claim to be well versed in appreciating all the nuances of music but I can sense a good tune when I hear one. Though Ilayaraja has composed over 600 movies and its difficult... Read complete review |  Read 7179 times |  Comments (16)	Very Useful
Raja's Rajyam By: onion | May 08, 2004 05:00 PM           Prelude Writer Asokamitran once wrote that Sivaji single handedly took Tamil cinema back by about twenty years. What he meant was that because of the thespian?s extraordinary talent Tamil film... Read complete review |  Read 4176 times |  Comments (7)	Very Useful
MUSIC by ILLAYARAJA By: praveenkumarav | Nov 01, 2004 06:08 PM We Keralites like Tamil somewhat in the same way as we like our mother tongue Malayalam. Since my childhood, I have been a great fan of Illayaraja. I have a good collection of his songs. Being a Keralite,... Read complete review |  Read 3376 times |  Comments (3)	Very Useful
Memorable Melodies of Maestro By: dinkoarun | Apr 02, 2005 12:12 PM This list does not attempt to rank the ten best songs of Ilayaraja, but rather the ten most memorable songs of no particular order. If there is one music director that has experimented with... Read complete review |  Read 1845 times |  Comments (1)	Very Useful

Smt P.Suseela songs for Illayaraja By: rajeshkrv1 | Jun 22, 2005 08:33 PM Though IR used Janaki a lot , he had given some memorable songs for PS. Let us discuss and list those gems 1. Kannan oru kai kuzhandai Movie: Badhrakali Lyrics: Vaali Singers: KJY & P.Suseela... Read complete review |  Read 3587 times |  Comments (5)	Very Useful
His hits in Malayalam By: jeetu7 | Jun 26, 2005 12:29 AM              Many things inspired me to write about Ilayaraja’s best Malayalam songs. Recently, I saw the comment written by our Sujai (iamsujaij) for the review of “Oru Naal Oru Kanavu”... Read complete review |  Read 12238 times |  Comments (4)	Very Useful
Illayaraja's Top 80's and 90's By: superfly69 | Jul 31, 2005 04:58 AM Althought these songs are numbered, i don’t like them in any particular order, i’m a big fan of Illayaraja and picking a top ten list was almost an impossible task to do. Nevertheless here’s the list,... Read complete review |  Read 2829 times |  Comments (3)	Very Useful
Musical Magic of Maestro Isaignani Illayaraja By: sndaya | Aug 01, 2005 10:46 AM I thank the fans who have started this review, but am surprised there were so few reviews on Ilayaraja’s top ten he is worthy of 1000 reviews from the readers who have read this column. I would... Read complete review |  Read 12362 times |  Comments (9)	Very Useful
''Isayil thodanguthamma''-IR's Ten!!! By: shivsri_13 | Aug 04, 2005 04:24 PM Am I matured enough to pick up the best of Raaja?Certainly no!But it is not fair on my part to miss out this topic as I’ve already written for ’’Ten of Kamal and Rahman’’.So commencing it. Proud... Read complete review |  Read 2206 times |  Comments (6)	Very Useful
IR's 10 rare gems By: madanmohan | Jan 04, 2006 03:53 PM    This is a review of 10 Illayaraja compositions which have got somewhat forgotten in the glow of his renowned masterpieces like Mandram Vandha , Ninu Kori , etc. Some of these songs also... Read complete review |  Read 3827 times |  Comments (8)	Very Useful
A Perfect Composer By: sethu_sridhar | Mar 16, 2006 04:41 PM I have grown up with Raja’s songs. The beauty of Raja’s composition is that it fits exactly into the situation for the song. The tune apart, the choice of instruments is so apt that it brings the situation... Read complete review |  Read 2793 times |  Comments (1)	Very Useful
My Favourite Songs of Maestro Ilayaraaja. By: zazz | Apr 25, 2006 01:39 PM Hello friends I dont know tamil ,I am kannadiga and I listen daily Ilayaraaja’s compositions as Iam guitar I love his music because of the extravagant music arrangements and melodious composition,here... Read complete review |  Read 3531 times |  Comments (3)	Very Useful
My 10 favourite picks By: ns80 | Dec 29, 2006 04:06 PM Its a hard task to limit your picks from such a master composer whose career spans 3 decades to a paltry 10 songs. I have been a music lover from childhood and during the last 5 years I started exploring... Read complete review |  Read 5458 times |