![]() ![]() ![]() Several awards for his works throughout his career. Ilaiyaraaja was the only Indian composer to be featured in the list which included names such as Ennio Morricone, John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith. In 2014, the American world cinema portal, "Taste of Cinema", placed him at 9th position in its list of 25 greatest film composers in the history of cinema. In 2013, when the Indian news channel CNN-IBN conducted a poll celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, Ilaiyaraaja won the vote for the "Greatest Indian music composer". Ilaiyaraaja is given the epithet-"Isaignani" (musical genius), and is referred to as " Maestro" by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London, among others. Reputed to be one of the most prolific Indian composers, in a career spanning over forty-five years, he has composed over 7,000 songs and provided film scores for over 1,000 films, apart from performing in over 20,000 concerts. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil and Telugu films. ![]()
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