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For those who thought it was a flash in the pan, came other hits. And suddenly, as the songs played out from the radio, the song Machaanai Paatheengala sung by S Janaki took Tamil Nadu by storm.ДЄs the other songs too like Annakili Unnai Thaedudhae became popular, crowds flocked to the theatres, swayed to the songs, and Annakili turned out to be a hit. For two weeks, the film limped at the box-office. Since there were already a few Rajas around, Rasaiah was given the name Ilayaraja.ДЄnnakili had a poor opening. A few persons, who were not convinced of RasaiahвЂ™s mettle, felt the film was doomed. IlayarajaвЂ™s first song for the film Annakili was marred by a bad omen вЂ“ a power cut just before the recording began. Ilayaraja was looking for opportunities to make his own mark but there were no takers. Panchu said he was fed up with the domination of Hindi film music in Tamil Nadu and wanted someone to break the stranglehold of Hindi music. It was then that Panchu Arunachalam, an associate of Kannadasan, was looking for a music director who would provide folk-based music for his film Annakili. Ilayaraja was making a living by working as an assistant for music director G K Venkatesh. Singer S P Balasubrahmanyam and RajaвЂ™s music troupe would present music performances including the then popular Hindi songs at various places. Moving to Chennai to seek a fortune in the film industry, he and his brothers stayed in a small lodge in Mylapore, attending classes of Dhanraj Master and hoping to meet some director or producer who would give them an opportunity. It was perhaps this practice that enabled Rasiah to have almost a computerized memory of songs for particular occasions. Their speciality was converting popular Tamil and Hindi songs into numbers which served as propaganda for the Communist party. The Paavalar brothers travelled across the length and breadth of the State.

ILAYARAJA AGE SERIES

(This is the second part of a series on the maestro.

How did Ilayaraja reach cult status? Coming from a small village in southern Tamil Nadu, with virtually no education and no musician in sight except his elder brother Paavalar Varadarajan whom he would accompany for music performances as part of Communist party propaganda, Rasaiah as he was known then had no traces of a musical genius in the making. Ilaiyaraaja is known as 'Isaignani' (musical genius) and is addressed as 'Maestro' by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, among others.This article was first published in 2018. Music and arrangement by #Suprabatham /Xl8EMmOQwF- Prashanth Rangaswamy December 28, 2021

Isaignani to release #SriVenkatesaSuprabatham by the gifted great grand daughters of the legendary carnatic singer #MSSubbulakshmi at 9.15 AM tomorrw! He has written over 7,000 songs, made film scores for over 1,000 films, and performed in over 20,000 concerts. Let's find out more about the veteran singer through this article. Gnanathesikan, is an Indian film composer and vocalist who is said to have died.

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