Ilaiyaraaja – the name says it all. Ilaiyaraaja is synonymous with music, joy, emotions, memories, and more. Generations of music lovers have been mesmerized by Ilayaraja’s music. Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja is so ingrained in movie and music lovers’ lives that he is a household name. South Indians, in particular, have a special bond with the musical genius who redefined film music in the 1980s and 1990s.
Though Ilaiyaraaja started working on fewer movies in the 2000s and 2010s, not a day passes for movie lovers without listening to his beats from somewhere. With more than 1000 movies and 7000 songs to his credit Ilaiyaraaja became an inseparable part of both movie and music history of India. Celebrating his illustrious achievement in the field of music Tamil star Dhanush is coming up a biopic on Ilaiyaraaja.
Tamil star hero Dhanush is acting as Ilaiyaraaja in the biographical movie, which will depict all aspects and angles of Ilaiyaraaja’s life. Tamil super star Kamal Hassan launched the poster of the Ilaiyaraaja movie. As soon as the poster was launched, it got trending. With countless memories and limitless buzz surrounding it, the Ilaiyaraaja biopic is the most awaited movie now.
Arun Mathesawaran is directing Ilaiyaraaja biopic. Connekkt Media, PK Prime Production and Mercuri Movies are jointly producing the movie. Interestingly Ilaiyaraaja himself is composing the music for his biopic.