Behind govt's RS nominations, BJP's big southern outreach

The government on Wednesday nominated four noted personalities, including celebrated athlete P T Usha and music maestro Ilaiyaraaja, from as many southern states to the Rajya Sabha, in what is......

Veteran singer Vani Jayaram found dead with head injury

Iconic playback singer Vani Jayaram, who has crooned over 10,000 songs in 19 languages, including the very popular Hindi number 'Bole re Papihara' and who was named for the Padma Bhushan Award......

When flashbulbs popped at Saif, Sant Chatwal

NRI hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, music composer Ilaiyaraaja and top businessman Vindi Banga were conferred the Padma Bhushan awards by President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi on Wednesday.Click on......

PHOTOS: Illaiyaraja, Ghulam Mustafa Khan, 41 others given Padma awards

Noted music composer Illaiyaraja, Hindustani classical singer Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Hindutva thinker P Parameswaran, Kerala Bishop Philipose Mar Chrysostom and 39 other prominent personalities were......

Dhanush Gets Ready To Play Ilaiyaraaja

IMAGE: Dhanush with Ilaiyaraaja. "This is truly a moment of fulfilment for me. Since my childhood, I have been captivated by the enchanting melodies of Ilaiyaraaja sir," Dhanush says, overwhelmed,......

'My dream is to make Ilaiyaraaja's biopic with Dhanush'

'Dhanush is a unique talent.''There is no other person in the industry whom I envy as a writer and a director except Dhanush.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Dhanush/Facebook They have done just one......

Cheeni Kum, not Ilaiyaraaja's best

There comes a time when even great composers like Ilaiyaraaja fall into a rut. And the album Cheeni Kum, by the great composer himself, is a perfect example of this. The music is largely......

Ilaiyaraaja turns 1000-films-old with Shamitabh

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Veteran music composer Ilaiyaraaja has completed composing music for 1000 films with R Balki's upcoming film Shamitabh.To......