See main article: List of film scores by Ilaiyaraaja 1970s.
See main article: List of film scores by Ilaiyaraaja 1980s.
See main article: List of film scores by Ilaiyaraaja 1990s.
See main article: List of film scores by Ilaiyaraaja 2000s.
See main article: List of film scores by Ilaiyaraaja 2010s.
See main article: List of film scores by Ilaiyaraaja 2020s.
The below list gives the upcoming/announced films composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
| Year | Film | Cast | Director | Language | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Viduthalai Part 2 | Vijay Sethupathi, Soori | Vetrimaaran | Tamil | Filming | |
| Gift | Alphonse Puthren | TamilMalayalam | Announced [1] | |||
| Arisi | Ra Mutharasan, Samuthirakani | S A Vijaykumar | Tamil | Filming [2] | ||
| TBA | ||||||
| Thupparivaalan 2 | Vishal | Tamil | Filming | |||
| Mareechika | Anupama, Regina, Viraj Ashwin | Satish Kasetty | Telugu | Filming[3] | ||
| Kadhal Sei | K Ganeshan | Tamil | Audio released | |||
| Oh Saathi Chal | Aishwarya Rajinikanth | Hindi | Announced | |||
| Venjam Theerthaayadaa | Susi Ganesan | Tamil | Announced[4] | |||
| Munpadhivu | GM Durai Pandian | Tamil | Filming[5] | |||
| A Beautiful Breakup | Ajith Vasan Uggina | English | Post-production | |||
| Dhesiya thalaivar | JM Basheer | Aravindhraj | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Chiranjeevi Ponniyin Selvan | Ajay Pratheeb | Tamil | Announced[6] | Web Series | ||
| Kadavul 2 | Velu Prabhakaran | Tamil | Announced[7] | |||
| Delayed projects | ||||||
| 2020 | Ammayi | Vinay Rai, Varalaxmi | G.Shankar | Tamil | Delayed | |
| 2016 | Rajathandhiram 2 | Veera | Senthil Veerasamy | Tamil | Delayed | |
| 2015 | Porkalathil Oru Poo | K. Ganeshan | Tamil | Music released | ||
| 2014 | Raja Rajanin Porvaal | Snehan | R.S. Amudeshver | Delayed/Songs recorded | ||
| 2013 | Naadi Thudikkuthadi | Selva | Tamil | Music released | ||
| 2012 | Mayamohitha Chandran | Kunchacko Boban | Malayalam | Delayed project | ||
| 2011 | Thaandavakone | Subbu Sujatha | Tamil | Music released | ||
| 2011 | Padithurai | Tamil | Delayed project | |||
| 2009 | SRK | Manoj Joshi, Vinay Pathak | Ajoy Varma | Hindi | Unreleased[8] [9] | Remake of the Malayalam film Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala |
| Year | Album | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Honnina Therinali | First devotional album of Ilaiyaraaja in Kannada | |
| 1992 | Geetha Vazhipaadu | First devotional album of Ilaiyaraaja in Tamil, also written by him, with 9 songs on the major Hindu deities | |
| 1981-82 | Geethanjali | Devotional album on the major Hindu deities, written by Ilaiyaraaja and Vaali, with 9 songs | |
| 1986 | How to Name It? | A crossover album fusing the sensibilities of Western classical music's Baroque music style, mastered by Johann Sebastian Bach and Carnatic classical music's raga virtuosity, mastered by Tyagaraja, into a collection of 10 mesmeric tracks | |
| 1988 | Nothing but Wind | A crossover album featuring the famed Hindustani flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia playing the flute to Ilaiyaraaja's compositions combining the finer sensibilities of the Classical period of Western classical music mastered by Mozart and Indian folk, Hindustani, Carnatic and light music for some meditative, playful, reflective tracks | |
| 1992 | Vedic Chanting | Produced by Ilaiyaraaja with selected hymns from the Rig Veda and Purusha Sukta | |
| 1992 | The Secret of Ramayana | Select verses from Valmiki and Kamban's Ramayana tuned and produced by Ilaiyaraaja, in addition to verses from the Vedas and Upanishads | |
| 1993 | Symphonic Work in 5 movements with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London | Conducted by John Scott. Recorded by Tony Faulkner at the Walthomstow Town Hall, London in June 1993. Produced by Mike Townend. | |
| 1994 | Ilaiyaraaja's Classicals on the Mandolin | Carnatic classical music album with four krithis and a varnam, all written and composed by Ilaiyaraaja, including one Sanskrit krithi in a raga discovered by Ilaiyaraaja himself, Raajalahiri, with a forward speech by the Carnatic music legend Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, played on the Mandolin by the late Mandolin legend, U. Srinivas.[10] | |
| 1995 | RAID-Music for dance production of Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Co., London | Based on the Indian game of kabaddi | |
| 1995 | India 24 Hours | Documentary on India, filmed by 18 famed photojournalists, who selected a spot each across the length and breadth of India, and filmed the passions and dreams of Indians across 100 hours. The two-hour documentary has a musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. | |
| 2000 | Raajavin Ramanamalai | First devotional album on Ramana Maharishi, also written by Ilaiyaraaja, with 10 songs | |
| 2002 | Amma Paamaalai | Devotional album on the goddess Parvathi | |
| 2005 | Thiruvasagam | Symphonic oratorio on Manickavasagar's Thiruvasagam, a crossover album that seeks to blend Thiruvasagam's bhakti with the finer elements of Western classical music's symphonic movements. Conducted by Laszlo Kovacs, performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra and recorded in Budapest. | |
| 2006 | Guru Ramana Geetam | Second devotional album on Ramana Maharishi, with two krithis, one in Sanskrit and dedicated to Ramanar's mother, also written by Ilaiyaraaja, among 10 songs | |
| 2007 | The Music Messiah | Collection of background scores from his landmark score for the Malayalam film Guru | |
| 2007 | Sri Ramana Naadha Amudham | Third album on Ramana Maharishi, with 10 songs, with 6 songs written by Vaali (poet) and 4 songs written by Ilaiyaraaja, and composed by the veteran composer M.S. Viswanathan. | |
| 2008 | Manikantan Geet Mala | Devotional album on Swami Ayyappa, in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Annamalai Ramanaandi | Devotional album on Ramana Maharishi. Songs written by Muruganaar and Sadhu Om. Rendered by Ramananjali group led by Sulochana Natarajan and Ilaiyaraaja. | |
| 2009 | Namratha Ke Sagar | Single song, composed by Ilaiyaraaja for a bhajan written by Mahatma Gandhi, sung by Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and recited on screen by Amitabh Bachchan[11] | |
| 2010 | Ramana Saranam | Fourth devotional album on Ramana Maharishi, with a krithi in Telugu among 10 songs, all written and composed by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| 2010 | Baba Pugazh Maalai | Devotional album on Shirdi Sai Baba | |
| 2011 | Akkah | Short film in Kannada on the Kannada poetess-saint Akka Mahadevi[12] with songs rendered by Bombay Jayashri | |
| 2013 | Ramana Aaram | Fifth devotional album (Volume 1 & Volume 2) on Ramana Maharishi, also written by Ilaiyaraaja, with 16 songs | |
| 2015 | Swappnam | Classical album composed for a dance drama on Lord Shiva choreographed by dancer Krithika Subramaniam, with 10 songs on the CD, collected from Thiruvasagam, Thevaram, Nandanar Charitham, Adi Sankara's Ardhanarishwara Ashtakam among other devotional hymns dedicated to Shiva. Sudha Raghunathan, T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Rajhesh Vaidhya, Abhishek Raghuram, Bharath Sundar, composer Sharreth, A. K. Palanivel, Palaghat Sreeram, Embar Kannan were among the musicians who were part of the project.[13] | |
| 2016 | Thaarai Thappattai (Original Background Score) | Collection of background scores from his National Award-winning score for his 1000th milestone film Tharai Thappattai. Contains 19 songs. | |
| 2017 | Raaja's Ramanamalai | Sixth devotional album (new 2017 album) on Ramana Maharishi, brought by Sri Thenandal Films, also written by Ilaiyaraaja, with 10 songs | |
| 2020 | Bharath Bhoomi | Tribute to COVID-19 warriors (Hindi & Tamil)[14] | |
| 2024 | Divya Pasurams | Seventh devotional album, Eight pasurams have been chosen for the album from the 4,000 verses of the Nalayira Divya Prabhandham, written by the 12 Alwars.[15] |
Hindustan Coca-Cola collaborated with Ilaiyaraaja for its ad jingles. This is the first time Raja has done a commercial jingle.
Country Delight collaborated with Ilaiyaraaja for an ad.
Many of Ilaiyaraaja's songs were used as jingles in advertisements. Filmmaker R Balki has used them in many of his ads either as a musical note or a jingle composed to the same tune.[21]
| Year | Movie title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Nizhalgal | Singer in the song "Madai Thiranthu" | |
| 1985 | Dharmapathini | Guest appearance in the song "Naan Thedum[22] | |
| 1986 | Saadhanai | Guest appearance in the song "O Vanambadi"[23] | |
| 1989 | Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal | Guest appearance in the song "Kalyanamaalai"[24] | |
| 1989 | Karagattakaran | Guest appearance in the title song "Paattaalae Buddhi"[25] | |
| 1991 | Kumbakarai Thangaiah | Guest appearance in the song "Ennai Oruvan Paada Chonnaan"[26] | |
| 1992 | Villu Pattukaran | Guest appearance in the temple donation screen between 11:50 and 14:50[27] | |
| 1998 | Kannathal | Guest appearance in the song "Amman Pugazhai" | |
| 2009 | Azhagar Malai | Guest appearance in the song "Ulagam Ippo"[28] | |
| 2013 | Naadi Thudikkudhadi | Guest appearance in the song "Kadhale Illaadha Desam"[29] |
Apart from remake films, Ilaiyaraaja has reused the following tracks: