List of awards and nominations received by Ilaiyaraaja explained

List of awards and nominations won by Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja at the TFPC Press Meet
Total number of wins and nominations
Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian composer and instrumentalist who has worked in over 1000 films in various languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, English, Marathi, Sanskrit, Punjabi with majority of his works in the Tamil language and widely regarded as the greatest Indian music composer of all-time by various critics and experts.[1]

Ilaiyaraaja has also worked as conductor and a songwriter. His songs and background score played a crucial role in the success of many of his films. He is widely regarded as one of the most popular composers in the South Indian film industry,[2] and also in the list of world's top selling music artists. Making his debut through Annakili, a Tamil film in 1976, Ilaiyaraaja has been a prominent composer of film music in South Indian cinema since the late 1970s. He integrated folk lyricism (in Tamil) and introduced broader Western musical sensibilities into the South Indian musical mainstream. A gold medalist in classical guitar from Trinity College of Music, London in 1993 he became the first Asian to compose a full symphony performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London's Walthamstow Town Hall. In 2010, he was bestowed upon Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour and the Padma Vibhushan in 2018, the second highest civilian honour by the Government of India.[3] [4]

Ilaiyaraaja has won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the Tamil film Sindhu Bhairavi (1986) and the Telugu films Rudraveena (1989) and Saagara Sangamam (1984). He won three Best Composer awards during the 1980s at the National Film Awards (India).[5] In 2010, Ilaiyaraaja won the National Film Award for Best Background Score for Malayalam film Pazhassi Raja.[6] He also won the Gold Remi Award for Best Music Score jointly with film composer M. S. Viswanathan at the World Fest-Houston Film Festival for his work in the film Vishwa Thulasi in 2005.In 2015, he was also honoured with the Centenary Award for lifetime achievement at the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Panaji, Goa.[7]

He was conferred the title Isaignani (Savant of Music) in 1988 by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and also received the Kalaimamani award, an annual award for excellence in the field of arts from the Government of Tamil Nadu.[8] He also received State Government Awards from the governments of Tamil Nadu, Kerala (1994, 1995, 1998), Andhra Pradesh (1981, 1988, 1990) and Madhya Pradesh (The Lata Mangeshkar Award) (1998) for excellence in music. He is also a recipient of the NTR National Award in 2004.[9] Alongside he also won the Akshaya Samman of the year (2010), a prestigious musical award from Orissa for his outstanding contribution in the field of music.[10]

Ilaiyaraaja was awarded honorary doctorates by Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India (Degree of Doctor of Letter (Honoris causa)) (1994), the World University Round Table, Arizona, U.S.A. (Cultural Doctorate in Philosophy of Music) (April 1994), and Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu (Degree of Doctor of Letters) (1996). He received an award of appreciation from the Foundation and Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (1994), and later that year was presented with an honorary citizenship and key to the Teaneck township by John Abraham, Mayor Teaneck. In a 2003 BBC International poll, more than half-a million people from 165 countries voted his composition "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" from the 1991 film Thalapathi as fourth in the world's top 10 most popular songs of all time.[11] Ilayaraja was honoured with Sachin Dev Burman International award for creative music and sound in January 2012.

He was also nominated in the Best Indian album Music Awards category[12] at US based Just Plain Folks Music Organization, which is the largest grassroots music organization in the world, and stood third for his "Music Journey: Live in Italy".[12] In 2014, he has been chosen for his outstanding contribution to the Indian film music and was awarded the SIES Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati National Eminence award.[13] [14] On December 31, 2015, he was nominated by the Kerala Government for Nishagandi Puraskaram, the top award conferred by the Kerala Government's Tourism Ministry, for his artistic excellence and contributions to the Indian film industry.[15] In 2020, the annual Harivarasanam Award, jointly instituted by the Kerala state government and the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), was presented to Ilaiyaraaja.[16]

Civilian honours

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2018Padma VibhushanGovernment of India[17]
2010Padma BhushanGovernment of India[18]

National Film Awards

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1983Saagara SangamamTeluguBest Music Direction[19]
1985Sindhu BhairaviTamil[20]
1988Rudra VeenaTelugu[21]
2009Pazhassi RajaMalayalamBest Background Score[22]
2015Tharai ThappattaiTamil[23]

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

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2005Vishwa ThulasiGolden Remi Award[24]

International Film Festival of India (IFFI)

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2015MusicCentenary Award for Lifetime Achievement[25]

Filmfare Awards South

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1989Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South Contribution to Cinema[26]
1990Bobbili RajaTeluguBest Music Director[27]
1991ThalapathiTamil
2001KasiTamil
2003PithamaganTamil
2003ManassinakkareMalayalam
2005Achuvinte AmmaMalayalam
2008Innathe Chintha VishayamMalayalam
2009Naan KadavulTamilBest Lyricist for the song 'Pitchai Pathiram'
2009BhagyadevathaMalayalamBest Music Director
2010Kadha ThudarunnuMalayalam
2011Sri Rama RajyamTelugu[28]
2012Nee Thaane En Pon VasanthamTamil
2023Viduthalai Part 1Tamil

Tamil Nadu State Government Awards

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1988KalaimamaniGovernment of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

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197716 VayathinileBest Music Directorrowspan="6"
1980Nizhalgal
1981Alaigal Oivathillai
1988Agni Natchathiram
1989Varusham Padhinaaru, Karagattakaran
2009Ajantha

Kerala State Film Awards

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1994SammohanamBest Background Music[29]
1995KalapaniBest Music Director[30]
1998Kallu Kondoru PennuBest Background Music[31]

Kerala State Government Awards

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2016Nishagandhi PuraskaramGovernment of Kerala[32]
2020Harivarasanam AwardGovernment of Kerala and Travancore Devaswom Board[33]

Screen Awards

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2001Hey RamBest Background Music

Nandi Awards (Andhra Pradesh State Government)

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1981Seethakoka ChilukaBest Music Directorrowspan="5"
1988Rudraveena
1990Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari
2011Sri Rama Rajyam
2012Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
2004Many moviesNTR National Award

Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards

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2011Azhagarsamiyin KuthiraiBest Music Director[34]

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

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2012MusicCreative and experimental music[35] [36]

South Indian International Movie Awards

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2012Rama RajyamBest Music Director- Telugu
2013Neethane En PonvasanthamBest Music Director- Tamil
2021PsychoBest Music Director- Tamil

Notes and References

  1. News: Ilayaraja gets Padma Bhushan . https://web.archive.org/web/20110125193433/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/ilayaraja-gets-padma-bhushan-769 . 25 January 2011 . Deccan Chronicle . 26 January 2010 . 2012-01-20.
  2. Web site: Film Score Daily: An "Unknown" Indian Film Music master . Filmscoremonthly.com . 2012-01-20.
  3. News: Ilaiyaraaja gets Padma Vibhushan. 25 January 2018. 25 January 2018. Behindwoods.com.
  4. Web site: Award Shows Modi Govt Respects Tamil People a Lot: Ilayaraja on Getting Padma Vibhushan. 25 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Ilaiyaraaja to be conferred Akshaya Samman 2010. NDTV. 25 January 2012.
  6. Web site: I don't think about awards while composing: Ilayaraja . Movies.ndtv.com . 2012-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915055639/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100153442&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=music&nid=52564 . 15 September 2012 . dead .
  7. News: Ilaiyaraja honoured with IFFI Centenary Award . . 2015-11-20 . 2015-11-20 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160117184421/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/iffi-2015-ilaiyaraja-felicitated-with-centenary-award-for-lifetime-achievement/article7900519.ece . 17 January 2016 .
  8. News: Music magic on a rewind . The Hindu, 5 April 2004, Monday . 2012-01-20 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007234756/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/04/05/stories/2004040500640300.htm . 7 October 2010 .
  9. Web site: Ilayaraja, Ambarish, Krishna get NTR award . The Hindu, Business Line . Hyderabad . 30 August 2007 . 4 January 2012.
  10. Web site: Ilaiyaraaja to be conferred Akshaya Samman 2010 . Movies.ndtv.com . 2012-01-20 . https://archive.today/20120714075918/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?id=ENTEN20100153629&keyword=music&section=Movies&subcatg=MUSICINDIA . 14 July 2012 . dead .
  11. Web site: The Worlds Top Ten | BBC World Service . Bbc.co.uk . 2012-01-20.
  12. Web site: A. R. Rahman wins 'Grassroot Grammy' . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021194248/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article13731.ece . 21 October 2012 . THE HINDU . New Delhi . 2 Sep 2009.
  13. Web site: PTI . SIES to honour Ilayaraja and Ram Naik . timesofindia . 2014-12-04 . 2014-12-04 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141218130228/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/SIES-to-honour-Ilayaraja-and-Ram-Naik/articleshow/45364105.cms . 18 December 2014 .
  14. News: PTI . Ilayaraja, Ram Naik to receive SIES National Eminence Award . Business Standard India . business-standard . 2014-12-04 . 2014-12-04 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141208175335/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ilayaraja-ram-naik-to-receive-sies-national-eminence-award-114120400620_1.html . 8 December 2014 .
  15. News: Ilayaraja nominated for top Kerala award . The Indian Express . 2016-01-01 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160104155537/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/ilayaraja-nominated-for-top-kerala-award/ . 4 January 2016 .
  16. Web site: Harivarasanam Award presented to Ilaiyaraaja at Sabarimala- The New Indian Express.
  17. News: Republic Day 2018: Ilayaraja, Dhoni among 85 personalities conferred with Padma Awards this year. The Indian Express. 25 January 2018. 25 January 2018.
  18. News: Nobel laureate Venky, Ilayaraja, Rahman, Aamir to receive Padma awards. 20 January 2012. The Hindu. 25 January 2010.
  19. Web site: 31st National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. Akal Information Systems Ltd.. 20 January 2012. 16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721170213/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=31NFA.pdf. 21 July 2011. dead.
  20. Web site: 33rd National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. Akal Information Systems Ltd.. 20 January 2012. 38. https://web.archive.org/web/20180123051710/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm33NFAAward.aspx?PdfName=33nfa.pdf. 23 January 2018. dead.
  21. Web site: 36th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. Akal Information Systems Ltd.. 20 January 2012. 52. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116101649/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm36NFAAward.aspx?PdfName=36nfa.pdf. 16 January 2013. dead.
  22. Web site: 56th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. Akal Information Systems Ltd.. 20 January 2012. 138. https://web.archive.org/web/20130130000605/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm56NFAAward.aspx?PdfName=56NFA.pdf. 30 January 2013. dead.
  23. Web site: 63rd National Film Awards. 28 March 2016 . 28 March 2016.
  24. Web site: The Official Website of M.S.Viswanathan – Legendary Indian Composer . MSV Times . 21 October 2004 . 2012-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120221001916/http://msvtimes.net/articles/newsevents14.html . 21 February 2012 . dead .
  25. News: Ilaiyaraja honoured with IFFI Centenary Award. The Hindu. 20 November 2015. 2015-11-20.
  26. Web site: Lifetime Achievement Award (South) winners down the years... Filmfare.com.
  27. Web site: 39th Annual Filmfare Tamil Best Director Film Music : Santosh : Free … . archive.org . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20170208065721/https://archive.org/details/39thAnnualFilmfareTamilBestDirectorFilmMusic . 8 February 2017 . dead.
  28. Web site: Best Music Director. Filmfare. 26 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120529060426/http://www.awards.filmfare.com/telegu/best-music.php. 29 May 2012. dead.
  29. Web site: Kerala State Film Awards – 1994. Kerala Chalachitra Academy. C-DIT. 20 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20101002054813/http://www.keralafilm.com/sfa94.htm. 2 October 2010. dead.
  30. Web site: Kerala State Film Awards – 1995. Kerala Chalachitra Academy. C-DIT. 20 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713144248/http://www.keralafilm.com/sfa95.htm. 13 July 2011. dmy-all.
  31. Web site: Kerala State Film Awards – 1998. Kerala Chalachitra Academy. C-DIT. 20 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20101002054857/http://www.keralafilm.com/sfa98.htm. 2 October 2010. dead.
  32. News: Nishagandhi Puraskaram award presented to Ilayaraja. Indian Express. 25 January 2016.
  33. Web site: 2020-01-16 . Harivarasanam Award presented to Ilaiyaraaja at Sabarimala . 2020-11-09 . The New Indian Express.
  34. Web site: 2012 . Vishal and Richa Win Awards . filmics.com . 17 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514195225/http://www.filmics.com/Tamil-Movie-News-in-English/vishal-richa-gangopadhyay-norway-international-tamil-film-festival.html . 14 May 2012 . dead .
  35. Web site: Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards 2012 . Press Information Bureau, Govt of India . 28 May 2012.
  36. Web site: SNA: List of Akademi Awardees . Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm . 30 May 2015 .

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