The following lists the films composed by Ilaiyaraaja in the 2000s.
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Kadhal Rojavae | Keyaar | ||||
| 14 January | Kannukkul Nilavu | Fazil | ||||
| 18 February | Hey Ram | Kamal Haasan | 900th FilmBackground score recorded with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra in Hungary. India's official selection for its entry into the Academy Awards for The Best Foreign Language Film. | |||
| 18 February | Hey Ram | Kamal Haasan | Winner, Screen Award for Best Background Music. | |||
| 10 March | Kakkai Siraginilae | |||||
| 22 September | Tamil | Karuvelam Pookkal | Poomani | |||
| 14 January | Tamil | Thirunelveli | Bharathi Kannan | |||
| 8 June | Tamil | Karisakattu Poove | Kasthuri Raja | |||
| 14 April | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | Sathyan Anthikkad | ||||
| 1 September | Bharathi | Gnana Rajasekaran | ||||
| 23 September | Ilayavan | T. Babu | ||||
| 23 December | Usha Ganesh Raja | only one instrumental used in the film | 3D animated film. |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kutty | Janaki Vishwanathan | |||||
| Tamil | En Iniya Ponnilave | Balu Mahendra | Songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja and M.S. Viswanathan. Ilaiyaraaja composed 2 songs while the remaining soundtrack was composed by MSV. The BGM was done by a newcomer. Much delayed theatrical release. | |||
| Kasi | Vinayan | Kasinath (Telugu) | ||||
| Tamil | Friends | Siddique | ||||
| Tamil | Kanna Unnai Thedukiren | Jeeva Selvaraj | ||||
| Tamil | Aandan Adimai | Manivannan | ||||
| Tamil | Kadhal Jaathi | Kasthuri Raja | Film went unreleased. | |||
| Tamil | Kaatrukkenna Veli | Pugazendhi Thangaraj | ||||
| Lajja | Rajkumar Santoshi | |||||
| Usire | A.X. Prabhu |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azhagi | Thangar Bachan | ||||
| Tamil | Ivan | R. Parthiepan | |||
| Devan | C. Arunpandian | ||||
| En Mana Vaanil | Vinayan | ||||
| Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu | R. Srinivas | ||||
| Ramanaa | A. R. Murugadoss | Only collaboration of Murugadoss with Ilaiyaraaja. Remade into 4 Languages | |||
| Solla Marandha Kadhai | Thangar Bachan | ||||
| Nizhalkuthu | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | no song (score only) | |||
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pithamagan | Bala | Sivaputrudu (Telugu) - 6 songs | ||||
| Sambhu | R Suresh Varma | |||||
| Manassinakkare | Sathyan Anthikad | Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Music. | ||||
| Julie Ganapathy | Balu Mahendra | |||||
| Chakravaalam | Balu Mahendra | |||||
| Mayamohithachandran | Shibu | |||||
| Tamil | Dhanush | Film went unreleased. | ||||
| Tamil | Konji Pesalaam | R. Kaleeswaran | ||||
| Manasellam | Santhosh | Manasantha (Telugu) - 7 songs |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virumaandi [1] [2] | Kamal Haasan | Pothuraju (Telugu) - 5 songs | ||||
| Namma Preethiya Ramu | Remake of the Tamil hit, Kaasi. | |||||
| Shiva Shankar | Kapuganti Rajendra | |||||
| Kamaraj | A. Balakrishnan | |||||
| Tamil | Vishwa Thulasi | Sumathy Ram | Soundtrack jointly composed by Ilaiyaraaja and M.S. Viswanathan. Won the Golden Remi Award for Best Music with MSV at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam | Balu Mahendra | |||||
| Achuvinte Amma | Sathyan Anthikad | Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Music. | ||||
| Tamil | Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy | Thangar Bachan | ||||
| Ponmudipuzhayorathu | Johnson Esthappan | |||||
| Malayalam | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | Vayalar Madhavan Kutty | Film yet to release. | |||
| Mumbai Xpress | Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao | |||||
| Mumbai Xpress | Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao | Mumbai Xpress (Telugu) | ||||
| Oru Naal Oru Kanavu | Fazil | |||||
| M.J. Ramanan | no song | |||||
| Tamil | Kasthuri Maan | A. K. Lohithadas | ||||
| Karagattakkari | Bharathi Kannan | |||||
| Pon Megalai | Sakthi Chithran |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March | Rasathanthram | Sathyan Anthikkad | ||||
| 14 April | Pachakuthira | Kamal | Ennai Nee Thaan Pirinthaalum (Tamil) | |||
| 15 September | Shiva | Ram Gopal Varma | Udhayam 2006 (Tamil), Shiva 2006 (Tamil) | |||
| Tamil | Naan Oru Indhiyan | Babu Ganesh | Film was released under the title Desiya Paravai (6 songs) | |||
| Tamil | Uppu | R. Selvaraj | Film went unreleased. | |||
| Hope | Satish Kasetty | no song | ||||
| 12 May | Madhu | K. Thennarasu |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aa Dinagalu | K. M. Chaitanya | |||||
| Tamil | Kutra Pathirigai | R. K. Selvamani | Much delayed film. Soundtrack released in 1992. | |||
| Anumanaspadam | Vamsy | Marked the comeback of Vamsy's Collaboration with Ilaiyaraaja . Soundtrack was a Hit | ||||
| Cheeni Kum | Balki | |||||
| Tamil | Inimey Nangathan | S. Venkibabu | Animated film. | |||
| Vinodayathra | Sathyan Anthikad | |||||
| Nayakan | Malayalam dubbed version of 1987 Tamil film Nayakan - 7 songs | |||||
| Sooryan | V. M. Vinu | Thozhan (Tamil) - 2 songs | ||||
| Maya Kannadi | Cheran (director) | |||||
| Sunny | Kamalakar |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanam | G. Siva | Dhanam (Telugu) released in 2011 | ||||
| Innathe Chintha Vishayam | Sathyan Anthikad | |||||
| Malayalam | SMS | Sarjulan | ||||
| Oh My God | Giridhar Gopal | Unreleased Project | ||||
| Uliyin Osai | Ilavenil | |||||
| Kangalum Kavipaduthey | K. Chandranath | unreleased project |
| Date | Language | Film | Director | Dubbed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Naan Kadavul | Bala (director) | Nene Devudni (Telugu) | |||
| Mallepuvvu | V. Samudra | |||||
| Bhagyadevatha | Sathyan Anthikad | |||||
| Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja | Hariharan (director) | Winner, National Film Award for the Best Background Score | ||||
| Bhagyada Balegara | Sai Prakash | |||||
| Azhagar Malai | S.P. Rajkumar | |||||
| Prem Kahani | R. Chandru | |||||
| Chal Chalein | Ujjwal Singh | |||||
| Vaalmiki | G. Anantha Narayanan | |||||
| Kadhal Kadhai | Velu Prabhakaran | |||||
| Hindi | Paa | Balki | ||||
| Jaganmohini | N.K. Viswanathan | Jaganmohini (Telugu) | ||||
| Kannukulle | Lena Moovendhar | |||||
| Mathiya Chennai | Vivekanand & Veerasingam | |||||
| Ajantha | Kathaka Thirumavalavan | Multilingual. Made in all 4 southern languages. | ||||
| Malayalam | Ajantha | Kathaka Thirumavalavan | ||||
| Kannada | Ajantha | Kathaka Thirumavalavan | ||||
| Ajantha | Kathaka Thirumavalavan | Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director |
See main article: Ilaiyaraaja discography.
| Ilaiyaraaja 2000's | New |