Anything about IR found on the net - Vol 4

https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/jan/17/firat-look-of-ilaiyaraajas-musical-ninaivellam-meeyada-out-38849.html

https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ilaiyaraaja-finishes-scoring-music-for-lakshmy-ramakrishnans-next-directorial-6763783.html

https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/why-ilaiyaraaja-scored-for-a-musical-short-all-about-hariharan-rajus-atman/article66382677.ece

https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/viduthalai-song-onnoda-nadandhaa-ilaiyaraaja-dhanush-ananya-bhat-8432313/

https://youtu.be/nXYnP4f7HNs

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https://www.ottplay.com/news/rangamarthanda-puvvai-virise-pranam-sung-by-ilaiyaraaja-is-sirivennelas-attempt-to-decode-deeper-truths-of-life/cc0366543d68

DSP's heartfelt speech - people who are inspired by Ilaiyaraaja

New discovery today that for the 1984 Malayalam movie "onnANu nammaL", IR did only songs

Someone else did BGM!

How did I go after this movie? Somebody shared in twitter the Malayalam version of the 'thEr koNdu vandhavan yArenRu solladi' song, featuring Mohanlal and Poornima Jayaram on-screen.

When I tried to watch the movie, the title music itself was pathetic - and that's when I realized it was not by maestro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onnanu_Nammal

Gangai Amaran says that Ilaiyaraaja is composing another symphony now - plan is to be launched in the US (around 16:50 in the below video)

....2nd time in the last few months he has talked about Ilaiyaraaja composing another symphony


https://youtu.be/lXTN5KsOTLg

Flautist Sudhakar passed away on March-27-2023.  May his good soul rest in peace.  He was amongst the few BEST and FINEST flautists of the NATION.

He was a gem in the court of Maestro Ilayaraja.  He will continue to live with us through his work (like the recorder flute piece in Azhagiya kanne song interlude, How to Name it album, Mudhal Mariyaadhai album etc.).  

He also rendered his voice as an old woman in songs like Oram po oram po rukkumani vandi varudhu, Rukkumani rukkumani etc.

2015: He appeared as a guest in the Jaya TV Super Singer contest, in IR round.  He talks about a few things (in between songs) and plays Thumbi Vaa in flute and also Azhagiya kanne.

Unrelated: Binni Krishnakumar talks about how IR composed the theme for Ente Sooryaputhrikku, Fazil's Malayalam movie (Karpoora Mullai in Tamil) in the raga Mayavinodhini (the same as the heroine's name!).

For more videos on the flautist, check the topic: "Tribute to Flautist Sudhakar".