Acclaimed music composer Isaigniani Ilaiyaaraja, who celebrated his 80th birthday earlier this year, has completed 46 years in the film industry. The music mastero, who made his debut with the 1976 film, 'Annakili' hosted dinner for his fellow musician to 46 years in the industry. Among the many musicians were popular drums player Sivamani and veena player Rajhesh Vaidhya.
Sharing a couple of pictures from the event, Sivamani posted, "Lovely moments at the dinner hosted by Ilaiyaraaja sir to celebrate 46 years in the industry and was wonderful to meet fellow musicians. #FEFSI #IsaignaniIlayaraja #Ilaiyaraaja" (sic)
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Ilaiyaraaja is truly a living legend and the man who changed film music in Tamil. He has been around now for more that 40 years and his music is evergreen. The veteran music director has composed over 8,500 songs and featured in close to 1,500 films across nine languages. He has also performed over 20,000 concerts in his career spanning over five decades.
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