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Directors who have worked with Ilaiyaraja

Topic started by Viswa (@ webgate0.mot.com) on Tue Apr 7 06:43:22 EDT 1998.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

More on Ilaiyaraja ! (Can't help discussing more about him :). I'd like a discussion on the directors (of all languages included) who have worked with IR, what they have had to say about him, what he has had to say about them, and what the press has had to say about them. So, folks, pool in your info and post them right here !
Ravi, let me know your feedback about my postings !

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• From: cram (@ 206.103.12.102) on: Wed Dec 22 05:09:44 EST 1999
  
  padmarajan, who scripted and directed some of the finest movies ever made in this country, worked with IR in only two films, as far as i know. they are moonam pakkam and season. moonam pakkam has a fabulous song and magnificent RR. haven't seen season, so can't comment. i don't know if padmarajan ever spoke about raja or vice-versa, but i guess it was just a case of two reclusive geniuses working in harmony and letting their work speak for themselves.
  
  another mallu director who worked with raja only once is I V Sasi (pagalil or iravu). everyone knows the scintillating music frmo that film.
  
  mahendran is one of the very few who has worked only with raja (not even balu mahendra can claim that, azhiyatha kolangal had salilda's music). sometime back, on sun tv, he was speaking about his rapport with raja. words to the effect: ``naan ennikkume rajakitte dai intha maathiri tune adichchu kududannu kEttathillai. avan podara tune-ai naan picturise pannuven, avvalavuthaan.''
  says a lot for the kind of bonding these guys shared, i mean vada podsa terms. and the music! i think raja gave his experimental best to mahendran.
  
  rudraiah was another character who worked with God of music in only one film: Aval Appadiththan. great movie, great music. has he made any other film? where is he now? periya izhappu tamil cinemavukku.
  
  sridhar and pratap pothen are two guys whom IR obviously likes a great deal. he's always given great stuff for both.
  
  then there are people like kadhir, r v udayakumar, etc etc.
  
  koduththathellam koduththaan
  avan yaarukkagak koduththaan
  oruththarukka koduththaan
  illai oorrukkaaga koduththaan...
  
  
  
  
• From: Jagdish (@ gw-nl1.philips.com) on: Wed Dec 22 05:54:54 EST 1999
  
  i read somewhere that mahendran is directing a movie 'sasanam' (an aravnd swamy starrer) and i hav a feeling thatk rahman is scoring the music for this film, but i'm not very much sure abt this.
  
  
• From: eden (@ 202.54.71.142) on: Wed Dec 22 06:58:21 EST 1999
  
  cram!
  some corrections:
  
  a) IR has worked with I V Sasi in `guru(T)' and `kALi' apart from POI. There may be a few more films too.
  
  b)Rudraiah had another movie with IR : Gramaththu athyayam - It had nice songs but was a box office disaster
  
  Jagdish!
  I read somewhere that Mahendran is trying with some low-profile guy for his new film as he found IR too expensive...can't imagine him hiring ARR at that cost:-)
  
  
• From: eden (@ 202.54.71.149) on: Wed Dec 22 07:48:51 EST 1999
  
  There used to be one GN Rangarajan who churned out a number of hits with Kamal...he always used to work with IR..Kalyanaraman is one that comes to my mind immediately..
  
  Then there was this K Rangaraj (BR's former assistant) who was hired for some motherland pictures' films...unnai nAn santhithEn, udhaya geetham...He has also worked with IR for one non-MP movie, by name `nilavu suduvathillai' which had some lovely melodies including `pAri jAtham, pagalil pooththadhu'...
  
  Some directors used to inspire IR very well (regardless of diff. in opinion as to whether they were very good in directing movies are not)..One such is R Sundarrajan..all the movies that IR worked with him had excellent songs! (PM, VK, AKK, RR...)
  
  
• From: eden (@ 202.54.71.149) on: Wed Dec 22 07:49:10 EST 1999
  
  There used to be one GN Rangarajan who churned out a number of hits with Kamal...he always used to work with IR..Kalyanaraman is one that comes to my mind immediately..
  
  Then there was this K Rangaraj (BR's former assistant) who was hired for some motherland pictures' films...unnai nAn santhithEn, udhaya geetham...He has also worked with IR for one non-MP movie, by name `nilavu suduvathillai' which had some lovely melodies including `pAri jAtham, pagalil pooththadhu'...
  
  Some directors used to inspire IR very well (regardless of diff. in opinion as to whether they were very good in directing movies or not)..One such is R Sundarrajan..all the movies that IR worked with him had excellent songs! (PM, VK, AKK, RR...)
  
  
• From: e (@ 202.54.71.149) on: Wed Dec 22 07:50:29 EST 1999
  
  Oops..sorry for the double posting!
  
  
• From: S (@ netcache31.mot.com) on: Wed Dec 22 07:54:55 EST 1999
  
  The md for sAsanam is balabharathi.....
  
  
• From: cram (@ 206.103.12.102) on: Thu Dec 23 06:17:15 EST 1999
  
  doubt saasanam will see the light of the day. nfdc kitte dabbu ledhu
  
  
• From: AthiNarayanan (@ 1cust174.tnt42.chi5.da.uu.net) on: Thu Dec 23 19:18:37 EST 1999
  
  This in reference to the last movie for Kavithalaya that IR did.That movie was Unnai Solli Kuthramillai.That movie had one very good song "Sorkathin Vasa padi" by KJY and Chitra.
  
  I think KB could continue directing and producing in 80s mainly due to IR who was giving great hits for all his movies(so many can be listed here).Predictably KB and his Kavithalaya have faded away after he moved from IR and during the last 8-9 years,hardly Kavithalaya has produced a movie which is a hit.
  
  It will be interesting to find out how KB tried his cost saving measure with ARR who charges people very high (The quesion is whether he is worth that or not) and ofcourse he has used ARR only 3 times till now for his Kavithalaya movies and of that,one was a miserable flop(Duet) and Muthu was an average hit for a Rajini movie(and it came when Rajini and JJ were bitter enemies).Roja was the initial hype with MR and patriotism(wonder how these guys started marketing that also).
  
  Again talking about BR in the same context,the main reason I have heard why IR decided not to work with BR was because BR never paid IR in full for any of the movies and the balance kept on increasing and IR decided to stop working with him after Nadodi Thendral.Iam sure the same BR must have paid ARR in full before all his movies with him(ofcourse 2 of his 3 movies with ARR were big time flops) as ARR is well known to be money first relationship next type of person.
  
  Athi
  
  
• From: kooththan (@ ts3-20t-110.idirect.com) on: Thu Dec 23 23:53:50 EST 1999
  
  Viswa had asked.....a while ago :-), about the director who worked with Raja the most.
  
  In the pre-release hype for Raman-Adulla, Balu Mahendra claimed that he has done the most number of films with Raja and that he has had the longest relatioship with Raja. I am not sure how truthful his claim was.
  
  Does anybody know who scored the music for balu Mahendra's first movie 'kohila' (Kannada) ?
  
  ....later
  
  
• From: RA (@ bay-70.pppmad.vsnl.net.in) on: Fri Dec 24 11:51:21 EST 1999
  
  Koothan
  
  For most no of films with Raja the credit goes to SP Muthuraman. Around 45 films I believe.
  
  RA
  
  
• From: ravi (@ 202.188.156.140) on: Mon Dec 27 06:56:10 EST 1999
  
  some of directors who worked with IR and the movie list:
  
  Devaraj-Mohan
  ANNAKILI, KAVIKUYIL, CHITTUKURUVI, Rosappu Ravikaikari
  
  A. C. Thirulogachander
  Bathrakali
  
  K.Vijayan
  DEEPAM, THYagam, KOYIL PURA
  
  R.Pattabiraman
  GAYATHRI
  
  Barathirajaa
  PATHINAARU VAYATHINILE, KIZAKKE POGUM RAYIL, SIGAPPU ROJAKKAL,
  NIRAM MARATHA POOKKAL, NIZHALGAL, Alaigal Oivathillai, TIK TIK TIK,
  KHATHAL OVIYAM, Man Vasanai, PUDHUMAI PEN, MUTHAL MARIYATHAI,ORU KAITIYIN DAIRY, KADALORA KAVITHAIGAL, EN UYIR THOZHAN, PUDHU NELLU PUDHU NATHU, NADODI THENDRAL
  
  Karaikudi Narayanan
  ACHANI, ANBE SANGITHA
  
  Rutrayyah
  Aval Appadithan, gRAMATHU aTHIAYAM
  
  M.Baskar
  BAIRAVI
  
  T.N.Balu
  SATTAM EN KAIYIL, SANKARLAL
  
  Sridar
  ILAMAI OONJALADUGIRATHU, ALAGE UNNAI ARATHIKIREN, MUDHALIRAVU, ninaivellam nithia, THENDRALE ENNAI THODU, NANUM ORU THOZHILALI, THANTHUVITTEN ENNAI
  
  N.Vengadesh
  KANNAN ORU KAIKUZHANDAI, MARIYAMMAN THIRUVIZHA
  
  S.P.Muthuraman
  BUVANA ORU KELKURI, KATRINILE VARUM GEETHAM, PRIYA,AARILIRUNTHU ARUBATHU VARAI, KAVARIMAN, KADAVUL AMAITHAMEDAI, Vetrikku orUvan, MURATTU KALAI, RISHIMOOLAM, Netri Kann,KAZHUGU, ENGEYO KETTA KURAL, PUTHU KAVITHAI, Sagalakala Vallavan,
  ADUTHA VARISU, PAYUM PULI, THONGATHE THAMBI THONGATHE,ENAKKUL ORUVAN, NALLAVANUKKU NALLAVAN, NAAN MAHAN ALLA,JAPPANIL KALYANARAMAN, NALLA THAMBI, SRI RAGAVENDRA, UYARNTHAULLAM, Mr. Barath, PER SOLLUM PILLAI, VELAIKARAN, DHARMATHIN
  TALAIVAN, GURUSISHYAN, ADHISAYA PIRAVI, PANDIAN
  
  Magendran
  MULLUM MALARUM, UTHIRI POOKKAL, JOHNNY, Nenjathai Killathe,POOTTADHA POTTUKKAL, NANDU, AZHAGIYA KANNE, METTI, KAIKODUKKUM KAI
  
  R.Tiagarajan
  ANNAI OR ALAYAM, ANBUKKU NAN ADIMAI
  
  R.C.Sakthi
  DHARMAYUTHAM
  
  G.N. Rangarajan
  Kalyana Raman, ELLAM INBA MAYAM, KADAL MEENGAL, MEEndum Kogila,KARAIYELLAM SENBAGAPOO, MAHARASAN
  
  I.V.SASI
  PAGALIL OR IRAVU, GURU, Kaali, KOLANGAL
  
  V.B. Rajendrakumar
  Pattakatti Bairavan, SIRAYIL SILA RAGANGAL
  
  P.S.Nivas
  KALLUKKUL EERAM, ENAKKAGA KATHIRU, SEVVANTHI
  
  Balumaghendra
  Moodu Pani, Moondram Pirai, NEENGAL KETAVAI, UNN KANNIL NEER VAZHINDAL, RETTAI VAAL KURUVI, VEEDU, VANNA VANNA POKKAL,MARUBADIYUM, SATHILEELAVATHI, RAMAN ABDULLAH
  
  Puratchidasan
  NAN POTTA SAVAL
  
  M.G.Vallaban
  THAIPONGAL
  
  C.V.Rajendran
  ULLASA PARAVAIGAL, PUDHIYA THEERPU, ANAND
  
  Prasad
  ARADHANAI
  
  K.Bagyaraj
  INDRU POI NALAI VAA, VIDIYUM VARAI KATHIRU, THooral Ninnu Pochu,DAVANI KANAVUGAL, MUNTHANAI MUDICHU, CHINNA VEEDU, RASUKUTTI,VEETTILE VISHESANGA, ORU OORLA ORU RAJAKUMARI
  
  Sreenivasa Rao
  RAJAPARVAI, ABOORVA SAGOTHARARGAL, MICHAEL MADANA
  KAMARAJAN, MAGALIR MATTUM
  
  Manivannan
  GOPURANGAL SAIVATHILLAI, ILAMAIKALANGAL, AMBIGAI NERILVANTHAL, 24 MANI NERAM, INGEYUM ORU GANGAI, NOORAVATHU NAAL,MUTHAL VASANTHAM, PALAIVANA ROJAKKAL, PUYAL PADUM PATTU,THEERTHAKARAIYINILE, AMAIDHI PADAI, RASAMAGAN, THOZHAR PANDIAN
  
  Rama Narayanan
  KANNE RADHA, MANAIVI SOLLE MANTHIRAM, SOORAKOTTAI SINGAKUTTI,KARUMEDU KARUVAYAN
  
  Gangai Amaran
  KOZHI KOOVUTHU, KOCCARACCO, ENGA OORU PATTUKKARAN,
  KARAGATTAKARAN, OORU VITTU OORU VANTHU, KUMBAKARAI
  THANGAYYAH, CHINNAVAR, PONNUKETHA PURUSHAN, VILLU
  PATTUKKARAN, KOYIL KALAI, THEMMANGU PATTUKARAN
  
  R. Sundararajan
  Payanangal Mudivathillai, NAAN PADUM PADAL, VAIDEKHI KATHIRUNTHAL,KUNGUMA CHIMIZH, AMMAN KOYIL KIZHAKKALE, MELLA THIRANTHATHUKATHAVU, THAZHUVATHA KAIGAL, EN JEEVAN PADUTHU, RAJATHI RAJAA,THIRUMATHI PALANISAMY
  
  K.Shankar
  THAI MOOGAMBIGAI, EZHUTHATHA SATTANGAL
  
  V.C.Kuganathan
  TANIKKATTU RAJA, DHURVA NATCHATHIRAM
  
  Mouli
  ANNEY ANNEY
  
  Major Sundararajan
  INDRU NEE NALAI NAAN, ANTHA ORU NIMIDAM
  
  Rajasegar
  MALAIYOOR MAMPATTIAN, THAMBIKKU ENTHA OORU, KAKKI SATTAI,PADIKATHAVAN, MAAVEERAN, Vikram, MAPPILLAI, DHARMADURAI
  
  Sirumugai Ravi
  RAGANGAL MARUVATHILLAI
  
  Jeganathan
  TANGA MAGAN KADHAL PARISU VELLAI ROJA KOMBERI MOKKAN
  
  K.Viswanath
  SAGARA SANGAMAM (SALANGAI OLI),SWATHI MUTHYAM (SIPPIKKULMUTHU)
  
  K. Nadaraj
  Anbulla Rajinikanth, SELVI, VALLI
  
  Sivachandran
  KAIRASIKARAN, EN UYIR KANNAMMA, MANAM VIRUMBUTHEY UNNAI
  
  K.Rangaraj
  NILAVU SUDUVATHILLAI, UNNAI NAAN SANTHITHEN, AMUDHAGANAM,UDAYA GEETHAM, MANITHANIN MARUPAKKAM, NINAIVE ORU SANGEETHAM, DHARMAN VELLUM
  
  Amirjan
  POOVILANGU, Natpu, SIVA
  
  Pandiyarajan
  Aan Pavam, KANNI RASI, MANAIVI REDY
  
  Maniratnam
  IDHAYA KOYIL, PAGAL NILAVU, MOUNA RAGAM, NAYAGAN, AGNI NATCHATHIRAM, GEETHANJALI (ITHAYATHAI THIRUDATHE), ANJALI,DHALAPATHI
  
  Visu
  KETTI MELAM
  
  Pratab Pothan
  MEENDUM ORU KATHAL KATHAI, VETRI VIZHA, MY DEAR MARTHANDHAN,AATHMA
  
  Balu Anand
  Naane Rajaa Nene Manthiri
  
  S.A.Chandrasegar
  NAN SIGAPPU MANITHAN, NETHIYIN MARUPAKKAM
  
  Paazil
  Poove Poochudavaa, POOVIZHI VASALILE, EN BOMMUKUTTI AMMAVUKKU,VARUSHAM PATHINAARU, KARPOORA MULLAI, ARANGETRA VELAI,KILIPETCHU KETKAVAA, KATHALUKKU MARIYATHAI
  
  K.Balachander
  SINTHU BAIRAVI, PUNNAGAI MANNAN, MANATHIL URUTHI VENDUM, UNNALMUDIYUM THAMBI, PUDHU PUDHU ARTANGAL
  
  G.M.Kumar
  ARUVADAI NAAL, PICK POCKET, URUVAM
  
  R.Selvaraj
  NEETHANA ANTHA KUYIL
  
  A.S.Pragasam
  SADHANAI
  
  Balachandra Menon
  THAIKKU ORU TALATTU
  
  Vamsi
  AALAPANA(SALANGAYIL ORU SANGITHAM)
  
  P.Madhavan
  CHINNAKUYIL PADUTHU
  
  Suresh
  NINAIKKA THERINTHA MANAME
  
  Manobala
  THOORATHU PACHAI, VETRI PADIGAL
  
  Ashokumar
  ULLAM KAVARNTHA KALVAN THAMBIKKU ORU PATTU
  
  T.P. Gajendran
  ENGA OORU KAVALKARAN PANDI NATTU THANGAM PATTU VATHIYAR
  
  V.Alagappan
  IRANDIL ONDRU THANGA TAMARAIGAL
  
  Ramesh-Raj
  NAN SONNATHE SATTAM
  
  V.M.C.Haniffa
  PADATHA THENIKKAL, PAGALIL POURNAMI, PILLAI PASAM
  
  Sendilnathan
  POONTHOTTA KAVALKARAN
  
  Suresh-Krishna
  SATHYA, INDRUDU CHANDRUDU (INDRAN CHANDRAN), RAJA KAIYYAVACHA, VEERA
  
  Chitra Letchumanan
  SOORA SAMHARAM
  
  ‘Yar’ Kannan
  ANBU KATTALAI
  
  Jothi Pandian
  ORE ORU GRAMATHILEY
  
  Athavan
  PAASA MAZHAI
  
  Liagath Aligan
  PATTUKKU ORU TALAIVAN, ENGAL MUDHALALI
  
  P.Kalaimani
  PORUTHATHU POTHUM, MANIDHA JATHI
  
  Ram Kobal Varma
  SHIVA (Uthayam)
  
  P.R.Somasundaram
  AMMAN KOYIL THIRUVIZHA
  
  K.Subash
  CHATRIYAN PANGALI
  
  Santhana Barathi
  KAVALUKKU KETTIKARAN, GUNA, CHINNA MAPPILEY, MAHANATHI,VIETNAM KOLONY
  
  Vasanth
  KELADI KANMANI
  
  R.V.Uthayakumar
  KIZHAKKU VASAL URUDHI MOZHI CHINNA KOUNDER, SINGARA VELAN,PONNUMANI RAJAKUMARAN YEJAMANN, NANDHAVANA THERU, CHINNARAMASAMY PERIYA RAMASAMY
  
  P.Vasu
  MANNAN, NADIGAN, PANAKKARAN, CHINNA THAMBI, IDHU NAMMABHOMI, RIKSHAW MAMA, SENTHAMIZH PATTU, UDANPIRAPPU,UTHAMARASAA, UZHAIPPALI, WALTER VETRIVEL, SEDHUPATHI IPS,PONNUVEETTUKARAN
  
  K.S. Madhu
  MOUNAM SAMMATHAM, DEIVAVAKKU
  
  R.Parthiban
  PONDATTY THEVAI, THALATTU PADAVAA, ULLE VELIYE
  
  R.K.Selvamani
  CAPTAIN PRABAGARAN, CHEMBARUTHI, ADHIRADI PADAI, MAKKAL ATCHI,KANMANI, RAJASTHAN
  
  Keyar
  EERAMANA ROJAVE, VANAJA GIRIJA, MAYA BAZAAR 1995, IRATTAI ROJA,Dharma
  
  Sundar K Vijayan
  EN ARUGIL NEE IRUNTHAL
  
  Kasthorirajaa
  EN RASAVIN MANASILE, NATTUPURA PATTU, VASUKI, VEERATALATTU,
  
  Priyardashan
  GOPURA VASALILE, KALAPANI (SIRAICHALAI)
  
  Kadhir
  IDHAYAM
  
  Jayachandran
  PUDHIYA RAGAM
  
  Rajkapur
  THALATTU KETKUTHAMMA, CHINNA JAMEEN, SEEMAN, SATHYAVAN
  
  Barathan
  AVARAMPOO, THEVAR MAGAN, KANMANI ORU KAVITHAI(NOT RELEASED)
  
  Ganeshraj
  CHINNA THAYEE, MAMIYAR VEEDU
  
  K.Bagyanathan
  ENDRUM ANBUDAN
  
  P.C.Sreeram
  MEERA
  
  N.K.Visvanathan
  NADODI PATTUKKARAN, PUDHUPATTI PONNUTHAYI
  
  V.Segar
  ONNA IRUKKA KATHUKKANUM
  
  Manojkumar
  PANDIDURAI
  
  R.R.Ilavarasan
  THAIMOZHI
  
  G.R.Nathan
  THAMBI PONDATTI
  
  Rajkiran
  ARANMANAI KILI, ELLAME EN RASATHAN
  
  Kulotongan
  CHINNA KANNAMMA, KATHIRUKKA NERAMILLAI, MUTHUKALAI
  
  Pavithran
  I LOVE INDIA
  
  G.B.Vijay
  KALAIGNAN
  
  Rajavarman
  MANIKUYIL
  
  T.K.Rajendran
  THALATTU
  
  K.S.Ravikumar
  SAKTHIVEL, PERIYA KUDUMBAM
  
  B.R.Vijayaletchumi
  PATTU PADAVAA
  
  Tiagarajan
  AANALAGHAN
  
  Nyana Rajasegaran
  MOHAMUL
  
  Nazar
  AVATHARAM, DEVATHAI
  
  Janagi Sounder
  RAJAVIN PARVAYILE
  
  R.Kannan
  RASAIYAH
  
  Nambirajan
  CHANDRA LEKHA
  
  P.R. Devaraj
  ILAYARAGAM
  
  Kogulakrishna
  POOVARASAN
  
  Mu.Kalanjiam
  POOMANI, KIZHAKKUM MERKUM, POONTHOTTAM, NILAVE MUGAM KATTU
  
  Saravanapandian
  TALAIMURAI
  
  Barathikannan
  KANNATHAL
  
  Rameshkanna
  THODARUM
  
  Babu Ganesh
  NAN ORU INDIAN
  
  Seran
  DESEEYA GETHAM
  
  Agathiyan
  Kaadal Kavidai
  
  R.Chandra
  CHINNADURAI
  
  Krishna Vamsi
  ANTHAPURAM
  
  Getha Krishna
  TIME
  
  T.K.Boss
  CHINNA DEVAN
  
  If anybody know the directors not in list please list their names and movie list, please.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ 202.188.156.140) on: Mon Dec 27 07:02:26 EST 1999
  
  Can Anybody tell me who are the directors for following movies immediately?
  
  1. Annai Or Alayam
  3. Rajarishi
  4. Nallathoru Kudumbam
  5. Nan Vazhavaipen
  6. Ananda Ragam
  7. Ananda Kummi
  9. Kannil Theriyum Kathaigal
  10.Garjanai
  13.Ayiram Nilave Vaa
  14.Vazhkai
  15.Magudi
  17.geetanjali
  18.Oruvar Vazhum Alayam
  19.vathiyar veetu Pillai
  20.enna petha rasaa
  
  

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