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Ilayaraja is a veteran music director of South Indian film industry. The music maestro has composed over 4000 songs and worked in over 800 films, in a career spanning over three decades. He is accredited with setting a trend for film music in South India, by introducing Western musical nuances into songs. Apart from Telugu, he has also worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films as a music director. The musician has been awarded the title of Isaignani ('savant of music').
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