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He absorbed Western classical traditions under Dhanraj Master—training in guitar, Carnatic music and earning a gold medal from Trinity College, London—and learned orchestration while assisting composer G. K. Venkatesh, laying the foundation for his pioneering fusion style.\n\nIlaiyaraaja’s style is remarkable for its synthesis of Tamil folk melodies, Western orchestration, classical ragas and filmic drama. His debut as a film composer in Annakili (1976) created an immediate impact, bringing a fresh, sensitive musical language to the Tamil screen—layering rustic poetry with lush orchestral arrangement, a hallmark that would define his sound. He followed this with sweeping scores in collaborations with directors like Mani Ratnam, Bharathiraja and Balachander.\n\nA prolific creator, Ilaiyaraaja has scored over a thousand films across six to seven languages, and composed more than 7,000 songs. 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