ILAIYARAAJA

Bio

NickName(s)

- Raasaiya, Raaja

Profession(s)

- Music Director, Songwriter, Playback Singer, Lyricist, instrumentalist, Film Producer

Real Name

Gnanathesikan, Daniel Rajayya

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 4

Weight (approx.)

in kilograms- 60 kg

Eye Colour

Black

Hair Colour

Grey (semi bald)

Career

Debut

Film:

- Music Director in 'Annakili' (Produced by Panchu Arunachalam)

TV:

- Music Composer in 'Thenpandi Singam' on Doordarshan (1996)

Personal Life

Religion

Hinduism

Caste

Scheduled Caste

Birthplace

Pannaipuram, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India

Date Of Birth

Wednesday, 02 Jun 1943

Age:

78

Zodiac Sign

Gemini

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Pannaipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

College(s)

- Trinity College of Music, London

Educational Qualification

- Music Course (1968), Degree in Western Art Music

Relationships

Marital Status

Married

Family

Family

Father

- - Daniel Ramaswamy

Mother

- - Chinnathayammal (Expert in Tamil Folk Songs)

Brothers

- - Pavalar Varatharajan (Poet), Amar Singh (Gangai Amaran) (Music Director and Lyricist), Daniel Bhaskar

Sisters

- - Kamalammal, Padmavathi (Writer- Life of Music)

Spouse(s)

- Jeeva (Died on 31 October 2011)

Children

Sons

- - Yuvan Shankar (Composer), Karthik Raja (Composer)

Daughter

- - Bhavatharini (Composer, Singer)

Favourites

Musician(s)

A. R. Rahman

Money Factor

Net Worth

- $94.8 Million (9.48 crore)