July 14, 2025
Meet Ilaiyaraaja’s Siblings: Gangai Amaran, Pavalar Varadarajan, Daniel Bhaskar, Kamalammal, and Padmavathi Rajayya
Ilaiyaraaja—born R. Gnanathesikan on 2 June 1943 in Pannaipuram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu—is widely hailed as “Isaignani” (musical sage) for transforming Tamil cinema with…