Illayaraja is one of the world's most prolific Film music composers, having composed for over 750 films over an illustrious career spanning more than 28 years.Birth and family;He was born in a poor rural family in pannaiapuram near Madurai in Tamil Nadu, south India. His birth name is Gnanadesikan and his school records indicate his name as Rasaiya. His father Ramasamy's premature death threw the