Thread by @manikbasha2197

#Ilayaraja has composed a lot of devotional songs or songs invoking God,both filmy and non-filmy. I was going through such songs of his and created a thread of a few of them. #Raaja sir has a deep spiritual self and that shows in his music. That doesn't mean he is Sanghi.
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He almost always starts his concerts withthis song! His connection with Kollur Mookambika is well known and he composed and performed one of the all time GOATed songs for her.

Janani Janani from Thaai Mookambikai
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He's also the most famous devotee of Sri Ramana Maharishi ! His Ramanmaalai songs are so popular too! This is one of his best! It was also used in the film Naan Kadavul.

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What a blockbuster of a song this is! Only #Raaja can come up with such a song. The Rudram Chamakam portions of this song are my most favourite part of this song.

Om Shiva Om from Naan Kadavul

The quintessential Amman song. Should I say more?

Mariyamma Mariyamma from Karakattakaaran

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My most favourite song invoking Lord Ram in Tamil cinema. K J Yesudas in peak form. Raja's veena arrangement is out of the world in this song.

Rama naman oru vedhame from Sri Raghavendra

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Another beautiful song for Lord Ram from the Telugu film Sri Rama Rajyam! Ilayaraja's post 2000s era is filled with lots of underrated songs. This is one of them

Jagadananda karaka from Sri Rama Rajyam

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This is a famous Sai Baba song sung by lots of devotees. Only today I learnt that this was composed by #Ilayaraja .

Mahanadi is a pretty violent movie. But it does have a beautiful song invoking Lord Ranganathan of Srirangam, with Ilayaraja in superb form and Mahanadi Shobana and SPB in some extraordinary singing form.

Sri Ranga Ranganathanin from Mahanadi

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Maayonae is a song on Lord Sri Krishna from an upcoming Tamil film called Maayon with famous Carnatic singer duo Ranjani-Gayathri rendering this song for #Ilayaraja

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Last, but not the least, a song invoking Goddess Saraswati herself!

Kalaivaaniye from Sindhu Bhairavi

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