Maestro
Ilayaraja,
the
legendary
music
composer
of
Indian
film
music
who
has
been
the
dominant
force
in
his
profession
for
over
three
decades,
has
won
several
awards
and
honours
in
his
career.
Having
worked
in
over
800
films
in
various
Indian
languages
and
English,
Ilayaraja
has
indeed
become
a
phenomenon
in
the
industry.
He
has
won
the
National
Award
thrice
for
his
outstanding
work.
Now
the
music
maestro
is
going
to
add
yet
another
feather
to
his
cap
for
his
talent
and
services
to
the
film
industry;
the
Andhra
Pradesh
government
is
going
to
confer
upon
him
the
prestigious
NTR
award.
The
award
will
be
presented
to
Ilayaraja
at
a
grand
function
to
be
held
in
Hyderabad
sometime
later
this
year.