Ilaya Ragam

Ilaya Ragam (transl. Young raga) is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by P. R. Devaraj, who previously directed Senthoora Poove (1988), his final film as director.^[1] The film stars newcomer Jothisankar and Sirisha. It was released on 1 December 1995.^[2]

Ilaya Ragam
Directed by	P. R. Devaraj
Written by	Prasanna Kumar (dialogues)
Story by	Sivaji Balaram
Produced by	Sivaji Balaram
Starring	Jothisankar Sirisha
Cinematography	M. M. Rangasami
Edited by	R. T. Annadurai
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Pournami International Films
Release date	1 December 1995 (1995-12-01)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Jothisankar as Raja
• Sirisha as Vanitha
• Vijayakumar as Vanitha's father
• Manjula as Vanitha's mother
• Nizhalgal Ravi
• Kavitha
• Vivek as Saamy
• Mimicry Sethu as Saamy's friend
• Sukran as Rajesh
• Raviraj
• Vaiyapuri
• Subramani
• Ponnambalam
• S. Rajasekar
• Nesan Napolean as college student
• Ramji as dancer in song "Marudhani Charu"

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[3][4] A critic wrote that "Ilayaraja comes out with two pleasing numbers in ‘Naan onru kettaal’ (Arunmozhi and Chitra) and ‘Unnai naan sernthirukka’ (Mano and Chitra)".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Pattikattu"	M. G. Vallabhan	Mano, K. S. Chithra	6:46
2.	"Unnai Naan Sernthirukka"	Mu. Metha	Mano, K. S. Chithra	3:10
3.	"Unnai Naan Sernthirukka (Sad Version)"	Ponnadiyan	Mano, K. S. Chithra	5:06
4.	"Naan Ondru Kettaal"	Mu. Metha	Arunmozhi, K. S. Chithra	5:13
5.	"Maruthani Charu"	Mu. Metha	Mano, K. S. Chithra	5:11
6.	"Adi Mathalam"	Kamakodiyan	Arunmozhi	5:08
Total length:				30:34

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote that "The undesirable effects ragging produces in higher educational institutions, mixed with a love story, forms the base for Pournami International's `Ilayaragam' where a tall newcomer Jothisankar, makes a fairly impressive debut".^[5]