Tamil Nadu Timeline

Ilaiyaraaja

3 events, 1976 to 1987.

  1. 1976

    1. 14 May 1976ChennaiCinema

      Annakili released; Ilaiyaraaja's film debut

      Ilaiyaraaja's first film score, for Annakili, carried rural folk music into the Tamil cinema mainstream.

  2. 1977

    1. 15 Sep 1977ChennaiCinema

      Bharathiraja's 16 Vayathinile released

      Bharathiraja's first film, 16 Vayathinile, with Kamal Haasan, Sridevi and Rajinikanth, moved Tamil cinema from studio sets to real village settings.

  3. 1987

    1. 21 Oct 1987ChennaiCinema

      Mani Ratnam's Nayakan released

      Mani Ratnam's Nayakan, with Kamal Haasan in the title role, reached cinemas and was later named by Time as one of the greatest films of all time.