--- title: Tamil Songs - 1980s date: "2006-05-06T12:00:00Z" lastmod: "2025-01-25T03:05:54Z" categories: - quizzes wp_id: 328 description: I curated a quiz featuring short clips of Ilayaraja’s background music from his 1980s hits. Can you identify the movies they belong to? Just type the name phonetically to see if you can score a perfect ten. keywords: [ilayaraja, tamil songs, movie quiz, 1980s, kollywood, film score] ---

Ilayaraja ruled the Tamil music industry in the 1980s. Below are short clips with the background music from his hit songs.

Can you guess which movie they are from?

Don't worry about the spelling. Just spell it like it sounds, and the box will turn green.

--- ## Comments - **Anonymous** _6 May 2006 12:00 pm_: 9/10 - **lazygeek** _7 May 2006 9:38 am_: 10/10 - **S Anand** _7 May 2006 9:55 am_: I should've guessed **you'd** be able to get them all! Well, I've got a 1970s one coming up. Will try and make it a little tougher, just for you :-) - **prakash** _7 May 2006 6:32 pm_: 10/10 - **thennavan** _7 May 2006 6:39 pm_: 10/10; Compare this to my Rehman score and you'll be able to reasonable say to which era I belong :) - **anantha** _7 May 2006 7:12 pm_: that anon comment was from me - **Cipher** _7 May 2006 7:47 pm_: 9/10 - 2nd is so familiar that i forgot it ;-) - **S Anand** _7 May 2006 8:17 pm_: Anantha, which did you miss? Cipher, the actor for the second song is Kamal. - **Cipher** _8 May 2006 12:06 am_: Was it tik tik tik or Sigappu rojakkal ? - **lazy geek** _8 May 2006 5:09 am_: cipher, it was andhi mazhai - **Anonymous** _8 May 2006 5:41 pm_: 10/10. isai inban. - **Aravind** _8 May 2006 11:03 pm_: 10/10 - **zero** _9 May 2006 10:08 am_: 10/10 - **kummy** _10 May 2006 8:21 am_: 10/10 - **janani** _15 May 2006 1:48 pm_: hey am pretty terrible at the 80's music. hmm... does that mean i am ultra modern or just badly informed. nvm.. they're just as bad. but it was awesome fun. going on to the 90's one now. - **K.Shyam** _12 Oct 2006 8:14 pm_: 10/10 - **Peri** _14 Oct 2006 4:58 am_: hey wat is 5 th. It is verrry familiar but I couldn't make it.Some Bharathiraja movie. That is sure !! - **S Anand** _14 Oct 2006 6:54 am_: Peri, yes it's a Bharathiraja film. Hint: Karthik and Radha. - **ASHOK KUMAR** _18 Oct 2006 12:04 pm_: HELLO SIR I'AM ASHOK. I VERY INTREST YOUR ALL MELODY SONGS .SO I want to ilayaraja hit nengil nendra ragam.plese give to this alubm - **keyan** _28 Nov 2006 11:20 am_: not challenging illayrajas music is in blood - **sathish** _6 Dec 2006 9:12 pm_: got all 10.. It was easy one..took 5 minutes - **madhu** _4 Feb 2007 5:15 pm_: got 10/10 - **Seetha** _4 May 2007 6:18 am_: Got nine..Wats fifth??s t not alaigal oivadhillai?? its not turning green :-) - **sathya** _6 May 2006 12:00 pm_: i like illiaraja very much his music is something different from other music when i sleep at night fistly i hear illiaraja sir music then i myself sing then sleep - **Sridhar** _6 May 2006 12:00 pm_: 10/10 - **ASHOK** _6 May 2006 12:00 pm_: I LIKE THIS COLLECTIONS GOOD,KEEP IT UP. - **Ahamed** _6 May 2006 12:00 pm_: Your site has been one of my favourites.. Uniquely beautiful to see a great site in a web world of obscenity and vulgarity. Keep up the good work - **Vinod Tamodharan** _15 Aug 2008 11:59 pm_: I LIKE THIS COLLECTION - **Kavitha** _16 Nov 2008 2:28 am_: All Songs are nice - **Deva** _16 Nov 2008 10:22 pm_: 3rd one is en iniya pon nilave. i forgot the movie name. - **ashok kumar** _25 Dec 2008 12:13 am_: all songs are very nice and i give 10/10 - **kiran** _16 Feb 2009 3:57 am_: 10/10.. but beautiful collection. I am getting to like your site as well :) - **Ashokkumar** _16 Feb 2009 1:20 pm_: Hi Gentelman I am very like & love your all songs I have your music song but i need your old melody song did you send me pl pl pl pl pl ................ - **archana** _4 Mar 2009 1:08 am_: 10/10 beautiful songs evergreen - **suriya** _16 Mar 2009 3:15 am_: 9 th i know the song..(poove sembuve) movie name dont know - **why do you need it?** _3 Apr 2009 3:01 am_: 10/10 for me. I love Ilayaraja songs. There is a torrent with over 4GB of free Ilayaraja mp3 songs. mininova.org. Enjoy...If there is a better site, please post... - **[Selva](http://google.co.in)** _26 May 2009 3:35 pm_: its interesting ya and i got all right - **Vishnu** _5 Jun 2009 2:58 am_: ha.. finally scored 10/10 on a quiz.. these are very good brain teasers by the way.. thanks for the effort :-) .. - Vishnu - **Chnadru** _13 Sep 2009 12:26 pm_: Why is there no Panchu Arunachalam lyrics collection? Like kanmaniya kadhan yenabathu karbanayo.......... - **DJ** _7 Aug 2009 9:51 pm_: beautiful songs brings back my beautiful memories.....its like my soul....Ilayaraja the GREAT!! these songs automatically giving a pleasant feeling to heart, can't express it.... but i feel to listen listen listen... - **Sujatha** _15 Sep 2009 8:45 am_: 10/10.Very easy one.I enjoy these quizzes alot. - **sharanya** _16 Jan 2010 6:03 am_: It's very nice & Interesting - **Anita** _7 Jan 2010 3:40 am_: Hey, i wasnt able to recollect even one movie, but all songs are my favs. - **Merlin** _2 Apr 2010 7:10 am_: I got 10/10 - **kutty** _2 Apr 2010 4:27 pm_: i got 10/10 - **mahi** _24 Mar 2010 5:25 am_: i got 9/10 .. i can't guess the 6th song ... - **S.Chandrasekar** _2 Jul 2010 10:03 am_: I got 10/10. This is just because I have lived with Ilayarajas songs . - **Vijay** _25 Jun 2010 1:44 am_: nice one. got 10/10. You site is quite adictive. - **senthil kumar** _19 Jul 2010 9:08 am_: dear sir, very mush ur musiq and songs so like this ur songs and musiq every body thanks for ur goods music ...... - **Ramakrishnan** _6 Jul 2010 3:34 pm_: I LIKE VERY MUCH ILAYARAJA MUSIC Bcase of he is the ONE & ONLY Legend of Music.iam always hear his songs.He reveled the own culture in every songs. - **[shanthi](http://anand.net)** _24 Sep 2010 3:20 pm_: very good collection...i got only 6 correct....its really interesting...I wish I know about this site earlier... - **vijayabaskar** _20 Nov 2010 12:55 pm_: pretty nice collection..its really easy to recollect the songs with the base tune... not realised that it be difficult to guess the movie name....just got 5 out of 10 - **303** _14 Nov 2010 6:39 pm_: yay!!!.. naanga pass aagitommmmmm.... :) .. adhuvum 10/10 :) - **TRG** _8 Apr 2011 12:17 pm_: I AM ILAYARAJA THEVARA RASIGAN 10/10 - **Kartick** _14 Feb 2011 12:17 pm_: @Sundar - Mella mella from vaazhkai.. guess u must've heard it in sarvam.. :) - **Sundar** _13 Jan 2011 10:44 pm_: could some one help me find this song . I can just remember the starting music i think this movie suresh and either nadiya or purnima jayaram or revathy acted . Please listen to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEOOsnLaQPw you might know . Please let me know at rdsundar@yahoo.com - **kagithan** _1 Jan 2011 3:23 pm_: 2m.. 3m.. theriyala - **ravindra babu hyderabad** _18 Dec 2010 1:27 pm_: hi nice to hear and collections - **Sudhakar Dhanapal** _19 Jan 2011 11:56 am_: Easyyyyyy.. 10/10 - **[kuttuvababu](http://google)** _25 Mar 2011 12:27 pm_: very easy and popular songs - **DINESH** _30 Dec 2011 10:16 am_: NIZH, R.PARVAI, P.MUDIVATHILAI, M.VASANAI, V.KATHIRUNTHAL, S.BAIRAVI, M.RAGAM, N'GAN, S.T.MANASU, KARA'KARAN 10/10. BUT SONG 3 IS TRICKY - **Shriram** _14 Jan 2012 4:34 pm_: got 10/10 - **[Anamika](http://thenmozhi.yolasite.com)** _12 Feb 2012 10:38 am_: Pogum paadhai dhoorame vaazhum kaalam konjame jeeva sugam pera raaga nadhiyinil nee neendhavaa...! - **Arulselvam** _2 Sep 2011 3:02 pm_: 10/10 Nice collections - **viji** _20 Jan 2012 12:30 pm_: 80's songs are classic, romance, simply superb, its creates magic when v listen those songs people just forget the problems for sometimes enjoy the life, hates off to illayaraja for giving those awesome music, especially kamal + ilayaraja combo is a magic - **das** _7 Nov 2011 3:06 pm_: yehhhhhhhhhhhhh nanum 10/10 - **das** _17 Aug 2011 5:13 am_: 9/10 - **vijay renu** _15 Dec 2011 9:52 am_: we got 7/10 - **Ranjani** _7 Aug 2011 1:29 pm_: 5/10 - **padmanaban** _15 Apr 2012 6:59 am_: Nice collection, good to listen best wishes. 9/10 - **Ulaganathan** _5 Mar 2011 3:45 am_: Yeah.... Aatha Naan Pass Ayiten. 10 out of 10. - **divya** _6 Mar 2012 2:41 pm_: i just love raja sir - **Shobhana** _20 May 2012 5:10 am_: I got 10/10 in this one too.. :) - **madurai mouli** _6 Apr 2012 8:15 am_: 9 answer than kandupidichen. miss aanathu 9 avathu pattu. gotha ,just'la missu. - **Kesava Pillai** _20 Jun 2012 7:00 am_: 9/10 ,பூவே செம்பூவே ...மட்டும் என்ன படம் என்று மறந்து விட்டது ... - **[Malarvannan](http://www.malarinninaivugal.blogspot.com)** _8 Sep 2012 1:57 pm_: 10/10 - **Panimalar** _16 Jan 2013 6:09 pm_: Easy. Got 10/10. Very interesting to guess. - **balaji** _4 Feb 2016 9:45 am_: wow ! 10/10feeling great - **Aravindan** _7 Apr 2020 6:08 am_: It's ever green songs very easy to identify the movie.so nice