Click here to listen to Tamil songs from the 1980s.
Or test your knowledge by taking the quiz below.
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.
Score: 0 / 10
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9/10
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
10/10
I LIKE THIS COLLECTIONS GOOD,KEEP IT UP.
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
10/10
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 🙂
10/10
10/10; Compare this to my Rehman score and you’ll be able to reasonable say to which era I belong 🙂
that anon comment was from me
9/10 – 2nd is so familiar that i forgot it 😉
Anantha, which did you miss? Cipher, the actor for the second song is Kamal.
Was it tik tik tik or Sigappu rojakkal ?
cipher, it was andhi mazhai
10/10. isai inban.
10/10
10/10
10/10
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.
10/10
hey wat is 5 th. It is verrry familiar but I couldn’t make it.Some Bharathiraja movie. That is sure !!
Peri, yes it’s a Bharathiraja film. Hint: Karthik and Radha.
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
not challenging illayrajas music is in blood
got all 10.. It was easy one..took 5 minutes
got 10/10
Got nine..Wats fifth??s t not alaigal oivadhillai?? its not turning green 🙂
I LIKE THIS COLLECTION
All Songs are nice
3rd one is en iniya pon nilave. i forgot the movie name.
all songs are very nice and i give 10/10
10/10.. but beautiful collection. I am getting to like your site as well 🙂
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 …………….
10/10 beautiful songs evergreen
9 th i know the song..(poove sembuve) movie name dont know
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…
its interesting ya and i got all right
ha.. finally scored 10/10 on a quiz..
these are very good brain teasers by the way.. thanks for the effort 🙂 ..
– Vishnu
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…
Why is there no Panchu Arunachalam lyrics collection? Like kanmaniya kadhan yenabathu karbanayo……….
10/10.Very easy one.I enjoy these quizzes alot.
Hey, i wasnt able to recollect even one movie, but all songs are my favs.
It’s very nice & Interesting
i got 9/10 .. i can’t guess the 6th song …
I got 10/10
i got 10/10
nice one. got 10/10.
You site is quite adictive.
I got 10/10. This is just because I have lived with Ilayarajas songs
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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.
dear sir, very mush ur musiq and songs so like this ur songs and musiq every body
thanks for ur goods music ……
very good collection…i got only 6 correct….its really interesting…I wish I know about this site earlier…
yay!!!.. naanga pass aagitommmmmm…. 🙂 .. adhuvum 10/10 🙂
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
hi nice to hear and collections
2m.. 3m.. theriyala
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
Easyyyyyy.. 10/10
@Sundar – Mella mella from vaazhkai.. guess u must’ve heard it in sarvam.. 🙂
Yeah…. Aatha Naan Pass Ayiten. 10 out of 10.
very easy and popular songs
I AM ILAYARAJA THEVARA RASIGAN 10/10
5/10
9/10
10/10 Nice collections
yehhhhhhhhhhhhh nanum 10/10
we got 7/10
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
got 10/10
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
Pogum paadhai dhoorame vaazhum kaalam konjame
jeeva sugam pera raaga nadhiyinil nee neendhavaa…!
i just love raja sir
9 answer than kandupidichen. miss aanathu 9 avathu pattu. gotha ,just’la missu.
Nice collection, good to listen best wishes. 9/10
I got 10/10 in this one too.. 🙂
9/10 ,பூவே செம்பூவே …மட்டும் என்ன படம் என்று மறந்து விட்டது …
10/10
Easy. Got 10/10. Very interesting to guess.
wow ! 10/10feeling great
It’s ever green songs very easy to identify the movie.so nice