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Legendary euphony composer Ilaiyaraaja volition beryllium conferred with the Padmapani Award astatine the upcoming Ajanta-Ellora International Film festival (AIFF) 2026, the organisers person said.
The yearly movie festival volition beryllium held from January 28 to February 4 successful Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
The maestro volition beryllium presented the grant during the opening ceremonial of the festival connected January 28, successful the beingness of nationalist and planetary artists, eminent personalities from assorted fields and movie lovers, the organisers said successful a merchandise issued connected Sunday.
A committee comprising movie professional Latika Padgaonkar (chairperson), filmmakers Ashutosh Gowariker, Sunil Sukthankar and Chandrakant Kulkarni selected Ilaiyaraaja for the award.
He volition person the Padmapani Memento, a missive of honour and a currency prize of ₹R2 lakh. The past recipients of the grant see stalwarts specified arsenic lyricist Javed Akhtar, seasoned director-writer Sai Paranjpye, and histrion Om Puri, among others.
For implicit 5 decades, Ilaiyaraaja has composed much than 7,000 songs and archetypal scores for much than 1,500 films. His compositions successful assorted Indian languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and Marathi, person earned him an enduring spot successful the hearts of euphony lovers.
Nearly 70 films volition beryllium screened astatine the eight-day festival, the merchandise stated.
