Ilaiyaraaja, the magical musician is completing the count of 1000 movies with Bala's Tharai Thappattai. The maestro was felicitated for his great journey in Mumbai recently, the event which was organized by Amitabh Bachchan himself alongside the audio launch of Shamitabh.

Superstar Rajinikanth, Universal Hero Kamal Haasan, the evergreen diva Sridevi and many more celebrities graced the occasion to show their love and respect for him. The legend has gone a long way but still continues to work.

Director Bala has a strong association with Ilaiyaraaja which he has mentioned many a times earlier. Today, the maestro is visiting the sets of Tharai Thappattai. The crew is currently shooting in Tanjore. The movie is about the various tradional art forms of Tamil Nadu. Hence, Bala has decided to welcome him with the artists playing special music for him and also some of his songs.

Hope the crew will have a gala time today. Tharai Thappattai has Sasikumar and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar playing the lead.