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நன்றி, San_K and rajkumarc

Let me add some more to the list, from the 80's & 90's. (I'm sticking to IR movies. Obviously, there were nice ones with other composers as well. I'm leaving them out for the respective composers' fans to come and highlight).

பன்னீர் புஷ்பங்கள், 1981, Directed by Sandhanabharathi - P Vasu (Bharathi-Vasu), music by IR, Pratap / Suresh / Shanthi Krishna

A rare film that handled adolescent infatuation with maturity and shown realistically the feelings for opposite sex / associated jealousy etc. Like a whiff of fresh air, this film avoided most cliche's of TF prior and was blessed with fantastic music and pleasant cinematography in the Ooty setting

ராஜபார்வை, 1981, Directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, Music by IR , Kamal / Madhavi, publicised as Kamal's 100th film

Romance of a talented violinist who is blind. Phenomenal score by IR combined with nice performances by the writer as well as the leads. One of the very few cases where a movie I liked didn't click with public. Not because of "lack of publicity" - a Kamal movie, that too his 100th, good reviews, popular songs etc meant good visibility. Why failed? Inexplicable! Looking back, I can probably reason that this movie was a case of "coming ahead of its time". If remade with some multiplex-friendly star & comedian, with absolutely no change, this may score well today

மலையூர் மம்பட்டியான், 1983, Directed by Rajasekar, music by IR, Thiagarajan / Saritha

What happens when a highly expressive Saritha develops feelings for Thiagarajan (Mambattiyan) with absolutely no expressions? Watch for that in this tale of glorification of a toughie villager, who was a real-life criminal per TN police records

உன்னை நான் சந்தித்தேன், 1984, Directed by P Rangaraj, Music by IR, Revathy / Suresh / Sujatha / Sivakumar

Wife-suspecting husband resorts to cheap method to spy on her, resulting in a split. What happens to them in the rest of the life is told with sweet music and some emotional moments

உதய கீதம், 1985, Directed by P Rangaraj, Music by IR, Revathy / Mohan / Goundamani

Stage singer Mohan is convicted for murder and facing capital punishment. Fan Revathy is madly in love with him and wants to live with him, even if it's for only a few days under surveillance. Great songs, enjoyable picturization despite "thrusted" situations

கடலோரக்கவிதைகள், 1986, Directed by Bharathiraja, Music by IR, Sathyaraj / Rekha / Ranjani

Typical love story - village toughie falls for the new teacher assigned to serve there and it's both ways too, then there are others - muRaippoNNu for the man / sophi boy for the girl etc - but the presentation layer and the fantastic music makes it a nice watch. Caution - turn off English subtitles, one of the most horrible ever

மைக்கேல், மதன, காம, ராஜன், 1990, Directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, Music by IR, Kamal (4 roles), Kushbu, Oorvasi, Roobini, Nagesh

Tale of identical quadruplets, separated at birth by villains in the beginning of the movie. Told with sweet songs, fantastic on-screen performances, romance, humor and some irritating chase / fights but never anything serious

சிங்காரவேலன், 1992, Directed by R V Udhayakumar, Music by IR, Kamal / Kushbu, Goundamani

Village boy sets out to go to city to find his muRaippoNNu as per mother's advice. The only problem is the families lost contact when the girl was still a small baby. There's enmity between families as well. Mostly humorous but turns a bit melodramatic towards the end. Thankfully, recovers to humor again in the last scene

மகாநதி, 1994, Directed by Santhanabharathi, Music by IR, Kamal / Suganya

Highly emotional movie - tale of a naive villager who gets lured by a cheat and ends up in jail while his children are scattered to pitiable conditions. NOT for the weak hearted

சதிலீலாவதி, 1995, Directed by Balu Mahendra, Music by IR, Kamal / Kovai Sarala / Ramesh Aravind / Heera

Man helps a friend to get back to life after he gets into an adulterous relationship and neglects family. Instead of taking a serious path, the whole thing is told in a humorous manner