Legendary filmmaker Mani Ratnam and master composer Ilaiyaraaja share their birthday on June 2

Filmmaker Mani Ratnam and composer Ilaiyaraaja have collaborated on several films. (Photo: Instagram)
Two of the stalwarts of Tamil cinema - filmmaker Mani Ratnam and composer Ilaiyaraaja - celebrate their birthdays on June 2. Legends in their own fields, the two of them have often collaborated to give Indian cinema some fantastic films with memorable music. The Mani Ratnam-Ilaiyaraaja combination, which produced such timeless classics like Mouna Ragam and Thalapathy, was cut short at its peak due to differences between the composer and the producers of Roja (1992).
On their birthday, let`s take a look at some of the pathbreaking film albums the two of them collaborated on.