The film, directed by Arun Matheshwaran, will chronicle the life of Ilaiyaraaja, known for composing over 7,000 songs for 1,000 films and performing in over 20,000 concerts globally

The movie — titled ‘Ilaiyaraaja — The King of Music’, with actor Dhanush playing the musician and Arun Matheshwaran as director — was announced by actor Kamal Haasan at a function in Chennai on Wednesday.

“I grew up listening to the songs of the legendary Ilayaraja. I always had a dream of acting in the biopic of Ilaiyaraaja and actor Rajinikanth. One will fructify but don’t know when the other will,” Dhanush said at the function.

The movie will be produced by Connekkt Media - PK Prime Production and Mercuri Movies.