sentences:  He learnt carnatic music from T.V.Gopalakrishnan.In the 1970s in Chennai, Ilaiyaraaja played guitar in a band-for-hire, and worked as a session guitarist, keyboardist, and organist for film music composers and directors such as Salil Chowdhury from West Bengal.Choudhury once said that Ilaiyaraaja is going to become the best composer in India.