List of awards and nominations received by Ilaiyaraaja
National Film Awards

Year
Film
language
Category
Outcome
Ref
1984
Saagara Sangamam
Telugu
Best Music Direction
Won
-
1986
Sindhu Bhairavi
Tamil
Best Music Direction
Won
-
1989
Rudra Veena
Telugu
Best Music Direction
Won
-
2009
Pazhassi Raja
Malayalam
Best Background Score
Won
-
2016
Tharai Thappattai
Tamil
Best Background Score
Won
-

Question: Which films won the Best Music Direction category in 1984, 1986 and 1989, and what language were those films in?
Answer: Ilaiyaraaja has won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the Tamil film "Sindhu Bhairavi" (1986) and the Telugu films "Rudraveena" (1989) and "Saagara Sangamam" (1984).