Music is integral to Tamil cinema, can we think of movies without songs? Who is it that does it best, who gives us the best music? Opinions may vary, tastes may vary and even times vary. We take a look at the current top crop of composers in Kollywood. Rankings are purely a reflection of numbers and not an attempt to judge the music. Recent CD sales, downloads, expectations these music directors are able to generate now, trade value have all been taken into account.

Among those who narrowly missed making the top 10 are Immaan, Bharadwaj, Ranjith Barot, Mani Sharma and youngsters Dharan and Joshua Sridhar.
   
 
The only composing duo at present in Kollywood, they are among the composers who are not talked about much, but still do very effective work. Among their recent works, Thavamai Thavamirundhu has received its share of accolades. What many people do not know about this duo is that they are among composers producers prefer to work with. They have an uncanny knack of delivering exactly what the producer and director want, many believe.