Yuvan Shankar Raja

Film & TV

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian singer-songwriter, film score and soundtrack composer, and occasional lyricist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films. Yuvan Shankar Raja comes from musically affluent Tamil family, Yuvan Shankar Raja is the third and youngest child of musician and film composer Ilaiyaraaja and his wife Jeeva. He is the younger brother of music…

Known for

• Punnagai Poove — Cameo Appearance2003

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Type

Person

Country

IN

Active from

1979-08-31

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Listeners

48,307

Total plays

2,652,378

Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian singer, film score and soundtrack composer, and occasional lyricist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films. The youngest son of noted film composer Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at age 16, when he composed the film score for Aravindhan. After initial struggle, he made his big break with the Thulluvadho Ilamai soundtrack (2001), and evolved as one of Tamil cinema's most sought-after comp

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Raja

Gender

male

Citizenship

India

Place of birth

Chennai

Father

Ilaiyaraaja

Sibling

Bhavatharini

Occupation

film score composer

Religion

Islam

Award

Filmfare Awards South

Instrument

voice

Image

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