Yuvan Shankar Raja

Music Director ● Playback Singer ● Special Appearance


Yuvan Shankar Raja, Abdul Khaliq 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. 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 composers by the mid-2000s. Within a span of 15 years, Yuvan Shankar Raja has worked on over 100 films. Considered a versatile composer, he often strives for different and innovative music and has explored and used elements of various genres in his compositions that range from folk and R&B to techno and heavy metal. He is particularly known for his use of western music elements and often credited with having introduced Hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and having started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu. Being popular among the younger generation, he is frequently referred to as the "Rockstar" and the "Youth Icon of Tamil Film Music". In addition, Yuvan Shankar Raja is recognized for his background score in films (re-recording) that have fetched him accolades among critics. He has won two Filmfare Awards; the Best Music Director Award in 2004 for his score in the drama 7G Rainbow Colony and Filmfare Special Award - South in 2009 for his Telugu musical Oy!. Besides, he received six nominations for Filmfare Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award in 2006 and the Cyprus International Film Festival Award in 2006 for Raam, becoming the only Indian composer to win it.

Born on: 31 August, 1979

Born in: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

Nickname(s): U1, Yuvan, Mohammed Khaliq Yuvan

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Tamil 2019
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Tamil 2019
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Tamil 2019
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Tamil 2019
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Hindi 2019
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Tamil 2019
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Tamil 2019
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Tamil 2019
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Tamil 2019
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Tamil 2019
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Telugu 2018
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Tamil 2018
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Telugu 2017
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Tamil 2007
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Tamil 2007
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Tamil 2007
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Tamil 2007
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Tamil 2006
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Hindi 2007
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Tamil 2007
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