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Yuvan Shankar Raja
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 Tami…
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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 director Karthik Raja and playback singer-cum-music director Bhavatharini. His father as well as his siblings have sung many songs under his direction. 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. 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
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2026
Paripadi
Movie Original Music Composer
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2026
Sigma
Movie Playback Singer
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2026
Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai
Movie Original Music Composer
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2026
Pyaar Prema Kalyanam
Movie Original Music Composer
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2026
Parasakthi
Movie Playback Singer
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2025
Sirai
Movie Playback Singer
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2025
Kombuseevi
Movie Original Music Composer
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2025
Mr. Zoo Keeper
Movie Original Music Composer
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2025
Maareesan
Movie Original Music Composer
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2025
Parandhu Po
Movie Original Music Composer
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2025
Tourist Family
Movie Playback Singer
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2025
Sweetheart!
Movie Producer
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2025
Aghathiyaa
Movie Original Music Composer
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2025
Dragon
Movie Playback Singer
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2025
Nesippaya
Movie Original Music Composer
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2024
Parachute
TV show Music
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2024
The Greatest of All Time
Movie Original Music Composer
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2024
Garudan
Movie Original Music Composer
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2024
Gangs of Godavari
Movie Original Music Composer
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2024
Star
Movie Original Music Composer
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2024
Pon Ondru Kanden
Movie Music
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2024
Ninaivellam Neeyada
Movie Playback Singer
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2023
Conjuring Kannappan
Movie Music
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2023
Jigarthanda DoubleX
Movie Playback Singer
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2023
Iraivan
Movie Original Music Composer
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2023
Paramporul
Movie Original Music Composer
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2023
Bommai
Movie Original Music Composer
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2023
Modern Love Chennai
TV show Original Music Composer
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2023
Custody
Movie Original Music Composer
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2022
Laththi Charge
Movie Original Music Composer
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2022
Agent Kannayiram
Movie Original Music Composer
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2022
Love Today
Movie Original Music Composer
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2022
Coffee With Kadhal
Movie Original Music Composer
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2022
Pistha
Movie Playback Singer
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2022
Naane Varuvean
Movie Original Music Composer
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2022
Viruman
Movie Playback Singer
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2022
Kuruthi Aattam
Movie Original Music Composer
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2022
Maamanithan
Movie Playback Singer
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2022
Saani Kaayidham
Movie Original Music Composer
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2022
Oh My Dog
Movie Playback Singer
