Yuvan Shankar Raja

Yuvan Shankar Raja

composer, music department, actor

Yuvan Shankar Raja was born on Aug 31, 1979 in India. Yuvan Shankar Raja's big-screen debut came with Anjali directed by Mani Ratnam in 1990. Yuvan Shankar Raja is known for Love Today directed by Pradeep Ranganathan, Pradeep Ranganathan stars as Uthaman Pradeep and Ivana as Nikitha Shastri. Yuvan Shankar Raja has got 7 awards and 15 nominations so far. The most recent award Yuvan Shankar Raja achieved is Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards. The upcoming new movie Yuvan Shankar Raja plays is Love Today which will be released on Nov 04, 2022.

Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and music composer and singer-songwriter. He Mainly scores music for Tamil films. Being a versatile composer, 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 started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu which included mixed EDM and jazz styles of music. Starting at the age of 16 he composed music for his first film in tamil called aravindhan which went on to be noted only for his music. In a few years he got to work for A. R. Murugadoss's directorial debut in 2000, the action flick Dheena, starring Ajith Kumar, which went on to become a blockbuster and Yuvan Shankar Raja's first major successful film and his background score was well apreciated. Following that film he gave many wonderful compostions in movies such as Thulluvatho ilamai , Nandha , Mounam pesiyathey , kaadhal kondaen, 7G rainbow colony , Manmadhan and many more.His composition in the film raam made him the winner of best music director in cyprus int. film festival making him the first indian to win that award.His compositons in the movie paiyaa gave him a huge fanbase equal to that of actors in indian film industr.He is often compared to oscar winning composer AR rahman And yuvan shankar raja is indeed an " Young Maestro".

  • Birthday

    Aug 31, 1979
  • Place of Birth

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Known For

Awards

7 wins & 15 nominations

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards
2020
Best Music Director
Winner - Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award
PeranbuSuper Deluxe (0)
2010
Best Playback Singer - Male
Winner - Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award
Sarvam (2009)
2008
Best Music Director
Winner - Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award
Vijay Awards
2011
Favorite Song
Winner - Favorite Award
2011
Best Music Director
Winner - Favorite Award
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