Yuvan Shankar Raja is one of the most famous in Tamil film industry. He has composed songs for many movies. Credited with giving some of the major Tamil hit songs, Raja was born on August 31, 1979 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He is not only a composer but also a talented singer. Music runs in his blood. He is the youngest son of one of the greatest music composers, Illayaraja. The names of his siblings are also impressive. Karthik Raja and Bhavatharini, Yuvan’s siblings are also famous personalities in Tamil music world. His charismatic musical journey began in early 1990s. He started at an early age of 16 and his first movie was Aravinthan. With the passage of time, he earned more critical acclaim and also fame and success.

Yuvan is definitely one of the leading film composers in southern film industry. He has been privileged to work several young talented artists and that gives him a formidable team. Yuvan has also tried to give opportunities to talented singers and that bodes really well for Tamil film industry. Before starting with film music composing, Yuvan had also composed songs for albums. His musical journey also took him to several legends who were willing to work with this young exploding talent.

During his initial days, he composed music for Selvaraghavan’s Thulluvadho Ilamai, Bala’s Nandha, Vasanth’s Poovellam Kettuppar, Kasthuri Raja and A. R. Murugadoss’ Dheena. These movies proved to be big hits and his career graph started to soar. He has also composed background music and recording for several hit movies. Yuvan also dabbled into other regional languages and proved to be a massive hit. Yuvan’s musical journey is truly fascinating.