Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian singer, composer and lyricist.
(Tamil: யுவன் சங்கர் ராஜா ; born 31 August 1979)
is an Indian Tamil film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as Telugu films. In 1997, at age 16, his musical career began as he composed the film score for Aravindhan. He subsequently composed film scores for a variety of South Indian films, which include commercial blockbusters such as Dheena, Manmadhan, Paruthiveeran, Billa and Paiyaa as well as acclaimed films such as Kaadhal Kondein, 7G Rainbow Colony, Pudhupettai, Chennai 600028 and Kattradhu Thamizh.
Within a span of 13 years, Yuvan Shankar Raja has scored for over 75 films. Considered a highly versatile composer, he often strives for different, innovative and stylistic music and has explored and used elements of various genres in his compositions that range from folk to heavy metal. He is particularly known for his use of western music elements in his pieces 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.[1][2] Being immensely popular among the younger generation, he is frequently called the "Youth Icon of Tamil Film Music".[2] In addition, Yuvan Shankar Raja is recognized for his background score in films that have fetched him high praise among critics.
He has won one Filmfare Award in 2004 for his score in the drama 7G Rainbow Colony at age 25, remaining the youngest winner of the award. Besides, he received two 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 first and only Indian composer to win it.
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At the age of 16 he began his career with Aravindhan for which he composed mosic. He works for Tamil , Telugu and Kannada films also. He has composed for hit films like Dheena, Manmadhan, Paruthiveeran, Billa and Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, Kaadhal Kondein, 7G Rainbow Colony, Pudhupettai, Chennai 600028 and Kattradhu Thamizh. Yuvan is famous for putiing western music elements in his composition.
He is one of the succesfull youngster of Tamil film industry therefore known as Youth Icon of Tamil Film Music. For a drama named 7G Rainbow Colony he received a Filmfare Award and also got Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Raam. He was the first Indian composer to get this award.
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