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My Take
Yuvan Shankar Raja strikes me as a genuine disruptor in Tamil film music. Folding Western elements and hip hop into a fairly traditional industry, and helping kick off its remix era, took real nerve. I am drawn to composers who push against the prevailing sound rather than safely echoing it, and his Filmfare Award win suggests the gamble paid off. Beyond composing, he sings and acts too, which speaks to a restless creative appetite. There is a streak of rebellion and playfulness in his music that I find genuinely refreshing, and Chennai clearly produced something distinctive in him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Name (Japanese)
- ユーヴァン・シャンカール・ラージャ
- Reading
- ゆーゔぁん・しゃんかーる・らーじゃ
- Born
- August 31, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Chennai, Chennai district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / composer / film score composer / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Loyola College
Awards & achievements
- Filmfare Awards South
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/itsyuvan/
- Xhttps://x.com/Raja_Yuvan
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuvan%20Shankar%20Raja
Frequently asked questions
When was Yuvan Shankar Raja born?
Born August 31, 1979 (age 46).
Where is Yuvan Shankar Raja from?
Yuvan Shankar Raja is from Chennai, Chennai district, India.
What does Yuvan Shankar Raja do?
Yuvan Shankar Raja works as actor, singer, composer, film score composer, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.