YUVAN SHANKAR RAJA
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian Composer and Singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered 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. He is frequently referred to as the "BGM King" and the "Young Maestro" of Tamil Film Music. Yuvan has won two Filmfare Awards South, five Mirchi Music Awards South, three Vijay Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
To know moreAwards and Nominations
- Most Entertaining Music Director of the Year Award for Paiyaa (2011)
- Big Tamil Melody Award for Most popular composer-director
- Big Tamil Melody Award for Best Background Score for Aaranya Kaandam (2011)