Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian singer-songwriter,
film score and soundtrack composer, and occasional lyricist from
Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has predominantly scored music for
Tamil films. The youngest son of noted film composer
Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at age 16, when he composed the film score for
Aravindhan. After initial struggle, he made his big break with the
Thulluvadho Ilamai soundtrack (2001), and evolved as one of Tamil cinema's most sought-after composers by the mid-2000s.