
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an actor, singer, composer born in Chennai (India).
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), also known by the initialism YSR, is an Indian composer and playback singer. 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" 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. Within a span of 25 years, Yuvan has worked on over 190 films. Being the youngest son of composer Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at the age of 16, when he composed the film score for Aravindhan.
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| Born | 31 August 1979, Chennai |
| Profession | actor, singer, composer |
| Nationality | India |
| Educated at | Loyola College, St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School |
| Awards | Filmfare Awards South |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Scorpio |
| Nakshatra | Jyeshtha (Pada 1) |
| Sun Sign | Leo |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Scorpio |
| Birth data reliability | Uncertain |
Sources disagree about, or do not verify, this person’s birth details (source: Dirty Data). Treat this chart as indicative only.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa). Exact birth time is not publicly recorded, so noon local time was used. The Moon changes Nakshatra about once a day, so the Nakshatra and Ascendant shown may differ if the true birth time is different.
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Yuvan Shankar Raja was born on 31 August 1979 in Chennai. Sources disagree about, or do not verify, this person’s birth details (source: Dirty Data). Treat this chart as indicative only.
Yuvan Shankar Raja's Moon sign (Rashi) is Scorpio and the Nakshatra is Jyeshtha, pada 1, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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