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Yuvan Shankar Raja

Indian composer and singer-songwriter
Person human Q1387724

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
August 31, 1979
Place of birth
Chennai
Country of citizenship
India[9]
Occupation
actor, singer, composer, film score composer, film actor, recording artist[10]
Educated at
Loyola College, St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School[11][12]
Religion or worldview
Islam[14]
Award received
Filmfare Awards South[13]
Father
Ilaiyaraaja[8]
Sibling
Karthik Raja, Bhavatharini[22][23]
Discography
Yuvan Shankar Raja discography[16]
Family name
Raja[17]
Given name
Yuvan, Shankar[18][19]
Instrument
voice[20]
P14750
46E1-F9A0-00FD-6920-814D[32]
Social media followers
1.4M (12k–1.4M, n=8)[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Start of work period
1996[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Yuvan Shankar Raja hi युवन शंकर राजा ja ユーヴァン・シャンカール・ラージャ ru Юван Шанкар Раджа zh 尤万·申科尔·拉杰 zh-hant 尤文·香卡·拉雅
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000406645731
VIAF cluster ID
317284217
Library of Congress authority ID
n2015250574
GND ID
114668035X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Yuvan Shankar Raja exclusive HQ Photos Silverscreen.jpg ↗
AlloCiné person ID
265691
Apple Music artist ID
117755361
Awards & Winners artist ID
01rwcgb
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
162739647
Deezer artist ID
342907
Discogs artist ID
4960517
Europeana entity
agent/base/66168
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Facebook username
U1records
Film.ru person ID
yuvan-shankar-radzha
Freebase ID
/m/01rwcgb
Gaana artist ID
yuvan-shankar-raja
Genius artist ID
Yuvan-shankar-raja
IMDb ID
nm1421776
Instagram username
itsyuvan
Jaxsta profile ID
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Kinobox person ID
555261
Kinopoisk person ID
713675
Last.fm ID
Yuvan+Shankar+Raja
LyricsTranslate ID
yuvan-shankar-raja-hits-lyrics.html, yuvan-shankar-raja-lyrics.html
MusicBrainz artist ID
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PORT person ID
289334
Prabook ID
726881
Quora topic ID
Yuvan-Shankar-Raja-Indian-Composer
Related category
Category:Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Sinemalar person ID
210509
Songkick artist ID
67001
Spotify artist ID
6AiX12wXdXFoGJ2vk8zBjy
TMDB person ID
223157
Tidal artist ID
3656282
Topic's main category
Category:Yuvan Shankar Raja
WhoSampled artist ID
Yuvan-Shankar-Raja
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhxgqFF9vrqDDBQrMfwmd
Wynk artist ID
yuvan-shankar-raja
X (Twitter) username
Raja_Yuvan, thisisysr
Yale LUX ID
person/905fd627-b870-4ae9-9e71-6cd81a55ca79
YouTube channel ID
UCf0KybguYN3FqbRoxCbR6kw
ČSFD person ID
200205

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🔗 Connections
Compositions 43
The Greatest of All Time, Billa, Govindudu Andarivadele, Super Deluxe, 7G Rainbow Colony, Anjaan, Enai Noki Paayum Thota, Happy +35 more
← Performer 29
Billa, 7G Rainbow Colony, Anjaan, Happy, Mankatha, Poojai, Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule, Ameerin Aadhi Baghavan +21 more
Mb:performer of 15
Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule, Massu Engira Masilamani, Saroja, Manmadhan, Naan Mahaan Alla, Kattradhu Thamizh, Anjaan, Biriyani +7 more
Occupation 6
actor, composer, singer, film actor, film score composer, recording artist
Sibling 2
Bhavatharini, Karthik Raja
Siblings 2
Bhavatharini, Karthik Raja
Award received 1
Filmfare Awards South
Country of citizenship 1
India
Educated at 1
Loyola College
Family name 1
Raja
Father 1
Ilaiyaraaja
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Mb:sibling 1
Bhavatharini
Parent of 1
Ilaiyaraaja
Place of birth 1
Chennai
Religion or worldview 1
Islam
Sex or gender 1
male
← Mb:parent 1
Ilaiyaraaja
← Mb:sibling 1
Karthik Raja
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Summary

Yuvan Shankar Raja was born on August 31, 1979[1], in Chennai[2]. He has worked as an actor[3], singer[4], composer[5], film score composer[6], and film actor[7].

FAQs

Where was Yuvan Shankar Raja born?

Yuvan Shankar Raja was born in Chennai[2].

Who were Yuvan Shankar Raja's parents?

Yuvan Shankar Raja's father was Ilaiyaraaja[8].

What did Yuvan Shankar Raja do for work?

Yuvan Shankar Raja worked as an actor[3], singer[4], composer[5], film score composer[6], and film actor[7].

Where did Yuvan Shankar Raja go to school?

Yuvan Shankar Raja was educated at Loyola College[11] and St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School[12].

What awards did Yuvan Shankar Raja receive?

Honors received include Filmfare Awards South[13].

Related Entities

India

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  29. [29] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 10w ago · Gustavohdh · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 46E1-F9A0-00FD-6920-814D
    Discography → Yuvan Shankar Raja discography
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+12346'}, {'amount': '+12036'}, {'amount': '+976000'} +5
    Occupation → actor, singer, composer +3
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Instagram username: itsyuvan, Added Instagram account numeric ID 175244467 to Instagram username."
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