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Karthik Raja

Born: June 29, 1973 Movies: 4 Songs: 1
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Alias
Karthik
Age
52 years
Birth Place
Tamil Nadu, India
City
Chennai
Occupation
Music Director, Singer
Languages
Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
Height
5' 8"
Weight
69 kg
Eye Color
Black
Hair Color
Black
Education
He did his schooling from St. Bede's School in Chennai. Graduated from Loyo
Spouse
Raja Rajeswari
Parents
Ilaiyaraaja, Jeeva
Sisters
10524
Favourite Actors
10524
Favourite Actresses
10524

Summary

Karthik Raja is the eldest son of musician Mastro Ilaiyaraaja and Jeeva. His brother Yuvan Shankar Raja and sister Bhavatharini, who are also Tamil Film music directors and playback singers, have worked with him on notable projects. He did his schooling from St. Bede's School in Chennai. Graduated from Loyola College Chennai. On June 8, 2000, Karthik Raja married Raja Rajeswari at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Biography

Born to a family of musicians, he had exposure various kinds of music at a very early age.[citation needed] He had his formal training in Western Classical music from the Trinity School of Music, mainly in piano (affiliated to Jacob John).[citation needed] He also had training in Carnatic music from T. V. Gopalakrishnan and Dakshina Murthy Swami.[citation needed] To this day he derives most of his inspiration from classical music (Western and Indian) and jazz.

Facts & Trivia

He debuted as a full fledged composer in 1996 through the Tamil movie Alexander, soon followed by Manikyam. Then came many chart-busters that included Ullaasam, Naam Iruvar Nammaku Iruvar, Kadhala Kadhala and Dumm Dumm Dumm among others. He also debuted into Hindi films with Grahan which won him the R D Burman award for the best new talent.

Filmography

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