Deva’s music for the Kannada movie Amruthavarshini (1997) is a classic, celebrated even today for its melodious numbers. Bengaluru: Music composer Deva, who passed away at 75 on Saturday (October…
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Revisiting Vijay’s ‘Kushi’: How Deva composed this superhit album
Music by Deva was one of the highlights of the Tamil superhit ‘Kushi’, starring Vijay and Jyotika. Back in the summer of 2000, during the turn of the century, Tamil…
Deva (1950-2026) | In pictures
Tamil film composer Deva, known for popularising gaana music in mainstream cinema, passed away on Saturday (October 17, 2026), aged 75. His compositions and background scores for Rajinikanth-starrers such as…
Deva: a well-rounded composer bids goodbye
Music director Deva. File | Photo Credit: R. Ashok In the 1990s, when Tamil film music largely reflected a duopoly vested with the established Ilaiyaraaja and the emerging A.R. Rahman,…
Deva, veteran music composer, passes away | Funeral live updates
CM Vijay condoles death of music composer Deva, calls his demise “irreplaceable loss” Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay expressed shock at the death of music composer Deva and…
Deva, the composer who took Chennai’s gaana to mainstream cinema, is no more
Music director Deva. File | Photo Credit: R. Ashok Tamil film music composer Deva, who brought gaana music into mainstream cinema and whose songs and background scores for Rajinikanth-starrers such…