Karthik Raja (Indian Composer) Age, Biography, Family

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Career	Karthik Raja is renowned for his work as a composer and playback singer, hailing from a family of musicians, specifically the son of the illustrious Ilaiyaraaja. He made his debut as a composer in the Tamil film 'Pandiyan' in 1992 and subsequently ventured into various other film industries, including Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam. Some notable works include the Hindi film 'Grahan' (2001) and soundtracks for films like 'Manikkam' and 'Dumm Dumm Dumm'. Karthik Raja is an Indian composer and playback singer, and the eldest son of music composer Ilaiyaraaja. He made his debut as a film composer with the Tamil film Pandiyan in 1992 and later worked in multiple Indian film industries, including Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam. His notable works include Grahan (2001), Manikkam, and Dumm Dumm Dumm. He was schooled at St. Bede's School and Boston Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai.

Career

Karthik Raja is renowned for his work as a composer and playback singer, hailing from a family of musicians, specifically the son of the illustrious Ilaiyaraaja.
He made his debut as a composer in the Tamil film 'Pandiyan' in 1992 and subsequently ventured into various other film industries, including Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam.
Some notable works include the Hindi film 'Grahan' (2001) and soundtracks for films like 'Manikkam' and 'Dumm Dumm Dumm'.
Karthik Raja is an Indian composer and playback singer, and the eldest son of music composer Ilaiyaraaja.
He made his debut as a film composer with the Tamil film Pandiyan in 1992 and later worked in multiple Indian film industries, including Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam.
His notable works include Grahan (2001), Manikkam, and Dumm Dumm Dumm.
He was schooled at St. Bede's School and Boston Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai.

Schools	St. Bede's School, Chennai Boston Matriculation higher secondary school, Chennai
Music Training	Learned Western classical music at Trinity School of Music and studied Carnatic music with T. V. Gopalakrishnan and V. Dakshinamoorthy.

Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	08/06/2000

Father	Ilaiyaraaja
Mother	Jeeva Rajayya
Siblings	Brother - Yuvan Shankar Raja (Younger) Sister - Bhavatharini (Younger, died on 25 January 2024)
Spouse	Raja Rajeswari
Children	Son - Yatheeswar

Achievements	Won the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent in 1998 for 'Grahan'. Received the Cinema Express Award for Best Music Director in 2001 for 'Dumm Dumm Dumm'.
Notable Works	Debuted in film composition with 'Pandiyan' in 1992 and has worked across various language films including Kannada and Malayalam. In 2018, he collaborated with his father and brother to score the music for the Tamil film 'Maamanithan'. Composed music for Telugu film 'Tuneega Tuneega' (2012), Malayalam film 'Rajadhi Raja' (2014), and English film 'Mitr, My Friend' (2002).

Spotify	https://open.spotify.com/artist/0jXtd5NqfXiq9aT87f0GeX
Twitter	https://twitter.com/raajakarthik

1. Karthik Raja's early exposure to music came from accompanying his father to recording studios.
2. He began playing the keyboard at just 13 years old for a song in the Tamil movie 'Ninaikka Therinda Maname'.
3. Turned down an opportunity to compose for Rajinikanth's film 'Valli' as he found the script too intense.