Srikanth Deva

Indian music director of Tamil films

Srikanth Deva

Born|  (1977-07-20) 20 July 1977 (age 47)

Chennai, India

Education| St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School Alwarthirunagar
Occupation(s)| Actor, Music Director,composer
Years active| 2000–present
Spouse| Febi Mani
Parent| Deva
Relatives| Jai (cousin)
Sabesh–Murali (uncles)

Srikanth Deva is an Indian music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie Doubles in 2000. He is the son of composer Deva, nephew of the famous music director duo Sabesh–Murali and the cousin of actor Jai.[1][2][3][4] In 2023, Srikanth Deva was awarded Best Music Director by Indian Government for composing music for a Tamil short Film called 'Karuvarai'.[5]

## Personal life

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Srikanth married Febi Mani on 21 February 2005 at Chennai.[6][7]

## Early life

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In his young age, Srikanth Deva used to play musical instruments in Gangai Amaran, Deepan Chakravarthy, and Malaysia Vasudevan's Katcheri. Srikanth had a band along with his friends called "Surabi".[5]

## Career

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In 2000, Srikanth made his debut as music director in Doubles which is directed by Pandiarajan.[8]

He made his next film in 2004 with Silambarasan's Kuththu. Same year, he worked for M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi which won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director.

Srikanth Deva made his 100th film Priyamudan Priya is released on 5 August 2023.[8]

## Discography

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### Released projects

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Year | Tamil Film | Other Languages | Notes

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2000 | Doubles |  |
2004 | Kuththu |  |
M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi |  | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
Aai |  |
2005 | Jithan |  |
Chanakya |  |
Sivakasi | Vijayadasami ♦ (Telugu) |
Bambara Kannaley |  |
Vetrivel Sakthivel |  |
2006 | Saravana |  |
Sudesi |  |
— | Evandoi Srivaru (Telugu) | Reused 2 songs
Aacharya |  |
Dharmapuri |  |
E |  |
Thalaimagan |  | 1 Song "Nooru Nooru"
Nenjirukkum Varai |  |
Thagapansamy |  |
2007 | Aalwar |  |
Madurai Veeran |  |
Mudhal Kanave |  |
Thiru Ranga | Julayi (Telugu) |
Nam Naadu |  |
Nenjai Thodu |  |
Piragu |  |
Naalaiya Pozhuthum Unnodu |  |
Puli Varudhu |  |
2008 | Pazhani |  |
Thangam |  |
Sila Nerangalil |  |
Thotta |  |
Theekuchi |  |
Vaitheeswaran |  |
Vedha |  |
Arasangam |  |
Nepali |  |
Pandi |  |
Kathavarayan |  |
Aayudham Seivom |  |
Thenavattu |  |
Thiruvannamalai |  |
2009 | Perumal |  |
— | Venkatadri (Telugu) |
Thee |  |
Guru En Aalu |  |
— | Adhineta (Telugu) |
Aarumaname |  |
2010 | Thottupaar |  |
Aattanayagann |  |
2011 | Avargalum Ivargalum |  |
| Help (English) | short film
Karungali | Sathi Leelavathi (Telugu) |
Puli Vesham |  |
Aayiram Vilakku |  |
Raa Raa |  |
2012 | Aathi Narayana |  |
Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal |  |
Murattu Kaalai |  |
2013  | Chandhamama |  |
Isakki |  |
Thulli Vilayadu |  |
Arya Surya |  |
6 Melugu Varthigal |  |
Ragalaipuram |  |
Arjunan Kadhali |  |
2014  | Velmurugan Borewells |  |
2015 | Killadi |  |
En Vazhi Thani Vazhi |  |
MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal |  |
Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai |  | Background Score Only
Achaaram |  |
Palakkattu Madhavan |  |
Aavi Kumar |  |
Kalai Vendhan |  |
Boologam |  |
2016 | Jithan 2 |  |
Angali Pangali |  |
Thirunaal |  |
Ilami |  |
2017 | Bongu |  |
Vilayattu Aarambam |  |
2018 | Nagesh Thiraiarangam |  |
2019 | Nethraa |  |
Oviyavai Vitta Yaru |  |
Kabilavasthu |  |
Thavam |  |
2020 | Alti |  |
2021 | Namma Oorukku Ennadhan Achu |  |
Ainthu Unarvugal |  |
| Mmmmm (Malayalam) | Background score only
2022  | Aadhaar |  |
Kalaga Thalaivan |  | Background score only
Therkathi Veeran |  |
2023 | Irumban |
Priyamudan Priya |  |
Kattil |  |

### Singer

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* "Aasaiyilla" (Kathavarayan)
* "Coimbatore Coimbatore" (Githan)
* "Kadhal Kirukka" (Kadhal Kirukkan)
* "Kaalaiyum Neeye", "Nyokka Makka" (Madurai Veeran)
* "Love in minor" (Nepali)
* "Mayile Mayile" (Aalwar)
* "Miya Miya" (Aai)
* "Pachaikili", "Pottuthakku" (Kuthu)
* "Sudamani" (Ragalaipuram)
* "Topclass" (Puli Vesham)

## Filmography

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Year | Film | Role

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2005 | Sivakasi | Himself
2009 | Suriyan Satta Kalloori | himself in song "Kadhal Panna"
2013 | Chandhamama | Himself
2015 | MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal | Sri
2022 | Therkathi Veeran | Himself

## Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Channel  | Language  | Notes

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2024  | Cooku with Comali season 5 | Contestant  | Star Vijay | Tamil  | Eliminated Episode 8

## References

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1. ^ "Srikanth Deva tamil music director tamil top ten music directors Tamil top ten movies tamil top ten songs tamil top ten actors tamil top ten actress tamil top ten directors tamil top ten upcoming movies tamil cinema legends". www.behindwoods.com.
2. ^ "Magic with melody". The Hindu. 17 October 2008 - via www.thehindu.com.
3. ^ Deepavali bonanza for movie buffs[usurped]
4. ^ "Srikanth Deva's plum role in Thiruttani".
5. ^ a b Srikanth Deva Live Unplugged Interview🎶 இது Interview-வா இல்ல Concert-ஆ😍. Retrieved 13 May 2024 - via www.youtube.com.
6. ^ "Srikanth Deva's Wedding". Behindwoods. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
7. ^ "Srikanth Deva and Febi got married!". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
8. ^ a b "Srikanth Deva scores a ton - The Hindu". The Hindu. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

## External links

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* Srikanth Deva at IMDb

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Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director

1968-1980|

* M. S. Viswanathan (1968)
* K. V. Mahadevan (1969)
* Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (1970)
* Not awarded (1971-1976)
* Ilaiyaraaja (1977)
* M. S. Viswanathan (1978)
* Shankar–Ganesh (1979)
* Ilaiyaraaja (1980)

1981-2000|

* Ilaiyaraaja (1981)
* M. S. Viswanathan (1982)
* Not awarded (1983-1987)
* Ilaiyaraaja (1988,1989)
* Deva (1990)
* M. M. Keeravani (1991)
* A. R. Rahman (1992,1993,1994)
* Deva (1995)
* A. R. Rahman (1996)
* S. A. Rajkumar (1997)
* Bobby (1998)
* A. R. Rahman (1999)
* Deva (2000)

2001-present|

* Vidyasagar (2001)
* Sirpy (2002)
* Harris Jayaraj (2003)
* Srikanth Deva (2004)
* Harris Jayaraj (2005)
* Yuvan Shankar Raja (2006)
* Vidyasagar (2007)
* Ilaiyaraaja (2008)
* Sundar C. Babu (2009)
* Yuvan Shankar Raja (2010)
* Harris Jayaraj (2011)
* D. Imman (2012)
* Ramesh Vinayakam (2013)
* A. R. Rahman (2014)
* Ghibran (2015)

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