Harris Jayaraj
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Harris Jayaraj is an Indian film composer. He has written scores and soundtracks for Tamil
, Telugu and Hindi
films.
family and was born and brought up in Chennai. Harris studied at Krishnaswamy Matric School, Nungambakam. His father, S. M. Jayakumar, was a noted film guitarist and an assistant to Malayalam music director Shyam
and later became a noted musician and film composer. Jayakumar wanted him to become a great singer, but his interest was in music and he once confessed that he couldn't sing well. Harris, at the age of six began his formal musical training by learning carnatic music.
He learned music at the Chennai centre of Trinity College of Music
, London
and scored the highest mark in Asia in the 4th grade exam. He started his music career as a keyboardist in 1987 at age twelve and went on to work under more than twenty five music directors in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali and Oriya, working in more than 600 projects till the year 2000 He worked under noted composers including Raj-Koti
, A. R. Rahman
, Mani Sharma
, Karthik Raja
, Yuvan Shankar Raja
, Vidyasagar
. While working as an additional programmer under Rahman, he wanted to try his luck in composing scores for mainstream movies. In his early years, he admired music composers M. S. Viswanathan
, A. R. Rahman
, percussionist Aruljothi Balagopal and Hans Zimmer
.
's Minnale
. The soundtrack album was well received, particularly the song Vaseegara turned out as a sensational hit. He received the Filmfare
award for Best Music Director in his very first movie, breaking the 9 years continuous record of A. R. Rahman
. The following Tamil movie albums 12B and Majunu
met with high acclaim and praise. His Minnale score was later used in the Hindi version, titled Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein also directed by Gautham Menon
. He then worked on the movie Lesa Lesa directed by Priyadarshan
. For the first time in India the title song of the movie Lesa Lesa was released as a single prior to the album release date. Harris made his debut in Tollywood with Vasu
, which was received with lots of appreciation and gained him lots of fans in Andhra Pradesh
as well. With his back to back successful albums Samurai
, Saamy
and Kovil Harris emerged as a music director of reckoning in Kollywood
. He received Filmfare
Best Music Director, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
and ITFA Best Music Director Award
for Kaakha Kaakha
, starring Suriya and Jyothika Saravanan
. This film directed by Gautham Menon
was a huge blockbuster and the songs met with great critical acclaim. Gautham Menon remade the movie as Gharshana
in Telugu
which had two new songs apart from the Tamil version to suit the taste of Telugu audience. The song Uyirin Uyire reused as Cheliya Cheliya and Khwabon Khwabon is considered as one of the biggest sensational hit of all time.
Following the success of Chellamae
, Arasatchi
, Arul
and Thotti Jaya
Harris joined together with director Jeeva
with whom he had a very good rapport in 12B. The music of this movie was appreciated for its excellency and synergy with the atmosphere in and out of the movie. Director S. Shankar
, one of the leading directors in Tamil Cinema
paired up with Harris for his magnum opus movie Anniyan
. It was the first time Shankar
did not team up with A. R. Rahman
and the album turned out to a grand success. Veteran lyricist Vairamuthu
praised the album for its excellency and wished Harris to go places after Anniyan. Shankar confessed that working with Harris was a great experience and Harris has given amazing tunes which are mind blowing. The sound tracks received several awards including Filmfare
Best Music Director and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
. The next movie he scored was Ghajini directed by A. R. Murugadoss
, for which he received Tamil Nadu State film award
for best music direction for the movie and for the song Oru Maalai. The movie had scintillating, party-hopping numbers which resulted in a huge commercial success in audio sales, especially the track Sutum Vizhi crossed 2 crore downloads and turned out to be phenomenally successful.
, Haricharan
, Chinmayi
, Tippu
, Harini
, Naresh Iyer
, Harish Raghavendra
, Krish, Aalap Raju
, Kay Kay
, Benny Dayal
, Andrea
, Chinmayi
, Suvi Suresh
, Sunitha Sarathy
, Srilekha Parthasarathy
and Shweta Menon
and international musicians and dancers. The event will be coordinated by Techfront and is to be directed by A. L. Vijay
.
.
International Tamil Film Awards
Vijay Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Mirchi Music Awards South
Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Awards
Big FM Awards
South Scope Awards
Special Honours
Kollywood
Kollywood is a word referring two different movie industries in India and Nepal, derived from the word Hollywood and their local movie centers.* Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry based on Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...
, Telugu and Hindi
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
films.
Early life
Harris Jayaraj hails from a pious Christian NadarNadar (caste)
Nadar is one of the prominent castes of Tamil Nadu, South India. The term, Nadar, in Tamil literally means one who rules the land. The Nadars are also commonly called as Annachi . Nadars are an entrepreneurial south Indian caste and constitute 12% of Tamil Nadu's population...
family and was born and brought up in Chennai. Harris studied at Krishnaswamy Matric School, Nungambakam. His father, S. M. Jayakumar, was a noted film guitarist and an assistant to Malayalam music director Shyam
Shyam
Shyam may refer to:*a name of Krishna*Shyam , a Hindi film actor*Shyam , an Indian music composer from Kerala*Shyam , a Tamil Journalist, Father of Investigative Journalistm from Tamilnadu, India...
and later became a noted musician and film composer. Jayakumar wanted him to become a great singer, but his interest was in music and he once confessed that he couldn't sing well. Harris, at the age of six began his formal musical training by learning carnatic music.
He learned music at the Chennai centre of Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatories, based in Greenwich. It is part of Trinity Laban.The conservatoire is inheritor of elegant riverside buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital, designed in part by Sir Christopher Wren...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and scored the highest mark in Asia in the 4th grade exam. He started his music career as a keyboardist in 1987 at age twelve and went on to work under more than twenty five music directors in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali and Oriya, working in more than 600 projects till the year 2000 He worked under noted composers including Raj-Koti
Raj-Koti
Raj-Koti is a music composer duo of Telugu movies, active during 1980s and 1990s. It consisted of Saluri Koteswara Rao son of veteran music director Saluri Rajeswara Rao and Thotakura Somaraju son of veteran music director T. V. Raju. Later, the two split up and started composing independently...
, A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
, Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
, Karthik Raja
Karthik Raja
Karthik Raja is a Tamil musician from Chennai, India. He made his debut as music composer in the Tamil film Alexander.-Personal life:Karthik Raja is the eldest son of musician Ilaiyaraaja and Jeeva. His brother Yuvan Shankar Raja and sister Bhavatharini, who are also Kollywood music directors and...
, Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
, Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar may refer to:People*Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the Bengali scholar *Acharya Vidyasagar, the prominent Digambar Jain Acharya *Vidyasagar , the South Indian music directorOther...
. While working as an additional programmer under Rahman, he wanted to try his luck in composing scores for mainstream movies. In his early years, he admired music composers M. S. Viswanathan
M. S. Viswanathan
Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films...
, A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
, percussionist Aruljothi Balagopal and Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
.
Film scoring
Harris ventured into film scoring with Gautham MenonGautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...
's Minnale
Minnale
Minnale is a 2001 Tamil film written and directed by Gautham Menon. The film featured Madhavan, Abbas and Reemma Sen, with Vivek and Nagesh also appearing in pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by debutant Harris Jayaraj, which became successful prior to release, helping the film...
. The soundtrack album was well received, particularly the song Vaseegara turned out as a sensational hit. He received the Filmfare
Filmfare
Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
award for Best Music Director in his very first movie, breaking the 9 years continuous record of A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
. The following Tamil movie albums 12B and Majunu
Majunu
Majnu is a Tamil romantic film directed by Ravichandran and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar. The film features Prashanth and Rinke Khanna in the lead roles with Sonu Sood, Raghuvaran, Rati Agnihotri and Vivek appearing in other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by...
met with high acclaim and praise. His Minnale score was later used in the Hindi version, titled Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein also directed by Gautham Menon
Gautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...
. He then worked on the movie Lesa Lesa directed by Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning over two decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 80 films in several Indian languages including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu...
. For the first time in India the title song of the movie Lesa Lesa was released as a single prior to the album release date. Harris made his debut in Tollywood with Vasu
Vasu (film)
Vasu is a 2002 Telugu film written and directed by A. Karunakaran. The film stars Venkatesh and Bhoomika Chawla for the first time. It was Venkatesh's 50th film. The soundtrack was scored by Harris Jayaraj.It was Super Hit In the Box Office And this film has been dubbed in tamil as vetri.- Music :...
, which was received with lots of appreciation and gained him lots of fans in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
as well. With his back to back successful albums Samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
, Saamy
Saamy
Saamy is a 2003 Tamil film directed by Hari starring Vikram and Trisha. The film's music was composed by Harris Jayaraj. This film was a blockbuster of the year and was a musical hit too...
and Kovil Harris emerged as a music director of reckoning in Kollywood
Kollywood
Kollywood is a word referring two different movie industries in India and Nepal, derived from the word Hollywood and their local movie centers.* Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry based on Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...
. He received Filmfare
Filmfare
Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Best Music Director, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil feature films.-The list:...
and ITFA Best Music Director Award
ITFA Best Music Director Award
The ITFA Best Music Director Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
for Kaakha Kaakha
Kaakha Kaakha
Kaakha Kaakha is a 2003 Tamil crime thriller film starring Surya, Jyothika and Jeevan in the lead roles. The film was written and directed by Gautham Menon and the music was composed by Harris Jayaraj...
, starring Suriya and Jyothika Saravanan
Jyothika Saravanan
Jyothika Sadanah-Saravanan is a former Indian film actress who predominantly appeared in Tamil films. She also acted in a few Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. She gained critical acclaim for her performances in Kushi, Perazhagan, Chandramukhi and Mozhi, winning one Filmfare and three...
. This film directed by Gautham Menon
Gautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...
was a huge blockbuster and the songs met with great critical acclaim. Gautham Menon remade the movie as Gharshana
Gharshana
-References:*http://subsplanet.com/gharshana-2004-telugu-movie-subtitle.html*http://movies.sulekha.com/telugu/gharshana/pictures/6.htm*http://www.bollywhat-forum.com/index.php?topic=13692.0...
in Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
which had two new songs apart from the Tamil version to suit the taste of Telugu audience. The song Uyirin Uyire reused as Cheliya Cheliya and Khwabon Khwabon is considered as one of the biggest sensational hit of all time.
Following the success of Chellamae
Chellamae
Chellamae is a Tamil film directed by Gandhi Krishna, who directed the critically acclaimed Nila Kaalam. The film stars Vishal, Reema Sen, Bharath, Bhanupriya and Vivek. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 2004...
, Arasatchi
Arasatchi
Arasatchi is a Tamil language film released in 2004. The film was directed by then debutante, N Maharajan. The film starred Arjun, Lara Dutta and Raghuvaran in the lead roles. Vivek as the comedian, Lakshmi and Manivannan all play in other roles. The film's music was composed by Harris Jayaraj...
, Arul
Arul
-Box office:The film opened in 170 screens throughout Tamil Nadu. It was a below average grosser in spite of Vikram's star power and such a big release.-Trivia:...
and Thotti Jaya
Thotti Jaya
Thotti Jaya is an Indian film released in 2005. It was written and directed by Durai. The soundtrack was composed by Harris Jayaraj.-Plot:Jayachandran Mukut Pal is a born rowdy working in a hotel as a helper. He gets his title name "Thotti Jaya" as he is born in a garbage bin. People who confront...
Harris joined together with director Jeeva
Jeeva (director)
Jeeva was a popular cinematographer and film director in Tamil cinema.-Career:The four completed films he directed, namely 12B, Run , Ullam Ketkumae and Unnale Unnale, have become blockbusters. He died after suffering acute cardiac arrest in Russia on 25 June at the age of 43...
with whom he had a very good rapport in 12B. The music of this movie was appreciated for its excellency and synergy with the atmosphere in and out of the movie. Director S. Shankar
S. Shankar
Shankar is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut in Gentleman for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award...
, one of the leading directors in Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
paired up with Harris for his magnum opus movie Anniyan
Anniyan
Anniyan is a 2005 Tamil psychological thriller film directed by S. Shankar. The film stars Vikram, Sadha, Prakash Raj, and Vivek, while featuring background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film was released worldwide on 10 June 2005....
. It was the first time Shankar
S. Shankar
Shankar is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut in Gentleman for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award...
did not team up with A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
and the album turned out to a grand success. Veteran lyricist Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu Ramaswamy Thevar is an award-winning Tamil poet and lyricist.Debuting in the film Nizhalgal with the lyrics for the song "Ponmalai Pozhudhu", he has now about 5800 songs to his credit as of January 2009. His partnership with the composers Ilaiyaraaja, and later A. R...
praised the album for its excellency and wished Harris to go places after Anniyan. Shankar confessed that working with Harris was a great experience and Harris has given amazing tunes which are mind blowing. The sound tracks received several awards including Filmfare
Filmfare
Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Best Music Director and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil feature films.-The list:...
. The next movie he scored was Ghajini directed by A. R. Murugadoss
A. R. Murugadoss
A. R. Murugadoss is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.-Early life:A. R. Murugadoss was born in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu. He studied B.A. in Bishop Heber College, Trichy. In the College he had the great affinity towards Tamil films and friends...
, for which he received Tamil Nadu State film award
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards are the most notable film awards given for Tamil films in India. They are given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The awards are decided by a committee headed by...
for best music direction for the movie and for the song Oru Maalai. The movie had scintillating, party-hopping numbers which resulted in a huge commercial success in audio sales, especially the track Sutum Vizhi crossed 2 crore downloads and turned out to be phenomenally successful.
Live in concert
In 2011, Harris announced a musical world tour titled "Harris On The Edge". He will be performing live all over the world accompanied by a troupe of Tamil playback singers, including KarthikKarthik (singer)
Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers...
, Haricharan
Haricharan
Haricharan Seshadri, simply known and creditted as Haricharan, is a Carnatic Musician and an Indian Playback singer. He recorded his first Tamil film song for the film Kaadhal, in Joshua Sridhar's music when he was 17, and went on to record 3 songs in his debut movie...
, Chinmayi
Chinmayi
Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is also a voice actor in Tamil and Telugu films, and has worked as a television presenter and a radio jockey as well. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant.-Early life and...
, Tippu
Tippu
Tippu or Tipu can refer to:* Tippu Sultan, Indian ruler* Tippu , a South Indian film playback singer* Tipu, a Mayan archaeological site...
, Harini
Harini
Harini is an Indian film playback singer and classical singer, who sings mainly in Tamil films. She has also sung in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam language films, whilst working with many leading film composers. She is married to another playback singer, Tippu.-Career:Harini learnt Carnatic...
, Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer is a playback singer from Chennai, India. Naresh Iyer has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His rendition of "Roobaroo" from the movie Rang De Basanti composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won...
, Harish Raghavendra
Harish Raghavendra
Harish Raghavendra is an Indian vocalist and actor from Chennai, India. His real name is Harish Ram Srinivas & son to a photographer P.V Raghavendran...
, Krish, Aalap Raju
Aalap Raju
Aalaap Raju is an Indian playback singer and a bass guitar player from Chennai, India. Been working with music directors like Harris Jayaraj, Ilaiyaraja, Thaman.S, Imman, Deepak Dev and Devan Ekambaram, his hits include "Engeyum Kaadhal" from Engeyum Kaadhal, "Ennamo Yedho" from Ko, "Anjana...
, Kay Kay
Kay Kay
Krishnakumar Kunnath , also known as KK, is an Indian playback singer. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films....
, Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala...
, Andrea
Andrea
Andrea is a given name common in many parts of the world:* In Czech, Serbian, Macedonian, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian languages and Spanish, Andrea is used as a woman's name, as the feminine form of Andrew, Andreas, András, Andrés or Andre.* In Italy and Albania, Andrea is quite...
, Chinmayi
Chinmayi
Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is also a voice actor in Tamil and Telugu films, and has worked as a television presenter and a radio jockey as well. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant.-Early life and...
, Suvi Suresh
Suvi Suresh
Suvi Suresh born as Swetha Suresh on 26 September is an Indian singer. She was a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. She shot to fame with the song "Kodana Kodi" from Saroja, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. She is now member of a second band called Soulsonic.-Biography:Swetha...
, Sunitha Sarathy
Sunitha Sarathy
Sunitha Sarathy is a vocalist and performer in both Indian and Western musical genres.She is winner of Channel [V]'s voice hunt.She debuted with Tamil song Yei Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke,singing along with singer Srinivas.-Career:...
, Srilekha Parthasarathy
Srilekha Parthasarathy
Srilekha Parthasarathy is a Tamil singer who is commonly referred to by her first name Srilekha...
and Shweta Menon
Shweta Menon
Shweta Menon is an Indian model, film actress and television anchor. She has predominantly acted in Hindi and Malayalam language films, besides appearing in a number of Tamil productions....
and international musicians and dancers. The event will be coordinated by Techfront and is to be directed by A. L. Vijay
A. L. Vijay
A. L. Vijay is a Tamil film director. Earlier he worked as an assistant and close associate of director Priyadarshan. His father A. L. Azhagappan was the president of Tamilnadu Producers Council and appeared in the film Eesan. His brother, Udhaya, has also starred in Tamil films. Presently A. L...
.
Filmography
| Year | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
Hindi | Notes |
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| 2001 | Minnale Minnale Minnale is a 2001 Tamil film written and directed by Gautham Menon. The film featured Madhavan, Abbas and Reemma Sen, with Vivek and Nagesh also appearing in pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by debutant Harris Jayaraj, which became successful prior to release, helping the film... |
Cheli | Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein | Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil |
| Majunu Majunu Majnu is a Tamil romantic film directed by Ravichandran and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar. The film features Prashanth and Rinke Khanna in the lead roles with Sonu Sood, Raghuvaran, Rati Agnihotri and Vivek appearing in other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by... |
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| 12B | 12B | Do Raaste - 12B | ||
| 2002 | Lesa Lesa | |||
| Vetri | Vasu Vasu (film) Vasu is a 2002 Telugu film written and directed by A. Karunakaran. The film stars Venkatesh and Bhoomika Chawla for the first time. It was Venkatesh's 50th film. The soundtrack was scored by Harris Jayaraj.It was Super Hit In the Box Office And this film has been dubbed in tamil as vetri.- Music :... |
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| Samurai | Samurai | |||
| 2003 | Saamy Saamy Saamy is a 2003 Tamil film directed by Hari starring Vikram and Trisha. The film's music was composed by Harris Jayaraj. This film was a blockbuster of the year and was a musical hit too... |
Swamy IPS | ||
| Kovil Kovil (film) Kovil is a Tamil language film released in 2003. It starred Silambarasan and Sonia Agarwal in the lead roles.-Plot:Unending caste discrimination surrounds Puliangulam and Vepangulam villages to such an extent that small incidents lead to shedding of blood to very large extents... |
Rudhrudu | |||
| Kaakha Kaakha Kaakha Kaakha Kaakha Kaakha is a 2003 Tamil crime thriller film starring Surya, Jyothika and Jeevan in the lead roles. The film was written and directed by Gautham Menon and the music was composed by Harris Jayaraj... |
Gharshana Gharshana -References:*http://subsplanet.com/gharshana-2004-telugu-movie-subtitle.html*http://movies.sulekha.com/telugu/gharshana/pictures/6.htm*http://www.bollywhat-forum.com/index.php?topic=13692.0... (2004) |
Force Force (film) -Critical response:The album received positive reviews from music critics, with particular praise being given to "Khwabon Khwabon". Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave 3 out of 5 stars and said "Force delivers as promised and turns out to be an impressive soundtrack... (2011) |
Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil feature films.-The list:... ITFA Best Music Director Award ITFA Best Music Director Award The ITFA Best Music Director Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.... |
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| 2004 | Chellamae Chellamae Chellamae is a Tamil film directed by Gandhi Krishna, who directed the critically acclaimed Nila Kaalam. The film stars Vishal, Reema Sen, Bharath, Bhanupriya and Vivek. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 2004... |
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| Arasatchi Arasatchi Arasatchi is a Tamil language film released in 2004. The film was directed by then debutante, N Maharajan. The film starred Arjun, Lara Dutta and Raghuvaran in the lead roles. Vivek as the comedian, Lakshmi and Manivannan all play in other roles. The film's music was composed by Harris Jayaraj... |
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| Arul Arul -Box office:The film opened in 170 screens throughout Tamil Nadu. It was a below average grosser in spite of Vikram's star power and such a big release.-Trivia:... |
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| 2005 | Thotti Jaya Thotti Jaya Thotti Jaya is an Indian film released in 2005. It was written and directed by Durai. The soundtrack was composed by Harris Jayaraj.-Plot:Jayachandran Mukut Pal is a born rowdy working in a hotel as a helper. He gets his title name "Thotti Jaya" as he is born in a garbage bin. People who confront... |
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| Ullam Ketkumae Ullam Ketkumae Ullam Ketkumae is a 2005 Tamil romantic film directed and co-written by Jeeva, with dialogues by Sujatha. The film features Shaam, Arya, Laila, Asin and Pooja in the lead roles as five college students. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Harris Jayaraj, while Vairamuthu penned the... |
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| Anniyan Anniyan Anniyan is a 2005 Tamil psychological thriller film directed by S. Shankar. The film stars Vikram, Sadha, Prakash Raj, and Vivek, while featuring background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film was released worldwide on 10 June 2005.... |
Aparichithudu | Aparichit | Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil feature films.-The list:... |
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| Ghajini | Ghajini | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil feature films.-The list:... |
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| 2006 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu The soundtrack of the film consists of 5 songs, composed by Harris Jayaraj and the songs were appreciated very much as soon as the audio was launched. Behindwoods was highly pleased with the album commenting,"The album has not let down expectations. It is the usual mix by Harris... |
Raghavan | ||
| Kumaran | Sainikudu Sainikudu The film has six songs composed by Harris Jayaraj. The music of the film was released simultaneously in 10 chosen venues from five different countries – India, USA, Australia, Singapore and Dubai on the morning of 21 October 2006. The producer of the film, Ashwini Dutt, arranged the use of a... |
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| 2007 | Pachaikili Muthucharam | Dhrohi | ||
| Unnale Unnale Unnale Unnale Unnale Unnale is a 2007 Tamil musical romance film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva and produced by Oscar Ravichandran its stars Vinay Rai, Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee in the lead roles... |
Neevalle Neevalle | |||
| Vetri Thirumagan (2008) | Munna Munna (film) Munna is a 2007 Tollywood) action film directed by Vamsi Paidipally and produced by Dil Raju, who produced four blockbusters in a row: Dil, Arya, Bhadra, and Bommarillu. Current sensation Ileana D'Cruz was cast opposite Prabhas for the first time. The film was postponed several times due to... |
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| 2008 | Bheema Bheema -Box office:In its opening week, the film grossed a record of 19 crores in Tamil nadu and fetched a record 5 crores in Thiruvarur alone, thus becoming the second biggest opening after Sivaji at that time. The film debuted at number one position at the Chennai box-office and grossed 58 lakhs in the... |
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| Dhaam Dhoom Dhaam Dhoom Dhaam Dhoom is a 2008 Tamil romantic thriller film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva shortly before his death and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar, its stars Jayam Ravi, Kangna Ranaut and Lakshmi Rai in the lead roles... |
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| Vaaranam Aayiram | Surya S/O Krishnan | Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil ITFA Best Music Director Award ITFA Best Music Director Award The ITFA Best Music Director Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.... Vijay Award for Best Music Director Vijay Award for Best Music Director The Vijay for Best Music Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
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| 2009 | Ayan Ayan (film) Ayan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by K. V. Anand. The film, starring Surya, Prabhu, Tamannaah and Akashdeep Saighal in lead roles, was produced by M. Saravanan and M. S. Guhan, while distribution handled by Sun Pictures. The film score was composed by Harris Jayaraj,... |
Veedokkade | Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil | |
| Aadhavan Aadhavan Aadhavan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller, directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Ramesh Khanna. The film features Surya Sivakumar in the title role along with Nayantara in lead roles and Murali, Vadivelu, Anand Babu, Ramesh Khanna, B. Saroja Devi, Rahul Dev, Sayaji Shinde in its supporting... |
Ghatikudu | Vijay Award for Best Music Director Vijay Award for Best Music Director The Vijay for Best Music Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
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| 2010 | Orange | |||
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| 2011 | Ko Ko (film) Ko is a 2011 Indian Tamil political thriller film directed by K. V. Anand starring Jeeva, Ajmal Ameer, newcomer Karthika Nair and Piaa Bajpai. The film was released on 22 April 2011 to mostly positive reviews, and was dubbed into Telugu as Rangam as well. The film's plot outline is inspired by the... |
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| 7aam Arivu 7aam Arivu 7aum Arivu is a 2011 Tamil science fiction thriller film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, featuring Suriya, Shruti Haasan and Johnny Tri Nguyen in leading roles. The film, produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin began production in May 2010. The film, featuring cinematography by Ravi K... |
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| Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Oru Kal Oru Kannadi -Production:On 26th April some scenes were filmed in Tidel Park Bridge, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Arya's scene is said to appear near the climax scene in a marriage hall. Director Rajesh celebrated his birthday on the sets of the film. A two minute teaser trailer,introducing the main characters of the... |
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| Nanban Nanban (film) Nanban is an upcoming Tamil comedy drama film directed by S. Shankar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj and Ileana D'Cruz. The soundtrack and background score is by Harris Jayaraj, working with Shankar for the second time after Anniyan . Filming... |
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| 2012 | Maatraan Maatraan Maatraan is an upcoming Tamil action film directed and co-written by K. V. Anand and scripted by writers Subha. It stars Suriya, portraying five different roles, with Kajal Aggarwal playing the female lead, and features music by Harris Jayaraj. The film, produced by Kalpathi S... |
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| Irandam Ulagam Irandam Ulagam Irandam Ulagam is an upcoming Tamil romantic drama film directed by Selvaraghavan. It stars Arya along with Anushka Shetty, and features music scored by Harris Jayaraj while the cinematography is handled by Ramji... |
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| Thuppakki Thuppakki Thuppakki is the tentative title of a forthcoming Tamil action film to be written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss. The film will star Vijay and Kajal Agarwal in the lead roles.-Development:... |
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Personal life
He is married to Suma, the couple have a son called Samuel Nicholas and a daughter called Karen Nikita. Harris' father Jayakumar is a noted evangelistic musician. Harris has established his own studio named Trinity Studios at his residence in ChennaiChennai
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Awards and Nominations
Filmfare Awards SouthFilmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
- 2001: Won - Best Music Director - MinnaleMinnaleMinnale is a 2001 Tamil film written and directed by Gautham Menon. The film featured Madhavan, Abbas and Reemma Sen, with Vivek and Nagesh also appearing in pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by debutant Harris Jayaraj, which became successful prior to release, helping the film...
- 2003: Won - Best Music Director - Kaakha KaakhaKaakha KaakhaKaakha Kaakha is a 2003 Tamil crime thriller film starring Surya, Jyothika and Jeevan in the lead roles. The film was written and directed by Gautham Menon and the music was composed by Harris Jayaraj...
- 2005: Won - Best Music Director - AnniyanAnniyanAnniyan is a 2005 Tamil psychological thriller film directed by S. Shankar. The film stars Vikram, Sadha, Prakash Raj, and Vivek, while featuring background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film was released worldwide on 10 June 2005....
- 2008: Won - Best Music Director - Vaaranam Aayiram
- 2009: Won - Best Music Director - AyanAyan (film)Ayan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by K. V. Anand. The film, starring Surya, Prabhu, Tamannaah and Akashdeep Saighal in lead roles, was produced by M. Saravanan and M. S. Guhan, while distribution handled by Sun Pictures. The film score was composed by Harris Jayaraj,...
- 2001: Nominated - Best Music Director - 12B
- 2005: Nominated - Best Music Director - Ghajini
- 2009: Nominated - Best Music Director - AadhavanAadhavanAadhavan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller, directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Ramesh Khanna. The film features Surya Sivakumar in the title role along with Nayantara in lead roles and Murali, Vadivelu, Anand Babu, Ramesh Khanna, B. Saroja Devi, Rahul Dev, Sayaji Shinde in its supporting...
- 2010: Nominated - Best Music Director - Orange
International Tamil Film Awards
International Tamil Film Awards
The International Tamil Film Awards is an awards ceremony that honours excellence in Tamil language films around the world since 2003.- Awards :* Best Picture * Best Director* Best Actor* Best Actress* Dream Girl* Best Supporting Actor...
- 2003 - Best Music DirectorITFA Best Music Director AwardThe ITFA Best Music Director Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
- Kaakha KaakhaKaakha KaakhaKaakha Kaakha is a 2003 Tamil crime thriller film starring Surya, Jyothika and Jeevan in the lead roles. The film was written and directed by Gautham Menon and the music was composed by Harris Jayaraj... - 2008 - Best Music Director - Vaaranam Aayiram
Vijay Awards
Vijay Awards
The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has given annually since 2006. The awards are decided by a jury, consisting of noted filmmakers, critics and technicians, while winners in a separate category named "Favourite awards"...
- 2008: Won - Best Music DirectorVijay Award for Best Music DirectorThe Vijay for Best Music Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:...
- Vaaranam Aayiram - 2008: Won - Favorite Song of the YearVijay Award for Favourite SongThe Vijay for Favorite Song is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films. It is chosen through public voting. The award was first given in 2008.-The list:...
- "Ava Enna" from Vaaranam Aayiram - 2009: Won - Best Music Director - AadhavanAadhavanAadhavan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller, directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Ramesh Khanna. The film features Surya Sivakumar in the title role along with Nayantara in lead roles and Murali, Vadivelu, Anand Babu, Ramesh Khanna, B. Saroja Devi, Rahul Dev, Sayaji Shinde in its supporting...
- 2009: Nominated - Favorite Song of the Year - "Hasili Fisili" from Aadhavan
- 2009: Nominated - Favorite Song of the Year - "Vizhi Moodi" from AyanAyan (film)Ayan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by K. V. Anand. The film, starring Surya, Prabhu, Tamannaah and Akashdeep Saighal in lead roles, was produced by M. Saravanan and M. S. Guhan, while distribution handled by Sun Pictures. The film score was composed by Harris Jayaraj,...
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards are the most notable film awards given for Tamil films in India. They are given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The awards are decided by a committee headed by...
- 2003 - Best Music DirectorTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music DirectorThe Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil feature films.-The list:...
- Kaakha KaakhaKaakha KaakhaKaakha Kaakha is a 2003 Tamil crime thriller film starring Surya, Jyothika and Jeevan in the lead roles. The film was written and directed by Gautham Menon and the music was composed by Harris Jayaraj... - 2005 - Best Music Director - Ghajini
Mirchi Music Awards South
Mirchi Music Awards South
Mirchi Music Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Mirchi Music Awards, presented by Radio Mirchi to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian music industry. The awards are separately given for Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films...
- 2009 - Best Album of the Year - AyanAyan (film)Ayan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by K. V. Anand. The film, starring Surya, Prabhu, Tamannaah and Akashdeep Saighal in lead roles, was produced by M. Saravanan and M. S. Guhan, while distribution handled by Sun Pictures. The film score was composed by Harris Jayaraj,...
- 2009 - Mirchi Listeners' Choice Best Album - Ayan
- 2010 - Best Album of the Year - Orange
- 2010 - Mirchi Listeners' Choice Best Album - Orange
- 2010 - Mirchi Listeners' Choice Best Song - "Nenu Nuvvantu" from Orange
Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Awards
- 2007 - Best Youthful Album - Unnale UnnaleUnnale UnnaleUnnale Unnale is a 2007 Tamil musical romance film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva and produced by Oscar Ravichandran its stars Vinay Rai, Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee in the lead roles...
- 2008 - Best Music Director - Vaaranam Aayiram
- 2008 - Romantic Song of the Year - "Anbe En Anbe" from Dhaam DhoomDhaam DhoomDhaam Dhoom is a 2008 Tamil romantic thriller film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva shortly before his death and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar, its stars Jayam Ravi, Kangna Ranaut and Lakshmi Rai in the lead roles...
- 2009 - Best Music Director - AyanAyan (film)Ayan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by K. V. Anand. The film, starring Surya, Prabhu, Tamannaah and Akashdeep Saighal in lead roles, was produced by M. Saravanan and M. S. Guhan, while distribution handled by Sun Pictures. The film score was composed by Harris Jayaraj,...
Big FM Awards
- 2010 - Best Music Director - Orange
South Scope Awards
- 2008 - Most Stylish Music Director - Vaaranam Aayiram
- 2009 - Best Music Director - AyanAyan (film)Ayan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by K. V. Anand. The film, starring Surya, Prabhu, Tamannaah and Akashdeep Saighal in lead roles, was produced by M. Saravanan and M. S. Guhan, while distribution handled by Sun Pictures. The film score was composed by Harris Jayaraj,...
Special Honours
- KalaimamaniKalaimamaniThe Kalaimamani is an award in Tamil Nadu state, India. These awards are given by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram for excellence in the field of art and literature....
from the Government of Tamil Nadu