- Known for
- Sound
- Credits
- 191 films
- Born
- November 20, 1950
- Died
- October 17, 2026 (aged 75)
- Place of birth
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Sound
Deva
Also known as Devanesan Chokkalingam, Thenisai Thendral
Biography
Devanesan Chokkalingam, popularly known as Deva, was an Indian film composer and singer. He had composed songs and provided background music for Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films in a career spanning about 35 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He was known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.
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Deva had composed music for many films within a very short period. He had debuted as a film music director in the film Mattukara Mannaru in 1986. In the intervening years he had composed music for a total of more than 400 films.
Known for
Acting 2
- 1998Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen · Cameo Appearance
- 1996Summa Irunga Machan
Sound 188
- —Colony · Original Music Composer
- 2026Charukesi · Original Music Composer
- 2026Siva Sambo · Original Music Composer
- 2026Anantha · Original Music Composer
- 2025Kannagi Nagar · Original Music Composer
- 2025Kadukka · Playback Singer
- 2024P2 · Original Music Composer
- 2023Va Varalam Va
Writing 1
- 2024Laandhar · Lyricist
