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# Telugu Film Music

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Bio

Harris Jayaraj (born 8 January 1975) is an Indian Tamil film composer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu .He composes scores and soundtracks predominantly for Tamil films, while also having composed for a few films in Telugu and two films in Hindi.

Life & Career

Harris debuted as a film composer with Gautham Menon's Minnale. The following soundtrack albums 12B and Majunu met with high acclaim and praise. Harris made his debut in Telugu cinema with Vasu. The song Uyirin Uyire reused as Cheliya Cheliya in Telugu, and Khwabon Khwabon in Hindi had effective use of gibberish words which later became a signature element in Harris songs. Harris crafted a necessary classiness into Gautham Menon's blockbuster crime thriller Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu. Once again, he ventured into Tollywood with a successful album Sainikudu. After a hiatus of 6 years, Harris collaborated for the action cop film Yennai Arindhaal. The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics and was the most played album of 2015 in Chennai radio stations.

Greatest Hits

Lyricist 2011 Engeyum Kadhal - Kulu Kulu Venpani 2016 S3 - Wi Wi Wifi Ad jingles He composed music for various television commercials including a Coca-Cola commercial featuring Vijay. In 2008, he composed for Herova? Zerova? ad campaign which Suriya initiated under the Agaram Foundation, working to help children who drop out of school early in Tamil Nadu. With the Ministry of Education in Tamil Nadu, he created a short commercial video outlining child poverty, labour and lack of education, titled Herova? Zerova?. The film was written and produced by Sivakumar and also starred Suriya, Vijay, R. Madhavan and Jyothika.

Achievements

Kalaimamani Award - Government of Tamil Nadu - 2009
Life Time Achievement Award - the Governor of Tamil Nadu - 2015
Icon of Inspiration - Setting New Precedents in Film Music - Behindwoods Gold MIC Award - 2019

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