Deva
Born: 1950-11-20 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Known For: Sound
Biography
Devanesan Chokkalingam, popularly known as Deva, is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry. Deva has composed music for many films within a very short period. He debuted as a film music director in the film Manasukkeththa Maharaasa in 1989. In the intervening years he has composed music for a total of more than 400 films.
Filmography
2026
- Anantha ... (Music Director)
- Charukesi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Siva Sambo ... (Original Music Composer)
2025
- Kadukka ... (Playback Singer)
- Kannagi Nagar ... (Original Music Composer)
2023
- Jambu Maharishi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Partner ... (Playback Singer)
- Va Varalam Va ... (Original Music Composer)
- Irumban ... (Playback Singer)
2022
- Therkathi Veeran ... (Playback Singer)
- Hostel ... (Playback Singer)
2020
- Mookuthi Amman ... (Playback Singer)
- Galtha ... (Playback Singer)
2019
- Nethraa ... (Playback Singer)
2018
- Annanukku Jey ... (Playback Singer)
2016
- Theri ... (Playback Singer)
2015
- Dummy Tappasu ... (Music)
2012
- Mattu Thaavani ... (Music)
- Kondaan Koduthaan ... (Music)
2011
- Udhaya Neram ... (Music)
2010
- Kutti Pisasu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pollachi Mappiley ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sivappu Mazhai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pen Singam ... (Original Music Composer)
2009
- Aarumugam ... (Music)
- Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi ... (Music Director)
- Suriyan Satta Kalloori ... (Original Music Composer)
2007
- Cheena Thaana 001 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thirumagan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pasupathi c/o Rasakkapalayam ... (Music Director)
- Viyabari ... (Original Music Composer)
- Adavadi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Manikanda ... (Music)
2005
- Sivakasi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Devathayai Kanden ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vishnu Sena ... (Music)
- Englishkaran ... (Music)
- Girivalam ... (Original Music Composer)
2004
- Sound Party ... (Music Director)
- Gajendra ... (Music)
- Adi Thadi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Jai Surya ... (Music)
- Jore ... (Original Music Composer)
- Maha Nadigan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Engal Anna ... (Music)
- Super Da ... (Original Music Composer)
2003
- Military ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ramachandra ... (Original Music Composer)
- Naaga ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dum ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kadhal Kirukkan ... (Music)
- Kadhal Sadugudu ... (Music)
- Chokka Thangam ... (Music)
- Raja Narasimha ... (Music Director)
- Vijaya Dashami ... (Original Music Composer)
- Soori ... (Music)
2002
- Bagavathi ... (Original Music Composer)
- 123 ... (Music)
- Pammal K. Sambandam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Panchatanthiram ... (Original Music Composer)
- Red ... (Music)
- Virumbugiren ... (Music)
- Phantom ... (Music)
- Samasthanam ... (Music)
2001
- Vande Matharam ... (Music Director)
- Sri Raja Rajeshwari ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ninaikkatha Naalillai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Azhagana Naatkal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kalakalappu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kadal Pookkal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Chocklet ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dosth ... (Music)
- Citizen ... (Music)
- Veettoda Mappillai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kabadi Kabadi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Maayan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kotigobba ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kottai Mariamman ... (Original Music Composer)
- Lovely ... (Music)
- Engalukkum Kaalam Varum ... (Original Music Composer)
2000
- Uyirile Kalanthathu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kushi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Manu Neethi ... (Music Director)
- Krodham 2 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sandhitha Velai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vallarasu ... (Music)
- Eazhaiyin Sirippil ... (Music)
- Thai Porandaachu ... (Music)
- Mugavari ... (Original Music Composer)
- Appu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vetri Kodi Kattu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sabhash ... (Original Music Composer)
- Unnai Kann Theduthey ... (Original Music Composer)
- Veeranadai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vaanavil ... (Original Music Composer)
- Seenu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ennamma Kannu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kannukku Kannaga ... (Music)
- Kannaal Pesavaa ... (Music)
- Galate Aliyandru ... (Music Director)
- Bagunnara? ... (Original Music Composer)
1999
- Annan Thangachi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Minsara Kanna ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vaali ... (Original Music Composer)
- Suyamvaram ... (Music)
- Iraniyan ... (Music)
- Anantha Poongattre... ... (Music)
- Hello ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ninaivirukkum Varai ... (Music)
- Kallazhagar ... (Music)
- Ooty ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pudhu Kudithanam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Oruvan ... (Music)
- Kannodu Kanbathellam ... (Music)
- Nenjinile ... (Music)
- Chinna Raja ... (Music)
- Azhagarsamy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kanave Kalaiyadhe ... (Music)
- Maanaseega Kadhal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Viralukketha Veekkam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Anbulla Kadhalukku ... (Music)
1998
- Auto Driver ... (Music)
- Ellame En Pondattithaan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Guru Paarvai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kaadhale Nimmadhi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Tholi Prema ... (Music)
- En Aasai Rasave ... (Music)
- Unnudan ... (Music)
- Ninaithen Vandhai ... (Music)
- Iniyavale ... (Music)
- Love Story 1999 ... (Music)
- Natpukkaga ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kannedhirey Thondrinal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen as Cameo Appearance
- Priyamudan ... (Music)
- Sandhippoma ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sundara Pandian ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pudhumai Pithan ... (Music)
- En Uyir Nee Thaane ... (Music)
- Veeram Vilanja Mannu ... (Music)
- Santhosham ... (Music)
1997
- Nerrukku Ner ... (Original Music Composer)
- Arunachalam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Periya Thambi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Aahaa..! ... (Music)
- Porkkalam ... (Music)
- Bharathi Kannammaa ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mappillai Gounder ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nesam ... (Music)
- Pasamulla Pandiyare ... (Music)
- Thadayam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Master ... (Music)
- Rettai Jadai Vayasu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vidukathai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga ... (Music)
- Pudhalvan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ettupatti Rasa ... (Original Music Composer)
- Paththini ... (Original Music Composer)
- Abhimanyu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dharma Chakkaram ... (Music)
- Vallal ... (Music)
- Pagaivan ... (Music)
- Once More ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pongalo Pongal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Itha Oru Snehagatha ... (Music)
- Vaimaye Vellum ... (Music)
- Sishya ... (Music)
- Adimai Changili ... (Music)
- Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen ... (Music)
- Mannava ... (Music Director)
- Amruthavarshini ... (Music)
- Periya Manushan ... (Music Director)
- Kalyana Vaibhogam ... (Original Music Composer)
1996
- Maanbumigu Maanavan ... (Music)
- The Prince ... (Music)
- Kalloori Vaasal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Panchalankurichi ... (Music)
- Gopala Gopala ... (Original Music Composer)
- Tamizh Selvan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thirumbi Paar ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vaanmathi ... (Music)
- Avvai Shanmugi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kadhal Kottai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Summa Irunga Machan
- Kaalam Maari Pochu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Senathipathi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sivasakthi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kalki ... (Music)
- King Solomon ... (Music)
- Thaayagam ... (Music)
- Gokulathil Seethai ... (Music)
- Maha Prabhu ... (Music)
- Parambarai ... (Music)
1995
- Thaikulame Thaikulame ... (Original Music Composer)
- Gandhi Pirantha Mann ... (Music)
- Nadodi Mannan ... (Music)
- Baasha ... (Original Music Composer)
- Deva ... (Music)
- Vishnu ... (Music)
- Karuppu Nila ... (Music)
- Aasai ... (Music)
- Gangai Karai Paattu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kattumarakaran ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thirumoorthy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Chellakannu ... (Music)
- Chakravarthy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Veluchami ... (Original Music Composer)
1994
- Pathavi Pramanam ... (Music)
- Namma Annachi ... (Music)
- Veera Padhakkam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Magudikkaran ... (Music)
- En Aasai Machaan ... (Music)
- Pathavi Pramanam ... (Music)
- Bhale Pellam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pattukottai Periyappa ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nila ... (Music)
- Vaa Magale Vaa ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thamarai ... (Music)
- Aranmanai Kaavalan ... (Music)
- Subramaniya Swamy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sarigamapadani ... (Music)
1993
- Band Master ... (Music)
- Moondravadhu Kann ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pass Mark ... (Original Music Composer)
- Maravan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thanga Pappa ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kattabomman ... (Music)
- Rajadhurai ... (Music)
- Purusha Lakshanam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Munarivippu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Suriyan Chandiran ... (Original Music Composer)
1992
- Solaiyamma ... (Original Music Composer)
- Suriyan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pondatti Rajyam ... (Music)
- Therku Theru Machan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Oor Mariyadhai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kottai Vaasal ... (Music)
- Government Mappillai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Annamalai ... (Music)
- Kizhakku Veedhi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ilavarasan ... (Music)
- Unakkaga Piranthen ... (Original Music Composer)
- Samundi ... (Original Music Composer)
1991
- Pudhu Manidhan ... (Music)
- En Pottukku Sonthakkaran ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vasalil Oru Vennila ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vasanthakala Paravai ... (Music)
1990
- Vaigasi Poranthachu ... (Music)
- Michael Madana Kama Rajan ... (Playback Singer)