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
- Siva Sambo ... (Original Music Composer)
- Anantha ... (Music Director)
- Charukesi ... (Original Music Composer)
2025
- Kadukka ... (Playback Singer)
- Kannagi Nagar ... (Original Music Composer)
2023
- Jambu Maharishi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Partner ... (Playback Singer)
- Irumban ... (Playback Singer)
- Va Varalam Va ... (Original Music Composer)
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)
2014
- Maan Karate ... (Playback Singer)
2012
- Mattu Thaavani ... (Music)
- Kondaan Koduthaan ... (Music)
2011
- Udhaya Neram ... (Music)
2010
- Pollachi Mappiley ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kutti Pisasu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pen Singam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sivappu Mazhai ... (Original Music Composer)
2009
- Aarumugam ... (Music)
- Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi ... (Music Director)
- Suriyan Satta Kalloori ... (Original Music Composer)
2007
- Thirumagan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Cheena Thaana 001 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Viyabari ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pasupathi c/o Rasakkapalayam ... (Music Director)
- Adavadi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Manikanda ... (Music)
2005
- Sivakasi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Devathayai Kanden ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vishnu Sena ... (Music)
- Girivalam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Englishkaran ... (Music)
2004
- Gajendra ... (Music)
- Sound Party ... (Music Director)
- Super Da ... (Original Music Composer)
- Adi Thadi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Engal Anna ... (Music)
- Maha Nadigan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Jore ... (Original Music Composer)
- Jai Surya ... (Music)
2003
- Naaga ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ramachandra ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kadhal Kirukkan ... (Music)
- Chokka Thangam ... (Music)
- Military ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dum ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kadhal Sadugudu ... (Music)
- Vijaya Dashami ... (Original Music Composer)
- Raja Narasimha ... (Music Director)
- Soori ... (Music)
2002
- 123 ... (Music)
- Bagavathi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Panchatanthiram ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pammal K. Sambandam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Red ... (Music)
- Samasthanam ... (Music)
- Phantom ... (Music)
- Virumbugiren ... (Music)
2001
- Kadal Pookkal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Azhagana Naatkal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vande Matharam ... (Music Director)
- Kalakalappu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Citizen ... (Music)
- Sri Raja Rajeshwari ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dosth ... (Music)
- Ninaikkatha Naalillai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kotigobba ... (Original Music Composer)
- Lovely ... (Music)
- Veettoda Mappillai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Chocklet ... (Original Music Composer)
- Engalukkum Kaalam Varum ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kottai Mariamman ... (Original Music Composer)
- Maayan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kabadi Kabadi ... (Original Music Composer)
2000
- Krodham 2 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kushi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Eazhaiyin Sirippil ... (Music)
- Sandhitha Velai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Manu Neethi ... (Music Director)
- Thai Porandaachu ... (Music)
- Uyirile Kalanthathu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vallarasu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vetri Kodi Kattu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Appu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sabhash ... (Original Music Composer)
- Galate Aliyandru ... (Music Director)
- Kannukku Kannaga ... (Music)
- Bagunnara? ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vaanavil ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mugavari ... (Original Music Composer)
- Unnai Kann Theduthey ... (Original Music Composer)
- Veeranadai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ennamma Kannu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Seenu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kannaal Pesavaa ... (Music)
1999
- Minsara Kanna ... (Original Music Composer)
- Hello ... (Original Music Composer)
- Suyamvaram ... (Music)
- Iraniyan ... (Music)
- Vaali ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ooty ... (Original Music Composer)
- Anantha Poongattre... ... (Music)
- Ninaivirukkum Varai ... (Music)
- Annan Thangachi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kannodu Kanbathellam ... (Music)
- Kallazhagar ... (Music)
- Pudhu Kudithanam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nenjinile ... (Music)
- Azhagarsamy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Oruvan ... (Music)
- Chinna Raja ... (Music)
- Viralukketha Veekkam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kanave Kalaiyadhe ... (Music)
- Maanaseega Kadhal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Anbulla Kadhalukku ... (Music)
1998
- Ellame En Pondattithaan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Tholi Prema ... (Music)
- En Aasai Rasave ... (Music)
- Unnudan ... (Music)
- Kaadhale Nimmadhi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Auto Driver ... (Music)
- Natpukkaga ... (Original Music Composer)
- Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen as Cameo Appearance
- Sandhippoma ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kannedhirey Thondrinal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pudhumai Pithan ... (Music)
- Love Story 1999 ... (Music)
- Iniyavale ... (Music)
- Ninaithen Vandhai ... (Music)
- Veeram Vilanja Mannu ... (Music)
- Guru Paarvai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Priyamudan ... (Music)
- Santhosham ... (Music)
- En Uyir Nee Thaane ... (Music)
- Sundara Pandian ... (Original Music Composer)
1997
- Arunachalam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Rettai Jadai Vayasu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nesam ... (Music)
- Aahaa..! ... (Music)
- Master ... (Music)
- Pudhalvan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nerrukku Ner ... (Original Music Composer)
- Bharathi Kannammaa ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mappillai Gounder ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vidukathai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thadayam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Porkkaalam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Abhimanyu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga ... (Music)
- Periya Thambi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pasamulla Pandiyare ... (Music)
- Sishya ... (Music)
- Adimai Changili ... (Music)
- Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen ... (Music)
- Dharma Chakkaram ... (Music)
- Once More ... (Original Music Composer)
- Periya Manushan ... (Music Director)
- Ettupatti Rasa ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pagaivan ... (Music)
- Mannava ... (Music Director)
- Pongalo Pongal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vaimaye Vellum ... (Music)
- Vallal ... (Music)
- Amruthavarshini ... (Music)
- Paththini ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kalyana Vaibhogam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Itha Oru Snehagatha ... (Music)
1996
- The Prince ... (Music)
- Vaanmathi ... (Music)
- Kalloori Vaasal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thirumbi Paar ... (Original Music Composer)
- Tamizh Selvan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Maanbumigu Maanavan ... (Music)
- Avvai Shanmugi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kadhal Kottai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Maha Prabhu ... (Music)
- Panchalankurichi ... (Music)
- Parambarai ... (Music)
- Kalki ... (Music)
- Gopala Gopala ... (Original Music Composer)
- Gokulathil Seethai ... (Music)
- Sivasakthi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Summa Irunga Machan
- Senathipathi ... (Original Music Composer)
- King Solomon ... (Music)
- Thaayagam ... (Music)
- Kaalam Maari Pochu ... (Original Music Composer)
1995
- Sindhu Bath ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nadodi Mannan ... (Music)
- Gandhi Pirantha Mann ... (Music)
- Pullakuttikaran ... (Original Music Composer)
- Baasha ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thaikulame Thaikulame ... (Original Music Composer)
- Aasai ... (Music)
- Gangai Karai Paattu ... (Original Music Composer)
- Chakravarthy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Deva ... (Music)
- Karuppu Nila ... (Music)
- Vishnu ... (Music)
- Veluchami ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thirumoorthy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Chellakannu ... (Music)
- Kattumarakaran ... (Original Music Composer)
1994
- Pathavi Pramanam ... (Music)
- En Aasai Machaan ... (Music)
- Pathavi Pramanam ... (Music)
- Magudikkaran ... (Music)
- Namma Annachi ... (Music)
- Veera Padhakkam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pattukottai Periyappa ... (Original Music Composer)
- Bhale Pellam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vaa Magale Vaa ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nila ... (Music)
- Sarigamapadani ... (Music)
- Aranmanai Kaavalan ... (Music)
- Thamarai ... (Music)
- Subramaniya Swamy ... (Original Music Composer)
1993
- Moondravadhu Kann ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pass Mark ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thanga Pappa ... (Original Music Composer)
- Maravan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Band Master ... (Music)
- Kattabomman ... (Music)
- Purusha Lakshanam ... (Original Music Composer)
- Suriyan Chandiran ... (Original Music Composer)
- Rajadhurai ... (Music)
- Munarivippu ... (Original Music Composer)
1992
- Therku Theru Machan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Solaiyamma ... (Original Music Composer)
- Government Mappillai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kottai Vaasal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pondatti Rajyam ... (Music)
- Suriyan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Oor Mariyadhai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Annamalai ... (Music)
- Ilavarasan ... (Music)
- Kizhakku Veedhi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Samundi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Unakkaga Piranthen ... (Original Music Composer)
1991
- En Pottukku Sonthakkaran ... (Original Music Composer)
- Vasanthakala Paravai ... (Music)
- Vasalil Oru Vennila ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pudhu Manidhan ... (Music)
1990
- Vaigasi Poranthachu ... (Music)
- Michael Madana Kama Rajan ... (Playback Singer)