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