Veteran Musician Deva Passes Away at 75
The composer, known for folk-inspired melodies and gaana music, scored more than 400 films across four South Indian languages.
- On Saturday, October 17, veteran Indian Tamil film composer Deva, popularly known as 'Thenisai Thendral,' passed away in Chennai at Surya Hospital after failing to respond to treatment.
- Born Devanesan Chokkalingam in 1950, he composed music for over 400 films across Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam cinema, celebrated for popularizing gaana music in mainstream films.
- Sources in the industry reported Deva was admitted to Surya Hospital in Kodambakkam on Saturday morning for health issues, having undergone bypass surgery almost 10 years ago.
- Actor-Politician Khushbu Sundar remembered the musician, noting he was 'healthy and laughing' just 10 days ago, while The Maharaja actor Vijay Sethupathi wrote his 'music and songs will forever live in our memories.'
- The Hon Governor of Tamil Nadu, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, expressed profound grief, stating the musician's passing is 'an irreparable loss to the world of music and Tamil cinema.
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