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Some Lesser Known Facts About Karthik Raja

• Karthik Raja was born into a family of music composers, as his father, Ilaiyaraaja, was a renowned composer.

• He attended St. Bede’s School and Boston Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai.

• From childhood, he often visited recording studios with his father.

• He learned Western classical music at Trinity School of Music, focusing on piano. He also studied Carnatic music with T. V. Gopalakrishnan and V. Dakshinamoorthy.

• At age 13, he played keyboard for the song ‘Kannukkum’ in the Tamil film Ninaikka Therinda Maname (1987). In 1992, he composed ‘Pandianin Rajiyathil’ for Pandiyan.

• In 1993, he composed ‘Ninaikindra’ for Athma. In the early 1990s, he composed some background music for the television series Bible.

• Reportedly, Rajinikanth approached him to compose music for his 1993 film Valli, but Raja rejected the offer as the script was very intense.

• He debuted as a full film composer with Alexander in 1996. He worked on many Tamil films, including Manikkam (1996), Ullaasam (1997), Naam Iruvar Nammaku Iruvar (1998), and Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001).

• He worked in Hindi cinema with the film Grahan, earning the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent.

• Raja released solo music albums, including India Unlimited and Kaathalai Gauravikkum Neram in 2000.

• He composed music for the Tamil film Dhilluku Dhuddu (2017).

• On 8 June 2000, Karthik Raja married Raja Rajeshwari in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

• In a 2015 interview, he said that the music was no longer an art and had become a business.

• In 2018, Karthik Raja, his father Ilaiyaraaja, and his brother Yuvan Shankar Raja jointly scored the music for the Tamil film Maamanithan directed by Seenu Ramasamy.

• He appeared as a guest in the reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors 4 in 2024, aired on Zee Tamil.

• On 12 February 2025, he participated in a memorial event for his sister Bhavatharini on her first death anniversary.

• He revealed that he was the first one to hold her in his arms when she was born.