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Karthik Raja Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Wife: Raja Rajeswari
Hometown: Chennai
Age: 52 Years

Karthik Raja

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)• Composer
• Playback singer
Famous forBeing son of Ilaiyaraaja
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight (approx.)60 Kg (132 lbs)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourGrey
Career
DebutAs a composer

Tamil Film: Pandiyan (1992)
Hindi Film: Grahan (2001)
Kannada: Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya (2000)
English Film: Mitr, My Friend (2002)
Telugu Film: Tuneega Tuneega (2012)
Malayalam Film: Rajadhi Raja (2014)

As a playback singer

Tamil Film: Anjali (1990)

Album

Hindi: Meri Jaan Hindustan (1997)
Tamil: Kaathalai Gauravikkum Neram (2000)
Awards• 1998- Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent for Grahan
• 2001- Cinema Express Award for Best Music Director for Dumm Dumm Dumm
Personal Life
Date of Birth29 June 1973 (Friday)
Age (as of 2025)52 Years
BirthplaceTamil Nadu, India
Zodiac signCancer
NationalityIndian
HometownChennai
School(s)• St. Bede's School, Chennai
• Boston Matriculation higher secondary school, Chennai
ReligionHinduism
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Social MediaSpotify
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date8 June 2000
Family
Wife/SpouseRaja Rajeswari
ChildrenSon- Yatheeswar
ParentsFather- Ilaiyaraaja
Mother- Jeeva Rajayya
SiblingsBrother- Yuvan Shankar Raja (Younger)
Sister- Bhavatharini (Younger, died on 25 January 2024)

Karthik Raja

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.