Deva
Personal Info
Know For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-11-20 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Also known As
ദേവ
దేవా
Devanesan Chokkalingam
Thenisai Thendral
Deva
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.
Acting
1998
as Cameo Appearance
Production
2021
as Playback Singer
2004
as Original Music Composer
2009
as Original Music Composer
2016
as Playback Singer
2005
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Music
1999
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Playback Singer
2010
as Original Music Composer
2010
as Original Music Composer
2004
as Music
2009
as Music
1999
as Music
1992
as Music
2001
as Music
1995
as Music
2001
as Music
1999
as Music
2007
as Music
2003
as Music
2001
as Original Music Composer
1999
as Music
2004
as Music
2003
as Music
1997
as Music
1994
as Music
1995
as Music
1995
as Music
1996
as Music
2000
as Music
1994
as Music
1993
as Music
1998
as Music
2011
as Music
2001
as Music
2000
as Music
1999
as Music
1996
as Original Music Composer
1991
as Music
1994
as Music
1994
as Music
1996
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Music
2002
as Music
1995
as Music
1996
as Music
1999
as Music
1998
as Music
1997
as Music
1995
as Music
1998
as Music
1995
as Music
1996
as Music
1997
as Music
1999
as Original Music Composer
1999
as Music
1997
as Music
1998
as Music
1996
as Music
1998
as Music
1996
as Music
2021
as Playback Singer
1998
as Music
1994
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Original Music Composer
1995
as Original Music Composer
1994
as Original Music Composer
1991
as Original Music Composer
2000
as Original Music Composer
2023
as Playback Singer
2007
as Original Music Composer
2004
as Original Music Composer
2000
as Original Music Composer
2002
as Original Music Composer
1994
as Music
1999
as Music
1997
as Music
1994
as Music
1997
as Music
1998
as Music
2012
as Music
1997
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Original Music Composer
2005
as Music
2000
as Music
1997
as Music
2012
as Music
1999
as Music
2002
as Music
2001
as Music
1997
as Music
2022
as Playback Singer
1996
as Music
2002
as Music
1997
as Music
2001
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Original Music Composer
1994
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Music
1996
as Music
1997
as Music
2002
as Music
2001
as Music
1996
as Music
2000
as Music
1999
as Music
2000
as Music
1997
as Music
2000
as Music
1999
as Music
1999
as Music
1998
as Music
1992
as Music
1993
as Music
2000
as Music
1998
as Music
2001
as Music
2003
as Music
2003
as Music
1998
as Music
2005
as Music
1997
as Music
1996
as Music Director
1992
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Music
1993
as Original Music Composer
1993
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Original Music Composer
1998
as Original Music Composer
1993
as Original Music Composer
1995
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Music
1997
as Music
1999
as Music
2004
as Music
1993
as Music
1996
as Music
2003
as Original Music Composer
2002
as Music
1991
as Music
2023
as Original Music Composer
1999
as Music
2015
as Music
2003
as Original Music Composer
1995
as Music
1994
as Music
2007
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Music
2000
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Original Music Composer
2001
as Original Music Composer
1999
as Original Music Composer
2000
as Original Music Composer
2003
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Original Music Composer
2001
as Original Music Composer
1995
as Original Music Composer
2001
as Original Music Composer
1999
as Original Music Composer
2022
as Playback Singer
1992
as Original Music Composer
2000
as Original Music Composer
1995
as Original Music Composer
1993
as Original Music Composer
1998
as Music
2023
as Original Music Composer
2023
as Playback Singer
2001
as Original Music Composer
2001
as Original Music Composer
2003
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Original Music Composer
2002
as Original Music Composer
1994
as Music
1994
as Music
2000
as Original Music Composer
1998
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Original Music Composer
2004
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Original Music Composer
2000
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Original Music Composer
1995
as Original Music Composer
2001
as Original Music Composer
1993
as Original Music Composer
1998
as Original Music Composer
1995
as Original Music Composer
1991
as Original Music Composer
1993
as Original Music Composer
2010
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Original Music Composer
1994
as Original Music Composer
1993
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Original Music Composer
2000
as Original Music Composer
1995
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Original Music Composer
2001
as Original Music Composer
2018
as Playback Singer
2024
as Lyricist
1998
as Original Music Composer
2000
as Original Music Composer
1998
as Original Music Composer
2024
as Original Music Composer
2000
as Original Music Composer
1999
as Original Music Composer
2004
as Original Music Composer
2007
as Original Music Composer
2007
as Original Music Composer
2005
as Original Music Composer
2005
as Music
2019
as Playback Singer
2020
as Playback Singer
2000
as Original Music Composer
1998
as Music
1997
as Music
1997
as Original Music Composer
1998
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Original Music Composer
2020
as Playback Singer
1996
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Original Music Composer
2000
as Original Music Composer
2002
as Original Music Composer
1994
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Music
2025
as Playback Singer
1997
as Original Music Composer
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as Original Music Composer
2000
as Music Director
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