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Name |
J.Harris Jayaraj |
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Date of Birth |
8 Jan 1975 |
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Place of Birth |
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India |
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Native |
Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Mother Tongue |
Tamil |
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Family |
Father – S.M. Jayakumar (Guitarist)
Mother – Rachel
Sisters - Hunise, Esther
Wife - Suma
Daughter - Karen Nikita
Son - Samuel Nicholas
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Education |
School : Krishnaswamy Matric Hr.sec. School, Chennai.
College : Trinity College of Music, London.
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Profession |
Music Director |
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Debut |
Tamil : Minnale (2001)
Hindi : Rehnaa Hai Terra Dil Mein (2001)
Telugu : Vasu (2002)
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Owns |
Trinity Studios, Chennai |
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Instruments he plays |
Guitar, Keyboard, Piano, Percussion |
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Early admirer of |
Hans Zimmer, Aruljothi Balagopal, A. R. Rahman and M. S. Viswanathan |
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Composers he had played |
Telugu - Rajkoti
Kannada - Sadhu Kokila
Tamil - Shankar Ganesh, Karthik Raja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Sirpi, Mani Sharma, Vidyasagar A.R. Rahman
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Singers introduced by him |
Nakul, Saindhavi, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha, Nikhil Matthew, Mahathi and Suchithra Ramanathan, Bombay Jayasree
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About him |
Shankar (Director):
"He is among the few composers who did not hesitate to experiment. A hard worker in every sense of the word, he is choosy about his films."
A.R. Murugadoss (Director):
"He is a composer with admirable screenplay knowledge. He knows exactly what type of songs can pace up the movie."
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Awards |
Filmfare Awards South:
* Best Music Director (Minnale, 2001)
* Best Music Director (Kaakha Kaakha, 2003)
* Best Music Director (Anniyan, 2005)
* Best Music Director (Vaaranam Aayiram, 2008)
* Best Music Director (Ayan, 2009)
International Tamil Film Awards:
* Best Music Director (Kaakha Kaakha, 2003)
* Best Music Director (Vaaranam Aayiram, 2008)
Vijay Awards:
* Best Music Director (Vaaranam Aayiram, 2008)
* Best Music Director (Aadhavan, 2008)
South Scope Awards:
* Most Stylish Music Director (Vaaranam Aayiram, 2008)
* Best Music Director (Ayan, 2009)
Meera Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Awards:
* Best Music Director (Vaaranam Aayiram, 2008)
* Best Music Director (Ayan, 2009)
Others:
* Kalaimamani from the Government of Tamil Nadu.
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Facts |
* He was born into a pious Christian Nadar family.
* His father was a guitarist, musician and composer.
* His father had worked under many composers.
* His father was an assistant to Malayalam Music director Shyam.
* His father wished to make Harris a singer.
* At the age of 6, he tried to learn Carnatic music for 6 months.
* He is trained in Western Classical.
* Joseph Krishna (M. S. Viswanathan's assistant) spotted his talent and made him to play the guitar in a Malayalam film at the age of 12.
* He started his career by playing the Tabla and other percussions.
* He has been a keyboardist and percussionist for various music directors.
* He has assisted Adithyan (Music Director) in films like 'Seevalaperi Pandi', 'Asuran'.
* He worked as a keyboardist for 12 years.
* He worked in more than 600 projects till 2000.
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Facebook |
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Harris-Jayaraj/10965412818?sk=wall
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Official Website |
http://www.harrisjayaraj.com/index.html |
