

Yuvan once confessed that his brother Karthik Raja was more talented than him, but he did not get a successful break into the music business since he did not get a "good team to work with". He is the younger brother of music director Karthik Raja and playback singer-music director Bhavatharini. Yuvan Shankar Raja is the third and youngest child of musician and film composer Ilaiyaraaja.

He made his breakthrough with the Thulluvadho Ilamai (2001) soundtrack, and established himself as one of Tamil cinema's most sought-after composers by the mid-2000s. Being the youngest son of composer Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at the age of 16, when he composed the film score for Aravindhan. Within a span of 23 years, Yuvan has worked on over 100 films. Yuvan has won two Filmfare Awards, five Mirchi Music Awards, four Vijay Awards and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Western music elements and often credited with having introduced hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu.

Abdul Haliq, (born Yuvan Shankar Raja on 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter.
