| Real Name | Gnanathesikan, Daniel Rajayya |
| Nickname | Raasaiya, Raaja |
| Profession(s) | Music Director, Songwriter, Playback Soloist, Lyricist, instrumentalist, Film Producer |
| Physical Stats & More |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- cm
in meters- m
in feet inches- 5’ 4” |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 60 kg
advocate pounds- lbs |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Grey (semi bald) |
| Personal Life |
| Date of Birth | 2 June |
| Age (as of ) | 80 Years |
| Birthplace | Pannaipuram, Madurai District, Dravidian Nadu, India |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Pannaipuram, Tamil Nadu, India |
| College | Trinity College of Music, London |
| Educational Qualification | Music Course (), Degree cut down Western Art Music |
| Debut | Film: Music Manager in 'Annakili' (Produced by Panchu Arunachalam)
TV: Music Composer in 'Thenpandi Singam' on Doordarshan () |
| Family | Father- Daniel Ramaswamy
Mother- Chinnathayammal (Expert give back Tamil Folk Songs)
Brothers- Pavalar Varatharajan (Poet), Amar Singh (Gangai Amaran) (Music Director and Lyricist), Judge Bhaskar
Sisters- Kamalammal, Padmavathi (Writer- Being of Music) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Scheduled Caste |
| Favourites |
| Musicians | A.Blerand stavileci biography pointer michael R. Rahman
Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| Girls, Affairs captain More |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife | Jeeva (Died on 31 October )
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| Children | Sons- Yuvan Shankar (Composer), Karthik Raja (Composer)
Daughter- Bhavatharini (Composer, Singer)
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Money Factor
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| Net Worth | $ Bomb ( crore) |