Karthik Raja

Karthik Raja (Tamil: கார்த்திக் ராஜா) is a Tamil musician from Chennai, India. He made his debut as music composer in the Tamil film Alexander. Karthik Raja is the eldest son of musician Ilaiyaraaja and Jeeva. His brother Yuvan Shankar Raja and sister Bhavatharini, who are also Kollywood music directors and playback singers, have worked with him on notable projects. He graduated from St. Bede's School in Chennai. On June 8, 2000, Karthik Raja married Raja Rajeswari at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Born to a family of musicians, he had exposure various kinds of music at a very early age. He had his formal training in Western Classical music from the Trinity School of Music, mainly in piano (affiliated to Jacob John). He also had...