Popular music composer and singer Yuvan Shankar Raja has filed a Rs 50 crore defamation suit against his former landlady and her brother in Chennai.
Raja, the son of the famous legendary composer Ilaiyaraajahas issued a legal notice to Hajmat Jameela Begum, who rented out her house which was used as a studio by the 44-year-old composer.
In the notice, Raja demanded compensation of Rs 50 crore for the “emotional distress” and “reputational damage” caused by certain comments made by his former landlady and her brother.
Jameela Begum’s brother Mohammed Javid had earlier lodged a police complaint against Raja, accusing him of not paying rent arrears worth Rs 20 lakhs.
Javid also claimed Raja had abruptly left the house without informing its owners, as well as causing damage to the property.
Begum’s brother lodged the complaint with the Nungambakkam police station on Saturday, alleging that despite multiple requests, Raja failed to pay the rent or respond.
Throughout his 25-year career, Raja has composed music for around 170 films. He began his career at the age of 16 when he composed music for the film ‘Aravindhan’.
His breakthrough Tamil film was ‘Thullavadho Ilamai’ (2002), which established him as one of the most sought-after music composers in the Tamil film industry.
Raja also launched his own music label, U1 Records, in 2015, and in 2017 he opened his own film production company, YSR Films.
Yuvan currently has several projects in the pipeline including ‘Vijay Digot’, ‘Sardaar 2’ and ‘Morrison’.
Raja has frequently collaborated with several acclaimed film directors like Selvaraghavan, Ameer, Vishnuvardhan, Venkat Prabhu, Ram, Linguswamy, Thiagarajan Kumararaja, PS Mithran and Elan.
He has also often worked with renowned Tamil poet Vaali and young Tamil lyricists like Na. Muthukumar, Pa. Vijay, Snehan and Madhan Karky.
He has also worked with Vairamuthu, Thamarai and Kabilan.
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