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Veteran Tamil Composer Deva Passes Away At 75
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News18•17-10-2026, 16:36
Veteran Tamil Composer Deva Passes Away At 75
- •Veteran Tamil composer Devanesan Chokkalingam, popularly known as Deva or Thenisai Thendral, passed away in Chennai at the age of 75.
- •Over a career spanning nearly four decades, Deva composed numerous memorable Tamil melodies that left a lasting impact on fans.
- •His iconic musical works successfully crossed over into Bollywood, inspiring popular Hindi tracks in films like Sirf Tum and Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai.
- •Deva also contributed to Hindi cinema as a background score composer, notably for the film Chachi 420.
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Veteran Tamil composer Devanesan Chokkalingam, popularly known as Deva, passed away in Chennai on Saturday, October 17, at the age of 75.
The title song of the 1999 Hindi film Sirf Tum was adapted from the track Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga in the 1996 Tamil film Kadhal Kottai, which was composed by Deva.
The song Gham Hai Kyon from Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai was adapted from Kadhala Kadhala, a track originally composed by Deva for the Tamil film Avvai Shanmugi.
