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Gangai Amaran

Gangai Amaran
Birth name Ganesh Kumar Gangai Amaran
Born 8 December 1947 (age 69)
PannaipuramTheniTamil Nadu
Occupation(s) Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Film score composerlyricistmusic directorsongwritersingerconductorinstrumentalist
Instruments Vocals, (playback singing), guitar
Years active 1976–present

Gangai Amaran is a music director,[1] singer,[2] lyricist,[3] script writer, film director[4] and actor in Tamil films.

Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in Theni districtTamil Nadu in December 1947, as the youngest son of Ramaswamy and Chinnathayi. He is the younger brother of noted music director Ilayaraaja and father of director and actor Venkat Prabhu and actor, composer and singer Premji Amaren.[5][6] He had two more elder brothers, R. D. Bhaskar and Pavalar Varadharajan, both who died long back. Composers Karthik Raja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, singer Bhavatharini and costume designer Vasuki Bhaskar are his relations.

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