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Harris Jayaraj

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Harris Jayaraj is one of the leading music composers of South India. His composed music score for the Tamil film Minnale (2001). He also gave music ...

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Full Name:Harris Jayaraj Height (approx.):in feet inches- 5 8 Weight (approx.):in kilograms- 70 kg Eye Colour:Dark Brown Hair Colour:Black Date Of Birth:Wednesday, 08 Jan 1975 Age:51

Bio

Full Name

Harris Jayaraj

NickName(s)

- The King of Melody (fondly called by his fans)

Profession(s)

- Film Composer, Musician, Songwriter

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 8

Weight (approx.)

in kilograms- 70 kg

Eye Colour

Dark Brown

Hair Colour

Black

Career

Debut

Bhojpuri Music Composition:

- Pyaar ki Whiskey

Tamil Film Composition:

- Minnale (2001)

Bollywood Film Composition:

- Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001)

Telugu Film Composition:

- Vasu (2002)

Awards/Honours

- Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu

- Life Time Achievement Award from Konijeti Rosaiah, the Governor of Tamil Nadu

- Maestro Award from the Ritz Style Awards 2015

Personal Life

Date Of Birth

Wednesday, 08 Jan 1975

Age:

51

Birthplace

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Zodiac Sign

Capricorn

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Schools

- Sri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School, K K Nagar, Chennai

College(s)

- University of Madras, Chennai

- Trinity College of Music, London

Educational Qualification

- Grade 4 in music

Religion

Christianity

Hobbies

Playing musical instruments, Writing

Relationships

Marriage Date

Monday, 18 Oct 1999

Marital Status

Married

Affair(s)

- Suma Jayaraj

Family

Spouse(s)

- Suma Jayaraj

Parents

Father

- - S. M. Jayakumar (Film Guitarist)

Mother

- - Name Not Known

Siblings

- Not Known

Children

Son

- - Nikhil

Daughter

- - Nikitha

Favourites

Musician(s)

M. S. Viswanathan, R.D. Burman, A.R. Rahman

Personal Belongings / Assets

Cars Collection

- Lamborghini

Personal Details

Bio

Full Name: Harris Jayaraj
NickName(s): The King of Melody (fondly called by his fans)
Profession(s): Film Composer, Musician, Songwriter

Physical Stats

Height (approx.): in feet inches- 5 8
Weight (approx.): in kilograms- 70 kg
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Hair Colour: Black

Career

Debut: Pyaar ki Whiskey, Minnale (2001), Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001), Vasu (2002)
Awards/Honours: Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu, Life Time Achievement Award from Konijeti Rosaiah, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Maestro Award from the Ritz Style Awards 2015

Personal Life

Date Of Birth: 8 January 1975
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Schools: Sri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School, K K Nagar, Chennai
College(s): University of Madras, Chennai, Trinity College of Music, London
Educational Qualification: Grade 4 in music
Religion: Christianity
Hobbies: Playing musical instruments, Writing
Lesser Known Facts: DoesHarris Jayaraj smoke?: Not Known, DoesHarris Jayaraj drink alcohol?: Not Known, When Harris was six years old, he started learning Carnatic music., He also got training in Classical Guitar from Mr. Abdul Sattar., In his Trinity College of Music Londons Grade 4 exam, he scored the highest marks in Asia., At the age of 12, he started his career as a Guitarist and made his film song debut with the Bhojpuri song Pyaar ki Whiskey., He is trained in several other traditional and western musical instruments like Synthesizer, Piano, Percussion, and Keyboard., Harris has composed several famous Bollywood songs including Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein., He also composed music for TV commercials like Coca-Cola, etc., Harris worked with numerous popular music directors and music composers like Vidyasagar, Mani Sharma, Raj-Koti, A.R. Rahman, Karthik Raja, etc. as a Programmer., He worked in different languages like Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu., In 2001, he started working as a film composer and made his debut with the Tamil film Minnale. He was awarded the Best Music Director Tamil for that film at Filmfare Awards. The song Vaseegara of that film became so popular.He even broke the music directorA.R. Rahmans 9 years record., In 2009, Harris worked in two shelved films such as 24 and Yoddha 2., He gave several live performances all over the world and his first tour was in 2011 named Harris on the Edge., In January 2016, he founded his own studio, named, Studio H and his first musical composition in this studio is Halenafrom the Tamil film Iru Mugan (2016).

Relationships

Marriage Date: 18 October 1999
Marital Status: Married
Affair(s): Suma Jayaraj

Family

Spouse(s): Suma Jayaraj
Parents: - S. M. Jayakumar (Film Guitarist), - Name Not Known
Siblings: Not Known
Children: - Nikhil, - Nikitha

Favourites

Musician(s): M. S. Viswanathan, R.D. Burman, A.R. Rahman

Personal Belongings / Assets

Cars Collection: Lamborghini

Updated: Wednesday,Sep 23, 2026 19:54 PM GMT+05:30

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Date Of Birth: 8 January 1975
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Relationships

Marital Status: Married
Affair(s): Suma Jayaraj
Spouse(s): Suma Jayaraj
Parents: - S. M. Jayakumar (Film Guitarist), - Name Not Known
Siblings: Not Known
Children: - Nikhil, - Nikitha

Net Collection

Cars Collection: Lamborghini

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