5 Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja musicals from 2000s to stream now

Music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja has once again turned into a producer and is backing an upcoming Tamil film Sweetheart. Starring Rio Raj, Gopika Ramesh, and others, the film is directed by Swineeth S Sukumar. Besides producing, Yuvan Shankar Raja has also scored the music for the film, which will be one of the highlights of the romantic drama.

While Yuvan Shankar Raja has been a constant source of musical comfort for Tamil audience for ages, here are five Tamil films with phenomenal album scored by him, that you can stream on OTTplay Premium at discounted prices. Yuvan Shankar Raja has been part of many genre based and commercial films with astounding soundtracks. While it is not possible to make his discography into a listicle, this list comprises his most talked about albums in the 2000s.

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5 Yuvan Shankar Raja musicals to stream now

Paiyaa - Aha Tamil

Directed by Lingusamy, this romantic road action-drama features Karthi and Tamannaah in the lead roles. As the lead couple take a road drive from Bangalore to Mumbai. Paiyaa's soundtrack was one of the talking points of the film, which further catapulted it to success. Featuring five songs, the album had a mix of everything, from a dance number Adada Mazhaida, racy romantic number Poongatre Poongatre, to melodious Thuli Thuli and heartbreak song En Kadhal Solla.

7G Rainbow Colony - Aha Tamil

7G Rainbow Colony is a 2004 film directed by Selvaraghavan. Yuvan Shankar Raja teamed up with his frequent collaborator and composed 10 tracks. The album also marked lyricist Na Muthukumar's collaboration with Yuvan. The film, which starred Ravi Krishna and Soniya Aggarwal in the lead roles, is a romantic drama. Numbers like Kan Pesum Varthaigal, which expressed love failure, to Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen, a soulful melody, 7G Rainbow Colony's major USP is its music.

Chennai 600028 – SunNXT

Yuvan scored for his cousin Venkat Prabhu's debut directorial Chennai 600028, a sports drama which featured many newcomers. Keeping up with the fast pace and youthful energy, Yuvan also wrote the lyrics, along with Vaali and Gangai Amaran. Songs Saroja Saman Nikalo and Jalsa were chartbusters at the time of release, and still are hailed as one of the evergreen friendship songs.

Mankatha – SunNXT

Yuvan Shankar Raja delivered a massy and commercial album for Ajith’s 50th film Mankatha. Once again directed by Venkat Prabhu, the film's theme music is still one of the talked about background scores for hero elevations. With eight tracks, and lyrics penned by Vaali, Gangai Amaran, and Niranjan Bharathi, Mankatha is a heist action drama which features Ajith as in an anti-hero role. Vaada Bin Lada and Machi Open the Bottle were hit numbers.

Raam – SunNXT

Raam is a psychological thriller drama featuring Jiiva, Saranya Ponvannan and others. The film is directed by Ameer, who often collaborates with Yuvan. Aarariraro song from the film, which features a mother and son relationship is one of the most appreciated melodies of all time.