Deva
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Devanesan Chokkalingam is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music forTamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly usingMadras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.