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Yugendran
Yugendran
Born	Yugendran Vasudevan; 20 December 1976 (age 48); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Citizenship	Singapore; New Zealand;
Occupation(s)	Actor, Playback singer
Years active	1987–2013; 2023-present
Spouse	Hayma Malini
Children	3

Yugendran (born Yugendran Vasudevan on 20 December 1976)^[1] is an Indian actor and playback singer who has sung several songs in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.^[2] He is also an occasional music director and television host.

Personal life

Yugendran is the son of the late Malaysian origin Tamil language playback singer-actor Malaysia Vasudevan. He has two sisters named Pavithra and Prashanthini. Prashanthini is a Tamil playback singer as well and has sung in films such as 12B, Veyil and Vaaranam Aayiram.^[3]

Yugendran performed in the Launch of a Tamil radio station in Sri Lanka called Swarna Oli in 1999, where he met his wife, Hayma Malini, a popular RJ host. His wife Hayma Malini who was born and raised in Singapore, holds an Singapore citizenship. Together they have three children, Visashan Naarayan(21 yrs), Kishan Naarayan (20 yrs) and Darshan Naarayan Nair (11 yrs). He, his wife and children had previously resided in India, Malaysia and Singapore. They currently reside in Auckland, New Zealand and he runs his own events company Rambutan Media Works NZ Limited and Aroha NZ Charitable Trust.

Music career

Yugendran started out in the music industry as a Mridangamist and made his debut solo performance at the age of 10. His Mridangam Arangetram had M. Balamuralikrishna accompanying him on the viola and was attended by Ilaiyaraaja himself. His first song was for the movie Uzhavan Magan, where he sang the shepherd boy's voice. He went on to sing in stage shows with his father in India as well as overseas. Till the age of 14, he used to sing the female portion of the duets his father rendered on stage. After his voice broke, he went on to do solo performances in countries such as Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia and United States, even before becoming a playback singer.

Yugendran's debut as a playback singer was with the song "Pollaachi Santhaiyile" in the film Rojavanam. He has sung in the music of the Ilaiyaraaja and also the Oscar award winner A. R. Rahman and the younger music directors such Yuvan Shankar Raja, Srikanth Deva, Sirpy and Adithyan. His latest hit with Anirudh Ravichander for the movie Vettaiyyan topped the charts for several weeks. In this track, he lent his voice to bring back his father, the late Sri Malaysia Vasudevan’s iconic voice, through the power of AI technology. This groundbreaking collaboration blended nostalgia with innovation, creating a mesmerizing experience that resonated deeply with audiences and showcased the timeless legacy of Malaysia Vasudevan.

He has composed music for Veeramum Eeramum, Nenjathai Killadhe, Balam, Nellai Santhippu and Kathalaanain.^[4]

Acting career

Yugendran was initially supposed to make his acting debut through Raja Kantheeban's Mouname in 1998, but the project was shelved.^[5] His debut was in the movie Poovellam Un Vasam (2001) opposite Ajith Kumar and Jyothika. He went on to doing more movies with Vijay. He has acted in TV serials such Kolangal, Megala and Idhayam. He has acted in TV Dramas in countries such as Singapore and Malaysia. He has acted as a hero in Kaiyodu Kai (2003), Ulla Kadathal (2005), Pachai Nirame (2008) and Kaazh (2024). His recent movie The Greatest of All Timemarked his reunion with Thalapathy Vijayafter 16 years since their last collaboration in Thirupachi. Prior to GOAT, he had acted in four movies with Vijay: Youth, Bagavathi Madhurey and Thirupaachi. GOAT became their fifth collaboration.

Host

Yugendran started out hosting Musical programs on Jaya TV and went on to hosting more musical shows on Sun TV and VJ TV. He then was also roped in to host other genre programs, especially reality programs such as Treasure Hunt on Jaya TV and a couples contest show on the same Channel. Recently he has organised online 8 hours music tribute to his father Thiru. Malaysia Vasudevan on 75th Birthday with all renowned singers

TV Producer

Yugendran started a company called Rambutan Productions in India and Rambutan Media Works in Singapore. He is currently producing programs for India, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. He runs the company with his wife, Hayma Malini. He did TV shows in Singapore under Rambutan Media Works, which includes Endrendrum Punnagai (Film Based), Sollathaan Ninaikirain (Talk show), Vidumurai Vasantham (Holiday Variety), Kondaattam (info-ed) and Achamillai Achamillai (Talk show for women by women). Rambutan Media Works is now changed to 23 Frames Pte Ltd. and is currently producing the children's variety series "Vilaiyaattu Pasanga" (https://www.facebook.com/VilayaattuPasanga). He also directed a Reality Game Show on Starhub Varnam Television. He acted in a Singapore Tele-movie Sathurangam, which was telecasted in Singapore on Father's Day 2016 on Vasantham (MediaCorp).

Filmography

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Poovellam Un Vasam	Karna
2002	Enge Enadhu Kavithai	Auto driver	Special appearance
	Youth	Pratap
	Bagavathi	Anand
	Kadhal Samrajyam		Unreleased
2003	Student Number 1	Sathya
	Kaiyodu Kai	Manik (Manikkam)
	Anbe Anbe	Shiva
	Thayumanavan	Veeramuthu
2004	Madurey	Jeevan
2004	Oru Murai Sollividu	Sundar
2005	Thirupachi	Inspector Veluchamy
	Ulla Kadathal	Robert
	Saadhuriyan	Manoj
	Alaiyadikkuthu	R.G Madhu
2006	Amirtham	Veerayan
2007	Mudhal Kanave	David
2008	Nenjathai Killadhe	Inspector Meyyappan
	Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu	Raju
	Pachai Nirame	Manoj
2009	Kannukulle	Dhanasekhar
	Newtonin Moondram Vidhi	Deva
	Rajadhi Raja	Advocate
2011	Yuddham Sei	Inba
2012	Kathalaanain	Aravind	Singapore film
2013	Vizha	Manimaaran
2024	Kaazh	Seenu	Lead role
2024	The Greatest of All Time	Abdul

As singer

List of songs sung by Yugendran^[6]

Song Name	Album Name	Co-singers	Music
A Samba A Samba	Pandavar Bhoomi	Subha, TL. Maharajan	Bharadwaj
"Thozha Thozha"	Pandavar Bhoomi	Chtira Sivaraman	Bharadwaj
Aadi Aadi Vamma	Indran (dubbed)	Srivarthini	Mani Sharma
Adida! Nayaandiya	Goa	S.P.B.Charan	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Autograph	I Love You Daa	Pop Shalini	Bharadwaj
Carolinaa	Kadhal Sadugudu	Karthik	Deva
Cherry Cherry Oh Cherry	Love Channel	Anuradha Sriram	Deva
Enna Parkurai	Thavamai Thavamirundhu	Suchitra	Sabesh–Murali
Kalyanamthan Katti	Saamy	Kay Kay, Srilekha Parthasarathy	Harris Jeyaraj
Kilakke Paarthen	Autograph		Bharadwaj
Koodaimela Kooda Vetchu	Kannan Varuvaan	K.S. Chitra, S. P. B. Charan	Sirpy
Kozhi Vandhadha	Aahaa..!	Anuradha Sriram, Malaysia Vasudevan, Sujatha	Deva
Mekki Mekki	Kaadhal Thirudaa	Anuradha Sriram	Bharani
Mullai Poo	Kadhal Samrajyam	S.P.B.Charan, Venkat Prabhu	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Muthal Muthalai	Lesa Lesa	Srimathumitha, Tippu	Harris Jeyaraj
Nenjathai Killadhe	Nenjathai Killadhe	Prashanthini	Premji Amaren
Oh Shalalala Jamaai	Junior Senior	Prem, Yuvan Shankar Raja	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Oh Mariya	Kadhalar Dhinam	Devan, Febi Mani	A. R. Rahman
Oh Mariya	Premikula Roju - Telugu (D)	Devan, Febi Mani	A. R. Rahman
Oru Mathiri	Kee Mu	Prashanthini	Elngo Kalaivanan
Parthen Parthen	Parthen Rasithen	Reshmi	Bharadwaj
Patthe Patthe	Relax	Chorus	Deva
"Picaso Oviyam"	Royal Family	Prasad	Bharani
Poddale Kaddila	Kathal Jaathi	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Ilayaraja
Rosapoo Uthadula	Thamizh	Anuradha Sriram	Bharadwaj
"Sudumvarai Neruppu"	Jananam	Balaji, Karthik, Timmy, Tippu	Bharadwaj
Suthuthae Suthuthaey	Nepali		Srikanth Deva
Pollaachi Sandhaiyile	Rojavanam		Bharadwaj
Vilakkuvonu Thiriya Paarkudhu	Devathayai Kanden	Malathi	Deva
Manasilaayo	Vettaiyan	Malaysia Vasudevan,^[a] Anirudh Ravichander, Deepthi Suresh	Anirudh Ravichander

As music director

Year	Film	Notes
2007	Veeramum Eeramum
2008	Nenjathai Killadhe	composed only one song
2009	Balam
2011	Nellai Santhippu
2012	Kathalaanain

Television

Year	Programme / Show	Role	Channel	Language	Notes
2004-2007	Kolangal	Shivadas	Sun TV	Tamil
2007-2009	Megala	Vishwam	Sun TV	Tamil
2008-2009	Super Singer	Host	Vijay TV	Tamil
2023	Bigg Boss Tamil 7	Contestant	Vijay TV	Tamil	Evicted Day 28

Notes

^ Via artificial intelligence.

References

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^ "Yugendran – A busy musician – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.
^ "Events – A Peppy Chat With Prashanthini". IndiaGlitz. 17 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (5 May 2012). "Audio Beat: Nellai Santhippu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ "Dinakaran". www.dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Yugendran's Songs list at ThiraiPaadal.com". Thiraipaadal. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2024.