Harris Jayaraj was born to a pious Christian Nadar family. He studied at the Krishnaswamy Matric School, Chennai. His father, S. M. Jayakumar, was a film guitarist who later became a noted musician and Chennai film composer. His father was an assistant to Malayalam music director Shyam and he hoped to make his child Harris a great singer. But his interest was in film music and he once confessed that he could not sing well. Jayaraj was an early admirer of the work of Hans Zimmer.
Harris Jayaraj has 62 screen credits in a career dating back to 2001. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Rohit Shetty Cop Universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Sooryavanshi, Anniyan, Yennai Arindhaal. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 3 universes
