Rajan Somasundaram

[2] He composed the theme song of the 10th World Tamil Conference with many international musicians as a tribute to Sangam period poet Kaniyan Pungundranar.[3] Rajan was born in Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu state and started learning Carnatic music since he was 9 years old at the birthplace of Shyama Shastri.In 2018, he released the first ever musical form for the prominent Sanskrit Advaita classical literature, Ashtavakra Gita Saksi I, in the raga Svadhya.He has composed the first ever musical form for the 2000 year old poetry, Yathum Oore, written by Sangam Period poet Kaniyan Pungundranar.Writers A.Muttulingam, Director Vasanthabalan and Nanjil Nadan appreciated the unique combination of melody, rhythm and grandeur in creating a fitting musical tribute to Venmurasu.
ThiruvarurSongwritermusic producerRaleighSangam periodWorld Tamil ConferenceKaniyan PungundranarTamil NaduShyama ShastriSvadhyaAshtavakra GitaKarthik (singer)Bombay JayashriS. RamakrishnanSandham- Symphony Meets Classical TamilThe HinduKamal HaasanMani RatnamVenmurasuA Musical Tribute to VenmurasuSriram ParthasarathySaindhaviVasanthabalanSanskritDurham SymphonyKarthikPragathi GuruprasadBharathiJeyamohanAppadurai Muttulingam A MuttulingamSrinivasJayakanthanBava ChelladuraiDevi MahatmyaMarkandeya PuranaKambaramayanamSikkil GurucharanNanjil NadanIlaiyaraajaAshokamitranVikramadityanJairam Ramesh