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.
Born On: 8-Jan-1975
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