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{{short description|Wikimedia list article}}{{for|the list of all music directors, irrespective of their origin, who worked or are working in the Tamil film industry|Indian film music directors}}{{refimprove|date=April 2013}}This list outlines the names of notable film music directors of ethnic Tamil origin. The names are ordered by the musicians' first or stage name. {{div col|colwidth=25em}}- A. R. Rahman
- A T Indhravarman
- Adhi Narayana Rao
- Aleyxp Alex
- Anandh Sharavan
- Silambarasan
- Achu Rajamani
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Mervin Solomon
- Aruldev
- Bharadwaj
- Bharani
- Ben Surenderan
- Chandrabose (composer)
- Colonial Cousins
- C. R. Subburaman
- D. Imman
- Deva
- Devan Ekambaram
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Dhina
- Dharan
- F. S. Faizal
- Ganapathy Subramaniam Shanmugham
- Girinandh
- G. Devarajan
- G. Ramanathan
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Gangai Amaren
- M Ghibran
- R Govardhan
- Harris Jayaraj
- Hiphop Tamizha
- Ilayaraaja
- Jack Vathsan
- James Vasanthan
- Jassie Gift
- Joshua Sridhar
- Karthik Raja
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Leon James
- M. S. Viswanathan
- Mahesh Panjanathan
- Mani Sharma
- Manoj Gyan
- Maragathamani
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Pravin Mani
- Premji Amaren[1]
- Raj Aryan
- Ramana Gogula
- Ramjeevan
- Rajan Nagendra
- Rajesh Murugesan
- Raju Krishnamoorthy
- Ramesh Vinayakam
- Ramurthy {Viswanathan}
- Ron Ethan Yohaan
- R. P. Patnaik
- S. J. Jananiy
- S.P.Balasubramanyam
- S.A.Rajkumar
- Sabesh Murali
- Sam C.S
- Sankar Ganesh
- S.Navin
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Sathya
- Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- Sean Roldan
- Simon
- Siddharth Vipin
- Sharreth
- Shruti Haasan
- Selvaganesh
- Sirpy
- SK Balachandran
- Srikanth Deva
- Sundar C Babu
- Suresh Peters
- SV. Venkataramanan
- T. K. Ramamoorthy
- T. R. Pappa
- Thaman
- Thomas Rathnam[2]
- T.G.Lingappa
- T.Olichandran
- T.Rajendar
- T.S.Muralidharan
- Terika Terika Mama
- Thamodharan
- Uthiriyan[3]
- Vedha
- Vidyasagar
- Vijay Antony
- Vivek Siva
- V. Kumar
- Vijayabhaskar
- Vishal Chandrasekhar
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Selwyn de christo
{{div col end}}References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://mp3tamilan.com/|title=Mp3tamilan.com – Music that touches heart|publisher=mp3tamilan.com|accessdate=3 January 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://mp3.oohotamil.com/tamil-music-director-thomas-rathnam-hits782.html|title=Tamil Music Director Thomas Rathnam Audio Songs|publisher=mp3.oohotamil.com|accessdate=3 January 2014}}
3. ^http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/comedy-comes-to-the-rescue-innoruvan/article657655.ece
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