25 times Deva popularised North Madras through his timeless 'gaana' beauties
Love, sorrow, celebration, joy, friendship, betrayal – Deva has earnestly captured it all through his gaana songs. Here, we take you back on a trip down the memory lane.
If there is one gaana song from his initial years that captured (and even shocked) the imagination of everyone, it must be Laalakku Dol Dappi Ma (Suriyan, 1992).
The immense popularity of the song made gaana a popular genre in Tamil cinema music and a recurring affair in the movies Deva worked for. Here are some of his timeless beauties in the genre.