Check out Yuvan Shankar Raja’s touching message on GOAT song ‘Chinna Chinna Kangal’ and his connection with his late sister Bhavatharini

The second single from Thalapathy Vijay’s upcoming album GOAT titled ‘Chinna Chinna Kangal’ was released on the occasion of Vijay’s 50th birthday and the melodious song received great love from fans across the globe. This song holds special significance for composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and his family as it features AI-generated vocals resembling Yuvan Shankar Raja’s late sister Bhavatharini along with Thalapathy Vijay.

Yuvan Shankar Raja dedicated the song to his sister Bhavatharini and wrote a heartfelt post about the song’s connection with his late sister.

Check out Yuvan Shankar Raja’s emotional message

Yuvan Shankar Raja, still grieving the death of his sister, wrote an emotional message on social media about the special song. He wrote-

“The second single from #TheGreatestOfAllTime is very special to me. Words are not enough to describe this feeling. When we were composing this song in Bangalore, @vp_offl and I thought that this song was for my sister and at that moment I told myself that once she gets better and is released from the hospital, we could record his voice. But an hour later, I learned that she was no more. I never imagined I would use his voice like that. I want to sincerely thank my music team and everyone involved in the process to make this happen. This is a very bittersweet moment for me #ChinnaChinnaKangal.

Bhavatharini, the daughter of legendary musician Ilaiyaraja, died in January this year due to cancer. At the time of her death, she was undergoing special Ayurvedic treatment in Sri Lanka with her husband. Bhavatharini had sung many hit songs in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam composed by her father Ilaiyaraja, and had also collaborated with her brothers Yuvan Shankar Raja and Karthik Raja. She had also composed music for a film titled Maayanadhi.

About GOAT

The Greatest of All Time aka GOAT is the upcoming film starring Thalapathy Vijay, directed by Venkat Prabhu. This film is said to be one of Vijay’s last films as he plans to enter politics, ahead of the 2026 national elections. A special promotion of the film was released today on the occasion of the 50th Thalapathy’s birthday. GOAT is scheduled to release on September 5 this year.

Yuvan Shankar Raja is composing for Vijay for the second time in his career. Previously, he composed music for Vijay in the 2003 film Pudhiya Geethai, alongside his brother Karthik Raja.