Deva dies at 75: Gaana king stood between Ilaiyaraaja and AR Rahman and gave hits to Rajinikanth, Vijay, Ajith, Kamal Haasan - The Statesman

Outside his home in Chennai, fans stood in the street and hummed the songs he had given them. The man in the white kurta and white sandals had taught himself the harmonium on the stage circuit. Tamil cinema lost its honey breeze, but the beat from North Chennai plays on.