Tamil Nadu: ‘Thenisai Thendral’ Deva laid to rest amid tears, tributes

Hindustan Times · Hindustan Times · October 18, 2026 · 3 min read at Hindustan Times

Ranipet , Veteran Tamil music composer and singer Deva, popularly known as 'Thenisai Thendral', was laid to rest with full state honours at his family farmland in Sakkaramallur near Arcot, Ranipet district, on Sunday.

Deva died of a heart attack in Chennai on the morning of October 17. His mortal remains were taken from his Chennai residence to the farmland, where the final rites were performed.

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Tamil Nadu: ‘Thenisai Thendral’ Deva laid to rest amid tears, tributes

Hindustan Times · Hindustan Times · October 18, 2026 · 3 min read at Hindustan Times

Deva died of a heart attack in Chennai on the morning of October 17. His mortal remains were taken from his Chennai residence to the farmland, where the final rites were performed.

That is the opening of Hindustan Times’s story. The full report is on their site.

Read the full story at Hindustan Times

read at Vekuva · analysis hiddenThe measurement is still computed — it’s just not on screen. One tap flips to annotate.

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