While he had been known for his music for urban flicks, he proved his potential by composing for the first time for a rural flick in Paruthi Veeran, and came out with flying colors, as he excelled in his rural attempt as well, leading to comparisons with vintage compositions of his legendary father Ilayaraja.
His masterpiece work in Selvaraghavan's Pudhupettai had made use of Bangkok's Chapraya Symphony, which was the first instance in Tamil music. He became the first Indian music composer to win the award for Best Musical score at the 2006 Cyprus International Film festival for Raam. Yuvan also started making unique attempts with his music, and one of the earliest, was the first remix song in Tamil, with 'Aasai Nooru Vagai' in Kurumbu, which turned out to be a party anthem. From Murugadoss (Dheena), Selvaraghavan (Kadhal Konden), Ameer (Mounam Pesiyathe), Priya (Kanda Naal Mudhal), Tamilvannan (Kalvanin Kadhali), Venkat Prabhu (Chennai 600028), Ram (Katrathu Thamizh), Thiagarajan Kumararaja (Aaranya Kaandam), PS Mithran (Irumbuthirai) to the latest Elan(Pyaar Prema Kadhal), Yuvan has made sure his music helps their movies get a wider reach. Yuvan was someone who never shied away from working with debutant directors while making sure he never compromised on the quality of music he delivers in their movies as well. 7G Rainbow colony was yet another milestone in his career, and his soul-stirring compositions became instant hits. Yuvan's stunning album for Manmadhan fetched him his first Filmfare award, and at 25 he became the youngest to win the Filmfare then. His haunting background score which elevated the central character's unusual state of mind is unmatched. His work for Kadhal Konden turned out to be the USP of the film, as all the songs were chartbusters, and the terrific background score was widely appreciated, as it became the first film score to be released in a CD in India. After few more hit albums back to back in April Mathathil and Mounam Pesiyathe with memorable tracks like "Poi Solla indha manasukku" and "En anbe en anbe", Yuvan returned with Dhanush again. Nandha saw Bala opting for Yuvan instead of his favorite Isaignani Ilayaraja, and Yuvan proved his decision right by giving soulful numbers like "Munpaniya", and the background score was also appreciated. His tunes for Thulluvatho Ilamai (which happened to be Dhanush's debut) were a rage among youth and turned out to be one of the main reasons for the success of the movie. Yuvan marched ahead, with lovely melodies like "Vennila Veliye Varuvala" in Unakkaga ellam Unakkaga, "Sollamal Thottu Sellum" in Dheena, which was an album that catered to the masses, and established him firmly. Yuvan's announced his arrival strongly, as his compositions like "Irava Pagala", "Chudidar anindhu" for Poovellam Kaetupaar(1999) had variety and appealed instantly to everyone, and as Vadivelu utters a dialogue on songs composed by a character in the movie, "Fresh aa iruku ya" summed up Yuvan's work in the movie. 1998 wasn't eventful for the young composer, but 1999 worked wonders. Producer Siva, impressed by his tunes had given his first project, and Yuvan did a great job on debut, as music lovers felt delivering a lovely melody like "Eera Nila" at 18, was something special. It was purely accidental, as Yuvan Shankar Raja himself has said many a time, referring to his film debut with the 1997 flick Aravindhan.
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