{
  "id": 16037452,
  "title": "Tamil singer Krishnaraj dies at 75 soon after Deva; CM Vijay and Chinmayi pay tribute: 'This is a really tough week'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/tamil-singer-krishnaraj-dies-at-75-soon-after-deva-cm-vijay-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:17:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/tamil-singer-krishnaraj-dies-at-75-soon-after-deva-cm-vijay-and-chinmayi-pay-tribute-this-is-a-really-tough-week-1.500719783"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Tamil playback singer Krishnaraj has died in Chennai at the age of 75, less than a week after the death of music composer Deva, his most frequent collaborator. His death on Thursday, October 22, comes during a difficult week for Tamil film music. Deva died on October 17, and his nephew, actor Karthik Sabesh, died on October 20. What we know about his death The cause of Krishnaraj's death…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Deva’s favourite singer Krishnaraj Ramasamy dies at 75, five days after the composer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/devas-favourite-singer-krishnaraj-ramasamy-dies-at-75-five-days-after",
        "published": "2026-10-22T11:18:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}