Tamil composer Deva dies at 75 after cardiac arrest. Veteran Tamil music composer Deva, known as 'Thenisai Thendral', passed away on October 17 after suffering a cardiac arrest in Chennai. He was 75 and had composed music for over 400 films. Rajinikanth, CM Vijay, and Kamal Haasan paid their tributes, mourning an irreplaceable loss to Tamil cinema.