<p>He is survived by a son, V. Yugendran, and daughter Prashanthini, who are also playback singers.<br /><br />He was admitted in the hospital a couple of days ago after a cardiac arrest.</p>.<p>The Malaysian-born Vasudeven came to India to find a career in Tamil movie world several decades ago.<br /><br />His big break came in the movie "16 Vayathiniley" in which the song "Aattukutti Muttaiyittu" tuned by Illayaraja was a big hit. <br /><br />Vasudevan was a Kalaimamani award winner from the Tamil Nadu government.<br /><br />In a career spanning over three decades, he has sung more than 8,000 songs in different languages, of which over 4,000 are in Tamil.<br /><br />Some of his big hits are: "Kodai Kaala Katre", "Ponmaana thedi naanum poovodu", <br />"Aaagaya gangai", "Oru thanga radathil" and "Poongatru thirumbuma".<br /><br />A movie producer, Vasudevan has also acted in around 85 movies, including "Oru Kaidhiyin Diary", "Jallikattu", "Mudal Vasantham" and "Povae Unnakaga".</p>
<p>He is survived by a son, V. Yugendran, and daughter Prashanthini, who are also playback singers.<br /><br />He was admitted in the hospital a couple of days ago after a cardiac arrest.</p>.<p>The Malaysian-born Vasudeven came to India to find a career in Tamil movie world several decades ago.<br /><br />His big break came in the movie "16 Vayathiniley" in which the song "Aattukutti Muttaiyittu" tuned by Illayaraja was a big hit. <br /><br />Vasudevan was a Kalaimamani award winner from the Tamil Nadu government.<br /><br />In a career spanning over three decades, he has sung more than 8,000 songs in different languages, of which over 4,000 are in Tamil.<br /><br />Some of his big hits are: "Kodai Kaala Katre", "Ponmaana thedi naanum poovodu", <br />"Aaagaya gangai", "Oru thanga radathil" and "Poongatru thirumbuma".<br /><br />A movie producer, Vasudevan has also acted in around 85 movies, including "Oru Kaidhiyin Diary", "Jallikattu", "Mudal Vasantham" and "Povae Unnakaga".</p>