While we tried to reach Yuvan regarding this, a source
close to the music director revealed, “Yuvan was very attached to his mother
and soon after she passed away, he started missing her a lot. He also met a
spiritual guru, but we cannot say what exactly made him follow Islam,” and maintained that, he
was definitely not inspired by fellow composer AR Rahman (who had converted to
Islam) in his decision.
Yuvan, the source said, has been practicing Islam for
almost a year now. “He has been doing namaz five times a day all these months.
He is not missing his prayers even when he is at work and ensures that he
allots time for it at his studio as well,” said the source.
The source added that Yuvan is now in the process of
converting to Islam. “Currently, he is planning to convert to Islam and is also
thinking of going for a change of name. But, he is yet to decide on these.
Since it is his personal decision, his family members respect it.”
