AR Rahman

Music Director ● Playback Singer ● Actor


Allah-Rakha Rahman (born A. S. Dileep Kumar), is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician and philanthropist. A. R. Rahman's works are noted for integrating Eastern classical music with electronic music, world music and traditional orchestral arrangements. Among his awards are two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, four National Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. Rahman's body of work for film and stage has given him the nickname of "the Mozart of Madras", and Tamil commentators and fans call him Isai Puyal In 2009, Time included Rahman on its list of the world's most influential people. The UK-based world-music magazine Songlines named him one of "Tomorrow's World Music Icons" in August 2011. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra are the two Indian playback singers who recorded maximum number of filim songs in his composition. With an in-house studio (Panchathan Record Inn in Chennai) Rahman's film-scoring career began during the early 1990s with the Tamil film Roja. Working in India's film industries, international cinema and theatre, Rahman is one of the world's all-time best-selling recording artists. In a notable two-decade career, he has been acclaimed for redefining contemporary Indian film music and contributing to the success of several films. Rahman has become a notable humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising money for a number of causes and charities.

Born on: 6 January, 1967

Born in: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Nickname(s): Isai Puyal, ARR

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Composer
Malayalam 2024
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Hindi 2024
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Telugu 2024
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Kannada 2024
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Hindi 2024
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Tamil 2024
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Telugu 2024
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Tamil 2024
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Hindi 2023
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Telugu 2023
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Telugu 2023
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Malayalam 2023
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Kannada 2023
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Hindi 2022
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Telugu 2022
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Malayalam 2022
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Kannada 2022
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Hindi 2022
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Hindi 2021
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Tamil 2021
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Tamil 2021
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Hindi 2021
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Tamil 2021
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Hindi 2021
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Telugu 2021
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Hindi 2020
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Hindi 2020
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Tamil 2019
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Telugu 2019
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English 2019
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Chinese 2019
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Hindi 2019
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Hindi 2019
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Hindi 2019
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Tamil 2018
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Hindi 2017
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Tamil 2016
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Telugu 2016
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English 2016
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Tamil 2016
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Hindi 2015
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Hindi 2015
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Tamil 2015
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Telugu 2015
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Malayalam 2015
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Tamil 2015
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Tamil 2014
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Tamil 2014
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English 2014
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Hindi 2014
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Tamil 2014
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English 2014
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Hindi 2014
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Tamil 2013
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Tamil 2013
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Hindi 2012
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Kannada 2012
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English 2012
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Hindi 2012
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Hindi 2011
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English 2011
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English 2011
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Hindi 2010
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Hindi 2010
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Tamil 2010
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Tamil 2010
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Hindi 2009
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Hindi 2009
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Hindi 2008
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Hindi 2008
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Hindi 2008
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Tamil 2007
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Tamil 2007
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English 2007
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Kannada 2007
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Hindi 2007
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English 2007
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Tamil 2006
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Hindi 2006
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Tamil 2005
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Hindi 2005
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Hindi 2005
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Tamil 2004
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Tamil 2004
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Hindi 1998
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Telugu 1994
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Tamil 1993
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Telugu 1993
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Tamil 1993
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Tamil 1993
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Malayalam 1992
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Tamil 1992
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Hindi 1982
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Supporting Actor
Tamil 2019
Special Appearance
Telugu 2019
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English 2017
Actor
Hindi 2014
Actor
English 2011
Special Appearance
Hindi 2007
Supporting Actor
Tamil 2021
Story Writer, Screenplay Writer
Hindi 2021
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Telugu 2021
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Tamil 2021
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Hindi 2021
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Telugu 2021
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Hindi 2019
Director
English 2011
Special Thanks
Trivia:
His extensive body of work for film and the stage earned him the nickname 'The Mozart of Madras' and several Tamil commentators and fans have coined him the nickname Isai Puyal (Music Storm).

In 2009, Time placed Rahman in its list of World's Most Influential People.

When he was nine, Rahman accidentally played a tune on piano during his father's recording for a film, which R. K. Shekhar later developed into a complete song.

His first soundtrack for Roja was listed in Time's '10 Best Soundtracks' of all time in 2005.
Master of Melody: AR Rahman
13 Mar 2014, by Filmfare.com