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A. R. Rahman

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A. R. Rahman

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Also known as Allahrakka Rahman, Allah Rakha Rahman, A. S. Dileep Kumar, Dileep Kumar Rajagopala

Indian composer and musician

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A. R. Rahman is an Indian composer, singer, entrepreneur, and multi-instrumentalist born in Chennai. He began his work period in 1985 and is educated at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. His field of work includes film score, and he has recorded for Columbia Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. Rahman speaks Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and English.

He has received the Padma Bhushan, National Film Award for Best Music Direction, Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil, and Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. His genres include Indian classical music, experimental music, world music, and soft rock. He plays the keytar, electronic keyboard, flute, and saxophone.

Rahman resides in Chennai and is Muslim. His siblings include Rahman, A. R. Reihana, and relatives include G. V. P. Prakash Kumar and Bhavani Sre. He was born as A. S. Dileep Kumar.

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Allah-Raksha Rahman (born A.S. Dileep Kumar) is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician and philanthropist. His 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…

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  • Headhunting to Beatboxing — Self2024
  • The Great Indian Kapil Show — Self2024
  • Aaraattu — Self2022
  • A.R. Rahman Live in Concert Expo 2020 Dubai — Himself2021
  • Bigil — Special Appearance in "Singappenney" Song2019
  • Rahman2019
  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self2019
  • Cooku with Comali — Self - Guest2019
  • Mega Icons — Self2018
  • Harmony with A. R. Rahman — Self2018

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Gender
Male
Country
India
Active from
1967

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Allah Rakha Rahman (Tamil: அல்லா ரக்கா ரஹ்மான்; known professionally as A.R. Rahman; Tamil: ஏ. ஆர். ரகுமான், born 6 January 1966 in Chennai, India as A. S. Dileep Kumar) is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician, singer and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and traditional orchestral arrangements. <a href="https://www

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
India
Place of birth
Chennai
Father
R. K. Shekhar
Sibling
A. R. Reihana
Occupation
film producer
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Islam
Award
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
Field of work
film score
Genre
Carnatic music
Instrument
flute
Official website
www.arrahman.com
Image
AR Rahman At The ‘Marvel Anthem’ Launch.jpg
Number of children
3
Residence
Chennai
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A. R. Rahman
date of birth
1967-01-06
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Category:A. R. Rahman
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Original Song
start of work period
1985-00-00
name in native language
A. R. Rahman
social media followers
4090000
related category
Category:Films scored by A. R. Rahman
birth name
A. S. Dileep Kumar
relative
Rahman
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Allah Rakha Rahman (pronunciation; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967), also known by the initialism ARR, is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist known for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in international cinema. He is a recipient of seven National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, seven Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards, and eighteen Filmfare Awards South. In 2010, the Government of India conferred him with the Padma Bhushan, the nation's third-highest civilian award.

With his in-house studio Panchathan Record Inn, Rahman's film-scoring career began during the early 1990s with the Tamil film Roja. Following that, he went on to score several songs for Tamil language films, including Mani Ratnam's politically charged Bombay, the urban Kaadhalan, Thiruda Thiruda, and S. Shankar's debut film Gentleman. Rahman's score for his first Hollywood film, the comedy Couples Retreat (2009), won the BMI Award for Best Score. His music for Slumdog Millionaire (2008) earned him Best Original Score and Best Original Song (for Jai Ho) at the 81st Academy Awards. He was also awarded Best Compilation Soundtrack Album and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 2010 Grammy Awards. He is nicknamed "Isai Puyal" (transl. Musical Storm) and "Mozart of Madras".

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