A. R. Rahman

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 and musician known for creating film scores and songs. He is widely recognized as one of the most prominent figures in Indian music and film industries.

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Slumdog Millionaire - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
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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

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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".