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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 has worked in the music industry since 1985 and resides in Chennai. Rahman is a Muslim who speaks Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and English. He plays the keytar, electronic keyboard, flute, and saxophone, creating music in genres such as Indian classical, experimental, world, and soft rock. He is affiliated with Columbia Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.

Rahman has received the Padma Bhushan, the National Film Award for Best Music Direction, the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil, and the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. His musical works include the soundtrack for *Slumdog Millionaire*. He was educated at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

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Person · Open Library

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  • Slumdog Millionaire - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • A.R. Rahman

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Film & TV

Sound · 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…

Known for

  • 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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
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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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Polymorphic transitions in single crystals: A new molecular dynamics method

    · 1981 · cited 19,226x

  2. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    · 2020 · cited 15,951x

  3. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    · 2018 · cited 10,994x

  4. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

    · 2020 · cited 10,217x

  5. Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    · 2014 · cited 9,234x

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Music

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Quotes

  • “I wanted to produce film songs that go beyond language or culture.”

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

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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