Allah Rakha Rahman (born on January 6, 1967 as A.S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai, India) is a popular Indian film music composer. He is a native Tamilian. He made his debut in 1992 with Mani Ratnam's Tamil movie, Roja (Rose), which was subsequently dubbed into many languages. Ram Gopal Verma's Rangeela (Colorful) (1995) was the first Hindi movie to have Rahman as the music director. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ... A film score is the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. ... Tamil New Year Ethnic problems In India After independence, Tamilians felt they and their dravidian race were ignored by the North Indians. ... Maniratnam Mani Ratnam or Maniratnam (born June 2, 1956, Madras, India) is a leading movie maker (screen writer and director) of the Indian film industry. ... Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ... Roja (1992) is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam, one of the leading filmmakers in India. ... Ram Gopal Verma or better known as the factory is one of the few maverick film makers of the Hindi film indutry. ... This is an article on the Indian movie Rangeela. ... Hindi (हिन्दी hind), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in North, Central, and Western India, is one of the national languages of India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Early years

Rahman is the only son of R. K. Sekhar, who was an arranger and conductor for Malayalam films. His father died when Rahman was nine years old, and his family used to rent out musical equipment to make ends meet, something they found very difficult. During those hard times, a Sufi (Muslim) saint helped them spiritually. This led him to convert to Islam. Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), submission (to the will of God)) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second-largest religion. ...

At the age of 11, Rahman joined the troupe of Indian composer Ilayaraja as a keyboardist. He later played on the orchestra of M.S. Vishwanathan and Ramesh Naidu, and accompanied Zakir Hussain and Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan on world tours. The experience allowed him to obtain a scholarship to the Trinity College at Oxford University, where he received a degree in Western classical music. Ilayaraaja Ilayaraaja (born June 2, 1943) is Indias most prolific film music composer, having composed for over 750 films over a career of more than 20 years. ... A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... Zakir Hussain (born March 9, 1951), son of tabla maestro Ustad Allarakha, is probably the most famous classical tabla player in India today. ... Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan is a violinist from south India. ... College name Trinity College Named after The Holy Trinity Established 1555 Sister College Churchill College President The Hon. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... This article is about the genre of classical music in the Western musical tradition. ...

Music career

In 1991, Rahman began his own studio (attached to his house), called the Panchathan Record Inn. He initially composed music for use in advertisements, the title music on popular Indian Television channels and music in documentaries, among other projects. Rahman was, at first, hesitant about composing music for the Indian film industry primarily because most film makers at the time used songs as "fillers" - a means by which the audience was given a break from the movie's plot. In 1991 he was approached by film director Mani Ratnam, who offered Rahman the job as composer of music for his upcoming film Roja, at a price of Rs. 25,000. Rahman accepted, and the movie's superhit debut made him a household name in Tamil Nadu virtually overnight and led Rahman to receive the Rajat Kamal award for best music director at the Indian National Film Awards, the first time ever by a debutant. Rahman has since then gone on to win the award 3 more times (for Minsaara Kanavu (Electric Dreams, Tamil) in 1997, Lagaan (Tax, Hindi) in 2002 and Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck on the Cheek, Tamil) in 2003), the most ever by any composer. Panchathan Record Inn is music director A. R. Rahmans studio at Chennai, India. ... Though there are many television channels in India, the term Indian Television would always (in my view) refer to Doordarshan. ... Maniratnam Mani Ratnam or Maniratnam (born June 2, 1956, Madras, India) is a leading movie maker (screen writer and director) of the Indian film industry. ... Roja (1992) is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam, one of the leading filmmakers in India. ... RS has different meanings depending on the context: Religious studies, the science of major religions, rites and rituals. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... The National Film Awards, commonly known as the National Awards, are arguably the most prestigious film awards in India. ... Minsaara Kanavu is a Tamil film released in 1997. ... Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ... Lagaan, (लगान, meaning land tax in Hindi) (also known as Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India) is an award winning movie made in India, released on June 1, 2001 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (the award actually went to No Mans Land that... Hindi (हिन्दी hind), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in North, Central, and Western India, is one of the national languages of India. ... Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam and starring P. S. Keerthana, Madhavan, Simran and Nandita Das, as well as British actress Shefali Chowdhury in an uncredited role. ... Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ...

A.R. Rahman combined the usage of technology and music. He has been successful in creating his own style of composition by a symbiosis of the best elements of technology and Indian classical instruments. However some critics allege that he makes excessive usage of technology in his music. A snake charmer with pungi during his performance in Jaipur, India Indian musical instruments can be broadly classified into three categories, namely classical, western and folk. ...

When Rahman arrived onto the Indian music scene with his first film Roja, the music industry in India was going through a crisis with the retirement of older music composers and the lack of innovation in Indian film music. Roja was a massive hit, and Rahman followed it up with a number of other extremely popular films, including Bombay, Rangeela, Dil Se and Taal . The huge sales of these albums prompted movie producers to take film music more seriously. Roja (1992) is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam, one of the leading filmmakers in India. ... Roja (1992) is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam, one of the leading filmmakers in India. ... See Bombay (disambiguation) for other uses. ... This is an article on the Indian movie Rangeela. ... Dil Se (Devanagari दिल से) (1998) is a Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam. ... The term Taal can refer to: A rhythmic pattern in Hindustani classical music. ...

Another point worth noting is that while Ilayaraaja brought western music in Indian Instruments, A.R.Rahman pioneered the art of composing Indian classical Carnatic and Hindustani music and using western Instruments to play those tunes. Ilaiyaraaja Ilayaraja (ఇలైయరాజ in Telugu, இைளயராஜா in Tamil) (born June 2, 1943) is an Indian composer, having composed for over 1000 films over a career of more than 28 years. ... A. R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman, born January 6, 1967 as A.S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai, India, is a popular Indian film music composer. ... Timeline and Samples Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Rock - Pop - Hip hop Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards Charts Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Media Sruti, The Music Magazine National anthem Jana Gana Mana, also national song Vande Mataram States Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Andhra... Hindustani (हिन्‍दुस्‍थानी) classical music is an Indian classical music tradition originating in the North of the Indian subcontinent circa the 13th and 14th centuries CE. Developing a strong and diverse tradition over several centuries, it has contemporary traditions established primarily in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. ...

Rahman's work is also unique in the fact that his collaborations with a few movie directors have always resulted in hugely successful albums. In particular, he has worked with Mani Ratnam on eight movies (until 2004) (see list of movies by Mani Ratnam featuring A R Rahman), all of which have been musical superhits. Also notable is his collaboration with the director S. Shankar (Gentleman, Kadhalan, Indian, Jeans, Mudhalvan, Nayak and Boys). Maniratnam Mani Ratnam or Maniratnam (born June 2, 1956, Madras, India) is a leading movie maker (screen writer and director) of the Indian film industry. ... This is a list of movies made by the Indian director Mani Ratnam featuring the Indian music composer AR Rahman. ... // Introduction Shankar is a very popular south-Indian Tamil film director, credited with delivering action movies and technically brillant movies. ... Kadhalan is a Tamil language film released in 1994, with dialogues by Balakumaran and screenplay and direction by S. Shankar. ... Jeans is a 1998 Tamil movie starring Prashanth and Aishwarya Rai and music composed by A.R. Rahman. ... A Nayak (also Nayaka, Nayaker/Naicker (Tamil) or Nayadu/Naidu (Telegu) or Nair (Malayalam) Nayake/Naike (Sinhala) or Naik (Marathi) ) is the title of a government official, equivalent to a provincial governor or viceroy, in the Telugu kingdoms of southern India, including the Kakatiya kingdom of Warangal (11th-14th centuries...

Lord Lloyd-Webber with A.R. Rahman

He made an album Vande Mataram (1996) on India's national song. Recently, he also came up with an album called Jana gana mana, a huge conglomeration of performances by all the leading exponents/artists of Indian classical music. ARR Weber Picture courtesy: The Hindu and Telegraph This work is copyrighted. ... Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre. ... Vande Mataram (in Bangla: বন্দে মাতরম)is the national song of India. ... Jana Gana Mana (Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People) is the national anthem of India. ... The origins of Indian classical music (marga), the classical music of India, can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas. ...

His latest work includes Mani Ratnams's Yuva, Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities, Bose - The Forgotten Hero, Swades, Mangal Pandey - The Rising and Rang De Basanti. He is working on one of Shyam Benegal's most expensive ventures, undisclosed so far, but will release in the spring of 2006. Yuva (युवा) is a Hindi feature film released in 2004 and directed by Indian director Mani Ratnam. ... Swades (Hindi स्वदेश) - We, the people (2004) is an Indian film written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. ... Mangal Pandey: The Rising (Indian Title) or The Ballad of Mangal Pandey (International Title) (released in India on August 12, 2005) is an Indian movie based on the life of Mangal Pandey, an Indian soldier in the 1857 Revolt against the British. ... Rang De Basanti (Devanagari: रंग दे बसंती) is a Bollywood movie which was released on 26th January 2006, and was directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (of Aks fame). ...

International accolades

Andrew Lloyd Webber, a well known composer of musicals, was impressed with Rahman's unique style and therefore hired him to compose his maiden stage production Bombay Dreams (2002). This play was well received in England and opened him up to new vistas in Hollywood. Currently (as of May 2004) Rahman, along with the Finnish folk music band Värttinä, is composing for The Lord of the Rings musical, set to open in Toronto on March 23, 2006. Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre. ... Musical theatre (sometimes spelled theater) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Bombay Dreams on Broadway, New York City Bombay Dreams is a musical with music by A. R. Rahman, lyrics by Don Black. ... ... Värttinä is a Finnish folk music band that was started as a project by Sari and Mari Kaasinen back in 1983 in the village of Rääkkylä, in Karelia, the southeastern region of Finland. ... The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy saga by the British author J. R. R. Tolkien, his most popular work and a sequel to his popular fantasy novel The Hobbit. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Established: Date month, year Area: East to West: 43 km North to South: 21 km629. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rahman received more international attention with this article in the TIME magazine. Rahman's first movie album "Roja" was listed in TIME magazine's TOP 10 Movie Soundtracks of all time; source. According to BBC Rahman is reported to have sold 100 million records world-wide. Watches are used to measure time Trying to understand time has long been a prime occupation for philosophers, scientists and artists. ... Roja (1992) is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam, one of the leading filmmakers in India. ... Watches are used to measure time Trying to understand time has long been a prime occupation for philosophers, scientists and artists. ...

In 2000, Rahman's annual income was estimated to be around $4 million from worldwide endorsements and royalties dating back to Roja (1992). According to Rediff.com, rights for his Tamil album Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) was sold for an astonishing record sum of Rs. 22 million! This record still remains unbeaten six years hence. Kandukondain Kandukondain (also known as I Have Found it in English) is a 2000 Tamil film directed by Rajiv Menon. ...

In addition to influencing western audiences, Rahman also impressed eastern audiences with his music so much that he was tapped by Chinese director He Ping to provide music for the Chinese film Warriors of Heaven and Earth in 2003 IMDB. Music of this film was very much appreciated in Asia and in India. DVD cover for Warriors of Heaven and Earth Warriors of Heaven and Earth (Chinese: 天地英雄; pinyin: ) is a 2004 action/adventure movie from China, and is directed by He Ping. ...

Awards and nominations

A.R. Rahman has won the following awards:

• Indian National Film Award - 1993 Film Roja (Tamil)

• Indian National Film Award - 1997 Film Minsara Kanavu (Tamil)

• Indian National Film Award - 2002 Film Lagaan (Hindi)

• Indian National Film Award - 2003 Film Kannathil Muthamittal (Tamil)

• 17 Times FilmFare Awards in 10 Years (9 in Tamil and 8 in Hindi)

• 6 Times Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

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• Laurence Olivier Theatre Award (2003) (The Hilton Award) for "Best New Musical of 2002" - Bombay Dreams Musical

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Partial discography

Films

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Kadhalan is a Tamil language film released in 1994, with dialogues by Balakumaran and screenplay and direction by S. Shankar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Indira (1996) is a feature film, in Tamil, directed by Suhasini. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See Bombay (disambiguation) for other uses. ... See Bombay (disambiguation) for other uses. ... See Bombay (disambiguation) for other uses. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is an article on the Indian movie Rangeela. ... 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Dil Se (Devanagari दिल से) (1998) is a Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 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Jodha-Akbar is a forthcoming film, currently in production, being directed by well-known and critically acclaimed director Ashutosh Gowariker starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guru is a forthcoming Hindi/English bilingual film to be directed by Mani Ratnam. ... Guru is a forthcoming Hindi/English bilingual film to be directed by Mani Ratnam. ... Guru is a forthcoming Hindi/English bilingual film to be directed by Mani Ratnam. ...

• The films Nayak (2001, Hindi) and Saathiya (2002, Hindi) were remakes of the films Mudhalvan (1999, Tamil) and Alai Payuthey (2000, Tamil), respectively. The soundtracks were reused with changes and additional songs.

• A. R. Rahman has also composed the score for the film Warriors of Heaven and Earth/Tian di ying xiong (2003, Mandarin)

• He has contributed one song to Fiza (1999, Hindi).

• The soundtracks of the films Roja (1992) and Gentleman (1993), were also released as instrumental versions.

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• Vishwa Vidhaata (1997, Hindi) from Pudhiya Mugam (1993, Tamil)
• Jodi (1999, Tamil) from Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1999, Hindi), with 3 new songs added
• Love You Hamesha (2001, Hindi) from May Madham (1994, Tamil)
• Star (2001, Tamil) from Thakshak (1999, Hindi - 3 songs) and 1947/Earth (1998, Hindi - 1 song), with 1 new song added
• Thakshak (1999, Hindi) from En Swaasa Kaatre (1999, Tamil) 1 song (Jumbalaka), with changes in vocals and instrumentation
• Pukar (1999, Hindi) from En Swaasa Kaatre (1999, Tamil) 1 song ('Kay Sera Sera' from 'Nayagara'), with changes in vocals and instrumentation
• Song "Dekho Na" from movie Swades (2004, Hindi) reused from the song "Baba Kichchu Tha" from movie Baba (2002, Tamil) with different vocals and instrumentation

The soundtrack of Nicolas Cage's Lord Of War (2005), features the instrumental piece "Bombay Theme" from the Tamil film Bombay 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Swades (Hindi स्वदेश) - We, the people (2004) is an Indian film written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... The Weather Man movie poster Nicolas Cage (born January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Lord of War is a 2005 film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ... See Bombay (disambiguation) for other uses. ...

Non-film

• Return of the Thief of Baghdad (Yet to be released) (2003)
• Deen Isai Maalai (1989) as AS Dilip Kumar
• Set Me Free (1991)
• Vande Mataram (1997)
• Jana Gana Mana (2000)
• Bombay Dreams (2002) (Musical)
• Ignited Minds (2003) (Unreleased but performed in live concert)
• Raga's Dance (2004) (for Vanessa Mae's album called Choreography)

2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Bombay Dreams on Broadway, New York City Bombay Dreams is a musical with music by A. R. Rahman, lyrics by Don Black. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson (born October 27, 1978 in Singapore), known on stage as Vanessa-Mae (in Chinese: 陈美, Chén Měi) is an internationally known classical and pop musician. ...

See also

• Best selling music artists — World's top-selling music artists chart.
• Music by A. R. Rahman

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External links

• The Complete Biography of A.R. Rahman
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• AR Rahman on SL2UK
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• The Legend, The Music by Raaja
• Rahman World by A.M.Aravind
• A Rahmaniac's Reflections
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• AR Rahman's 1st UK tour, particularly the Birmingham show as published in a UK paper
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