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2 days ago · A.R. Rahman (born January 6, 1966, Madras [now Chennai], India) is an Indian composer whose extensive body of work for film and stage earned him the nickname “the Mozart of Madras.”. Rahman’s father, R.K. Sekhar, was a prominent Tamil musician who composed scores for the Malayalam film industry, and Rahman began studying piano at age four.
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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, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist [1] known for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in international cinema.
AR Rahman, born as A.S. Dileep Kumar, grew up in a small house in Chennai with his parents and four siblings. His father, R.K. Shekhar, was a composer and conductor for Tamil and Malayalam films, and his mother, Kareema Begum, was a singer. Growing up in a musical household, Rahman developed a keen interest in music at a young age.
- Birth and Early Years of Life
- After Father’s Demise
- Early Career
- First Break in Music Industry
- A Small Studio in His Backyard
- Growth in His Career
- Tamil Industry to Bollywood
- Awards and Nominations
- The Government of India Award
- The Mozart of Madras and Isai Puyal
Rahman was born to a musically rich Tamil family on 6th January 1967 as A.S Dilip Kumar. He was born in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. His father was a composer and conductor of Malayalam and Tamil songs. Therefore, at a very young age, A. R. Rahman started visiting his father’s studio and took over musical traits from him at a tender age...
Rahman’s family had to rent out the musical equipments owned by his father to earn money and also faced a number of the family crisis to the extent that Rahman got converted to Islam. It was then, he was started being known as A R Rahman.
His keen interest in music forced him to accompany musicians like Zakir Hussain and others on world tours. Soon, he earned a degree in western classical music from Trinity school of music. The time was not good for him to get a big break in any Bollywood movie, however, he started his career by composing jingles, advertisements, and documentaries.
In the year 1987, when he was still known as Dilip, he got his first break in the music industry by composing jingles for Akkwyn companies new range of watches.
After getting his first jingle recorded 2 years later he started his own small studio with the name “Panchathan Record Inn” which was in the backyard of his house. In India, the studio holds a very important position and is known to be the well equipped and advanced recording studio.
Rahman soon started getting in touch with the established directors of Indian film industry and one of them was Mani Ratnam who signed him for his movie “Roja” which was to be released in 1992. Working for this movie A.R. Rahman gained nationwide recognition for his work and offers started lining up his way from various directors.
A.R. Rahman was initially working for Tamil movies before he started his career in Bollywood. His first Hindi movie was “Rangeela (1995)” and later “Bombay (1995)“, “Dil Se (1998)“, “Taal (1999)“, “Lagaan (2001)“, “Rockstar (2011)” and many others.
He has won 4 National Film Awards, 2 Grammy Awards, 2 Academy Awards, 15 Filmfare Awards, 16 Filmfare Awards South and a BAFTA award.
For his contribution in the field of music, he was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in 2010 by the government of India.
His South Indian fans referred him by the nicknames of the Mozart of Madras and Isai Puyal which means the “musical storm”. His name has also been included on the Time’s list of 100 most influential people in the world.
Jul 29, 2023 · “Roja” was a landmark in Rahman’s life in more ways than one. Not only did he get into composing music for films for the first time, but it was also at this time A.S. Dileep Kumar changed his name to A.R. Rahman. And he also opened his own studio. Rahman though, was convinced that “Roja” would mark the end of his career.
A. R. Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist 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.
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762648108. A. R. Rahman: The Musical Storm is a biography of the Indian music composer A. R. Rahman by the journalist Kamini Mathai. The book was released on 18 June 2009 by Penguin Books ' subsidiary Viking Press and became a commercial success. Consisting of thirteen chapters, it describes Rahman's birth in Madras (present-day Chennai) in ...
