A. R. Reihana'' (also known as Rayhanah) ''is an Indian playback singer and composer for films. She is the sister of

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and mother of G. V. Prakash Kumar and

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. Her first song being ''Malle Malle'' from the movie

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for which the composer was music director Deva and produced by Madesh and directed by Venkatesh. She collaborated with A. R. Rahman on a song for the score of the award-winning ''

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'' in 2005. The most recent song she has sung is ''Saarattu Vandiyila'' from ''

Kaatru Veliyidai ''Kaatru Veliyidai'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic war film, produced, written and directed by Mani Ratnam. Made under the Madras Talkies banner, it features music composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography by Ravi Varman and editin ...

'' for which the director is Maniratnam. She also sang ''Balleilakka'' along with

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and

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in the movie Sivaji: The Boss. She has also sung various songs in Kannada and Telugu. She has composed for more than 6 Tamil movies and has composed one song in a Malayalam movie ''Vasanthathinde kanal vazhigalil''. She has composed jingles for various brands, like Madhurai Kumaran Silks, Suguna motors, Dazzler nail polish etc. She is the goodwill ambassador of a youth-based social organization called Raindropss.

Filmography

As a singer

*"Madurai Jilla" – '' Shree'' *"Vidaikodu Engal" – ''

'' *"Malle Malle" – ''

'' *"Aahaa Thamizhamma" – ''

Kangalal Kaidhu Sei ''Kangalal Kaidhu Sei'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film co-written by Sujatha and directed by Bharathiraja. It stars Vaseegaran and marks Priyamani's debut in Tamil cinema. It also marks the only Tamil film appearance o ...

'' *"Paarthale Paravasam" – ''

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'' *" Balleilakka" – '' Sivaji: The Boss'' *"Blue Theme" - ''Blue'' *"Keda Kari" – '' Raavanan'' *"Naan Yen" – '' Coke Studio'' (Season 3) at

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(2013) *"Karma Veeran" – "

Kochadaiiyaan ''Kochadaiiyaan: The Legend'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language animated period action film written by K. S. Ravikumar and directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. It is India's first photorealistic motion capture film, featuring characters wh ...

" *"Putham Puthithaai" – " Kadaisi Pakkam (Upcoming Film)" *"Saarattu Vandiyila" – ''

'' *"Morethukuchindi" – '' Cheliyaa'' *"Ponni Nadhi" – '' Ponniyin Selvan: I (Tamil)'' *"Ponge Nadhi" – '' Ponniyin Selvan: I (Telugu)'' *"Ther Thiruvizha" - '' Lal Salaam''

As a composer

*'' Machi'' (2004) *''

Aadatha Aattamellam ''Aadatha Aattamellam'' is a 2009 Tamil language drama film directed by A. B. Azhagar and produced by T. Radhakrishnan Kabilan. The film stars Ravi Ganesh, Bharathi and Jenny Jasmine, with Mansoor Ali Khan, T. P. Gajendran, Rishi and Srinath ...

'' (2009) *'' Pesuvathu Kiliya'' (2009) *'' Kadhalagi'' (2010) *''Ennai Etho Seithu Vittai'' (2011) *''Manchottile Veedu'' (2012) *''

Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil ''Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil'' is a 2014 Malayalam-language political drama film directed by Anil V Nagendran, who is also the producer, writer and lyricist. The film stars Samuthirakani and Tamil actress Thamarai in the lead roles with an ...

'' (2014) *''

Puriyadha Anandam Puthithaga Arambam ''Puriyadha Anandam Puthithaga Arambam'' () is a 2015 Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by Syed Ibrahim, which stars Krish and Srushti Dange. The film was released on 5 June 2015. Cast * Krish as Bharathi * Srushti Dange as Nila * ...

'' (2015) *'' Kadaisi Pakkam'' (2015) *''

Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala ''Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by Vignesh Karthick in his directorial debut and produced by A. R. Reihana. The film stars Azhar, Sanchita Shetty and Eden Kuriakose ...

'' (2018) *'' Miriam Maa'' (2023)

As a producer

*''

'' (2018)

References

External links

* * Interview with Kamla Bhatt for NDTV
I knew Rahman would go international: Reihana
* Joint Scene India entry
A.R. Reihana
Living people Indian women playback singers 21st-century Indian singers Tamil playback singers Tamil film score composers Telugu playback singers Indian Muslims Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian women singers Singers from Tamil Nadu Women musicians from Tamil Nadu Indian Sufis Qadiri order A. R. Rahman {{India-singer-stub Tamil Muslims