A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; 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 cinem ...
made his debut in
Indian Music Industry
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with the 1992 Tamil film ''
Roja''. In his three decade long career, he has composed and produced
original scores and songs for more than 145 films in various languages, namely
Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
,
Hindi
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,
Telugu,
Malayalam
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,
English,
Persian
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and
Mandarin
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Language
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** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
.
Original scores
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Upcoming
Original soundtracks
Notes:
* The films are listed in order that the music released, regardless of the dates the film released.
* The year next to the title of the affected films indicates the release year of the either dubbed or remade version in the named language later than the original version.
* ♦ Indicates a film remade in another language with a different cast, featuring music reused from Rahman's compositions for the original.
* ! indicates only the songs are composed by Rahman, while the background score is composed by another composer.
* ✦ indicates only one song are composed by Rahman, while other songs are composed by another composer.
* The films ''Nayak: The Real Hero'' (2001, Hindi), ''Saathiya'' (2002, Hindi), ''Godfather '' (2012, Kannada), and ''Ok Jaanu'' (2017, Hindi) were remakes of the films ''Mudhalvan'' (1999, Tamil), ''Alaipayuthey'' (2000, Tamil), ''Varalaru'' (2006, Tamil) and ''O Kadhal Kanmani'' (2015, Tamil) respectively. The soundtracks were reused with changes and additional songs.
* The films ''Yuva'' (2004, Hindi), ''Raavan'' (2010, Hindi) and ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010, Telugu) were simultaneous makes of the films ''Aaytha Ezhuthu'' (2004, Tamil), ''Raavanan'' (2010, Tamil) and ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya'' (2010, Tamil), respectively. ''Ekk Deewana Tha'' was a remake of ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya'' (2010, Tamil) and ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010, Telugu). The soundtracks were reused with changes and additional vocals.
* He has contributed one song: "Piya Haji Ali" to ''Fiza'' (1999, Hindi).
* He reused the songs from ''May Maadham'' for ''Love You Hamesha'' although the film wasn't a remake.
* He has also contributed a promotional song with Tamil lyrics in the movie ''Lavender'' (Malayalam).
As playback singer
''Note''
*In the language column, "/" is used for dubbed in other languages.
*", " shows that the original song have contain many languages.
As lyricist
Studio albums
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Writer
References
General
"A. R. Rahman discography" Official website
"50 Greatest Songs of A.R. Rahman" Fan Listing
AR Rahman Telugu Radio
Specific
External links
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Rahmaniac.com- Fan Website
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Discography
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Discographies of Indian artists