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A.R.R.R. Rahman, an Indian music director, singer, arranger, and music producer besides Allahrakka Rahman (born 6 January 1967), better known as A.R.Rahman, is a musician who performed.

His works are known for combining Indian classical music with electronic music, world music, and traditional orchestral arrangements.

Rahman's film-scoring career began in the early 1990s with the Tamil film Roja.

Six National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, fifteen Filmfare Awards South are among Rahman's accolades.

Rahman is one of India's top civilian award in 2010, serving in film, international cinema, and theatre, and the best-selling recording artist with over 150 million records sold worldwide.

He is referred to as "Isai Puyal" (the Musical Storm) and "Mozart of Madras" (the Musical Storm).

Rahman was listed on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential individuals in 2009.

In August 2011, Songlines, a UK-based world music magazine, named him one of "Tomorrow's World Music Icons," a notable humanitarian and philanthropist, as well as raising funds for a variety of charities and charities.

He founded Sunshine Orchestra in 2009 with a desire to provide a high-quality symphony orchestra to economically and socially disadvantaged children with free music education by the KM Music Conservatory.

Rahman made his debut as a producer and writer for Le Musk in 2017.

Early life

Allah Rakha Rahman was born in Madras, Tamil Nadu, on January 6, 1967. S. Dileep Kumar was born as A. S. Dileep Kumar. R. K. Shekhar, a member of a Mudaliar family, was a film-score composer and conductor for Tamil and Malayalam films. Rahman began learning piano at the age of four. He helped his father in the studio by playing the keyboard.

After his father's death when Rahman was nine years old, his family was able to survive thanks to his dad's musical equipment rental. Kareema (born Kashturi), Rahman, a young boy who was studying in Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, was raised by his mother. He began to miss classes and fail exams as a result. Principal Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy summoned Rahman and his mother, reminding them that Rahman should study academics regardless of family circumstances. However, Rahman said in an interview in 2012 that his mother was summoned and was instructed to walk him around Kodambakkam to beg rather than sending him to school.

Rahman attended another school, MCN, for a year, and then enrolled at Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School, where he was proclaimed on his musical talents and formed a band with his high school classmates. However, after debating with his mother, he left school to pursue a career as a full-time musician. Rahman was a keyboardist and arranger for bands like Roots (with childhood friend and percussionist Sivamani, John Anthony, Suresh Peters, JoJo, and Raja) and established Nemesis Avenue in Chennai. He mastered the piano, piano, synthesizer, harmonium, and guitar, and was especially interested in the synthesizer because it was the "ideal blend of music and electronics."

Rahman began his musical apprenticeship under Master Dhanraj and started playing in the orchestra of Malayalam composer (and close friend of his father) M. K. Arjunan at age 11. He soon began performing with others, including M. S. Viswanathan, Vijaya Bhaskar, Ilaiyaraaja, Ramesh Naidu, Vijaya Bhaskar, Ramesh Naidu, Vijaya Bhaskar, Vijaya Bhaskar, Vijaya Bhaskar, Vijaya Bhaskar, Hamsalekha, and Raj-Koti. He accompanied Zakir Hussain, toured the Trinity College of Musicians M. Rahman had helped with the playing keyboard and synthesizer early in his career. Ramji Rao, a Malayalam film, was one of the artist's most influential works. Rahman and Sivamani performed "Kalikalam" for the music director S.Balakrishnan's 1989 film "Sapikatam."

Rahman obtained a diploma in Western classical music from the university while living in Madras. Rahman was first introduced to Qadiri tariqa when his younger sister was critically ill in 1984. His mother was a practising Hindu. At the age of 23, he converted to Islam with other members of his family in 1989, naming his son Allah Rakha Rahman (A. R. Rahman).

Personal life

Rahman is married to Saira Banu (not to be confused with actor Saira Banu's sister-in-law, Rahman's brother; they have three children: Khatija, Rahima, and Ameen. Ameen sings "NaNa" from Couples Retreat, and Khatija has sung "Pudhiya Manidha" from Enthiran. G. V. Prakash Kumar, the son of Rahman's older sister, A. R. Reihana, is the son of A. R. Reihana. Fathima, Rahman's younger sister, heads his music conservatory in Chennai. Ishrath, the youngest, has a music studio. A.R.R.Rahman is the co-brother of film actor Rahman.

Rahman, a Hindu, converted to Islam when he was in his 20s. Sufism influenced his mother, who was a practicing Hindu and later, his family during the early death of his father. "There is a Hindi dialogue, just ma hai," Rahman said at the 81st Academy Awards ceremony. "Even if I have nothing, I have my mother here." "All praise to God," he said in Tamil, a translation from Quran), before his address. After Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nashen raised a concern about his daughter's wearing a burka in February 2020, Rahman was chastised for his liberal image.

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Career

Rahman wrote scores for several documentaries and jingles for magazines and Indian television channels first. Rahman, then Dileep, wrote jingles for a series of watches introduced by Allwyn in 1987. He also arranged jingles for several commercials that went on to become extremely popular, including the famous jingle for Titan Watches, in which he incorporated Mozart's Symphony no.25's theme.

In 1992, director Mani Ratnam asked him to compose the score and soundtrack for his Tamil film Roja.

Rahman's film career began in 1992 when he founded Panchathan Record Inn, a recording and mixing studio in his backyard. It will be Asia's most advanced and high-tech recording studios, and it certainly will become India's most awaited recording studio. Santosh Sivan, a cinematographer, has signed Rahman for his second film Yoddha, a Malayalam film starring Mohanlal and directed by Sivan's brother Sangeeth Sivan, which was released in September 1992.

Rahman received the National Film Awards (Silver Lotus) for best music director at the National Film Awards for Roja this year. In its original and dubbed versions, the films' score was highly acclaimed, aided by the film's pioneering theme "Chinna Aasai." Rahman continued his success with superb scores and songs for Tamil-language films in Chennai, including Ratnam's politically charged Bombay, Thiruda Bukku Rayile"), the urban Kadhalan, as well as Ratnam's politically charged Bombay, Thiruda Thiruda and S. Shankar's debut film Gentleman (with its own dance song, "Chikku Bukku Rayile"), the Chennai film industry. Rahman coproduced Kizhakku Cheemayile and Karuthamma, a commercial folk-inspired film album from K. Balachander, which also included some memorable Saxophone themes. Mr. Romeo and Love Birds, 1995 film Indira and romantic comedies, also attracted notice.

With Muthu's popularity there, Rahman attracted a Japanese audience. His soundtracks are well-known in Tamil Nadu's film industry and abroad for their ability in blending Western classical music, Carnatic and Tamil traditional and folk-music styles, jazz, reggae, and rock music. The soundtrack for Bombay's Fire sold 15 million copies worldwide, and "Bombay Theme" would appear in his soundtrack for Deepa Mehta's Fire, as well as several compilations and other media. It was included in the 2002 Palestinian film Divine Intervention and the 2005 Nicolas Cage film Lord of War. Rahman's debut in Bollywood, Rangeela, was directed by Ram Gopal Varma. For Dil Se, the composer and song were extremely successful, as well as the perceptive Taal. Sufi mysticism influenced "Chaiya" from his previous film and "Zikr" from his soundtrack album Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Forgotten Hero (which featured intricate orchestral and choral arrangements).

The man's soundtrack album for the Chennai production Minsaara Kanavu won his second National Film Award for Best Music Direction and a South FilmFare Award for Best Music Direction in a Tamil film in 1997, the former film director's second national film award for Best Music Direction in a Tamil film, breaking a record of six consecutive wins; he later went on to win the award three times in a row. The musical cues in Sangamam and Iruvar's soundtrack albums used Carnatic vocals, the veena, rock guitar, and jazz. Rahman composed scores and hits for Rajiv Menon's Kandukondain Kandukondain, Alaipayuwe, Ashutosh Gowariker's Swades, Rang De Basanti, and songs based on Hindustani motifs for 2005's Water. Rahman has worked with Indian poets and lyricists like Javed Akhtar, Gulzar, Vairamuthu, and Vaali, and has produced commercially successful soundtracks with directors Mani Ratnam and S. Shankar (Gentleman, Kadhalan, Indian, Jeans, Mudhalvan, Sivaji, Enthiran, I and 2.0).

Rahman developed his Panchathan Record Inn studio in Kodambakkam, Chennai, in 2005, establishing the country's most cutting-edge studio. With his score for Sillunu Oru Kaadhal, he began his own music label, KM Music, in the following year. Rahman made his Mandarin-language film Warriors of Heaven and Earth in 2003 after researching and using Chinese and Japanese classical music, and he received the Just Plain Folks Music Award for Best Music Album for his score for 2006's Varalaru (God Father). Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Shekhar Kapur's second British film, received a Best Composer Asian Film Award nomination at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in 2007 for his Jodha Akbar score. Rahman's music has been sampled for other India premieres, appearing in Inside Man, Lord of War, Divine Intervention, and The Accidental Husband.

The BMI London Award for Best Score for his first Hollywood film, Couples Retreat, was awarded by the BMI London Award for Best Score. Rahman's music for 2008's Slumdog Millionaire received a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards (the first for an Asian), and the songs "Jai Ho" and "O... Saya" from its soundtrack were internationally recognised. His music on 2008's Bollywood Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na was a hit among Indian youngsters; his score and songs for Jodhaa Akbar received critical acclaim, a Best Composer Asian Film Award nomination, and IIFA awards for best music direction and score were among the awards given to him.

Rahman composed the original score and songs for the romantic Vinnaithaandi Varukhayaa, the sci-fi romance; Enthiran and Danny Boyle's 127 Hours' 127 Hours, a success of Imtiaz Ali's Imtiaz Ali musical Rockstar in 2010; the latter's soundtrack was a critical and commercial success. Rahman composed for Ekk Deewana Tha and the American drama People Like Us, and he collaborated with director Yash Chopra on Jab Tak Hai Jaan in 2012. All were well-received. By the end of the year, Mani Ratnam's Kadal's music had dominated the iTunes India chart for December. Rahman had two collections in 2013: Raanjhanaa and Maryan. Both were fruitful, with the former being nominated for a number of prizes and the latter receiving the iTunes India Tamil Album of 2013.

Rahman's 2014 was one of his busiest years, with him claiming to have appeared in 12 films in various languages. Although Imtiaz Ali's road movie Highway attracted rave reviews, his next release was a performance-captured animation film Kochadaan, a Rajinikanth actor directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. At the forthcoming Academy Awards, the film's soundtrack had been long-listed. His next two films, Million Dollar Arms and The Hundred Foot Journey, were among the original score category nominees at the Academy Awards, with the two back to back Hollywood films making their way to the Oscar nomination table.

For the first time, then starred in the period drama Kaaviya Thalaivan, co-operating with director Vasanthabalan. Shankar's thriller I and K. S. Ravikumar's period action film Lingaa was his next release.

His background scores are often described by the use of subtle orchestration and ambient sounds. He often employs modern instruments such as Guitars, Cello, Strings, Keyboard, Finger board, Harpejji, Santoor, and ancient Indian instruments such as Shehnai, Sitar, Mrudangam, Veenai & Tabla to produce scores.

Roja, Bombay, Iruvar, Minsara Kanavu, Dil Se, Lagaan, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Guru, Jodhaa Sapkar, Raavanan, Naughtyayaa, Unse, Bose, Bose, Bose: The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Beggine, Sanse, Obse, Bose, Bose, Bhayaa, A. R. Rahman received two Academy Awards for Slumdog Millionaire and two Academy Award nominations for 127 Hours. In the long list of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' long list, he was nominated for Kochadaiyaan, Million Dollar Arm, and The Hundred-Foot Journey. His Mersal music's background score has surprised one and all in 2017. Rahman received the national award for his Mom's background in 2018.

Qutub-E-Kripa, a group of young musicians of KM Music Conservatory, has been named in films including 24, O Kadhal Kanmani, Tamasha, OK Jaanu, Kaatru Veliyi, Mom, Chekka Valiantha Vaankar, and 2.0 by A. R. Rahman. They have also appeared on the Netflix show Daughters of Destiny.

Rahman has also been involved in non-film projects. Vande Mataram, an album of original compositions released in India for India's 50th anniversary of its independence in 1997, is one of India's best-selling non-film albums. Jana Gana Mana, a collection of performances by leading critics and performers of Indian classical music, was included in Bharat Bala's album. Rahman has produced commercial jingles and orchestrations for sporting performances, television and Internet media, documentaries, and short films, often using the Czech Film Orchestra and the Chennai Strings Orchestra.

Rahman formed a 1989 partnership with dancers Shobana and Prabhu Deva, as well as a Tamil film-dancing troupe to perform with Michael Jackson at his Michael Jackson and Friends concert in Munich, Germany. He produced the music for his first stage performance, Bombay Dreams, which was commissioned by Andrew Lloyd Webber in 2002. Värttinä's Folk Orchestra performed with Rahman on the Toronto performance of The Lord of the Rings, and in 2004, he wrote "Raga's Dance" for Vanessa-Mae's album Choreography (performed by Mae and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra).

Rahman has performed three successful world tours before audiences in Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Dubai, the United Kingdom, Canada, and India, and she has been collaborating with Karen David on her forthcoming studio album. In May 2006, Introducing A. R. Rahman (featuring 25 of his Tamil film-core pieces) was released on a two-disc CD, and Connections, his non-film album Connections, was released on December 12, 2008. On Monday, Rahman attended a White House state dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama during a government visit to India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on November 24, 2009.

In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, he is one of more than seven artists on "We Are the World 25 for Haiti," a non-profit group that raises relief funds in the aftermath. Rahman composed "Jai Garvi Gujarat" in honor of the establishment of Gujarat State's 50th anniversary, "Semmozh Mozh Mozhiyaam" in 2010, as part of the World Classical Tamil Conference 2010 (Jiyo Bado Jeeto), as part of the Australian Commonwealth Games' theme song, "Jai Utho Bado Jeeto." On June 11th, Rahman began his first world tour (A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour), and 16 cities around the world were scheduled.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted some of Rahman's most popular works in April 2010. Rahman reworking his "Sajna" from Couples Retreat in February 2011.

Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley, and Rahman revealed the formation of SuperHeavy, a supergroup formed in May 2011; the self-titled album was set to be released in September 2011. "The Truth Alone Triumphs" will be on the album with Jagger performing on Rahman's composition.

In January 2012, Deutsche Filmorchester Babelsberg announced that it would join KM Music Conservatory musicians for a 100-member concert tour of five Indian cities (Germany and India 2011–2012: Infinite Opportunities), performing Rahman's songs. The centennial of Indian cinema and Babelsberg Studio, the world's oldest film studio, were celebrated.

Rahman composed a Punjabi song for the London Olympics opening ceremony, directed by Danny Boyle as part of a medley exhibitioning Indian influence in the United Kingdom in 2012. The medley was also selected from Indian musician Ilaiyaraja's song from the 1981 Tamil-language film Ram Lakshman.

Rahman and Shekhar Kapoor founded Qyuki, a social network for story writers, in December 2012. Cisco invested 270 million in the startup, giving it a 17 percent stake. Qyuki makes use of Cisco's cloud infrastructure for the site. On December 20, he released the single "Infinite Love" in English and Hindi, marking the end of the Mayan calendar's to bring hope, peace, and love. Rahmanishq, Rahman's 2013 tour, was announced in Mumbai on the 29th of July. The tour, which began in Sydney on August 24th, has travelled to a number of cities in India.

After a long break, Rahman performed live in Chennai and in Coimbatore & Madurai for the first time in Tamil, complete Tamil playlist. Nenje Yezhu (which means rise up) started 2016 with a positive note and music from the heart, as the name implies. The funds raised at this concert can be used for flood relief in Tamil Nadu and also for raising concerns against cancer, as well as raising concerns about cancer.

In 2017, Rahman performed The Flying Lotus, a 19-minute orchestral composition, with demonetization. Narendra Modi's address is included in this musical interpretation of this significant anti-black money position.

Rahman appeared as the host in Amazon Prime Video's 5-episode collection "Harmony" on August 15, 2018.

ARRived, Rahman's first YouTube Original, aims to find the best singing talent from around the world. There are 13 episodes in the series, and the first episode was released on November 7, 2018. Rahman is the principal judge, and Shaan, Vidya Vox, and Clinton Cerejo accompany him.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited's flagship, NEXA Music, was launched on January 16, 2019, a platform where 24 artists will be selected and supported by Rahman and Clinton Cerejo to produce international music in India.

On The Voice, Rahman also served as a judge. On February 3, 2019, the show premiered on StarPlus. For Avengers: Endgame (2019), Rahman collaborated with Marvel to produce "Marvel Anthem" in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Rahman has sung and composed the song, which is infused with rap and heavy percussion. The songs were written by Nirmika Singh and MC Heam (rap). The film's team also walked the red carpet and took a selfie with over 3,500 viewers.

In December 2019, the Irish rock band U2 collaborated with Rahman to produce "Ahimsa" a single. The song was named for the Sanskrit word for nonviolence, and it was designed to celebrate India's ethnic and spiritual diversity. Rahman said that ahimsa requires courage and strength, and that the performance is a celebration of nonviolence and peace.

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