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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (January 6, 1967 – present)

Allah Rakha Rahman ( Born on January 6, 1967 as A.S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is a two time Academy Award winning Indian film music composer, based out of Chennai, India. To date he has sold over 250 million albums worldwide making him one of the biggest selling artists of the last two decades.

Rahman began his career composing ad jingles for brands like Leo Coffee, Allwyn Trendy watches and Asian Paints in the 80s. He made his debut in Mani Ratnam’s National Award-winning Tamil film, Roja (Rose), in 1992, which was subsequently dubbed into many languages. The pan-Indian success of the music of Roja was followed by a string of equally-successful Tamil soundtracks, like Gentleman, Kaadhalan and Duet, all of which established Rahman’s ability to churn out chart-topping numbers that melded Carnatic classical influences and Tamil folk music with sonic flourishes and world beats.

Rahman broke into the Hindi film industry with Ram Gopal Verma’s Rangeela (1995). On the 50th anniversary of India’s independence, he released Vande Mataram, a patriotic non-film album. The video of the title song Ma Tujhe Salaam, directed by Bharat Bala made it a source of pride, inspiration and patriotic fervour in India. Rahman’s work with mainstream director Subhash Ghai on the music of Taal (1999) is another landmark in his career, showcasing his ability to adapt North Indian folk and classical sounds into his music.

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1	Jai Ho	585
2	Riots	483
3	Mausam & Escape	463
4	Mumbai Theme Tune	349
5	Latika's Theme	255
6	Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)	251
7	Ringa Ringa	214
8	Liquid Dance	150
9	Dreams On Fire	136
10	Paper Planes (DFA Remix)	131
11	Millionaire	114
12	Gangsta Blues	96
13	Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi	54
14	Chaiyya Chaiyya	41
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tanjila wrote:
Monday morning

fuckin genius

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ColePepper98 wrote:
18 days ago

The Song that I like is Paper Planes And NaNa

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sayfuddeen wrote:
last month

..ما شاء الله, ما شاء الله

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tezzagamer wrote:
last month

Oh and if anyone wants to aquire any songs from those albums, give me a shout.

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tezzagamer wrote:
last month

Everyone seems to be listening to Raavan, no one listening to Raavanan? :P Finally getting around to getting some Tamil music on my computer, and most of it by Rahman! Vinnaithaandai Varuvaaya, Raavanan, Ayutha Ezhuthu. Great albums all 3.

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photon_man62 wrote:
last month

I fucking love his style of beats.

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zanelamour wrote:
last month

"Behene De" from RAAVAN

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zanelamour wrote:
last month

"Ranjha Ranjha" from RAAVAN

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zanelamour wrote:
last month

Check out "Raavan" guys.. it's his latest...

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julienbiolay wrote:
last month

I love his work on SDM. Any other recommended tracks?

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dany_hplover wrote:
last month

Ok honestly I have only heard Slumdog's soundtrack and I thought it was fantastic but I'm looking for more music from Rahman, any advice?

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mooonpie wrote:
last month

jashne bahara <3

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zanelamour wrote:
last month

I would say (chronologically): Rangeela [1995], Dil Se [1998], Taal [1999], Pukar [2000], Zubeidaa [2001]

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zanelamour wrote:
last month

Top 5 Rahman soundtracks of all time??

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JoshCIVM wrote:
last month

Yeah, Jai Ho is overrated and overplayed, but damn it's a fun song.

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insanethrasher wrote:
last month

Slumdog Millionaire is probably his worst work. In the latest, Raavan is mind blowing. Listening to some old classics. :)

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the_surrealist wrote:
May 2010

Kannathil Muthamittal for the win; what is all this Slumdog Millionaire nonsense?

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brenonoah wrote:
May 2010

Mausam & Scape <3 [2]

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insanethrasher wrote:
May 2010

I love his older compositions for movies like Taal :).

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PrincessLexi wrote:
May 2010

Latika's Theme is magical.. [2] >.<

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