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Title: A.R. Rahman


1
A. R. Rahman
  • The Mozart of Madras

2
Background
  •  
  • A. R. Rahman is an Indian composer,
    singer-songwriter, music producer, musician,
    multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist.
  • Skilled in Carnatic music, Western classical,
    Hindustani music and the Qawwali style of Nusrat
    Fateh Ali Khan, Rahman has been noted to write
    film songs that amalgamate elements of these
    music systems and other genres, layering
    instruments from differing music idioms in an
    improvisatory manner.

3
Awards
  •  
  • Received a Kalaimamani from the government of
    Tamil Nadu among other musical-achievement awards
    from the government of UP and MP.
  • Won a Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, Indias thrid
    highest civilian honour, from the government of
    India.
  • In 2009, for his Slumdog Millionaire score,
    Rahman won the Broadcast Film Critics Association
    Award, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original
    Score,150 the BAFTA Award for Best Film
    Music and two Academy Awards (Best Original
    Score and Best Original Song, the latter shared
    with Gulzar) at the 81st Academy Awards

4
Work
  • Rahman has worked for innumerous Hindi, Tamil,
    Malayalam and Kannada films and composed music
    and songs for them.
  • He also worked on a number of films in hollywood
    and composed music for the Chinese and Japanese
    film fraternity as well
  • His Tamil and Malayalam songs are widely loved in
    India and are famous all over the globe
  • He has also worked with the Indian film industry
    legend Rajnikant

5
Famous Compositions
  • Jai Ho, for Slumdog Millionaire
  • O Saya
  • Roja
  • "Vellithen Kinnam Pol", for the Malayalam film
    Penpada.
  • Imitiaz Alis musical Film, Rockstar
  • In Summer 2012, Rahman composed a Punjabi song
    for the London Olympics opening ceremony.

6
  • Thank you!
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