Filmography of A R Rahman

1992
1: Roja (Tamil) Winner, National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
Listed in TIME's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time in 2005 [40]
2: Yodha (Malayalam)

1993
1: Pudhiya Mugam (Tamil)
2: Gentleman (Tamil) Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
3: Kizhakku Cheemayile (Tamil)
4: Uzhavan (Tamil)
5: Thiruda Thiruda (Tamil)

1994
1: Vandicholai Chinraasu (Tamil)
2: Super Police (Telugu)
3: Duet (Tamil)
4: May Madham (Tamil)
5: Kadhalan (Tamil) Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
6: Pavithra (Tamil)
7: Karuththamma (Tamil)
8: Pudhiya Mannargal (Tamil)
9: Palnati Pourusham (Telugu)
10: Gangmaster (Telugu)

1995
1: Bombay (Tamil) Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
Listed in The Guardian's "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die".
"Kehna Hi Kya" listed in The Guardian's "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear"
2: Indira (Tamil)
3: Rangeela (Hindi) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Winner, Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
4: Muthu (Tamil) Most successful Indian soundtrack in Japan

1996
1: Love Birds (Tamil)
2: Indian (Tamil)
3: Kadhal Desam (Tamil) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
4: Fire (Hindi)
5: Mr. Romeo (Tamil)

1997
1: Anthimanthaarai (Tamil)
2: Minsara Kanavu (Tamil) Winner, National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
3: Iruvar (Tamil)
4: Daud: Fun On The Run (Hindi)
5: Ratchagan (Tamil)
6: Vishwavidhaata (Hindi)
7: Kabhi Na Kabhi (Hindi)

1998
1: Jeans (Tamil) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
2: Dil Se (Hindi) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" was 9th in BBC World Service top 10 songs of all time
3: Earth (Hindi)
4: Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (Hindi)

1999
1: En Swasa Kaatre (Tamil)
2: Padayappa (Tamil)
3: Kadhalar Dhinam (Tamil)
4: Taal (Hindi) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Winner, Star Screen Award for Best Music Director
5: Sangamam (Tamil) Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
6: Jodi (Tamil)
7: Thakshak (Hindi)
8: Mudhalvan (Tamil) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
9: Taj Mahal (Tamil)

2000
1: Pukar (Hindi)
2: Alaipayuthey (Tamil) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
3: Kandukondain Kandukondain (Tamil)
4: Fiza (Hindi) 1 song (Piya Haji Ali)
5: Rhythm (Tamil)
6: Thenali (Tamil)
7: Zubeidaa (Hindi)

2001
1: One 2 Ka 4 (Hindi)
2: Nayak: The Real Hero (Hindi)
3: Love You Hamesha (Hindi)
4: Lagaan (Hindi) Winner, National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Ranked 44 on Amazon.com's "The 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time"
5: Star (Tamil)
6: Parthale Paravasam (Tamil)

2002
1: Alli Arjuna (Tamil)
2: Kannathil Muthamittal (Tamil) Winner, National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
3: The Legend of Bhagat Singh (Hindi) Winner, Filmfare Best Background Score Award
4: Baba (Tamil)
5: Kadhal Virus (Tamil)
6: Saathiya (Hindi) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award

2003
1: Parasuram (Tamil)
2: Boys (Tamil)
3: Warriors of Heaven and Earth Mandarin,English,(Hindi)
4: Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (Tamil)
5: Kangalal Kaithu Sei (Tamil)
6: Tehzeeb (Hindi)

2004
1: Udhaya (Tamil)
2: Lakeer - Forbidden Lines (Hindi)
3: Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (Hindi)
4: Aayutha Ezhuthu (Tamil)
5: Yuva (Hindi)
6: New (Tamil)
7: Naani (Telugu)
8: Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (Hindi) 4 songs
9: Swades (Hindi) Winner, Filmfare Best Background Score Award
Nominated, Filmfare Best Music Director Award
10: Kisna - The Warrior Poet (Hindi) 5 songs

2005
1: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (Hindi)
2: Mangal Pandey - The Rising (Hindi)
3: Anbe Aaruyire (Tamil)
4: Water (Hindi) 5 songs Song Aayo Re Sakhi longlisted for 2006 Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination

2006
1: Rang De Basanti (Hindi) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award
2 songs longlisted for 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination
2: Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (Tamil) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
3: Varalaru (Tamil) Winner, Just Plain Folks Music Award For Best Music Album

2007
1: Guru (Hindi) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Winner, Filmfare Best Background Score Award
Winner, Star Screen Award for Best Music Director
2: Sajni (Kannada)
3: Provoked (Hindi)
4: Sivaji: The Boss (Tamil) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
5: Azhagiya Thamizh Magan (Tamil)
6: Elizabeth: The Golden Age (English) With Craig Armstrong

2008
1: Jodhaa Akbar (Hindi) Winner, Filmfare Best Background Score
Nominated, Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Nominated, Asian Film Award for Best Composer [58]
2: Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (Hindi) Winner, Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Winner, Star Screen Award for Best Music Director
3: ADA: A Way of Life (Hindi)
4: Sakkarakatti (Tamil) Nominated, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
5: Yuvvraaj (Hindi)
6: Ghajini (Hindi) Nominated, Filmfare Best Music Director Award
7: Slumdog Millionaire (English,Hindi) Winner, Academy Award for Best Original Music Score
Winner, Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Jai Ho"
Nominated, Academy Award for Best Original Song for "O...Saya"
Winner, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
Winner, BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Winner, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Winner, World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film for "Jai Ho"
Winner, Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album
Winner, Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

2009
1: Delhi 6 (Hindi) Winner, Star Screen Award for Best Music Director
2: Blue (Hindi)
3: Passage (English)
4: Couples Retreat (English) Song NaNa longlisted for 2010 Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination

Awards & Nominations of A R Rahman

National
Film awards

* National Film Awards
o 1993 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Roja
o 1997 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
o 2002 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2003 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Kannathil Muthamittal

* Filmfare Awards
o 1995 - Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
o 1996 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rangeela
o 1999 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Dil Se
o 2000 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Taal
o 2002 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Lagaan
o 2003 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Saathiya
o 2003 - Filmfare Best Background Score - The Legend of Bhagat Singh
o 2005 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Swades
o 2007 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rang de Basanti
o 2008 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Guru
o 2008 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Guru
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Jodhaa Akbar

* Filmfare Awards South
o 1992 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Roja
o 1993 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Gentleman
o 1994 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Kadhalan
o 1995 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Bombay
o 1996 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Kadhal Desam
o 1997 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Minsaara Kanavu
o 1998 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Jeans
o 1999 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Mudhalvan
o 2000 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Alaipayuthey
o 2002 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Kannathil Muthamittal
o 2006 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Sillunu Oru Kadhal
o 2007 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Sivaji: The Boss

* Bollywood Movie Awards
o 2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2003 - Best Music Direction - Saathiya

* Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)
o 2007 - GIFA Award for Best Music - Rang De Basanti
o 2007 - GIFA Award for Best Background Music - Rang De Basanti

* International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA)
o 2000 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Taal
o 2002 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2003 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Saathiya
o 2007 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Rang De Basanti
o 2008 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Guru
o 2008 - IIFA Best Background Music - Guru
o 2008 - Outstanding contribution by an Indian in International Cinema
o 2009 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2009 - IIFA Best Background Music - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2009 - IIFA Music Director of the Decade

* Sangeet Awards
o 2004 - Best Music Direction (Critics Award) - Yuva
o 2004 - Best Music Arrangement (Critics Award) - Yeh Rishta - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities

* Screen-Videocon Awards / Star Screen Awards
o 1998 - Best Non-film Album - Vande Mataram (Non-film category)
o 2000 - Best Music Direction - Taal
o 2007 - Best Background Music- Rang De Basanti
o 2008 - Best Music Direction - Guru
o 2008 - Best Background Music - Guru
o 2009 - Best Music Direction - Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Best Background Music - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2010 - Best Music Direction - Delhi-6

* Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
o 1992 - Best Music Direction - Roja
o 1993 - Best Music Direction - Gentleman
o 1994 - Best Music Direction - Kadhalan
o 1996 - Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
o 1999 - Best Music Direction - Sangamam

* Zee Cine Awards
o 2000 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Taal
o 2002 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Lagaan
o 2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Saathiya
o 2007 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Rang De Basanti
o 2008 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Guru
o 2008 - Zee Cine Award Best Background Music - Guru

* Vijay Awards
o 2007 - Vijay Award for Best Music Director - Sivaji

Other awards

* Planet-Bollywood People's Choice Awards
o 2006 - People's Choice Best Music Award - Rang De Basanti
o 2006 - People's Choice Best Background Music Award - Rang De Basanti

* Sunfeast Tamil Music Awards
o 2008 - Best Music Composer of the Year - Sivaji: The Boss

* Tata Indicom Mirchi Music Awards
o 2009 - Music Director Of The Year - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Technical Award For Film Background Score - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2009 - Album Of The Year - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Tata Indicom Mirchi Listeners Choice Song Of The Year - "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
o 2009 - Tata Indicom Mirchi Listeners Choice Album Of The Year - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

* V. Shantaram Award
o 2007 - Best Music - Guru
o 2008 - Best Music - Jodhaa Akbar

International
Film awards

* Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
o 2009 - Best Original Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire
o 2009 - Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* Golden Globe Awards (United States)
o 2009 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) (United Kingdom)
o 2009 - Anthony Asquith Award for Best Film Music - Slumdog Millionaire

* Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer - Slumdog Millionaire

* Black Reel Awards
o 2008 - Best Original Soundtrack - Slumdog Millionaire

* Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Best Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* New York Film Critics Online Awards (United States)
o 2008 - NYFCO Best Score Award - Slumdog Millionaire

* Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
o 2008 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Best Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* Satellite Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

Other awards

* Grammy Awards
o 2009 - Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - Slumdog Millionaire
o 2009 - Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* Just Plain Folks Music Awards
o 2009 - * Just Plain Folks Music Award For Best Music Album - Varalaru
* MTV Awards
o MTV Video Music Awards
+ 1999 - International Viewer's Choice Awards (MTV India) - "Dil Se Re" - Dil Se
o MTV Asia Awards
+ 2003 - MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India
o MTV Immies
+ 2003 - Best Music Composer (Film Category) - "Saathiya" - Saathiya
* UK Asian Music Awards (United Kingdom)
o 2009 - Outstanding Achievement by an Asian in music field
* World Soundtrack Awards
o 2009 - Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

Nominations
National

* International Indian Film Academy Awards
o 2001 - Best Music Direction - Fiza
o 2009 - Best Music Direction - Ghajini

* Filmfare Awards
o 2005 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Swades
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Ghajini
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2010 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Delhi-6

* Filmfare Awards South
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) - Sakkarakatti

* Screen Weekly Awards
o 2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2002 - Best Background Score - Lagaan

* Zee Cine Awards
o 2005 - Best Music Direction - Swades
o 2005 - Best Background Score - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities

International

* Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
o 2009 - Best Original Song - "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

* Asian Film Awards (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
o 2009 - Best Composer - Jodhaa Akbar

* Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
o 2008 - Critics' Choice Award for Best Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada)
o 2006 - General Theatre Division - Outstanding Musical Direction - The Lord of the Rings (along with Värttinä)

* Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
o 2008 - CFCA Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* Houston Film Critics Society Awards
o 2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
o 2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A. R. Rahman and Gulzar

* Laurence Olivier Awards (United Kingdom)
o 2003 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical - Bombay Dreams

* Satellite Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* MTV Awards
o MTV India
+ 2006 - MTV Youth Icon of the Year
o MTV Movie Awards
+ 2009 - Best Song From a Movie - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* World Soundtrack Awards
o 2009 - Best Original Score of the Year - Slumdog Millionaire
o 2009 - Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film - "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

Longlisted

This section refers to awards where Rahman has been considered for a nomination but has not been nominated.

* Academy Awards
o 2007 - Best Original Song - "Lukka Chuppi" - Rang De Basanti
o 2007 - Best Original Song - "Khalbali" - Rang De Basanti
o 2007 - Best Original Song - "Chan Chan" - Water
o 2010 - Best Original Song - "Nana" - Couples Retreat

Top ten lists

Rahman's songs and soundtracks have been included in the following top ten lists:

* 2003 - In a BBC World Service poll across 155 countries, Rahman's "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from Dil Se was voted 9th in "The World's Top Ten" songs of all time.
* 2005 - Rahman's debut soundtrack for Roja was listed in TIME's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time by film critic Richard Corliss.
* 2007 - Rahman's soundtrack for Bombay was included in The Guardian's "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die" list.
* 2009 - The song "Kehna Hi Kya" from Rahman's soundtrack for Bombay was included in The Guardian's "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear" list.
* 2009 - Rahman's soundtrack for Lagaan was ranked at #45 on Amazon.com's "The 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time" list.

About Rahman

A two-time winner of the Academy Award (Oscar), A. R. Rahman is popularly known as the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music. Hailed by Time magazine as the ‘Mozart of Madras’, Rahman, according to a BBC estimate, has sold more than 150 million copies of his work comprising of music from more than 100 film soundtracks and albums across over half a dozen languages, including landmark scores such as 'Roja', 'Bombay', Dil Se', 'Taal', 'Lagaan', 'Vandemataram' and more recently, 'Jodhaa Akbar', 'Delhi 6' and 'Slumdog Millionaire'.

Rahman pursued music as a career at a very young age and after assisting leading musicians in India went on to compose jingles and scores for popular Indian television features. He also obtained a degree in western classical music from the Trinity College of Music, London and set up his own in-house studio called Panchathan Record-Inn at Chennai.

In 1991, noted film maker Mani Ratnam offered Rahman a movie called ‘Roja’ which was a run-away success and brought nationwide fame and acclaim to the composer. The movie also won Rahman the Indian National Award for the best music composer, the first time ever by a debutant. Since then, Rahman has gone on to win the National Award 3 more times, the most ever by any music composer.

In 1997, to commemorate 50 years of Indian Independence, Sony Music signed up Rahman as its first artiste in South Asia. The result was ‘Vande Mataram’, an album that instantly made Indians relate to it and succeeded in rekindling the spirit of patriotism.

In 2001, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the well known composer of musicals like ‘Phantom of the Opera’ & ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ invited Rahman to compose for his musical, ‘Bombay Dreams’, the first time he would produce a musical he did not compose for. ‘Bombay Dreams’ opened to packed houses at London’s West End and had an unprecedented run for 2 years and later premiered at New York’s Broadway. Rahman recently composed the score for the stage production of 'The Lord of the Rings', one of the most expensive productions mounted on stage.

Rahman has undertaken several sellout concert tours in over 30 international destinations including one at the prestigious Hollywood Bowl in 2006.

Recently, Time magazine rated the soundtrack of ‘Roja’ in the Top 10 of their all time best movie soundtracks of the world; The Guardian, UK, listed the soundtrack of ‘Bombay’ in ‘1000 albums to listen before you die’.

Rahman’s music led him to be noticed internationally with several of his tracks featuring in movies such as 'The Lord of War', 'Inside Man' and 'The Accidental Husband'. His composition, Bombay Theme holds the distinction of being featured in over 50 international compilations. He also scored the music for the Hollywood productions, 'Elizabeth - The Golden Age', 'Slumdog Millionaire' and the Chinese movie, ‘Warriors of Heaven & Earth' produced by Sony Pictures.

In 2008, Rahman's work gained global prominence and accolades with the extraordinary success of his score for 'Slumdog Millionaire' that won 8 Academy Awards including two for Rahman, for Best Score and Best Song. Rahman won over 15 awards for his score including the Golden Globe and the BAFTA.

Rahman has been bestowed with the 'Padma Shri', one of India's highest national civilian honours, recognizing his contribution to music, in addition to several other awards including 4 Indian National Film Awards and 24 Filmfare Awards, India's leading recognition for films. He has also been conferred with honorary doctorates from the Aligarh Muslim University and the Middlesex University.

Rahman has expanded his focus to newer horizons like setting up the A R Rahman Foundation to help poor and underprivileged children. He released his first English single, ‘Pray For Me Brother’ in 2007, with proceeds from the sales going to the foundation. He also serves as the UN Ambassador for the 2015 Millenium Development Goals. Rahman has also announced initiatives to establish a tradition in western classical music in India and recently embarked on an ambitious venture to set up the KM Music Conservatory and the KM Music Symphony Orchestra based out of Chennai, India.

Rahman is currently scoring for the Universal Studios production 'Couples Retreat' and 'Blue', 'Ravana, 'Endhiran' and '1-800-LOVE' in India

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