Allah Rakkha Rahman (Tamil: ஏ.ஆர்.ரகுமான்) (born January 6, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India), mainly known by his first two initials and last name A. R. Rahman, is a three–time Academy Award nominated, four–time National Film Award and Golden Globe winning, Indian film composer, record producer and musician. His work has garnered considerable acclaim and a large global fanbase since his film scoring career began in the early 1990s.
Working in several of India's various film industries, international cinema and theatre, by 2003, Rahman, in a career spanning over a decade, has sold more than 100 million records of his film scores and soundtracks worldwide, and sold over 200 million cassettes making him one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists.
His acclaimed music compositions have led TIME Magazine to declare him the "Mozart of Madras" and several Tamil commentators have given him the title Isai Puyal (Tamil: இசை புயல்; English: Musical Storm).
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