A.R.Rahman – short biography with Copied or Inspirational Songs List

A.R.Rahman – short biography with Copied or Inspirational Songs List –

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Birth name - A. S. Dileep Kumar , Also known as A. R. Rahman, ARR, AR

Born - January 6, 1966 (1966-01-06) (age 44) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Occupations - Composer, record producer, music director, singer, instrumentalist, arranger, programmer




He has won fourteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, and two Academy Awards.

Rahman was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and India to a musically affluent Mudaliar Tamil family. The word Mudaliar means first citizens or first ones .
Mudaliar also Mudaliyar, Mudali and Moodley is a title used by Tamil castes.

Why A.R.Rahman became Muslim, converted to Islam ?

The story is that the younger sister was sick , one of friend told the family of Rahman that pray at the mosque and she will became healthy. After this Rahman and his family started to pray at the mosque and took the vow that if sister recovers from illness the family will became Muslim, will accept the Islam .
As the younger sister recovered from illness, along with other members of his family then converted to Islam in the year 1989 at the age of 23 and changed his name to Rahman

Below is the list of Copied Song by A.R.Rahman .
Tamil copied songs by A.R.Rahman –

Movie Name – muthu
Song Name – Kuluvaalile
Copied from original Song - Like a virgin (Madonna) and Rescue Me by Fontella Bass

Movie Name - Muthu
Song Name - Thillana thillana
Copied from original Song - Deep Forest


Movie Name – Jeans
Song Name - Anbe anbe kollaathe
Copied from original Song - Passion (Peter gabriel – Last temptation of Christ)

Movie Name - Indian
Song Name - Telephone manippol
Copied from original Song - All that she wants (Ace of base)

Movie Name - Indian
Song Name - Akkadannu naanga
Copied from original Song - Paul Young's 'Love of common people



Movie Name - Gentleman
Song Name - Paakaathe paakkaathe
Copied from original Song - Hilele hilele (Osibisa)


Movie Name - Gentleman
Song Name - en veettu thottathil
Copied from original Song – naadhavindhu (Thirupugazh)

Movie Name - Gentleman
Song Name - Paarkadhey
Copied from original Song – Osibisa number 'Kelele'


Movie Name - Mr.Romeo
Song Name - Mellisaye
Copied from original Song - Theme music (Ennio Morricone -For a few dollars more)

Movie Name - May Maadham
Song Name - margazhi poove
Copied from original Song – Suprabhadam


Movie Name - Iruvar
Song Name - Hello Mr. ethirkatchi
Copied from original Song – Dave Grusin's Memphis Stomp

Movie Name - Mudhalvan
Song Name - Shakalaka Baby
Copied from original Song - 'Flight IC 408' by State of Bengal and the track 'Aint talkin bout dub' by Apollo 440.

Movie Name - Minsara Kanavu
Song Name - Poopookkum osai
Copied from original Song – Lebo M's 'Rhythm of pride lands: Kube

Movie Name - Karuthamma
Song Name - Thenmerku paruvakkaatru
Copied from original Song – Dr Alban, 'Om we rembwe ike


Movie Name - Baba
Song Name - Ekamevadhvitheeyam - Theme music from Baba
Copied from original Song - Al Capone (The Untouchables)