A.R. Rahman is formerly known as Allah Rakha Rahman and also known by the initialism ARR is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist.
He was born to A.S. Dileep Kumar on 6 January 1967. He predominantly works in Indian cinema, Tamil, and international cinema.
A. R. Rahman Awards
During his singing career, he received six National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards, and eighteen Filmfare Awards South.
In 2010, the Government of India conferred him with the Padma Bhushan, the nation’s third-highest civilian award.
A. R. Rahman Awards: Awards Received By Rahman From Indian Government
Year
Award
Honouring Body
Notes
1995
Kalaimamani
Government of Tamil Nadu
Awarded for contributions to music
2000
Padma Shri
Government of India
Fourth-highest civilian award
2001
Awadh Samman
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Awarded for exceptional and meritorious contribution in music
2004
National Lata Mangeshkar Award
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Awarded for contributions to music
2010
Padma Bhushan
Government of India
Third-highest civilian award
National Film Awards – A. R. Rahman
The National Film Awards established in 1954, are administered by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Government of India. A.R. Rahman has received Six National Film Awards (Five for Best Music Direction and one for Best Background Score).
There are several records held by A.R. Rahman during his career. He won the Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in the Music field.
Besides this, he also recorded his name in the Limca Book of Records Indian of the Year for his Contribution to Popular Music.
He also won CNN-IBN Global Indian of the Year Award there times in his singing career.
1994 – Sanskriti Award Contributions to music awarded by the Sanskriti Foundation
1995 – Bommai Nagi Reddy Award
1995 – Mauritius National Award Contributions to music awarded by Mauritius
1995 – Malaysian Award Contributions to music awarded by Malaysia
1995 – Rajiv Gandhi Award
1996 – Gana Kaladhar
2001 – Al-Ameen Education Society Community Award
2002 – Amir Khusro Sangeet Nawaz Award
2005 – Mahavir-Mahatma Award
2006 – Honorary Award from Stanford University
2006 – Sanatan Sangeet Puraskar Contributions to music awarded by the Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti
2006 – Swaralaya Yesudas Award Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in the music field
2007 – Limca Book of Records Indian of the Year for Contribution to Popular Music
2008 – CNN-IBN Global Indian of the Year
2008 – NDTV Indian of the Year
2008 – Rotary Club of Madras Lifetime Achievement Award
2009 – CNN-IBN Entertainer of the Year
2009 – CNN-IBN Indian of the Year
2009 – NDTV Global Indian Entertainer Award
2009 – UK Asian Music Award for Outstanding Achievement
2009 – Listed by Time magazine among the World’s Most Influential People
2010 – Special Achievement Award at the 10th Annual Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (for Significant Contribution to the Globalization of Indian Music)
2010 – British Asian Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Music
2010 – Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
2010 – FICCI Global Icon
2010 – “Crystal Award” (Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by the World Economic Forum)
2010 – Outstanding Achievement in Music at The Asian Awards
2011 – GQ Legend of the Year Award
2011 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the 8th Dubai International Film Festival
2012 – Vuclip Icons of the Year – Most Admired Bollywood Music Composer
2016 – Fukuoka Prize (Japan)
2018 – Lifetime Achievement Award from KISS Foundation
2019 – “Global Icon of Inspiration” (Behindwoods Gold Mic Music Awards)
List of Awards & Nominations Received by A. R. Rahman
Academy Awards
Year
Film
Category
Result
2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Score
Won
2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Song (with Gulzar for “Jai Ho”)
Won
2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Song (with M.I.A. for “O… Saya”)
Nominated
2011
127 Hours
Best Original Score
Nominated
2011
127 Hours
Best Original Song (with Dido and Rollo Armstrong for “If I Rise”)
Nominated
BAFTA Awards
Year
Film
Category
Result
2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Score
Won
2011
127 Hours
Best Original Score
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Year
Film
Category
Result
2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Score
Won
2011
127 Hours
Best Original Score
Nominated
Grammy Awards
Year
Film
Category
Result
2010
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Won
2010
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (“Jai Ho”)
Won
World Soundtrack Awards
Year
Film
Category
Result
2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film (with Gulzar for “Jai Ho”)
Won
2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film (with M.I.A. for “O… Saya”)
Nominated
2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year
Nominated
2011
127 Hours
Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film (with Dido and Rollo Armstrong for “If I Rise”)
Nominated
2011
127 Hours
The Public Choice Award
Won
2017
Viceroy’s House
The Public Choice Award
Won
Satellite Awards
Year
Film
Category
Result
2008
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Score
Won
2008
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Song (with Gulzar for “Jai Ho”)
Nominated
2010
127 Hours
Best Original Score
Nominated
2010
127 Hours
Best Original Song (with Dido and Rollo Armstrong for “If I Rise”)
Best Song (with Dido and Rollo Armstrong for “If I Rise”)
Won
Asian Film Awards
Year
Film
Category
Result
2009
Jodhaa Akbar
Best Original Music
Nominated
2012
Rockstar
Best Original Music
Nominated
2019
Sanju
Best Original Music (with Atul Raninga and Sanjay Wandrekar)
Nominated
2023
Ponniyin Selvan: I
Best Original Music
Nominated
Other International Awards
Year
Awards
Category
Film / Song / Theatre
Result
2003
Laurence Olivier Awards (UK)
Best New Musical
Bombay Dreams
Nominated
2006
Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada)
Outstanding Musical Direction (with Värttinä)
The Lord of the Rings
Nominated
2008
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Best Song
“Jai Ho” (Slumdog Millionaire)
Nominated
2008
Houston Film Critics Society
Best Original Song
“Jai Ho” (Slumdog Millionaire)
Nominated
2008
Houston Film Critics Society
Best Original Score
Slumdog Millionaire
Nominated
2008
San Diego Film Critics Society
Best Score
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
2008
Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Original Score
Slumdog Millionaire
Nominated
2008
New York Film Critics Online
Best Score
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
2008
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Music Score
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
2008
Black Reel Awards
Best Original Soundtrack
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
2008
Phoenix Film Critics Society
Best Original Score
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
2009
MTV Movie Awards
Best Song From a Movie
“Jai Ho” (Slumdog Millionaire)
Nominated
2009
UK Asian Music Awards (UK)
Outstanding Achievement by an Asian in Music
–
Won
2010
BMI London Awards
Best Score
Couples Retreat
Won
2010
WAFCA Awards
Best Score
127 Hours
Nominated
2010
Denver Film Critics Society
Best Song
“If I Rise” (127 Hours)
Won
2010
Houston Film Critics Society
Best Original Song
“If I Rise” (127 Hours)
Nominated
2010
Houston Film Critics Society
Best Original Score
127 Hours
Nominated
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
A. R. Rahman has won six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for his music. He also won the award for his work in Tamil Films like Roja, Bombay, Kadhalan, Thiruda Thiruda, and Gentleman.
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