AR Rahman is one of India's most popular music directors. He was born in 1966 in Chennai (Madras).

AR Rahman's original name was A.S.Dileep Kumar. Rahman started learning piano at the age of four. At the age of 9 Rahman's father passed away following mysterious illness. At the age of 11 Rahman joined Ilayaraja's group as a keyboard player. He then composed some jingles for Advertisements and from there he got an offer for the film ROJA directed by Mani Ratnam. He has composed 100's of songs for films which got good reputation to Rahman in India and other countries.

AR Rahman has worked with many reputed music directors and composers in South and North India and Abroad.

Some of the movie names and advertisements for which AR Rahman has composed music and prestigious awards he bagged for best music direction are listed below.