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  1. Rajagopala Kulashekharan or R. K. Shekhar (21 June 1933 – 09 September 1976) was an Indian music composer who worked mainly for Malayalam movies. He composed music for 52 films (23 in Malayalam with 127 songs), and was the music conductor for more than 100 films. He is the father of music composers and singers A. R. Rahman and A. R. Reihana.

  2. Oct 11, 2018 · Shekhar’s own father, K. Rajagopal, was a school dropout who became an electrician and part-timed as a bhagavathar—composing and singing Hindu religious songs. Shekhar inherited the musical ...

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  3. Jun 16, 2022 · AR Rahman, the global icon and Oscar-winning composer, shares his memories of losing his father, RK Shekar, at the age of 9 and starting to work at 11. He reveals how his father's legacy and his passion for music shaped his life and career.

  4. R. K. Shekhar Biography. Rajagopala Kulasekara Shekhar, shortly known as R.K.Shekhar was a music composer of Malayalam cinema during the golden era of 70’s. He was one among those unfortunate artists of film field who didn’t receive appreciation that he actually deserved. He started his career as a music arranger and after a lot of struggle ...

  5. Jul 29, 2023 · R.K. Shekhar passed away after years of struggle when Rahman was just nine. And with that, his life took a somewhat filmi turn. With the kids still very young and with no means to feed them, Kasturi started renting out her husband’s musical instruments to keep the family clothed and fed. “It was a difficult period. We had nobody to look ...

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  7. Documentary about A R Rahman's father R K Shekhar. The legendary musician R K Shekhar.Won the Film Critics Award (2003) for the Best documentary. Director & ...

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  8. Allah Rakha Rahman [12] was born as A. S. Dileep Kumar in Madras, Tamil Nadu, on 6 January 1967. [13] His father, R. K. Shekhar from a Mudaliar [14] [15] family, was a film-score composer and conductor for Tamil and Malayalam films. Rahman began studying piano at age four. [13]