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Jun 27, 2012 · A new technology has been adopted by AR Rahman 's AM Studio to the south Indian film industry. The AM Studio has come out with the concept of 7.1 surround sound track for South Indian movies.
- Birth and Early Years of Life
- After Father’s Demise
- Early Career
- First Break in Music Industry
- A Small Studio in His Backyard
- Growth in His Career
- Tamil Industry to Bollywood
- Awards and Nominations
- The Government of India Award
- The Mozart of Madras and Isai Puyal
Rahman was born to a musically rich Tamil family on 6th January 1967 as A.S Dilip Kumar. He was born in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. His father was a composer and conductor of Malayalam and Tamil songs. Therefore, at a very young age, A. R. Rahman started visiting his father’s studio and took over musical traits from him at a tender age...
Rahman’s family had to rent out the musical equipments owned by his father to earn money and also faced a number of the family crisis to the extent that Rahman got converted to Islam. It was then, he was started being known as A R Rahman.
His keen interest in music forced him to accompany musicians like Zakir Hussain and others on world tours. Soon, he earned a degree in western classical music from Trinity school of music. The time was not good for him to get a big break in any Bollywood movie, however, he started his career by composing jingles, advertisements, and documentaries.
In the year 1987, when he was still known as Dilip, he got his first break in the music industry by composing jingles for Akkwyn companies new range of watches.
After getting his first jingle recorded 2 years later he started his own small studio with the name “Panchathan Record Inn” which was in the backyard of his house. In India, the studio holds a very important position and is known to be the well equipped and advanced recording studio.
Rahman soon started getting in touch with the established directors of Indian film industry and one of them was Mani Ratnam who signed him for his movie “Roja” which was to be released in 1992. Working for this movie A.R. Rahman gained nationwide recognition for his work and offers started lining up his way from various directors.
A.R. Rahman was initially working for Tamil movies before he started his career in Bollywood. His first Hindi movie was “Rangeela (1995)” and later “Bombay (1995)“, “Dil Se (1998)“, “Taal (1999)“, “Lagaan (2001)“, “Rockstar (2011)” and many others.
He has won 4 National Film Awards, 2 Grammy Awards, 2 Academy Awards, 15 Filmfare Awards, 16 Filmfare Awards South and a BAFTA award.
For his contribution in the field of music, he was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in 2010 by the government of India.
His South Indian fans referred him by the nicknames of the Mozart of Madras and Isai Puyal which means the “musical storm”. His name has also been included on the Time’s list of 100 most influential people in the world.
In 2013, he introduced 7.1 surround sound technology to South Indian films. In 2014, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music. He has also received honorary doctorate from Aligarh Muslim University. In 2017, he made his debut as a director and writer for the film Le Musk.
In 2013, he introduced 7.1 surround sound technology to South Indian films. [9] In 2014, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music. He has also received honorary doctorate from Aligarh Muslim University. [10] In 2017, he made his debut as a director and writer for the film Le Musk. [11]
Sep 22, 2016 · Rahman has introduced the 7.1 technology in south Indian movies to provide better output. 3. Film Scoring and Soundtracks
Aug 15, 2019 · Rahman introduced 7.1 surround sound technology to South Indian films. Rahman's younger sister, Fathima, heads his music conservatory in Chennai. Born Hindu, Rahman converted to Islam when he was 25, after being disillusioned with Hinduism.
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Rahman has introduced the 7.1 technology in south Indian movies to provide better output. Film Scoring and Soundtracks When he was nine, Rahman accidentally played a tune on piano during his father's recording for a film, which R. K. Shekhar later developed into a complete song.
