A. R. Rahman discography
Rahman at a musical concert in Chennai, India
Studio albums	20
Soundtrack albums	284 (including dubbed releases)
Original scores	174
Lyricist	2 (6 songs)
Web shows	2

A. R. Rahman made his debut in Indian Music Industry with the 1992 Tamil film Roja. In his three decade long career, he has composed and produced original scores and songs for more than 145 films in various languages, namely Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, English, Persian and Mandarin.

Original scores

1990s

List of A. R. Rahman 1990s film credits
Year	Title	Director	Language	Notes
1992	Roja	Mani Ratnam	Tamil	National Film Award for Best Music Direction Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director Listed in Time's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time in 2005^[1]
1992	Yoddha	Sangeeth Sivan	Malayalam
1993	Pudhiya Mugam	Suresh Chandra Menon	Tamil
	Gentleman	S. Shankar	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
	Nippu Ravva	A. Kodandarami Reddy	Telugu	Score only^[2]
	Kizhakku Cheemayile	Bharathiraja	Tamil
	Uzhavan	Kathir
	Thiruda Thiruda	Mani Ratnam
1994	Vandicholai Chinraasu	Manoj Kumar
	Duet	K. Balachander
	Super Police	K. Murali Mohan Rao	Telugu
	Gangmaster	B. Gopal	Telugu
	May Madham	Venus Balu	Tamil
	Kadhalan	S. Shankar		Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
	Pavithra	K. Subash
	Karuththamma	Bharathiraja
	Pudhiya Mannargal	Vikraman
1995	Bombay	Mani Ratnam		Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Listed in The Guardian's "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die"^[3] "Kannalane/ Kehna hi kya" listed in The Guardian's "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear"^[3] Sold 15 million soundtrack albums.^[4]^[5]
	Indira	Suhasini Maniratnam
	Rangeela	Ram Gopal Varma	Hindi	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
	Muthu	K. S. Ravikumar	Tamil	Most Popular Foreign Soundtrack in Japan^[6]
1996	Love Birds	P. Vasu
	Indian	S. Shankar
	Anthimanthaarai	Bharathiraja
	Kadhal Desam	Kathir		Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
	Mr. Romeo	K. S. Ravi		25th Film
1997	Minsara Kanavu	Rajiv Menon		National Film Award for Best Music Direction Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
	Iruvar	Mani Ratnam
	Daud	Ram Gopal Varma	Hindi
	Fire	Deepa Mehta	Hindi
	Ratchagan	Praveen Gandhi	Tamil
1998	Kabhi Na Kabhi	Priyadarshan	Hindi
	Jeans	S. Shankar	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
	Dil Se..	Mani Ratnam	Hindi	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director MTV Video Music Award for Best Song (International Viewer's Choice) for "Dil Se Re" "Chaiyya Chaiyya" was 9th in BBC World Service top 10 songs of all time^[7]
	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Priyadarshan	Hindi
1999	En Swasa Kaatre	K. S. Ravi	Tamil
	Padayappa	K. S. Ravikumar
	Kadhalar Dhinam	Kathir
	Sangamam	Suresh Krishna		Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
	Taal	Subhash Ghai	Hindi	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director IIFA Award for Best Music Director Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Screen Award for Best Music Director Bollywood Movie Award for Best Music Director V. Shantaram Award for Best Music
	Jodi	Praveen Gandhi	Tamil
	Earth	Deepa Mehta	Hindi
	Mudhalvan	S. Shankar	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
	Taj Mahal	Bharathiraja	Tamil
	Thakshak	Govind Nihalani	Hindi

2000s

List of A. R. Rahman 2000s film credits
Year	Title	Director	Language	Notes
2000	Pukar	Rajkumar Santoshi	Hindi
	Alaipayuthey	Mani Ratnam	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
	Kandukondain Kandukondain	Rajiv Menon
	Rhythm	Vasanth
	Thenali	K. S. Ravikumar
2001	Zubeidaa	Shyam Benegal	Hindi
	One 2 Ka 4	Shashilal K. Nair
	Lagaan	Ashutosh Gowariker		National Film Award for Best Music Direction Filmfare Award for Best Music Director IIFA Award for Best Music Director IIFA Music of the Decade Award Bollywood Movie Award for Best Music Director Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Screen Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Screen Award for Best Background Music Amazon.com's "The 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time"^[8]^[9] ^[5]
	Star	Praveen Gandhi	Tamil	50th Film
	Paarthale Paravasam	K. Balachander
2002	Alli Arjuna	Saran
	Kannathil Muthamittal	Mani Ratnam		National Film Award for Best Music Direction
	The Legend of Bhagat Singh	Rajkumar Santoshi	Hindi	Filmfare Best Background Score Award Zee Cine Award for Best Background Score
	Baba	Suresh Krishna	Tamil
	Saathiya	Shaad Ali	Hindi	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
	Kadhal Virus	Kathir	Tamil
2003	Parasuram	Arjun Sarja
	Boys	S. Shankar		Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
	Warriors of Heaven and Earth	He Ping	Mandarin
	Enakku 20 Unakku 18	Jyothi Krishna	Tamil	MTV Asia Award for Best Composer (India)
	Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu	Jyothi Krishna	Telugu	Nominated—CineMAA Award for Best Music Director
	Kangalal Kaidhu Sei	Bharathiraja	Tamil
	Tehzeeb	Khalid Mohammed	Hindi
2004	Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities	M. F. Hussain	Hindi	Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Background Score Sangeet Award for Best Music Arrangement for "Yeh Rishta" (Critics' Choice)
	Aaytha Ezhuthu	Mani Ratnam	Tamil
	Yuva	Mani Ratnam	Hindi	Sangeet Award for Best Music Direction (Critics' Choice)
	New	S. J. Suryah	Tamil
	Naani	S. J. Suryah	Telugu
	Swades	Ashutosh Gowariker	Hindi	Filmfare Best Background Score Award Sangeet Award for Best Music Direction (critics' choice) Nominated—Filmfare Best Music Director Award Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director
	Udhaya	Azhagam Perumal	Tamil	Only songs
2005	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero	Shyam Benegal	Hindi	75th Film
	Mangal Pandey: The Rising	Ketan Mehta	Hindi
	Anbe Aaruyire	S. J. Suryah	Tamil
	Kisna: The Warrior Poet	Subhash Ghai	Hindi
	Water	Deepa Mehta
2006	Rang De Basanti	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra		Filmfare Award for Best Music Director IIFA Award for Best Music Director Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Screen Award for Best Background Score GIFA Award for Best Music Director GIFA Award for Best Background Score Bollywood Movie Award for Best Music Director CNN-IBN Song of the Year Award - "Roobaroo" RMIM Puraskaar Award for Best Composed and Arranged Song - "Roobaroo" Planet-Bollywood People's Choice Best Background Music Award Planet-Bollywood People's Choice Best Music Award iTunes Music Award for Best Indian Album Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Background Score Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Background Score Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Background Score Nominated—Screen Award for Best Music Director
	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal	N. Krishna	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Vijay Award for Favorite Music Director
	Varalaru	K. S. Ravikumar	Tamil
2007	Guru	Mani Ratnam	Hindi	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Filmfare Award for Best Background Score IIFA Award for Best Music Director IIFA Award for Best Background Score Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Zee Cine Award for Best Background Music Screen Award for Best Music Director Screen Award for Best Background Music V. Shantaram Award for Best Music CNN-IBN Song of the Year Award for "Tere Bina" Nominated—Apsara Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
	Provoked	Jag Mundhra	English, Hindi
	Bombil and Beatrice	Kaizad Gustad	English
	Sivaji	S. Shankar	Tamil	* Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Vijay Award for Best Music Director
	Azhagiya Thamizh Magan	Bharathan	Tamil	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
	Elizabeth: The Golden Age	Shekhar Kapur	English	With Craig Armstrong
2008	Jodhaa Akbar	Ashutosh Gowariker	Hindi	Filmfare Best Background Score IIFA Award for Best Music Director IIFA Award for Best Background Score Apsara Award for Best Music Director Screen Award for Best Background Music Mirchi Music Award for Best Background Score V. Shantaram Award for Best Music Nominated—Filmfare Best Music Director Award Nominated—Asian Film Award for Best Composer^[10]
	Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na	Abbas Tyrewala		Filmfare Best Music Director Award Screen Award for Best Music Director Mirchi Music Award for Best Music Director Mirchi Music Award for Best Album Mirchi Music Award for Best Album (Listener's Choice) Nominated—Apsara Award for Best Music Director
	Ada... A Way of Life	Tanvir Ahmad
	Sakkarakatti	Kala Prabhu	Tamil	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
	Yuvvraaj	Subhash Ghai	Hindi
	Ghajini	A. R. Murugadoss	Hindi	Nominated—Filmfare Best Music Director Award Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Apsara Award for Best Music Director
	Slumdog Millionaire	Danny Boyle	English	Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Jai Ho" BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Composer Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for "Jai Ho" Satellite Award for Best Original Score World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film for "Jai Ho" Black Reel Award for Best Original Soundtrack Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song for "O…Saya" Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Original Song for "Jai Ho" Nominated—World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song for "O Saya" Nominated—World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Soundtrack of the Year
2009	Delhi-6	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra	Hindi	Filmfare Best Music Director Award Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Mirchi Music Award for Best Music Director Mirchi Music Award for Best Album Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Apsara Award for Best Music Director
	Blue	Anthony D'souza	Hindi
	Couples Retreat	Peter Billingsley	English	BMI London Award for Best Score^[11]

2010s

List of A. R. Rahman 2010s film credits
Year	Title	Director	Language	Notes
2010	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Gautham Menon	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Vijay Award for Best Music Director iTunes Music Award for Best Tamil Album
	Ye Maaya Chesave	Gautham Menon	Telugu	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu^[12]^[13] CineMAA Award for Best Music Director^[14] South Scope Award for Best Album – Telugu South Scope Award for Best Album (Listener's Choice) – Telugu South Scope Award for Best Background Score (Technical Award) iTunes Music Award for Best Telugu Album TSR-TV9 Film Award for Best Background Score (Technical Award) Nominated—South Scope Award for Best Music Director – Telugu Nominated—South Scope Award for Best Song - "Ee Hrudayam"
	Raavan	Mani Ratnam	Hindi	Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Best Background Score^[15] Nominated—Screen Award for Best Background Score^[16] Nominated—GiMA Award for Best Background Score^[17] Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Background Score Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Background Score Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Background Score Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Best Song in Sufi Tradition - "Raanjha Raanjha"^[15] Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Best Programmed and Arranged Song - "Raanjha Raanjha"^[15]
	Raavanan	Mani Ratnam	Tamil	Mirchi Music Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
	Komaram Puli	S. J. Suryah	Telugu	Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Best Album
	Enthiran	S. Shankar	Tamil	100th Film Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Nominated—Edison Award for Best Music Director
	Jhootha Hi Sahi	Abbas Tyrewala	Hindi
	127 Hours	Danny Boyle	English	Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song for "If I Rise"^[18] Denver Film Critics Society for Best Song for "If I Rise"^[19] World Soundtrack Award – Public Choice Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score^[20] Nominated – Academy Award for Best Original Score^[21] Nominated – Academy Award for Best Original Song for "If I Rise"^[21] Nominated – Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Score^[22] Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Film Music^[23] Nominated – Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Score^[24] Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score^[25] Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Song for "If I Rise"^[25] Nominated – Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Song for "If I Rise"^[26] Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score^[27] Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Original Score^[28] Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Original Song for "If I Rise"^[28] Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Score^[29] Nominated – World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film for "If I Rise"
2011	Rockstar	Imtiaz Ali	Hindi	Filmfare Best Music Director Award Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Screen Award for Best Music Director IIFA Award for Best Music Director IIFA Award for Best Background Score iTunes Music Award for Best Indian Album GiMa Best Music Director Award Mirchi Music Awards (music director of the Year) FICCI Frames Excellence Awards – Best Music Director RMIM Puraskaar – Music Director of the Year 2012 GiMA Best Background Score Award GiMA Best Film Album Award Nominated, Asian Film Award for Best Composer of the Year Nominated, BIG Star Most Entertaining Music
2011	Ekk Deewana Tha	Gautham Menon	Hindi
2012	People like Us	Alex Kurtzman	English
	Jab Tak Hai Jaan	Yash Chopra	Hindi	Cosmopolitan Award for Most Popular Music Overseas Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Apsara Award for Best Music Director Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Music Director^[30] Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Technical Background Score
	Kadal	Mani Ratnam	Tamil	Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Music Director Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Vijay Award for Best Music Director Radio Mirchi Song Of The Year - "Nenjukkule" Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Music Direction Nominated—MTV Europe Music Award for Best Indian Act
2013	Maryan	Bharat Bala	Tamil	Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Music Director iTunes Music Award for Best Tamil Album^[31]^[32] Mirchi Music Awards South – Album of the Year Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Music Direction Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Edison Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Edison Award for Best Background Score Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Background Score
2013	Raanjhanaa	Anand L. Rai	Hindi	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director^[33] Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Background Score^[33] Nominated—Screen Award for Best Music Director^[34] Nominated—Screen Award for Best Background Score^[34] Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Apsara Award for Best Music Director^[35] Nominated—BIG Star Most Entertaining Music^[36] Nominated—GiMA Award for Best Background Score^[37] Nominated—GiMA Award for Best Film Album^[37]
2014	Highway	Imtiaz Ali	Hindi	GiMA Award for Best Film Album Nominated— GiMA Award for Best Music Arranger & Programmer Nominated— GiMA Award for Best Music Director Nominated— GiMA Award for Best Background Score Composer^[38]^[39] Nominated— Stardust Award for Standout Performance-Music Director^[40]^[41] Nominated— Star Guild Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Screen Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Screen Award for Best Background Music Nominated— Filmfare Award for Best Background Score
	Kochadaiiyaan	Soundarya Rajinikanth	Tamil	Kochadaiiyaan soundtrack became the first Tamil film music album to trend on Twitter and top the iTunes India charts.^[42] Longlisted for Best Original Score at Oscars^[43]
	Million Dollar Arm	Craig Gillespie	English	Longlisted for Best Original Score at Oscars^[43]
	Lekar Hum Deewana Dil	Arif Ali	Hindi
	The Hundred-Foot Journey	Lasse Hallström	English	Longlisted for Best Original Score at Oscars^[43]
	Kaaviya Thalaivan	Vasanthabalan	Tamil	Nominated—Edison Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Nominated —IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Nominated – SIIMA Award For Best Music Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
	Lingaa	K. S. Ravikumar		125th Film
2015	I	S. Shankar		Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
	O Kadhal Kanmani	Mani Ratnam		Nominated – IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Music Director – Tamil iTunes Music Award for Best Indian Album iTunes Music Award for Best Artist Vikatan Award for Best Music Director Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Nominated – SIIMA Award For Best Music Director
	Tamasha	Imtiaz Ali	Hindi	Nominated—Sony Guild Awards Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Direction Nominated –Zee Cine Award Best Music Director^[44]
	Muhammad: The Messenger of God	Majid Majidi	Persian
2016	24	Vikram Kumar	Tamil	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
	Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada	Gautham Menon	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Vikatan Awards For Best Music Director^[45] IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Music Director (Tamil) Kollywood Cinema Award – 2016 for Best Music Director SIIMA Award for Best Music Director
	Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo	Gautham Menon	Telugu	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu
	Pele	Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist	English
	Mohenjo Daro	Ashutosh Gowariker	Hindi
2017	OK Jaanu	Shaad Ali	Hindi
	Kaatru Veliyidai	Mani Ratnam	Tamil	Vikatan Awards For Best Music Director National Film Award for Best Music Direction Vijay Award for Best Music Director Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Tamil Radio City Cine Awards Tamil - Favourite Music Director Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Music Director Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Music Direction
	Sachin: A Billion Dreams	James Erskine	Hindi
	Cinema Veeran	Aishwarya Rajinikanth	Tamil	Documentary
	Mom	Ravi Udyawar	Hindi	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Background Score National Film Award for Best Background Score
	Viceroy's House^[46]	Gurinder Chadha	English	World Soundtrack Award - The Public Choice Award
	Mersal	Atlee	Tamil	Vikatan Awards For Best Music Director Vijay Award for Favourite Song - "Aalaporaan Thamizhan" Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil - "Neethanae" from Mersal Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Radio City Cine Awards Tamil - Favourite Music Director Radio City Cine Awards Tamil - Playback Singer Male For "Neethanae" SIIMA Award for Best Music Director Nominated - SIIMA Award For Best Playback Singer Male For "Neethanae" Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Music Direction The soundtrack crossed 100 million streams within ten days, setting a streaming record for a Tamil album.^[47]
	Daughters of Destiny	Vanessa Roth	English	Documentary^[48]
2018	Beyond the Clouds	Majid Majidi	Hindi
	Chekka Chivantha Vaanam	Mani Ratnam	Tamil	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Music Director Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Playback Singer Male^[49]^[50]
	Sarkar	AR Murugadoss
	2.0	S. Shankar
2019	The Fakir Of Venice	Anand Surapur	Hindi
	Blinded by the Light^[51]	Gurinder Chadha	English
	Sarvam Thaala Mayam	Rajiv Menon	Tamil
	Bigil	Atlee	Tamil	Nominated - Zee Cine Award Tamil for Favorite Song Of The Year - ''Verithanam'' Nominated - Zee Cine Award Tamil for Favorite Music Director Gaana Top Album Tamil 2019^[52] BIG FM 92.7 Song of The Year - Singappenney^[53]

2020s

List of A. R. Rahman 2020s film credits
Year	Title	Director	Language	Notes
2020	Shikara	Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Hindi
	Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn	Gautham Vasudev Menon	Tamil	Short film
	Dil Bechara	Mukesh Chhabra	Hindi	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Background Music
2021	99 Songs	Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy		Nominated - IIFA Award for Best Music Director Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Background Score
	Mimi	Laxman Utekar		Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
	Navarasa	Arvind Swamy	Tamil	Title Track & Segment: Rowthiram
	House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths	Leena Yadhav, Anubhav Chopra	Hindi	Documentary
	No Land's Man	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki	English
	Atrangi Re	Aanand L. Rai	Hindi	IIFA Award for Best Music Director IIFA Award for Best Background Score. Nominated - Music Mirchi Award for best song "Chaka chak" Nominated - Music Mirchi Award for Best Composer. Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
2022	Heropanti 2	Ahmed Khan	Hindi
	Iravin Nizhal	R. Parthiban	Tamil	Jaipur International Film Festival Award for Best Music^[54] Global Film & Music Festival Award for Best Music Composer for Feature Film in Foreign Language^[55] Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Music Director
	Malayankunju	Sajimon Prabhakar	Malayalam
	Cobra	R. Ajay Gnanamuthu	Tamil	150th Film
	Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu	Gautham Vasudev Menon		Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Music Director Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Male Playback Singer for the song ''Marakkuma Nenjam''
	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Mani Ratnam		Nominated - 16th Asian film awards for Best Music^[56] Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Music Director Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Music Director^[57]
	Mili	Xavier Mathkutty	Hindi
	Le Musk	A. R. Rahman	English	Nominated - Producers Guild of America Awards for Innovation Awards
2023	Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh	Rajkumar Santoshi	Hindi
	Pathu Thala	N. Krishna	Tamil
	Ponniyin Selvan: II	Mani Ratnam
	Maamannan	Mari Selvaraj
	Pippa	Raja Krishna Menon	Hindi
2024	Ayalaan	R. Ravikumar	Tamil
2024	Lal Salaam	Aishwarya Rajinikanth	Tamil

Upcoming projects

List of A. R. Rahman upcoming film projects
Year	Title	Director	Language	Notes
2024	Aadujeevitham ^[58]	Blessy	Malayalam	Post-production
2024	Maidaan	Amit Ravindernath Sharma	Hindi
TBA	D50	Dhanush	Tamil
	Chamkila ^[59]	Imtiaz Ali	Hindi	Post-Production
	Tere Ishk Mein^[60]	Aanand L. Rai	Hindi	Pre-production
	RC 16 ^[61]	Buchi Babu Sana	Telugu
	Thug Life ^[62]	Mani Ratnam	Tamil
	Genie ^[63]	ArjunanJr
	Kadhalikka Neramillai ^[64]	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi
	Baab^[65]	Nayla Al Khaja	Arabic	Post Production

Soundtracks

Year	Tamil	Hindi	English	Other languages	Dubbed releases
1992	Roja				Roja (Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi)
1992				Yoddha (Malayalam)	Dharam Yodha (Hindi), Asokan (Tamil), Yoddha (Telugu)
1993	Uzhavan
	Thiruda Thiruda				Donga Donga (Telugu), Chor Chor (Hindi)
	Vandicholai Chinraasu				Bobili Paparayudu (Telugu)
	Kizhakku Cheemayile			Palnati Pourusham (1994) (Telugu)♦
	Pudhiya Mannargal
	Pudhiya Mugam	Vishwavidhaata (1997)♦			Padmavyuham (Telugu)
	Gentleman				Gentleman (Telugu)
1994				Super Police (Telugu)	Super Police (Tamil), Khel Khiladi Ka (1996) (Hindi)
	Pavithra
	May Madham	Love You Hamesha (2000)♦			Hrudayanjali (1999) (Telugu)
	Karuththamma				Vanitha (Telugu)
	Kadhalan				Humse Hai Muqabla (1995) (Hindi), Premikudu (1995) (Telugu)
	Duet				Tu Hi Mera Dil (1995) (Hindi), Duet (1995) (Telugu)
				Gangmaster (Telugu)	Manitha Manitha (Tamil)
1995	Indira				Priyanka (Hindi), Indira (Telugu)
	Bombay				Bombay (Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam)
		Rangeela			Rangeela (Tamil), Rangeli (Telugu)
	Muthu				Muthu (Telugu), Muthu Maharaja (2001) (Hindi)
1996	Love Birds				Love Birds (1997) (Hindi, Telugu)
	Indian				Hindustani (Hindi), Bharateeyudu (Telugu), Indian (Malayalam)
	Kadhal Desam				Duniya Dilwalon Ki (Hindi), Premadesam (Telugu)
		Fire	Fire		Fire (Tamil, Telegu)
	Mr. Romeo				Mr. Romeo (Telugu, Hindi)
	Anthimanthaarai
1997	Minsara Kanavu				Sapnay (Hindi), Merupu Kalalu (Telugu)
	Iruvar				Iddaru (Telugu), Iruvar (Malayalam)
		Daud			Ottam (Tamil), 50–50 (Telugu)
	Ratchagan				Rakshakudu (Telugu)
1998	Jeans				Jeans (Hindi, Telugu)
		Dil Se..			Uyire (Tamil), Prematho (Telugu)
		Kabhi Na Kabhi			Mona Lisa (Tamil)
		Earth	Earth
		Doli Saja Ke Rakhna			Oonjal (Tamil)
1999	En Swasa Kaatre
	Jodi			Sajni (2006) (Kannada) ♦!	Jodi (Telugu)
	Padayappa				Narasimha (Telugu)
		Taal			Taalam (Tamil)
		Thakshak
	Kadhalar Dhinam				Dil Hi Dil Mein (Hindi), Premikula Roju (Telugu)
	Sangamam
	Taj Mahal				Taj Mahal (Telugu)
	Mudhalvan	Nayak (2001)			Oke Okkadu (Telugu)
2000	Alaipayuthey	Saathiya (2002)♦			Sakhi (Telugu)
		Fiza
	Kandukondain Kandukondain				Priyuralu Pilichindi (Telugu)
		Pukar
	Rhythm				Rhythm (Telugu)
	Thenali				Thenali (Telugu)
		Zubeidaa
2001		One 2 Ka 4
	Star				Takkari Donga Chakkani Chukka (Telugu), Baaghi (Hindi)
		Lagaan
	Paarthale Paravasam
	Alli Arjuna
2002	Kannathil Muthamittal				Amrutha (Telugu), A Peck on the Cheek (Sinhalese), Kannathil Muthamittal (Malayalam)
		The Legend of Bhagat Singh
	Baba
	Kadhal Virus
2003	Udhaya !				Toofan One Man Army (Hindi)
	Parasuram				Parashuram (Hindi),Police Kartavyam (Telugu)
	Boys				Boys (Telugu, Hindi)
		Tehzeeb
	Enakku 20 Unakku 18			Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu (Telugu)
				Warriors of Heaven and Earth (Mandarin)
	Kangalal Kaidhu Sei				Woh Paanch Din (Hindi)
2004		Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
	Aaytha Ezhuthu	Yuva			Yuva (Telugu)
	New			Naani (Telugu)
		Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa !
		Swades			Desam (Tamil)
2005		Kisna: The Warrior Poet
		Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
		Mangal Pandey: The Rising
	Anbe Aaruyire
		Rang De Basanti
		Water
2006	Varalaru			Godfather (2012) (Kannada) ♦ !
	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal				Nuvvu Nenu Prema (Telugu), Mohhabat Ke Dushman (Hindi)
		Guru			Guru(Tamil), Gurukanth (Telugu)
2007	Sivaji				Sivaji (Hindi)
			Provoked		Provoked (Tamil, Telugu, Hindi)
			Bombil and Beatrice
			Elizabeth: The Golden Age
	Azhagiya Thamizh Magan				Sabse Bada Khiladi (Hindi), Maha Muduru (Telugu)
2008		Jodhaa Akbar			Jodhaa Akbar (Tamil, Telugu)
		Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
		Ada... A Way of Life
	Sakkarakatti
		Yuvvraaj
		Ghajini
			Slumdog Millionaire		Slumdog Crorepati (Hindi), Naanum Kodieswaran (Tamil), Slumdog Millionaire (Malayalam)
2009		Delhi-6
		Blue			Blue (Telugu)
			Couples Retreat
2010	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Ekk Deewana Tha (2011)♦		Ye Maaya Chesave (Telugu)
	Raavanan	Raavan			Villain (Telugu)
				Komaram Puli (Telugu)
	Enthiran				Robot (Hindi), Robo (Telugu), Bombat Robo (Kannada)
		Jhootha Hi Sahi
			127 Hours
2011		Rockstar
2012			People Like Us
		Jab Tak Hai Jaan
	Kadal				Kadali (Telugu)
2013	Maryan				Mariyaan (Telugu)
2013		Raanjhanaa			Ambikapathy (Tamil)
2014		Highway
	Kochadaiiyaan				Kochadaiiyaan (Hindi, Malayalam, English), Vikramasimha (Telugu), Kochadaiiyaan (Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi)
			Million Dollar Arm
		Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
			The Hundred-Foot Journey
	Kaaviya Thalaivan				Pradhi Nayagan (Malayalam), Premaalayam (Telugu)
	I				I (Hindi, Telugu)
	Lingaa				Lingaa (Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam)
2015	O Kadhal Kanmani	Ok Jaanu (2017)			OK Bangaram (Telugu)
		Tamasha
				Muhammad: The Messenger of God (Persian)
2016	24				24 (Telugu), 24 (Hindi)
	Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada			Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo (Telugu)
			Pele
		Mohenjo Daro
2017	Kaatru Veliyidai				Cheliyaa (Telugu)
			Viceroy's House
		Mom			Mom (Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu)
		Sachin: A Billion Dreams			Sachin: A Billion Dreams (Tamil, Telugu, Marathi)
	Mersal				Adhirindhi (Telugu), Maayagara (Kannada), Mersal (Malayalam)
2018	2.0				2.0 (Telugu), 2.0 (Hindi)
	Beyond the Clouds
		Sanju			2 songs: "Ruby Ruby" & "Mujhe Chaand Pe Le Chalo"
	Chekka Chivantha Vaanam				Nawab (Telugu)
	Sarkar
2019		The Fakir of Venice
			Blinded by the Light
	Sarvam Thaala Mayam
	Bigil				Bigil (Kannada), Whistle (Telugu)
2020		Dil Bechara
2021		99 Songs			99 Songs(Tamil), 99 Songs(Telugu)
		Mimi
		Atrangi Re			Galatta Kalyanam (Tamil)
2022				Malayankunju (Malayalam)
		Heropanti 2
	Iravin Nizhal
	Cobra				Cobra (Hindi, Telugu, Kannada & Malayalam)
	Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
	Ponniyin Selvan: I				Ponniyin Selvan: I (Hindi, Telugu, Kannada & Malayalam)
		Mili
2023		Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh
	Pathu Thala				AGR (Telugu)
	Ponniyin Selvan: II				Ponniyin Selvan: II (Hindi, Telugu, Kannada & Malayalam)
	Maamannan				Nayakudu (Telugu)
		Pippa
		Animal ✦ (Instrumental Song Only)
2023	Ayalaan				Ayalaan (Telugu)
2023	Lal Salaam

Notes:

The films are listed in order that the music released, regardless of the dates the film released.
The year next to the title of the affected films indicates the release year of the either dubbed or remade version in the named language later than the original version.
♦ Indicates a film remade in another language with a different cast, featuring music reused from Rahman's compositions for the original.
! indicates only the songs are composed by Rahman, while the background score is composed by another composer.
✦ indicates only one song are composed by Rahman, while other songs are compsoed by another composer.
indicates original language release. Indicates simultaneous makes, if featuring in more languages.
indicates a remade version, the remaining ones being dubbed versions.
The films Nayak: The Real Hero (2001, Hindi), Saathiya (2002, Hindi), Godfather (2012, Kannada), and Ok Jaanu (2017, Hindi) were remakes of the films Mudhalvan (1999, Tamil), Alaipayuthey (2000, Tamil), Varalaru (2006, Tamil) and O Kadhal Kanmani (2015, Tamil) respectively. The soundtracks were reused with changes and additional songs.
The films Yuva (2004, Hindi), Raavan (2010, Hindi) and Ye Maaya Chesave (2010, Telugu) were simultaneous makes of the films Aaytha Ezhuthu (2004, Tamil), Raavanan (2010, Tamil) and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (2010, Tamil), respectively. Ekk Deewana Tha was a remake of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (2010, Tamil) and Ye Maaya Chesave (2010, Telugu). The soundtracks were reused with changes and additional vocals.
He has contributed one song: "Piya Haji Ali" to Fiza (1999, Hindi).
He has also contributed for a promotional song with Tamil lyrics in the movie Lavender (Malayalam).
He made a guest appearance as himself in the film Kadhal Virus (2002, Tamil).
He made a guest appearance as himself in the film Bigil (2019, Tamil).

Reused tracks

The following films had soundtracks reused from previous Rahman soundtracks:

Pavithra (1994, Tamil) from Yoddha (1992, Malayalam) (1 song "Maampoove" used as "Sevvanam Chinnappen")
Gangmaster (1994, Telugu) from Uzhavan (1993, Tamil) (1 song "Raa Kozhi Randum" used as "Aa Siggu Eggulenthavaraku")
Rangeela (1995, Hindi) from Super Police (1994, Telugu) (1 song "Baabu Love Cheyyara" used as "Yaaro Sun Lo Zara")
Anthimanthaarai (1997, Tamil) from Karuththamma (1994, Tamil) (1 song "Pacha Kili Padum" used as "Pullai Thinnum")
Vishwa Vidhaata (1997, Hindi) from Pudhiya Mugam (1993, Tamil) excluding the track "Humdum Pyaara Pyaara" sung by Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy.
Kabhi Na Kabhi (1998, Hindi) from Duet (1994, Tamil) 1 song (Anjali), with changes into (Mil Gayee Mil Gayee)
Vande Mataram (1998, Hindi) reused "Porale Ponnuthayi" from Karuththamma (1994, Tamil) as Chanda Suraj and "Ottagathai Kattikko" from Gentleman (1993, Tamil) as Musafir, both with completely different vocals and instrumentation
Thakshak (1999, Hindi) from En Swasa Kaatre (1999, Tamil) 1 song (Jumbalaka), with changes in vocals and instrumentation
Pukar (1999, Hindi) from En Swasa Kaatre (1999, Tamil) 1 song ('Kay Sera Sera' from 'Nayagara'), with changes in vocals and instrumentation. Rahman reused his single Oh Bosnia in this movie with changes in lyrics which is Ek tuhi Barosa which was sung by Lata Mangeskar.
Jodi (1999, Tamil) and Sajni (2007, Kannada) from Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1999, Hindi), with 3 new songs added
Star (2001, Tamil) from Thakshak (1999), Hindi – 3 songs ('Boondin Se Baaten' reused as 'Manasukkul' | 'Dheem Tara Dare' reused as 'Thom Karuvil Irun Thom' | 'Range De' reused as 'Rasika' ) and 1947/Earth (1998, Hindi) – 1 song ('Rut Aa Gayi Re' reused as 'Macha Machiniye'), with 1 new song added
Love You Hamesha (2001, Hindi) from May Madham (1994, Tamil)
Alli Arjuna (2001, Tamil) reused from One 2 Ka 4 (2001, Hindi ) 2 songs ("Sona Nahi" reused as "Enthan Nenjil") & ("Osakka Muraiya" reused as "Osakka "), from Pukar (1999, Hindi) 1 song (Sunta Hai Mera Khuda) and Earth(1998, Hindi) 1 song (Banno Rani).
Lakeer – Forbidden Lines (2004, Hindi) from Rhythm (2000, Tamil – 3 songs), with 3 new songs added
Swades (2004, Hindi) from Baba (2002, Tamil) (1 song "Baba Kichchu Tha" used as "Dekho Na" with different vocals and instrumentation)
Sakkarakatti (2008, Tamil) : Reused 2 tracks from Meenaxi (2004, Hindi) – "Chinnamma" from 'Chinnamma Chilakkamma', and "Naan Epoudhu" from 'Yeh Rishta'
Slumdog Millionaire (2009, English): "Liquid Dance" was previously used as a background track in Azhagiya Thamizh Magan (2007, Tamil) with different instrumentation and no vocals, "Gangsta blues" was used as "Dochey" in Komaram Puli with different vocals and certain changes.
SuperHeavy (2011, English): The instrumental composition of the song Jiya Se Jiya (sung by A. R. Rahman, Karthik, Raqueeb Aalam) from his own album Connections (2009) was reused as a song named Mahiya that had slight changes in instrumentation, featuring vocals by himself, Joss Stone, Mick Jagger, Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley and was included as a bonus track in the deluxe edition of the album SuperHeavy (2011).
Million Dollar Arm (2014, English): "Unborn Children" song was used as a re-recording piece of "Thirakatha" from En Swasa Kaatre (1999, Tamil)^[66]
Aaraattu (2021, Malayalam) from Kadhalan (1994, Tamil) (1 song "Mukkala Muqabla" recreated with different vocals and instrumentation)
Animal (2023, Hindi) from Roja (1992, Tamil) (A fusion of Chinna Chinna Aasai, Tamizha Tamizha and Kadhal Rojave recreated by Team Threeory was used for Ranvijay's Entry Medley)

Tracks used in Hollywood Movies and Series

The following soundtracks of A.R. Rahman were used in Hollywood movies or Series by Hollywood Musicians :

"The Bombay Theme" from Bombay - The Theme was used in Lord of War (2005, English) Movie.^[67]
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" from Dil Se - The Song was used in Inside Man (2006, English) Movie.
"Rang De" from Thakshak - The Song was used in The Accidental Husband (2008, English) Movie.
"Swasame" from Thenali - The Song was used in The Accidental Husband (2008, English) Movie.
"Yaro Yarodi" from Alaipayuthey - The Song was used in The Accidental Husband (2008, English) Movie.
''Storm'' from Elizabeth: The Golden Age - The Track was used in Man of Steel (2013, English) Trailer.^[68]
"Urvashi" from Kadhalan - The Song was used in Lion (2016, English) Movie.
"Oh Nanba" from Lingaa - Small Track of the Song was used In Episode 1 Title Card of Ms. Marvel (2022, English) Series.^[69]
"Tere Bina" from Guru - The Remix (Khanvict Remix) Version of the song was used in episode 3 of Ms. Marvel (2022, English) Series.^[70]

Discography as playback singer

List of songs recorded by A.R. Rahman
Category	Songs
Hindi Film Songs	47
Tamil Film Songs	41
Hindi Non-Film songs	3
English songs	7
Telugu Songs	3
Arabian Songs	2
Total	94

Year	Song title	Film title	Co-singer	Language
1992	"Chinna Chinna Aasai"	Roja	Minmini	Tamil
1994	"Urvasi Urvasi"	Kadhalan	Suresh Peters	Tamil
1995	"Humma Humma"	Bombay	Suresh Peters, Swarnalatha	Tamil
	"Kannalanae"		K. S. Chithra & Chorus
	"Poovukkenna Poottu"		Noel, Anupama, Shubha & G. V. Prakash Kumar
	"Mangta Hai Kya"	Rangeela	Shweta Shetty	Hindi
1996	"No Problem"	Love Birds	Apache Indian	Tamil
	"Mustafa Mustafa"	Kadhal Desam	Solo	Tamil
	"Hello Doctor"		Storms, Neol, Anupama
	"Kalloori Salai"		Hariharan, Aslam Mustafa
1998	"Columbus Columbus"	Jeans	Solo	Tamil
1998	"Dil Se Re"	Dil Se..	Anupama, Anuradha Sriram	Hindi
1999	"Ishq Bina"	Taal	Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan, Sonu Nigam	Hindi
1999	"Rang De"	Thakshak	Asha Bhosle	Hindi
2000	"Piya Haji Ali"	Fiza	Srinivas, Murtaza Khan, Qadir Khan	Hindi
	"Endendrum Punnagai"	Alaipayuthey	Clinton Cerejo, Srinivas, Shankar Mahadevan	Tamil
	"Maangalyam"	Alaipayuthey	Clinton Cerejo, Srinivas	Tamil
2001	"Chale Chalo"	Lagaan	Srinivas	Hindi
2002	"Vellai Pookal"	Kannathil Muthamittal	Solo	Tamil
2002	"Mere Yaar Mila De"	Saathiya	Solo	Hindi
2004	"Jana Gana Mana"	Aaytha Ezhuthu	Karthik	Tamil
	"Sandakkozhi"		Madhushree
	"Yaakai Thiri"		Sunitha Sarathy, Pop Shalini
	"Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera"	Swades	Solo	Hindi
2005	"Aazadi"	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero	Anuradha Sriram	Hindi
	"Zikr"	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero	Solo	Hindi
	"Al Maddath Maula"	Mangal Pandey: The Rising	Kailash Kher, Murtuza Khan, Kadir	Hindi
	"Aararai Kodi"	Anbe Aaruyire	Solo	Tamil
2006	"Khalbali"	Rang De Basanti	Mohammed Aslam, Naccim	Hindi
	"Lukka Chuppi"		Lata Mangeshkar
	"Rubaroo"		Naresh Iyer
	"Theeyil Vizhunda"	Varalaru	Solo	Tamil
	"New York Nagaram"	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal	Solo	Tamil/Telugu
2007	"Tere Bina"	Guru	Chinmayi Sripaada, Murtuza Khan, Qadir Khan	Hindi
	"Ay Hairathe"		Hariharan, Alka Yagnik
	"Jaage Hain"		K.S.Chithra, Madras Chorale Group
	"Athiradee"	Sivaji	Sayanora Philip	Tamil
	"Sahana Saaral"	Sivaji	Udit Narayan, Chinmayi Sripaada	Tamil
	"Ellapugazhum"	Azhagiya Thamizh Magan	Solo	Tamil
2008	"Khwaja Mere Khwaja"	Jodhaa Akbar	Solo	Hindi
	"Tu Bole Main Boloon"	Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na	Solo	Hindi
	"Meherbaan"	Ada... A Way of Life	Solo	Hindi
	"Marudaani"	Sakkarakatti	Madhushree	Tamil
	"Tu Mera Dost Hai"	Yuvvraaj	Benny Dayal, Shreya Ghoshal	Hindi
	"Tu Muskura"		Alka Yagnik, Javed Ali
	"Dil Ka Rishta"		Sonu Nigam, Roop Kumar Rathod, Clinton Cerejo, Suzanne, Vivienne Pocha, Sunaina, Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer, Blaaze
	"O…Saya"	Slumdog Millionaire	M I A	English
2009	"Rehna Tu"	Delhi-6	Benny Dayal, Tanvi Shah	Hindi
	"Kuru Kuru"	Couples Retreat	Solo	English
	"NaNa"	Couples Retreat	Blaaze, Vivian Chaix, A. R. Ameen, Clinton Cerejo & Dominique Cerejo	English
2010	"Mannipaaya"	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Shreya Ghoshal	Tamil
	"Maaralante Lokam"	Komaram Puli	Solo	Telugu
	"Pudhiya Manidha"	Endhiran	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Khatija Rahman	Tamil
	"Irumbile Oru Irudhaiyam"	Endhiran	Kash n' Krissy	Tamil
2011	"Kun Faya Kun"	Rockstar	Javed Ali, Mohit Chauhan	Hindi
2011	"Naadaan Parindey"	Rockstar	Mohit Chauhan	Hindi
2012	"Kya Hai Mohabbat"	Ekk Deewana Tha	Solo	Hindi
	"Sharminda Hoon"	Ekk Deewana Tha	Madhushree	Hindi
	"Nenjukkule"	Kadal	Shakthisree Gopalan	Tamil
	"Elay Keechaan"	Kadal	Solo	Tamil
2013	"Nenje Yaezhu"	Maryan	Solo	Tamil
	"I Love My Africa"	Maryan	Blaaze, Madras Youth Choir	Tamil
	"Tu Mun Shudi"	Raanjhanaa	Rabbi Shergill	Hindi
	"Aise Na Dekho"	Raanjhanaa	Karthik	Hindi
2014	"Maahi Ve"	Highway	Solo	Hindi
	"Patakha Guddi (Male Version)"	Highway	Solo	Hindi
	"Karma Veerane"	Kochadaiyaan	A. R. Raihanah	Tamil
	"Khalifa"	Lekar Hum Deewana Dil	Shweta Pandit, Suzanne D'Mello, Hriday Gattani, Mahesh Vinayakram	Hindi
	"My Mind Is a Stranger Without You"	The Hundred-Foot Journey	Solange Merdinian	English
	"Indiane Vaa"	Lingaa	Solo	Tamil
2015	"Mental Manadhil (Male)"	O Kadhal Kanmani	Jonita Gandhi	Tamil
	"Theera Ula"		Darshana, Nikita Gandhi
	"Malargal Kaettaen"		K. S. Chitra
	"Tu Koi Aur Hai"	Tamasha	Alma Ferovic, Arjun Chandy	Hindi
2016	"Laakhon Salaam"	Jugni^[71]	Solo	Hindi
	"Tu Hai"	Mohenjo Daro^[72]	Sanah Moidutty	Hindi
	"Sindhu Ma"		Sanah Moidutty
	"Mohenjo Mohenjo"		Arijit Singh, Bela Shende, Sanah Moidutty
2017	"OK Jaanu"	OK Jaanu	Srinidhi Venkatesh	Hindi
	"Jee Lein"	OK Jaanu	Arjun Chandy, Neeti Mohan	Hindi
	"O Sona Tere Liye"	Mom	Shashaa Tirupati	Hindi
	"Neethanae"	Mersal	Shreya Ghoshal	Tamil
2018	"I Am More"	Love Sonia	Bishop Briggs	English
	"Mazhai Kuruvi"	Chekka Chivantha Vaanam	Solo	Tamil
	"Oru Viral Puratchi"	Sarkar	Srinidhi Venkatesh	Tamil
	"Jai Hind India"	Hockey World Cup	Solo	Hindi
2019	"Wako Naam Fakir"	The Fakir of Venice	Arjun Chandy, Abhay Jodhpurkar	Hindi
	"Marvel Anthem"	Promotional Track for Avengers: Endgame	Backing Vocals by Arjun Chandy, Nakul Abhyankar, MC Heam, Suryansh, Hiral Viradia, Lavita Lobo, Deepthi Suresh, Veena Murali, Srinivas, Sowmya, Madumitha, Shenbagaraj, Jaganjoth, Mayank, Soundarya, Aravind Srinivas, Jithin, Santosh, Akshara	Hindi/Tamil/Telugu
	"Singappenney"	Bigil	Shashaa Tirupati	Tamil
2020	"Sai Shirdi Sai"	99 Songs	Bela Shende	Hindi/Tamil/Telugu
	"Sofia"		Shashwat Singh
	"O Aashiqa"		Shashwat Singh
	"Dil Bechara Title Track"	Dil Bechara		Hindi
2020	"Hum Haar Nahi Manenge"	HDFC Bank COVID-19	Khatija Rahman, Mika Singh, Clinton Cerejo, Jonita Gandhi, Javed Ali, Mohit Chauhan, Sashaa Tirupathi, Sid sriram, Shruti Hassan, Harshdeep kaur	Hindi
2022	"DaFa Kar"	Heropanti 2	Hiral Viradia	Hindi
	"Ponni Nadhi"	Ponniyin Selvan: I	A. R. Raihanah, Bamba Bakya	Tamil
	"Rihaayi De"	Mimi		Hindi
2023	''Namma Satham''	Pathu Thala	Yogi Seker	Tamil
	"PS Anthem"	Ponniyin Selvan: II	Nabyla
	''Jigu Jigu Railu''	Maamannan	Solo
2024	"Vera Level Sago"	Ayalaan	Solo
	"Maanja Nee"	Ayalaan	A. R. Ameen
	"Jalali"	Lal Salaam	Sarath Santhosh

Note

In the language column, "/" is used for dubbed in other languages.
", " shows that the original song have contain many languages.

Discography as lyricist

Year	Song title	Film title	Co-lyricist	Language
2013	"Nenjae Ezhu"	Maryan	Kutti Revathi	Tamil
	"Innum Konjam"		Kabilan
	"Enga Pona Raasaa"		Kutti Revathi
2015	"Kaara Attakkaaraa"	O Kadhal Kanmani	Mani Ratnam, Dinesh Kanagaratnam
	"Mental Manadhil" (Male)		Mani Ratnam
	"Mental Manadhil" (Female)		Mani Ratnam
2024	"Maanja Nee"	Ayalaan	Sivakarthikeyan, ThoughtsForNow

Albums

Year	Details	Tracks
2017	The Flying Lotus Released: 6 October 2017 Label: Universal Music Group Format: CD, digital download	Track list Tiranga (4:19) Masoom (1:15) Pukaar (1:40) Bechain (1:52) Demonetisation 2016 (4:25) Subah (2:44) Manuhaar (1:34) Mustakbil (1:11) The Flying Lotus (19:03)
2014	Raunaq Released: 27 February 2014 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, digital download
2013	Coke Studio Label: Sony Music
2011	SuperHeavy Released: 16 September 2011 Label: A&M Records Format: CD, digital download	With SuperHeavy
2011	Gems (Studio album by Michael Bolton) Released: 21 June 2011 Label: Sony Music, Legacy Recordings Format: CD, digital download	Track list Sajna - Michael Bolton feat. A. R. Rahman 1 out of 12 tracks
2011	Connections Released: 27 June 2011 Label: Sony Music/K.M. Musiq Limited Format: CD	Track list Silent Invocation 1 Silent Invocation 2 Silent Invocation 3 Mylapore Blues Himalaya Machhar Khan Kural Mann Chandra
2011	Connections... A Journey Through Anthems Released: 27 June 2011 Label: Universal Music/K.M. Musiq Limited Format: CD	Track list Jiya Se Jiya - A. R. Rahman, Karthik, Raqeeb Alam Meherbaan Pray for me brother-Rahman, Blaaze Dil Se Re Ek Mohabbat Bombay Theme Pray For Me Brother (Instrumental) Jiya Se Jiya (club mix)
2008	Nokia Connections Released: 20 December 2008 Label: Nokia Ovi Music/K.M. Musiq Limited Format: CD, digital download	Track list Jiya Se Jiya - Karthik, Raqeeb Alam Mann Chanda Re - Sukhwinder Singh Kural - Blaaze Silent Invocation A - instrumental Silent Invocation B - instrumental Silent Invocation C - instrumental Mylapore Blues - instrumental Himalaya - instrumental Mosquito - instrumental
2004	Choreography (Studio album by Vanessa-Mae) Released: 18 October 2004 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD, digital download	Track list Raga's Dance - instrumental 1 out of 10 tracks
2003	Harem (Studio album by Sarah Brightman) Released: 13 May 2003 20 May 2003 6 June 2003 29 September 2003 Label: Angel Records/EMI Format: CD, digital download	Track list The Journey Home - Sarah Brightman 1 out of 14 tracks
2001	Indian Mantra Released: 20 December 2008 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, digital download	Track list Maa Tujhe Salaam - A. R. Rahman Gurus of Peace - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, A. R. Rahman Only You - A. R. Rahman Jana Gana Mana - instrumental Jana Gana Mana - various artists 5 out of 10 tracks
2000	Jana Gana Mana Released: 26 January 2000 Re-released: 2006 (corrected version) Label: Sony Music Format: CD, digital download	Track list Jana Gana Mana Collective Vocal Version - various artists
1998	Gurus of Peace Released: 1998 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, digital download	Track list Masoom - A. R. Rahman 1 out of 4 tracks
1997	Vande Mataram Released: 9 December 1997 Label: Sony Music / Columbia Records Format: CD, digital download	Track list Maa Tujhe Salaam - A. R. Rahman Revival - various artists, arranged by A. R. Rahman Gurus of Peace - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, A. R. Rahman Tauba Tauba - A. R. Rahman Only You - A. R. Rahman Missing - instrumental Thai Mannai Vanakkam - A. R. Rahman Masoom - A. R. Rahman Musafir - A. R. Rahman, Faye
1994	Fantasy / Andhi Maalai Released: 1994 Label: Pyramid / Melody Format: CD	Track list Nilavukku Pakkam - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Chorus Andhi Maalai Kovil - S. Janaki Thottaach Chinungi Chediye - Mano, Chorus Kaathal Sugamaanathu - Mano, S. Janaki Muthal Muththam - S. Janaki Iniya Kalloori - Dinesh Pengal Ingu Yaarum - Mano Instrumental Track 1 - instrumental Instrumental Track 2 - instrumental Instrumental Track 3 - instrumental Instrumental Track 4 - instrumental as a keyboardist only
1992	Then Vandhu Paayedhu Released: 1992 Re-released: 2001 Label: Magnasound Format: CD	Track list Kadhalithu Paar - recital Viragu - recital Irakka Mudiyadha Siluvai - recital O Nayagara - recital Maji Manthiri - recital Kadhal Chithan - recital Yendiyamma Kuthavacha - recital Andhi - recital Rathiri Raagam - recital Nadhiyodu Vuraiyadi - recital Kadaisippagal - recital Avasarathalattu - recital background score only
1992	Colours Released: 1992 Label: PAN / BMG Crescendo Format: CD, digital download	Track list Quest For Music - instrumental Valliya Naayaganae - instrumental Evolution - instrumental Samaja Varagamana - instrumental Abharaama Bhakti - instrumental as a keyboardist only
1991	Shubhaa – Set Me Freeee Released: 1991 Re-released: 1996 Label: Magnasound Format: CD	Track list Over The Hill - Shubha Zombie - Shubha Boogie Night - Shubha Set Me Free - Shubha Heart Break - Shubha She Says - Shubha Dark Moon - Shubha Take Nine - Shubha
1989	Deen Isai Maalai Released: 1989 Label: Prince Music Format: CD	Track list Allahu - Mano Arputhangal - Shahul Hameed Enthisaiullorum - Shahul Hameed Ellapugazhum Iraivanukke - Shahul Hameed Idhayangalellam - Sujatha Mohan Iraiyoreen Irai Petra - Shahul Hameed, Sujatha Mohan Deen Valarkum - Mano Nabi Natharin - Shahul Hameed Arulin Vadivaaga - Sujatha Mohan Aalum Nayagar - Mano Arpootham Oongum - Shahul Hameed
1987	Disco Disco Released: 1987 Label: Format: CD	record producer^[73]

Singles

Year	Details	Notes
2021	"Amar Shonar Bangla" Released: 27 March 2021 Format: Digital Download	YouTube Single with lyrics by Zulfiqer Russell
2019	"Light Upon Light" Released: 9 November 2019 Format: Digital Download	YouTube Single ft. Sami Yusuf
	"Ahimsa" Released: 21 November 2019 Label: Island Records Format: Digital Download	Collaboration with U2
	A.R. Ameen's "Sago" Released: 27 June 2019 Label: Sony Music South (7up Madras Gig Season 2) Format: Digital Download	Credited for composition and as a co-producer
	Amal Maher's "Asl El Ehsas"^[74] Released (on YouTube): 10 January 2019 Format: digital download	credited for "Music Arrangement" (collaboration with Egyptian singer Amal Maher)
2015	"Humko Mann Ki Shakti Dena" Released: 26 November 2015^[75] Label: Sa Re Ga Ma Format: digital download	More A tribute song to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The song was originally written by poet Gulzar and composed by Vasant Desai for the film Guddi. A. R. Rahman has sung and re-composed the track retaining the lyrics by Gulzar.
2012	"Infinite Love" (Behad Pyaar) Released: 20 December 2012 Label: KM Musiq under License to Sony Music India Format: digital download	More The song was recorded to instill faith and optimism in people prior to the predicted Doomsday on 21 December 2012.
2012	"Nimma Nimma" Released: 28 July 2012 Format: digital download	More The song was composed for the 2012 Summer Olympics and was released through the album Isles of Wonder.
2012	"Oscar Sangamam" Released: 26 February 2012 Format: digital download	More Rahman's interpretation of the theme for the 84th Academy Awards, composed originally by Hans Zimmer. The song was performed at the ceremony by Rahman and was later released for digital download as a track in the album "Celebrate the Music – The 84th Academy Awards".
2011	"Satyameva Jayathe" Released: 9 August 2011 Format: digital download	More Sanskrit song for SuperHeavy.
2011	"Miracle Worker" Released: 7 July 2011 Format: digital download	More "Miracle Worker" is the debut single by rock supergroup SuperHeavy from their self-titled debut studio album.
2010	"Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyaam" Released: 15 May 2010 Format: digital download	More Tamil song composed by A. R. Rahman, penned by M. Karunanidhi and performed by several leading Tamil artistes of over three generations. It is officially the theme song for the World Classical Tamil Conference 2010.
2010	"Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat" Released: 1 May 2010 Format: digital download	More Gujarati song composed by A. R. Rahman, penned by Narmad and performed by various artists. It was composed as part of the 50th year of formation of Gujarat state.
2009	"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (with The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger) (Charts – US:#11 UK:#3 AUS:#1CAN:#5) Released: 23 February 2009 Label: Interscope Format: CD single, digital download	More Pop song composed by A. R. Rahman and performed by The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger, from the album Doll Domination 2.0. The song is the English interpretation of the song Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire.
2008	"Marhaba Mustapha" Released: 2008 Format: CD, digital download	More Islamic Sufi song composed and performed by A. R. Rahman for the film Al Risalah.
2007	"One Love" Released: 2007 Label: EMI Music Format: CD single, digital download	More Song composed by A. R. Rahman, performed by A. R. Rahman, Karthik, Naresh Iyer and penned by Raqeeb Aalam in six different languages, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali. It was made to commemorate the beauty of Taj Mahal and celebrate its status as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Track list Ek Mohabbat Kaadal Ondrallava Pranayam Onnu Allo Prema Okkatega Premavu Illi Onde Bhalobasha Ek Hoye
2007	"Pray for Me Brother" Released: 2007 Label: Universal Music Group Format: CD single, digital download	More English pop song composed and performed by A. R. Rahman, featuring Blaaze. The song was conceived as an anti-poverty anthem for the Millennium Goals for the United Nations. It is part of a joint venture between the A. R. Rahman Foundation and Nokia.
2005	"We Can Make It Better" Released: 2005 Format: CD single, digital download	More Song composed by A. R. Rahman from the album Donasian and featuring Shaan, Jaspinder Narula, Sukhwinder Singh, Hans Raj Hans, Am'nico, Apache Indian, Palvinder Dhami, Channi Singh, Djinn Mistri, E=MC, Sumeet, Shahin Badar, Surinder Sandhu and Shahbaz Khan. It was composed as part of aiding the Tsunami victims of Asia. Track list We Can Make It Better – Shaan, Jaspinder Narula, Sukhwinder Singh, Hans Raj Hans, Am'nico, Apache Indian, Palvinder Dhami, Channi Singh, Djinn Mistri, E=MC, Sumeet, Shahin Badar, Surinder Sandhu, Shahbaz Khan Tsunami Theme – Instrumental
2002	"Ek Rahen Ek Nazaria" Released: 14 November 2002 Format: digital download	More A. R. Rahman set to tune, a song based on a poem written by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Song of Youth from his book, Ignited Minds. The song was performed on the occasion of Children's Day on 14 November 2002 by a group of children.
2002	"Love's Never Easy" (with Preeya Kalidas) Released: 2002 Label: Sony Music / Really Useful Records Format: CD single, digital download	More All songs composed originally for the musical Bombay Dreams. Track list Love's Never Easy – Preeya Kalidas Wedding Qawwali – Sukhwinder Singh
2002	"Shakalaka Baby" (with Preeya Kalidas) Released: 2002 Label: Really Useful Records Format: CD single, digital download	More All songs composed originally for the musical Bombay Dreams. Track list Shakalaka Baby – Preeya Kalidas Shakalaka Baby (Shri Mix) – Preeya Kalidas Tak Dheen – Preeya Kalidas
1999	"Hey Jawan Tujhe Salaam" Released: 11 July 1999 Format: digital download	More Song composed and performed by A. R. Rahman and chorus in the Kargil Benefit Evening organised by Sahara at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi on 11 July 1999. The song was penned by Mehboob and shared the same tune as well as lyrics (except for the phrase Hey Jawan Tujhe Salaam) with Maa Tujhe Sallam.
1998	"Ekam Satyam" Released: 24 December 1998 Format: digital download	More Song composed and performed by A. R. Rahman in the AIDS Awareness Concert organised by Mukti, a Smita Thackeray foundation in association with the UB group at the Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai on 24 December 1998.
1996	"Oh Bosnia" Released: 1996 Format: digital download	More Malay song composed by A. R. Rahman, and performed by a choir of children in the A.R.Rahman Malaysia Concert and was in aid of Bosnian war victims. This song was reused as "Ek Tu Hi Bharosa" in Pukar.

Featured singles

Year	Details	Notes
2010	"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (with Artists for Haiti) (Charts – US:#2 UK:#50 AUS:#18 CAN:#7) Released: 12 February 2010. Format: CD single, music download	More A. R. Rahman was one among the featured artists in the Artists for Haiti who recorded the song for aiding the victims of 2010 Haiti earthquake.
2010	"Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" Released: 26 January 2010. Format: CD single, music download.	More A. R. Rahman was one among the featured artists in Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara.

Writer

Year	Details	Notes
2014	"It's My Birthday" (with will.i.am and Cody Wise) (Charts – UK:#1 AUS:#4 NZ:#16) Released: 27 May 2014. Format: CD single, music download	More Based on his previous song "Urvasi Urvasi" from the 1994 film Kadhalan.

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Music videos

Year	Title	Director
1997	"Maa Tujhe Salaam"	Bharatbala^[78]
2007	"Pray for Me Brother"	Bharatbala^[79]
2007	"One Love"	Owais Husain
2008	"Jiya Se Jiya"	Kanika Myer^[80]
2009	"Vellai Pookkal"	Mani Ratnam
2009	"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"	Thomas Kloss^[81]
2010	"Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyaam"	Gautham Vasudev Menon^[82]
2010	"Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto"	Bharatbala^[83]
2011	"Changing Seasons"	Mani Ratnam, John Warner^[84]
	"If I Rise"	^[85]
	"Miracle Worker"	Paul Boyd
	"Satyameva Jayathe"	Paul Boyd
2012	"Infinite Love"	Paul Boyd
2014	"Kismat Se"
2018	"Jai Hind India"
2019	"Sago"	Amith Krishnan^[86]
	"Marvel Anthem"	Punit Malhotra
	"Singappenney	Atlee Kumar
	"For You My Love"	Blinded by the Light (2019 film)
2020	"You Got Me"	Uma-Gaiti AR Rahman ft Nexa Music Lab Winners- Nisa, Heat Sink, Jonathan, Pelenuo & Simetri
2021	"Rihaayi De" Promotional Music Video - Mimi	Rajesh Bhatia
2022	Firdaus Sessions by A.R. Rahman featuring Dana Dajani - Spring	Rajesh Bhatia
2022	Untold Stories Firdaus Sessions A. R. Rahman featuring Seeta Qasemi	Rajesh Bhatia
2022	Firdaus Sessions by A.R. Rahman featuring Nirmika	Rajesh Bhatia
2022	Firdaus Studio Sessions by A. R. Rahman - Pain featuring Dana Dajani & Gouri Viravalli	Rajesh Bhatia
2022	Moopilla Thamizhe Thaaye (Tamil Anthem)	Amith Krishnan

Special films

Year	Details	Notes
2009	Passage Released: 2009	More Short film directed by Shekhar Kapoor and produced by Curious Pictures and Swarovski Entertainment. Score and Soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman Official website Track list Opening – instrumental Area – Kavita Belliga Tango – instrumental Waltz – instrumental Atmosphere – instrumental
2006	The Banyan Released: 2006	More Short film on the Chennai based institution for differently abled and destitute women, The Banyan. The film was premiered at the Netru, Indru, Naalai Concert. A meditation like theme song was composed by A. R. Rahman which was used in the background of the film.
2004	Shakthi Foundation Released: 2004	More Short film directed by Mani Ratnam and featuring Sachin Tendulkar on Shakthi Foundation which works for the rights of the physically challenged. Score was composed by A. R. Rahman.
2001	Jaya He Released: 15 February 2001	More Short film for the Indian Navy on the occasion of International Fleet Review. The film has been directed by Kanika Bala under Bharat Bala Productions. Music was scored by A. R. Rahman and features narration by Amitabh Bachchan.
2001	India on IMAX Released: 1 January 2001	More First Indian short film made with IMAX technology. The 7-minute film was filmed across the length and breadth of India covering thousands of kilometres and featured background score by A. R. Rahman.
1999	Desh Ka Salaam Released: 15 August 1999	More Desh Ka Salaam was a precursor to the Jana Gana Mana album. This 10-minute-long short film features 4 songs, out of which 3 were composed by Rahman. Several leading vocalists paired with Rahman for this short musical film. Track list Desh Ka Salaam – Hariharan Jana Gana Mana – instrumental Jana Gana Mana – various artists

Theatre

Bombay Dreams (2002)
Lord of the Rings (2006)
One Heart (2017)
Why? The musical (2022)

Concert recordings

Year	Name	Publishing Label
1997	A. R. Rahman Live in Malaysia	Columbus
2000	A. R. Rahman Live in Dubai	Sony BMG
2001	A. R. Rahman Live in USA 2000	HMV
2012	Classic Incantations	T-Series
2012	A. R. Rahman Live in Chennai	India

DVDs

A.R. Rahman Hits Vol 1 – A.R. Rahman Hits Vol 6. Ayngaran International
Top 50 of A. R. Rahman. Pyramid
Super Hits of A.R. Rahman (2008)
A.R.Rahman live in Concert (California 2000)

Compilations / additional soundtracks

The Accidental Husband (2008). Tracks: "Yaro Yarodi", "Swasamae", "Rang De"
Anokha – Soundz of the Asian Underground (1997). Polygram. Track: "Bombay Theme" ¹
A. R. Rahman – A World of Music (2009). Sony BMG. 59 Tracks
A. R. Rahman Connections – A Journey Through Anthems (2009). Universal.
The Best of the Musicals. Solid Gold. Track: "Shakalaka Baby"
Ambient Chillout Mix Volume 1 (2002). Track: "Bombay Theme"
Essential Guide to India (2006). Union Square Music. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Essential Guide to World Music (2006). Union Square Music. Track: "Mazhai Thuli"
Café del Mar Volume 5 (1998). MCA. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Chakra Seven Centers (Instrumental) (1995). Meta Records. Track:"Ajna Chakra" (Bombay Theme)
Chilled Symphonies. Meta Records. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Denti Mercury. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Divine Intervention. Milan Music. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Flying Carpet. Wagram Records. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Incredible India. Universal Records. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Indian Summer. C4. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Eastern Drums and Breaks Volume 2. Track: "So Gaye Hain"
India The Women's Voice. Union Square Music. Tracks: "Kehna Hi Kya", "Yaro Yarodi"
In the Heart of the World (2007). Track: "Shakalaka Baby"
Inside Man (2006). Varèse Sarabande. Track: Chaiyya Chaiyya
Introducing A. R. Rahman (2006). Union Square Music. 20 Tracks
Lord of War (2005). Lakeshore Records. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Mondo India. Ark 21. Tracks: "Varaaghai Nadhi", "Sowkiyamma", "Narumugaiyye", "Mazhai Thuli"
MTV Total Mix. Ark 21. Track: "Musafir"(Vande Mataram)
Paradisiac 2. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Patchwork. Naive. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Pilotes Automatique – La Caution's Peines De Maures / Arc-en-ciel Pour Daltoniens (2005). Kerozen Music, Wagram. Track: "Ottagathai Kattiko remix)"
Princess Mononoke. Track: "Bombay Theme"(used in trailers)
Sa trincha Volume 2. Universal International. Track: "Bombay Theme"
The Streets of Bollywood and Beyond (2006). Times Square Records. Track: "Narthirthinna"
Varka Mix. Track: "Bombay Theme"
Vedic Path. Palm World Voices. Track: "Bombay Theme"
VIP Lounge 1. Wagram Records. Track: "Gurus of Peace"(Vande Mataram)
Zen 3. Track: "Bombay Theme"

¹ "Bombay Theme" is alternatively credited as "Bombay Theme Tune," "Mumbai Theme Tune" or "Bombay Theme Music" in compilations

Ad jingles

Airtel Express Yourself & Love
Airtel Live Every Moment
Airtel Street Dance (2010)^[87]^[88]^[89]
Sheenlac Paints
Allwyn Trendy Watches
Asian Paints
Bombay Dyeing^[90]
Boost - Chocolate drink
Cinthol
Craze Biscuit
Garden Sarees
Genic Chocolates
Hero Punch
Hero MotoCorp
JBL (2012)^[91]
Lebara Mobile (2010)
Leo Coffee
Medimix Soap
MGM Dizzee World
MRF Tyres - With Sameer Nair
Murugan Textiles
Nutrine Aasai chocolate
Parry's Kasthuri Tea
Premier Pressure Cooker
Prince Jewellery
Regaul - First advertisement
Remanika Sarees
Springz Mineral Water
Tata Chola Tea
Titan Industries
Toyota Etios (2010)^[92]^[93]
Triffany Chocolates
TTK Industries - Vests and briefs ad; jingles were used in "Thee Thee" song from Thiruda Thiruda
Wall's Magnum Ice Cream
Young World
Renault India
Sulthan Diamonds & Gold
Dil Jhoome With Mazza
Horlicks - Fearless Song^[94]
Apollo Tyres, Ganga- The River Of People^[95]

Ringtones

Rahman released five original ringtones in 2002 exclusive to Airtel customers.^[96] Later, he released another ringtone "Disabled Film" for the same brand. In 2010, he composed a ringtone for Lebara Mobile.

Buddy (2002)
Desire (2002)
Dream (2002)
Little One (2002)
Sizzle (2002)
Disabled Film (2004)
Lebara Bird Call (2010)

Signature tunes

Bharti Airtel: Signature tune for Bharti Airtel became the world's most downloaded mobile music with over 150 million downloads. A new version was released in 2010.
Asianet: Signature song for Malayalam channel Asianet, titled "Shyama Sundara Kera Kedara Bhoomi"; performed by Sujatha and Kalyani Menon; Released 1994
Champions League Twenty20: Official anthem for the Champions League Twenty20; Released 2008^[97]
Chirakukal: Theme music for a weekly children's television series on Asianet in the mid-1990s
Commonwealth Games 2010: Official anthem for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, titled "Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto"; performed by Rahman; Released 28 August 2010^[98]
Hyderabad International Airport: Theme song for Hyderabad International Airport, titled "Aasman"; performed by Benny Dayal and chorus; Released 2008
JJTV: Signature song for Tamil channel JJTV
Josh FM: signature song for josh fm radio; Released 2012^[99]
17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival: Rahman's tune would be used in a special promo film that will be played during the festival, which will be held from 29 October 2015 to 5 November 2015. The tune was first featured in the festival's campaign film. The entire tune, however, will be played at the opening ceremony.^[100]
National Games:
News 7: A Tamil News television channel to attract youth and teenagers; Released October 2014^[101]
NDTV India: Theme song for Indian news channel NDTV; Released 2003^[102]
Radio DesiBeat: Signature tune for Radio Desi Beats; Released 20 November 2010^[103]
South Asian Games 1995: Official anthem for the 1995 SAF Games held in Chennai
Spirit of Unity: Theme song for the Madras Telugu Academy's concerts
Sun TV: Pongal theme of Tamil channel Sun TV
Toyota Etios: Theme song for Toyota Etios, titled "Pehli Baar"; performed by Chinmayi, Javed Ali, Madhushree; Released 1 December 2010^[104]
Unity of Light: Theme song for live musical show, Unity of Light, aired on Vijay TV 18 and 25 May 2003^[105]
World Classical Tamil Conference 2010: Anthem for the meet, "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" penned by M. Karunanidhi and performed by leading artists
WorldSpace: Theme song for WorldSpace radio; Released 2006^[106]
Starplus: Rishta Wahi, Baat Nayi, The brand signature tune has been composed by A.R. Rahman^[107]

Instrumental adaptation

Roja (1992)
Gentleman (1993)
May Madham (1994)

Television

Everest (telenovela) (2014)
Syamasundara Asianet theme song (1994)
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 (2009)
The Kapil Sharma Show (2016)
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2017 (2017)
The Voice (Indian TV series) as Super Guru
Vijay TV Super Singer Season 6

Album sales

Year	Soundtrack album	Sales	Note(s)
1995	Bombay	15,000,000	Tamil Hindi^[4]
1995	Rangeela	10,000,000	Hindi^[108]
1998	Dil Se..	6,000,000	Urdu^[109]^[110] Tamil^[110]
1993 / 1994	Gentleman / The Gentleman	4,300,000	Gentleman (Tamil) – 300,000^[111] The Gentleman (Hindi) – 4,000,000^[108]
1999	Taal	4,000,000	Hindi^[112]
2001	Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India	3,500,000	Hindi^[113]
1992	Roja	3,000,000	Tamil – 200,000^[114] Hindi – 2,800,000^[112]
2000 / 2002	Alaipayuthey / Saathiya	2,600,000	Alaipayuthey (Tamil) – 600,000^[115] Saathiya (Hindi) – 2,000,000^[116]^[117]
1994	Humse Hai Muqabala	2,500,000	Hindi
1997	Minsara Kanavu	2,500,000	Tamil
2000	Fiza	2,500,000	Hindi^[116]
1996	Indian / Hindustani	2,400,000	Indian (Tamil) – 600,000^[118] Hindustani (Hindi) – 1,800,000^[112]
1997	Vande Mataram	2,000,000	Hindustani^[119]
1997	Daud	2,000,000	Hindi^[112]
2008	Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture	2,000,000	English Hindi^[120]
2005	Rang De Basanti	1,900,000	Hindi^[116]
2008	Ghajini	1,900,000	Hindi^[116]
1998	Jeans	1,800,000	Hindi^[112]
1999 / 2000	Mudhalvan / Nayak: The Real Hero	1,700,000	Mudhalvan (Tamil) – 300,000^[121] Nayak (Hindi) – 1,400,000^[116]
2008	Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na	1,500,000	Hindi^[116]
2004	Swades	1,300,000	Hindi^[116]
2004	Kisna: The Warrior Poet	1,200,000
2006	Guru	1,150,000
2008	Jodhaa Akbar	1,100,000	Urdu^[122]^[116]
2010	Komaram Puli	760,000	Telugu^[123]
2000	Kandukondain Kandukondain	400,000	Tamil^{[citation needed]}
2000	Rhythm	350,000	Tamil^{[citation needed]}
2002	Bombay Dreams	250,000	English^[124]
2007	Sivaji	248,000	Tamil^[125]
2003	Boys	60,000	Tamil^[118]
2010	Enthiran	25,000	Tamil^[121]
	Total sales	200,000,000	^[5]

References

External links

A. R. Rahman

A. R. Rahman
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Vande Mataram (1997) Jana Gana Mana (2000) Connections (2008) Raunaq (2014)
Soundtracks	Roja (1992) Kadhalan (1994) Rangeela (1995) Bombay (1995) Muthu (1995) Kabhi Na Kabhi (1998) Padayappa (1999) Alai Payuthey (2000) Lagaan (2001) Swades (2004) Water (2005) Rang De Basanti (2006) Guru (2007) Sivaji (2007) Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Delhi-6 (2009) Couples Retreat (2009) Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) Raavanan (2010) Puli (2010) Enthiran (2010) Jhootha Hi Sahi (2010) 127 Hours (2010) Rockstar (2011) People Like Us (2012) Ekk Deewana Tha (2012) Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) Kadal (2012) Godfather (2012) Maryan (2013) Raanjhanaa (2013) Highway (2014) Kochadaiiyaan (2014) Million Dollar Arm (2014) Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014) The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014) Lingaa (2014) I (2015) O Kadhal Kanmani (2015) Tamasha (2015) Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015) 24 (2016) Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016) Kaatru Veliyidai (2017) Mersal (2017) Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018) Sarkar (2018) Sarvam Thaala Mayam (2019) Bigil (2019) Dil Bechara (2020) 99 Songs (2021) Cobra (2022) Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) Ponniyin Selvan (2024)
Songs	"O... Saya" "Tu Hai" "Ruby Ruby" "Wako Naam Fakir" "Singappenney" "Aga Naga" "Chinnanjiru Nilave"
Musicals	Bombay Dreams (2002) Lord of the Rings (2006)
Live albums	Classic Incantations (2012)
Concert tours	A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour (2010)
Related articles	SuperHeavy "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (2009) "It's My Birthday" (2014)
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