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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

2000s

2010s

2020s

Upcoming

Original soundtracks

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 composed by another composer.
• 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 reused the songs from May Maadham for Love You Hamesha although the film wasn't a remake.
• He has also contributed a promotional song with Tamil lyrics in the movie Lavender (Malayalam).

As playback singer

Note

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

As lyricist

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Writer

References

General

• "A. R. Rahman discography". Official website

• "50 Greatest Songs of A.R. Rahman". Fan Listing

Specific

1. "30 years of Roja, the movie that gave us the musical marvel of AR Rahman". 15 August 2022.
2. "Nandamuri Balakrishna says he doesn't know AR Rahman, fans roast him. Watch viral clip". The Hindustan Times. 22 July 2021.
3. Gupta, Surajeet Das; Sen, Soumik (21 September 2002). "A R Rahman: Composing a winning score". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2002.
4. Booth, Gregory D.; Shope, Bradley (1 January 2014). More Than Bollywood: Studies in Indian Popular Music. OUP USA. ISBN 9780199928859.
5. "Rahman on how the music of Guru was born". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
6. "Background score for Sivaji mixed in London!". Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
7. Priya Gupta (15 June 2013). "In every song, I ask help from God: AR Rahman". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
8. "Kaatru Veliyidai music review: AR Rahman, Mani Ratnam spin '90s magic!". hindustantimes.com. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
9. "Cinema Veeran: Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Dhanush and AR Rahman join hands for a documentary". India Today. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
10. Gurinder Chadha (12 April 2016). "In Chennai working with the amazing @arrahman on the score for my @ViceroysHouse can life get anymore inspiring #GeniusAR" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 April 2016 – via Twitter.
11. "AR Rahman shares poster of Daughters of Destiny". The Indian Express.
12. "'Blinded by the Light': Sundance Review". ScreenDaily.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
13. "99 Songs: AR Rahman To Present 15 Original Compositions". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
14. Bhatia, Uday (14 July 2020). "'Dil Bechara' album review: AR Rahman's music comforts the afflicted". Livemint. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
15. "AR Rahman on creating the score for House of Secrets: Burari Deaths". Cinema Express. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
16. "Kept Akshay, Dhanush, Sara in mind while creating music for 'Atrangi Re', says AR Rahman". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
17. Mukherjee, Anindita (6 September 2022). "Ponniyin Selvan's music album out! Kamal Haasan, Shankar laud composer AR Rahman". India Today. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
18. "Music maestro A R Rahman delighted to work with Blessy on Aadujeevitham". Onmanorama. 13 March 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
19. Parasuraman, Prathyush. "The Alluring Sufism of A.R. Rahman's Chamkila Album". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
20. Features, C. E. (6 July 2024). "Raayan jukebox gets released; includes two new songs". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
21. "A.R. Rahman Joins Laxman Utekar's 'Chhava' - Exclusive!". The Times of India. 23 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
22. "Lahore 1947: Sunny Deol to begin shooting for Rajkumar Santoshi's next from THIS date | Deets inside". www.indiatvnews.com. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
23. "Nayanthara roped in as the female lead in Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam's film KH234?". PINKVILLA. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
24. "Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana' goes on floors, Ranbir Kapoor to soon start shooting". India Today. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
25. "Hans Zimmer makes Bollywood debut in Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana alongside AR Rahman, Report". The Times of India. 5 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
26. "Nithya Menan & Jeyamravi in Kadhalikka Neramillai film". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
27. "Jayam Ravi's 'Genie' to kick off tomorrow". The Times of India. 4 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
28. "Watch teaser: Dhanush announces new film 'Tere Ishk Mein' with Aanand L Rai as 'Raanjhanaa' turns 10". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
29. "AR Rahman to compose music for Ram Charan's 'RC 16'". The Hindu. 14 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
30. "A.R. Rahman, Nayla Al Khaja Talk 'Baab' Project at Cannes". variety. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
31. "A R Rahman – Vishal Bhardwaj croon for Jugni". Bollywood Hungama. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
32. "A R Rahman sings for Hrithik Roshan". Itunes Apple. 6 July 2016.
33. "Rahman pays tribute to Malaysia Vasudevan". Thaindian. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
34. Amal Maher - Asl El Ehsas (Exclusive) | آمال ماهر – أصل الإحساس, 10 January 2019, retrieved 13 February 2019

External links

• Official website
• A.R. Rahman at IMDb

• A. R. Rahman
• Discographies of Indian artists