The
Mozart
of
Madras
and
the
Oscar
winner,
AR
Rahman
is
turning
46
today.
The
ace
music
director
is
gearing
up
for
an
exciting
year
ahead,
as
he
has
not
only
big
Indian
films
in
his
kitty
but
also
an
international
project
with
an
acclaimed
filmmaker.
AR
Rahman
will
be
keeping
himself
busy
in
Tamil
films,
most
of
the
year.
He
has
as
many
as
four
big
movies
in
the
Kollywood.
Firstly,
he
will
be
scoring
music
for
superstar
Rajinikanth's
Kochadaiyaan.
Then
comes
Mani
Ratnam's
tentatively
titled
Pookadai
followed
by
Gautham
Menon's
Yohan:
Adhyayam
Ondru,
and
finally
Bharat
Bala's
proposed
project.
Moving
away
from
the
Kollywood,
the
Slumdog
Millionaire
musician,
who
worked
in
the
Kannada
film
industry
under
Ilaiyaraaja
as
an
assistant,
is
making
his
debut
in
the
Sandalwood
this
year
with
Upendra's
forthcoming
movie
Godfather.
But
it
is
not
sure
whether
he
will
use
his
earlier
tunes
for
the
film
or
compose
fresh
numbers.
The
interesting
part
of
the
story
is
that
AR
Rahman,
for
the
first
time,
is
joining
hands
with
legendary
filmmaker
Yash
Chopra
for
his
Bollywood
film,
which
stars
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Katrina
Kaif,
and
he
is
scoring
the
music
for
Steven
Spielberg's
co-produced
Hollywood
movie
Welcome
to
People.
With
these
films,
AR
Rahman
will
treat
his
fans
all
across
the
globe.