Roja
(1992)
A
R
Rahman
made
his
debut
as
a
music
composer,
in
1992
with
the
blockbuster
movie
Roja.
The
movie
marked
the
first
association
of
the
him,
with
his
mentor
Mani
Ratnam.
Rahman
won
the
National
Film
Award,
Filmfare
Award
and
Tamil
Nadu
State
Award
for
Best
Music
Director.
Mani
Ratnam-A
R
Rahman
combo
become
one
of
the
most
successful
director-music
composer
combo
of
Indian
Cinema
and
still
remains
the
same.
Gentleman
(1993)
Gentleman
was
the
directorial
debut
of
perfectionist
Shankar.
The
movie,
which
has
Arjun
Sarja
and
Madhu
in
the
lead
roles
emerged
as
the
huge
critical
and
commercial
success.
The
songs
of
the
movie;
especially
Chikku
Bukku
Rayile
broke
all
the
records
and
emerged
as
a
chartbuster.
Rahman
won
his
second
Filmfare
and
Tamil
Nadu
State
Award
trophies
for
Best
Music
Composer.
Kadhalan
(1994)
A
R
Rahman
again
teamed
up
with
Shankar
for
the
popular
movie
Kadhalan,
which
was
also
a
turning
point
in
the
career
of
actor-choreographer-director
Prabhudeva.
Rahman
introduced
singer
P
Unnikrishnan
through
the
song
Ennavale
and
the
singer
won
the
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Singer
for
the
song.
A
R
Rahman
won
his
third
consecutive
Filmfare
Award
and
Tamil
Nadu
State
Award
for
his
album.
Karuththamma
(1994)
Even
Though
the
movie
was
a
commercial
failure;
Karuththamma
emerged
as
a
critical
songs.
A
R
Rahman
won
highly
positive
reviews
for
his
tunes.
The
song
Poraale
Ponnuthayi
garnered
the
cult
classic
status
and
is
considered
as
one
of
the
best
songs
composed
by
Rahman
till
date.
Singer
Swarnalatha
had
won
the
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Female
Singer,
for
the
song.
Bombay
(1995)
Bombay
is
doubtlessly
one
of
the
finest
works
of
A
R
Rahman.
The
movie
directed
by
Mani
Ratnam
was
a
huge
critical
and
commercial
success.
The
soundtrack
of
the
movie
was
enlisted
in
popular
British
daily,
The
Guardian's "1000
Albums
to
Hear
Before
You
Die"
list,
and
the
song
Kannalane
was
included
in
their
"1000
Songs
Everyone
Must
Hear"
list.
A
R
Rahman
won
the
Filmfare
and
Tamil
Nadu
State
Awards
for
Best
Music
Director
for
the
movie.
Iruvar
(1997)
Iruvar,
directed
by
Mani
Ratnam
was
a
long
delayed
project
which
failed
to
make
an
impact
at
box
office.
The
music
score
composed
by
A
R
Rahman
was
widely
appreciated.
Isai
Puyal
won
several
accolades
for
the
powerful
background
score
and
it
is
considered
as
one
of
the
finest
background
score
used
in
any
Tamil
movie
till
date.
Minsara
Kanavu
(1997)
A
R
Rahman
won
his
second
National
Award
trophy
for
his
compositions
in
the
movie
Minsara
Kanavu,
directed
by
Rajeev
Menon.
S
P
Balasubhramaniam
and
K
S
Chithra
won
the
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Singer
as
well.
The
song
Vennilave
Vennilave
from
the
movie,
is
considered
as
one
of
the
best
songs
composed
by
Rahman
till
date.
Jeans
(1998)
Jeans,
directed
by
Shankar
was
one
of
the
highest
grossers
of
its
time.
The
songs
composed
by
A
R
Rahman
become
instantly
popular.
The
famous
Love
Theme
composed
by
Isai
Puyal
was
a
path
breaking
movement
in
the
Indian
film
music
history.
Rahman
won
Filmfare
Award
for
Jeans
soundtrack.
Padayappa
(1999)
Padayappa
was
the
third
collaboration
of
A
R
Rahman
with
superstar
Rajnikanth.
The
songs
of
the
movie
broke
all
the
collection
records.
It
is
doubtlessly
one
of
the
most
appealing
albums
of
both
Rajnikanth
and
A
R
Rahman's
careers.
Mudhalvan
(1999)
Mudhalvan
songs
stands
out
in
the
list
due
to
the
diversity
in
songs.
All
six
songs
in
the
album
belong
to
different
genres
ranging
from
folk
to
western.
Rahman
won
the
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Music
Director
for
his
work
in
the
movie.
Alaipayuthey
(2000)
Alaipayuthey,
directed
by
Mani
Ratnam
is
the
most
popular
love
story
of
Tamil
cinema.
A
R
Rahman's
music
score
in
the
movie
became
instantly
popular.
Most
of
the
popular
singers
have
listed
the
song
Pachai
Nirame
from
Alaipayuthey
as
their
most
favorite
track
composed
by
Rahman.
He
won
the
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Music
Director
for
his
tunes
in
the
movie.
Kannathil
Muthamittal
(2002)
A
R
Rahman
won
his
third
National
Award
trophy
for
the
music
score
of
Kannathil
Muthamittal.
The
movie
which
dealt
with
the
Srilankan
war,
was
directed
by
Rahman's
mentor
Mani
Ratnam.
Rahman
earned
highly
positive
reviews
for
the
theme
song
of
the
movie
Vellai
Pookkal.
Sillunu
Oru
Kaadhal
(2006)
Songs
from
the
movie
Sillunu
Oru
Kaadhal
can
be
doubtlessly
enlisted
in
the
list
of
the
best
albums.
The
song
Munpe
Vaa,
sung
by
Naresh
Iyer
and
Shreya
Ghoshal
broke
become
instantly
popular.
Rahman
won
the
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Music
Director
for
the
album.
Vinnaithaandi
Varuvaaya
(2010)
Vinnaithaandi
Varuvaaya
is
doubtlessly
one
of
the
finest
works
of
A
R
Rahman
in
the
recent
times.
Isai
Puyal's
songs
and
background
score
were
highly
appreciated.
Rahman
redefined
the
conventional
style
of
film-music
through
this
exceptional
album.
He
won
the
Filmfare
Awards
for
the
music
score
of
both
Tamil
and
Telugu
versions
of
the
movie.
Kadal
(2012)
Kadal,
directed
Mani
Ratnam
was
a
critical
and
commercial
failure;
but
earned
highly
positive
reviews
of
the
exceptional
music
score
composed
by
A
R
Rahman.
The
song
Nenjukkulle
sung
by
Shakthisree
Gopalan
became
the
flavor
of
season.
Rahman
won
his
13th
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Music
Director
for
Kadal.
Kaaviya
Thalaivan
(2014)
A
R
Rahman
backed
out
from
the
Hollywood
film
Seventh
Son,
to
compose
the
music
score
for
Kaaviya
Thalaivan.
He
did
a
6
months
long
research
to
compose
the
music
score
for
the
movie,
which
revolves
around
the
drama
movement
of
1920's.
The
soundtrack
of
the
movie
has
already
become
highly
popular
and
garnered
classic
status.
O
Kadhal
Kanmani
(2015)
One
of
the
most
celebrated
albums
of
AR
Rahman
in
the
recent
past.
The
Mani
Ratnam-AR
Rahman
combo
once
again
created
wonders
with
the
9
versatile
yet
exceptionally
beautiful
soundtracks
of
the
movie.
Undoubtedly
one
of
the
best
works
of
Rahman
in
the
recent
past.