What is A. R. Rahman?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = A. R. Rahman | image = | caption = Rahman in 2021 | birth_name = A. S. Dileep Kumar | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|1|6}} | birth_place = [[Madras, Tamil Nadu State]], India | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = {{hlist|[[Record producer]]|[[film composer]]|[[music arranger]]|[[singer]]|[[songwriter]]|music curator|[[entrepreneur]]}} | years_active = 1992–present | awards = | website = {{URL|www.arrahman.com|Official website}} | genre = {{hlist|[[Filmi]]|[[Indian classical music|Indian classical]]|[[world music]]}} | instrument = {{hlist|[[Vocal]]s|[[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s|[[guitar]]}} | label = {{Unbulleted list|[[KM Music Conservatory]]|[[Sony Music India]]|[[Tips Industries|Tips Music]]|[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]|[[Yash Raj Films|YRF Music]]|[[Sony DADC]]|[[Aditya Music]]|[[Lahari Music]]|[[Universal Music]]|[[Eros International|Eros Music]]}} | module = {{Infobox person | embed = yes | spouse = {{marriage|Saira Banu|1995}} | children = 3 | signature = }}}} '''Allah-Rakha Rahman''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[composer]], [[singer]], [[songwriter]], [[Composer|music composer]] and [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]]. A. R. Rahman's works are famous for combining Indian [[classical music]] with [[electronic music]], [[world music]] and traditional [[Orchestra|orchestral]] arrangements.He first worked with Ilayaraja as an programmer in the movie punnagai mannan. Ilayaraja was the first to use electronic music in tamil film industry. AR Rahaman inspired Ilayaraja by using electronic music == Birth and early life == Rahman was born in Madras, India. His father, R. K. Shekhar, was a movie composer for Tamil and Malayalam movies. Rahman assisted his father in the studio, playing the keyboard. Rahman began his early musical training under [[Master Dhanraj]], and at age 11 began playing in the orchestra of Malayalam composer (and close friend of his father) M. K. Arjunan. H