Published 15:30 IST, January 6th 2020

AR Rahman's birthday: Five Best Tamil songs of the music maestro

AR Rahman is popularly known for songs like Chhaiya Chhaiya, Jai Ho and more. On his birthday, here is a list of some of his best songs from the Tamil industry.

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AR Rahman, born on January 6, was originally born as AS Dileep Kumar. He is best ted for his work as a singer, composer, and music producer. He is mainly popular as he perfectly integrates Indian classical music with electronic music, world music, and tritional orchestral music. star is a very popular name in Tollywood industry. Here are some of his best songs from Tamil film industry that he sang for or composed music for. 

Best of AR Rahman's Tamil Songs that he sang or composed music for

Urvasi Urvasi 

This song is from film Khalan's music album. song was also reme into a Bollywood song titled Urvashi.  film stars Prabhu Deva, Nagma, and Vivelu and is directed by S. Shankar. song was performed by A. R. Rahman, Suresh Peters, and Shahul Hameed while lyrics were penned by Vairamuthu.

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Yenna Solla Pogirai

This song is from film Kandukondein Kandukondein starring Mammootty, Ajithkumar, Tabu, Abbas, and Aishwarya Rai. AR Rahman composed music for this one. song was sung by multiple singers including K.S. Chitra, Hariharan, Shankar Mahevan, Mahalakshmi, Shana Sargam, Srinivas, and K.J. Yesudas.

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Chinna Chinna Asai

This song is from film Roja. Directed by Mani Ratnam, film stars Mhoo, Arvind Swamy, and Pankaj Kapoor. song is performed by Minmini while it was composed by Rahman. This song was reme into a popular Bollywood song titled Choti Si Asha. 

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Mukkala Mukkabla

Mukkala Mukkabla is also one of songs from film Khalan. Directed by S. Shankar, film stars Prabhu Deva, Nagma, and Vivelu. song was performed by A. R. Rahman, Ma, and Swarnalatha while lyrics for it were penned by Vaali. 

Snehithane Snehithane

Snehithane Snehithane is a song from film Alai Payuy. Directed by Mani Ratnam, film features R Mhavan and Shalini in le roles. music for song was composed and produced by A R Rahman. 

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15:30 IST, January 6th 2020