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Contents.Early life Rahul Raj was born on 17 March 1978 in to Advocate E. Thankappan and N.
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His schooling was in. He has one sister, Rehna Raj. From the age of 6, he was trained in Mridangam (South Indian Percussion instrument) and Carnatic Music. He graduated as an IT Engineer from CUSAT, Cochin and later on pursued courses such as CCNP and CCIE in Bangalore ILloka networks, before moving to London.During his stint in London, he underwent training in Electronic Sound Production. He helped Pradeep Menon, a UK-based Indian businessman, remix a Tamil Ayappa record that was originally produced, composed and sung by Pradeep Menon and Shashi Kumar in 1985.
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The devotional album produced in the UK, Canada and India is titled Sabari Beats. It was released in November 2002 by Super recording in Tamil Nadu.
Noted musicians like Pravin Mani, Saroja, and Kamalakar were featured. This launched Rahul Raj's career. He also arranged another song for Pradeep Menon called 'Krishna Krishna' with percussionist and from UK. Personal life Rahul is married to Miriam, a German national and has a daughter Akshaine, who was born in 2012.Career On returning to India, Rahul composed more than 100 jingles for commercials in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. During this period, he had also composed original themes for many television productions, including shows for Asianet and Amrita TV.In 2003, he composed the anthem Lokaha for Amrithavarsam 50, which was later used as the theme song for Amrita TV. He composed Malayalam albums during the period, which include En Jeevane (Pularmanju pole), which was shot completely in the United States by producer–director. The song 'Pularmanjupol Nee' from the album, rendered by and, became an evergreen hit.He was given the opportunity to compose the logo theme music for the show 50 Years of Malayalam Film Music with.His first feature film score and soundtrack were for, directed by and starring in the lead.
His second release was Suresh Gopi's directed by Shaji Kailas.sang in one of his compositions for Chotta Mumbai.In 2008, he replaced the trio as the composer of the Malayalam feature film Maya Bazar, in which he worked with the Tamil film production company. In the same year, he became the first music composer in Malayalam movie industry to have a registered fans' association, called RRFA (Rahul Raj Fans Association), based in.In 2009, he composed for filmmaker 's, for which he subsequently won the Award. The award was given by a jury of old school musicians including.In 2010, he won the for Best Background Score for Ritu.
The same year, he was invited to to rework and expand, the traditional convocation music used by them, composed. In addition to expanding Edward Elgar's piece, he composed two original music pieces for the convocation, Dance of the Gods and The Circumstance by Rahul Raj. In the same year he signed a project called Mathilukalkkapuram, a sequel to 's classic. The Mammootty starrer which also had and on board as cinematographer and sound designer respectively was subsequently shelved.In 2011, Rahul Raj made his debut in by composing music for the – starrer.
The audio of the film opened to overwhelming responses and rave reviews, climbing to the No. 1 position in Telugu music charts, with the song 'Maa Daddy Pockets' in particular becoming a rage among the youth.
The audio went on to mark record sales of 3 lakh CDs within nine days of release.After almost a two-year hiatus, in 2012 he returned to the Malayalam industry by scoring for 's. The songs became sensational hits and the background score received critical acclaim.In 2013, he composed for, which was supposedly the first in.
Though the film opened to mixed responses, the title song became a huge hit. Several critics hailed the background score as the most interesting technical aspect of the movie.Rahul had a dull opening in 2014 with the high budget romantic comedy and the much hyped sequel to the cult comedy classic failing at the box office. Rahul had composed only three tracks for London Bridge, as he had to leave the project owing to scheduling conflicts. Later in the year, the Telugu film for which he had composed, became a box office success. Rahul's songs for the movie were received well, but it was his background score that was unanimously praised by all reviewers, as a major plus point, crediting it to have elevated the movie to a different level.The year 2015, opened on a favourable note for Rahul, as his background score for the starrer received praise.
His second release of the year was 's which won the. The month of August saw the release of his songs from, a heist film set in the 1980s. The song Hemanthamen went on to rake in unanimous praise from critics and public alike, being hailed as an outstanding nostalgic melody.With releases like, making no significant impact, 2016 was a comparatively listless year for Rahul Raj.The year 2017 opened on an excellent note with his song he song Lailakame becoming a smash hit, prompting several cover versions, including one by Rahul Raj himself.In early 2018, the film met with negative reviews with the music too receiving a lukewarm response. He signed Winner 's multilingual titled directed by Pookutty's protege Prasad Prabhakar. The movie was touted to feature 164 tracks comprising background score pieces and 2 songs. He composed the songs of the film, but opted out before composing the background score, as there were schedule conflicts with his stint in Berklee,.
For the same reason, he also had to opt out of after giving two songs.In June 2019, he composed and conducted the symphonic piece Birth of the Nemesis, which was performed by the London Orchestra. He returned from Europe in July 2019 and was immediately signed by to compose the of his magnum opus, a historical epic set in the 16th Century. His other upcoming projects are the starrer, and an untitled directed by in; in; in; and another untitled film in. Orchestration Rahul Raj is known for giving ultra-modern orchestration in his songs. He uses international elements for the instrumentation in his songs.
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