| Artist: | A. R. Rahman |
| Studio: | 20 |
| Soundtrack: | 284 (including dubbed releases) |
| Option Name: | Original scores |
| Option: | 174 |
| 1Option Name: | Lyricist |
| 1Option: | 2 (6 songs) |
| 2Option Name: | Web shows |
| 2Option: | 2 |
A. R. Rahman made his debut in Indian Music Industry with the 1992 Tamil film Roja. In his three decade long career, he has composed and produced original scores and songs for more than 145 films in various languages, namely Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, English, Persian and Mandarin.
| Year | Title | Director | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Pukar | Rajkumar Santoshi | Hindi | |
| Alaipayuthey | Mani Ratnam | Tamil | [4] | |
| Kandukondain Kandukondain | Rajiv Menon | |||
| Rhythm | Vasanth | |||
| Thenali | K. S. Ravikumar | |||
| 2001 | Zubeidaa | Shyam Benegal | Hindi | |
| One 2 Ka 4 | Shashilal K. Nair | |||
| Lagaan | Ashutosh Gowariker | |||
| S. Shankar | ||||
| Star | Praveen Gandhi | Tamil | ||
| Paarthale Paravasam | K. Balachander | |||
| 2002 | Alli Arjuna | Saran | ||
| Kannathil Muthamittal | Mani Ratnam | |||
| The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Rajkumar Santoshi | Hindi | ||
| Baba | Suresh Krishna | Tamil | ||
| Saathiya | Shaad Ali | Hindi | ||
| Kadhal Virus | Kathir | Tamil | ||
| 2003 | Parasuram | Arjun Sarja | ||
| Boys | S. Shankar | |||
| Warriors of Heaven and Earth | He Ping | |||
| Enakku 20 Unakku 18 | Jyothi Krishna | Tamil | ||
| Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu | Telugu | |||
| Kangalal Kaidhu Sei | Bharathiraja | Tamil | ||
| Tehzeeb | Khalid Mohammed | Hindi | ||
| 2004 | M. F. Hussain | |||
| Aaytha Ezhuthu | Mani Ratnam | Tamil | ||
| Yuva | Hindi | |||
| New | S. J. Suryah | Tamil | ||
| Naani | Telugu | |||
| Swades | Ashutosh Gowariker | Hindi | ||
| Udhaya | Azhagam Perumal | Tamil | Only songs | |
| 2005 | Shyam Benegal | Hindi | ||
| Ketan Mehta | ||||
| Anbe Aaruyire | S. J. Suryah | Tamil | ||
| Subhash Ghai | Hindi | |||
| Water | Deepa Mehta | |||
| 2006 | Rang De Basanti | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | ||
| Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | N. Krishna | Tamil | ||
| Varalaru | K. S. Ravikumar | |||
| 2007 | Guru | Mani Ratnam | Hindi | [5] |
| Provoked | Jag Mundhra | English, Hindi | ||
| Bombil and Beatrice | Kaizad Gustad | English | ||
| Sivaji | S. Shankar | Tamil | ||
| Azhagiya Thamizh Magan | Bharathan | |||
| Shekhar Kapur | English | With Craig Armstrong | ||
| 2008 | Jodhaa Akbar | Ashutosh Gowariker | Hindi | |
| Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | Abbas Tyrewala | |||
| Ada... A Way of Life | Tanvir Ahmad | |||
| Sakkarakatti | Kala Prabhu | Tamil | ||
| Yuvvraaj | Subhash Ghai | Hindi | ||
| Ghajini | A. R. Murugadoss | |||
| Slumdog Millionaire | Danny Boyle | English | ||
| 2009 | Delhi-6 | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Hindi | |
| Blue | Anthony D'souza | |||
| Couples Retreat | Peter Billingsley | English |
| Year | Title | Director | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Shikara | Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Hindi | |
| 99 Songs | Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy | [12] | ||
| Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Tamil | Short film | |
| Dil Bechara | Mukesh Chhabra | Hindi | [13] | |
| 2021 | Mimi | Laxman Utekar | ||
| Navarasa | Arvind Swamy | Tamil | Segment: Rowthiram | |
| Leena Yadhav, Anubhav Chopra | Hindi | Documentary[14] | ||
| No Land's Man | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | English | ||
| Atrangi Re | Aanand L. Rai | Hindi | [15] | |
| 2022 | Heropanti 2 | Ahmed Khan | ||
| Iravin Nizhal | R. Parthiban | Tamil | ||
| Malayankunju | Sajimon Prabhakar | Malayalam | ||
| Cobra | R. Ajay Gnanamuthu | Tamil | ||
| Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu | Gautham Vasudev Menon | |||
| Mani Ratnam | [16] | |||
| Mili | Xavier Mathkutty | Hindi | ||
| Le Musk | A. R. Rahman | English | ||
| 2023 | Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh | Rajkumar Santoshi | Hindi | |
| Pathu Thala | N. Krishna | Tamil | ||
| Mani Ratnam | ||||
| Maamannan | Mari Selvaraj | |||
| Pippa | Raja Krishna Menon | Hindi | ||
| 2024 | Ayalaan | R. Ravikumar | Tamil | |
| Lal Salaam | Aishwarya Rajinikanth | |||
| Aadujeevitham | Blessy | Malayalam | [17] | |
| Maidaan | Amit Ravindernath Sharma | Hindi | ||
| Amar Singh Chamkila | Imtiaz Ali | [18] | ||
| Raayan | Dhanush | Tamil | [19] |
| Year | Title | Director | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chhaava[20] | Laxman Utekar | Hindi | Post-production |
| Lahore 1947[21] | Rajkumar Santoshi | |||
| Thug Life[22] | Mani Ratnam | Tamil | ||
| 2026 | [23] [24] | Nitesh Tiwari | Hindi | Composed with Hans Zimmer. Filming |
| 2027 | Ramayana: Part 2 | |||
| Kadhalikka Neramillai [25] | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Tamil | Post-production | |
| Genie[26] | Bhuvanesh Arjunan | Filming | ||
| Tere Ishk Mein[27] | Aanand L. Rai | Hindi | Pre-production | |
| RC 16[28] | Buchi Babu Sana | Telugu | ||
| Moon Walk | Manoj N. S | Tamil | ||
| Kamal aur Meena | Siddharth P. Malhotra | Hindi | Announced | |
| Ebony McQueen | Shekhar Kapur | English | ||
| Suriya 45 | RJ Balaji | Tamil | ||
| Gandhi | Hansal Mehta | Hindi | Announced (TV series) | |
| Baab[29] | Nayla Al Khaja | Arabic | Delayed | |
| Gandhi Talks | Kishor Pandurang Belekar | Silent |
Notes:
| Year | Song | Work | Co-singer | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Chinna Chinna Aasai" | Roja | Tamil | ||
| 1994 | "Urvasi Urvasi" | Kadhalan | Tamil | ||
| 1994 | "Urvashi Urvashi" | Kadhalan (D) | Shankar Mahadevan, Noel James | Hindi | |
| 1994 | "Urvasi" | Kadhalan (D) | Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed | Telugu | |
| 1995 | "Humma Humma" | Bombay | Tamil | ||
| "Kannalanae" | K. S. Chithra & Chorus | ||||
| "Poovukkenna Poottu" | Noel, Anupama, Shubha & G. V. Prakash Kumar | ||||
| "Mangta Hai Kya" | Rangeela | Hindi | |||
| 1996 | "No Problem" | Love Birds | Tamil | ||
| "Mustafa Mustafa" | Kadhal Desam | Solo | Tamil | ||
| "Hello Doctor" | Storms, Neol, Anupama | ||||
| "Kalloori Salai" | Hariharan, Aslam Mustafa | ||||
| "Mustafa" | Kadhal Desam - Telugu (Dubbed) | Solo | Telugu | ||
| "Mustafa" | Kadhal Desam - Hindi (Dubbed) | Solo | Hindi | ||
| 1998 | "Columbus Columbus" | Jeans | Solo | Tamil | |
| "Dil Se Re" | Dil Se.. | Hindi | |||
| 1999 | "Ishq Bina" | Taal | Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan, Sonu Nigam | Hindi | |
| "Rang De" | Thakshak | Asha Bhosle | |||
| 2000 | "Piya Haji Ali" | Fiza | Srinivas, Murtaza Khan, Qadir Khan | Hindi | |
| "Endendrum Punnagai" | Alai Payuthey | Clinton Cerejo, Srinivas, Shankar Mahadevan | Tamil | ||
| "Maangalyam" | Clinton Cerejo, Srinivas | ||||
| 2001 | "Chale Chalo" | Lagaan | Hindi | ||
| 2002 | "Vellai Pookal" | Kannathil Muthamittal | Solo | Tamil | |
| "Mere Yaar Mila De" | Saathiya | Solo | Hindi | ||
| 2004 | "Jana Gana Mana" | Aaytha Ezhuthu | Tamil | ||
| "Sandakkozhi" | Madhushree | ||||
| "Yaakai Thiri" | Sunitha Sarathy, Pop Shalini | ||||
| "Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera" | Swades | Solo | Hindi | ||
| 2005 | "Aazadi" | Hindi | |||
| "Zikr" | Solo | Hindi | |||
| "Al Maddath Maula" | Kailash Kher, Murtuza Khan, Kadir | Hindi | |||
| "Aararai Kodi" | Anbe Aaruyire | Solo | Tamil | ||
| 2006 | "Khalbali" | Rang De Basanti | Mohammed Aslam, Naccim | Hindi | |
| "Lukka Chuppi" | Lata Mangeshkar | ||||
| "Rubaroo" | Naresh Iyer | ||||
| "Theeyil Vizhunda" | Varalaru | Solo | Tamil | ||
| "New York Nagaram" | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Solo | Tamil/Telugu | ||
| 2007 | "Tere Bina" | Guru | Chinmayi Sripaada, Murtuza Khan, Qadir Khan | Hindi | |
| "Ay Hairathe" | Hariharan, Alka Yagnik | ||||
| "Jaage Hain" | K.S.Chithra, Madras Chorale Group | ||||
| "Athiradee" | Sivaji | Sayanora Philip | Tamil | ||
| "Sahana Saaral" | Udit Narayan, Chinmayi Sripaada | ||||
| "Ellapugazhum" | Azhagiya Thamizh Magan | Solo | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | "Khwaja Mere Khwaja" | Jodhaa Akbar | Solo | Hindi | |
| "Tu Bole Main Boloon" | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | Solo | Hindi | ||
| "Meherbaan" | Ada... A Way of Life | Solo | Hindi | ||
| "Marudaani" | Sakkarakatti | Tamil | |||
| "Tu Mera Dost Hai" | Yuvvraaj | Hindi | |||
| "Tu Muskura" | Alka Yagnik, Javed Ali | ||||
| "Dil Ka Rishta" | Sonu Nigam, Roop Kumar Rathod, Clinton Cerejo, Suzanne, Vivienne Pocha, Sunaina, Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer, Blaaze | ||||
| "O…Saya" | Slumdog Millionaire | English | |||
| 2009 | "Rehna Tu" | Delhi-6 | Hindi | ||
| "Kuru Kuru" | Couples Retreat | Solo | English | ||
| "NaNa" | Blaaze, Vivian Chaix, A. R. Ameen, Clinton Cerejo & Dominique Cerejo | ||||
| 2010 | "Mannipaaya" | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Tamil | ||
| "Maaralante Lokam" | Komaram Puli | Solo | Telugu | ||
| "Pudhiya Manidha" | Endhiran | Tamil | |||
| "Irumbile Oru Irudhaiyam" | Kash n' Krissy | ||||
| 2011 | "Kun Faya Kun" | Rockstar | Hindi | ||
| "Naadaan Parindey" | Mohit Chauhan | ||||
| 2012 | "Kya Hai Mohabbat" | Ekk Deewana Tha | Solo | Hindi | |
| "Sharminda Hoon" | Madhushree | ||||
| "Nenjukkule" | Kadal | Tamil | |||
| "Elay Keechaan" | Solo | ||||
| 2013 | "Nenje Yaezhu" | Maryan | Solo | Tamil | |
| "I Love My Africa" | Blaaze, Madras Youth Choir | ||||
| "Tu Mun Shudi" | Raanjhanaa | Hindi | |||
| "Aise Na Dekho" | Karthik | ||||
| 2014 | "Maahi Ve" | Highway | Solo | Hindi | |
| "Patakha Guddi (Male Version)" | |||||
| "Karma Veerane" | Kochadaiyaan | Tamil | |||
| "Khalifa" | Lekar Hum Deewana Dil | Shweta Pandit, Suzanne D'Mello, Hriday Gattani, Mahesh Vinayakram | Hindi | ||
| "My Mind Is a Stranger Without You" | The Hundred-Foot Journey | Solange Merdinian | English | ||
| "Indiane Vaa" | Lingaa | Solo | Tamil | ||
| 2015 | "Mental Manadhil (Male)" | O Kadhal Kanmani | Tamil | ||
| "Theera Ula" | Darshana, Nikita Gandhi | ||||
| "Malargal Kaettaen" | K. S. Chitra | ||||
| "Tu Koi Aur Hai" | Tamasha | Alma Ferovic, Arjun Chandy | Hindi | ||
| 2016 | "Laakhon Salaam" | Jugni[30] | Solo | Hindi | |
| "Tu Hai" | Mohenjo Daro[31] | Sanah Moidutty | Hindi | ||
| "Sindhu Ma" | Sanah Moidutty | ||||
| "Mohenjo Mohenjo" | Arijit Singh, Bela Shende, Sanah Moidutty | ||||
| 2017 | "OK Jaanu" | OK Jaanu | Srinidhi Venkatesh | Hindi | |
| "Jee Lein" | Arjun Chandy, Neeti Mohan | ||||
| "O Sona Tere Liye" | Mom | Hindi | |||
| "Neethanae" | Mersal | Tamil | |||
| 2018 | "I Am More" | Love Sonia | Bishop Briggs | English | |
| "Mazhai Kuruvi" | Chekka Chivantha Vaanam | Solo | rowspan"1" | Tamil | |
| "Oru Viral Puratchi" | Sarkar | Srinidhi Venkatesh | rowspan"1" | Tamil | |
| "Jai Hind India" | Hockey World Cup | Solo | Hindi | ||
| 2019 | "Wako Naam Fakir" | The Fakir of Venice | Arjun Chandy, Abhay Jodhpurkar | Hindi | |
| "Marvel Anthem" | Promotional Track for | Backing Vocals by Arjun Chandy, Nakul Abhyankar, MC Heam, Suryansh, Hiral Viradia, Lavita Lobo, Deepthi Suresh, Veena Murali, Srinivas, Sowmya, Madumitha, Shenbagaraj, Jaganjoth, Mayank, Soundarya, Aravind Srinivas, Jithin, Santosh, Akshara | Hindi/Tamil/Telugu | ||
| "Singappenney" | Bigil | Shashaa Tirupati | Tamil | ||
| 2020 | "Sai Shirdi Sai" | 99 Songs | Bela Shende | Hindi/Tamil/Telugu | |
| "Sofia" | Shashwat Singh | ||||
| "O Aashiqa" | |||||
| "Dil Bechara Title Track" | Dil Bechara | Hindi | |||
| "Hum Haar Nahi Manenge" | HDFC Bank COVID-19 | Khatija Rahman, Mika Singh, Clinton Cerejo, Jonita Gandhi, Javed Ali, Mohit Chauhan, Sashaa Tirupathi, Sid sriram, Shruti Hassan, Harshdeep kaur | Hindi | ||
| 2021 | "Rihaayi De" | Mimi | Hindi | ||
| 2022 | "DaFa Kar" | Heropanti 2 | Hiral Viradia | Hindi | |
| "Muthu's Journey" | Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu | Tamil | |||
| "Marakuma Nenjam" | Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu | Tamil | |||
| "Ponni Nadhi" | A. R. Raihanah, Bamba Bakya | Tamil | |||
| "Uyir Urugudhey" | Cobra (2022 film) | Solo | Tamil | ||
| 2023 | ''Namma Satham'' | Pathu Thala | Yogi Seker | Tamil | |
| "PS Anthem" | Nabyla | ||||
| ''Jigu Jigu Railu''|Maamannan|Solo|-| rowspan="7" |2024|"Vera Level Sago"| rowspan="2" |Ayalaan|Solo|-|"Maanja Nee"|A. R. Ameen|-|"Jalali"|Lal Salaam|Sarath Santhosh|-|Hope Song|The Goat Life|Rianjali|Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi & English|-|''Bol Mohabbat'' | Amar Singh Chamkila | Kailash Kher | Hindi | ||
| "Team India Hai Hum" | Maidaan | Nakul Abhyankar | |||
| "Jaane Do" | Hiral Viradia |
| Year | Song | Work | Co-lyricist | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Nenjae Ezhu" | Maryan | Tamil | |
| "Innum Konjam" | Kabilan | |||
| "Enga Pona Raasaa" | Kutti Revathi | |||
| 2015 | "Kaara Attakkaaraa" | O Kadhal Kanmani | ||
| "Mental Manadhil" (Male) | Mani Ratnam | |||
| "Mental Manadhil" (Female) | Mani Ratnam | |||
| 2024 | "Maanja Nee" | Ayalaan | Sivakarthikeyan, ThoughtsForNow |
| Year | Title | Tracks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Flying Lotus | ||
| 2014 | Raunaq | ||
| 2013 | Coke Studio | ||
| 2011 | SuperHeavy | With SuperHeavy | |
| 2011 | Gems (Studio album by Michael Bolton) | 1 out of 12 tracks | |
| 2011 | Connections | ||
| 2011 | Connections... A Journey Through Anthems | ||
| 2008 | Nokia Connections | ||
| 2004 | Choreography (Studio album by Vanessa-Mae) | 1 out of 10 tracks | |
| 2003 | Harem (Studio album by Sarah Brightman) | 1 out of 14 tracks | |
| 2001 | Indian Mantra | 5 out of 10 tracks | |
| 2000 | Jana Gana Mana | ||
| 1998 | Gurus of Peace | 1 out of 4 tracks | |
| 1997 | Vande Mataram | ||
| 1994 | Fantasy / Andhi Maalai | as a keyboardist only | |
| 1992 | Then Vandhu Paayedhu | background score only | |
| 1992 | Colours | as a keyboardist only | |
| 1991 | Shubhaa – Set Me Freeee | ||
| 1989 | Deen Isai Maalai | ||
| 1987 | Gotte Kanakavva | record producer[32] |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Amar Shonar Bangla" | YouTube Single with lyrics by Zulfiqer Russell | |
| 2019 | "Light Upon Light" | YouTube Single ft. Sami Yusuf | |
| "Ahimsa" | Collaboration with U2 | ||
| A.R. Ameen's "Sago" | Credited for composition and as a co-producer | ||
| Amal Maher's "Asl El Ehsas" | credited for "Music Arrangement"(collaboration with Egyptian singer Amal Maher) | ||
| 2015 | "Humko Mann Ki Shakti Dena" | ||
| 2012 | "Infinite Love | ||
| 2012 | "Nimma Nimma" | ||
| 2012 | "Oscar Sangamam" | ||
| 2011 | "Satyameva Jayathe" | ||
| 2011 | "Miracle Worker" | ||
| 2010 | "Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyaam" | ||
| 2010 | "Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat" | ||
| 2009 | "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (with The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger) (Charts – US:#15 UK:#3 AUS:#1CAN:#5) | ||
| 2008 | "Marhaba Mustapha" | ||
| 2007 | "One Love" | ||
| 2007 | "Pray for Me Brother" | ||
| 2005 | "We Can Make It Better" | ||
| 2002 | "Ek Rahen Ek Nazaria" | ||
| 2002 | "Love's Never Easy" (with Preeya Kalidas) | ||
| 2002 | "Shakalaka Baby" (with Preeya Kalidas) | ||
| 1999 | "Hey Jawan Tujhe Salaam" | ||
| 1998 | "Ekam Satyam" | ||
| 1996 | "Oh Bosnia" |
| Year | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (with Artists for Haiti) (Charts – US:#2 UK:#50 AUS:#18 CAN:#7) | |
| "Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" |
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