| Rap Rakesh Sethulingam | |
| Other Names: | Rap Rakesh |
| Birth Date: | January 11, 1992 (age 32) |
| Birth Place: | Tiruchirappalli, India |
| Alma Mater: | Bannari Amman Institute of Technology |
| Occupation: | Entrepreneur, music composer, lyricist, singer, rapper, actor, writer, screenwriter, choreographer |
| Yearsactive: | 2007–present |
Rakesh Sethulingam, also known as Rap Rakesh, is an Indian rapper and YouTuber.
Rakesh Sethulingam sought to popularise rap when it was under-represented in Tamil music. Inspired by 'Pettai Rap', he composed a song in 2009, performed it at IIT Saarang, and won first prize. Since then, he has been known as 'Rap Rakesh', first to friends and then to Facebook fans.[1] In 2014, he released the song 'Munne Vaada' which is centered around female empowerment.[2] In 2016, Rakesh launched a further music video focusing on this subject matter entitled '12 AM (Women Empowerment)'. The video is an ode to a woman who was robbed and brutally killed by kidnappers. It was released by Vijay Sethupathi.[3] [4]
| Year | Song | Composer | Lyrics | Singers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Rap Rakesh "Kadhal" (underground song) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | First Youtube Official Song in TamilNadu & First Independent Artist YouTube Channel in South india who Released Official song before the start-up of Sony Music, Saregama, T series, etc. |
| 2008 | Rap Rakesh "Boomi" (underground song) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Audio Song |
| 2009 | Love of Rakesh (underground song) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Sneha | Audio Song |
| 2011 | Poita Poitan (underground song) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Audio Song |
| 2011 | Yarukaga (underground song) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Subhatara (Classical VOC), Srinidhi Iyer (Western VOC) | Audio Song (underground release) replacement of voice in 2015 |
| 2012 | MY INDIAN GIRLS (underground song) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Audio Song (underground release) |
| 2014 | Munney Vaa Daa (Student Anthem) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Pooja Vaidyanath (Pooja Av), Saisharan, Nithyashree | Music Video Released by Drums Sivamani, Esq.RaviChandran & Ishari K. Ganesh |
| 2016 | 12 AM (Violence Against Women) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Subhatara | Music Video Released by Vijay Sethupathi and Performed by Rap Rakesh & Smruthi Venkat |
| 2016 | Patti Song (Old age homes) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Nithyashree | Music Video Released by Paravai Muniyamma & Valliamma Patti |
| 2017 | Vanam (Deforestation and Animal Welfare) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Gomathi, Visa, Subhatara, Sujha, Aswathi, Ram | Music Video Honoured by Vivek, Released by Vijay Sethupathi |
| 2025 | 10,000 (Cartoon Music Video) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Visa | Cartoon Music Video Pre-production |
| 2025 | Hansika I love you baby | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Music Video Pre-production |
| Year | Music Video | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Munney Vaa Daa (Student Anthem) | Singer & Rapper | Tamil |
| 2016 | 12 AM (Violence Against Women) | Rapper | Tamil |
| 2024 | Hansika I love you baby | Singer & Rapper | Tamil |