Darkkey Nagaraja

Darkkey Nagaraja is a Malaysian musician known for his work in Tamil music. He used to be a part of the band Darkkey & The Keys. Nagaraja is known as the 'Indian Emperor of Samba Rock'.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/05/906455/darkkey-triggers-social-media-buzz-over-dato-claim|title=Darkkey triggers social media buzz over Dato claim|work=New Straits Times|first=Zur Narina|last=Othman|date=6 May 2023|access-date=12 April 2025}}

Selected discography

= Albums =

== Darkkey & The Keys ==

Akkamage (1996){{Cite web|url=https://thesun.my/buzz/a-record-breaking-achievement-IE10272684|title=A record breaking achievement|first=Shobana|last=Manokaran|date=25 November 2022|work=The Sun|access-date=12 April 2025}}

== Independent ==

Arakana (2000){{Cite web|url=https://www.thevibes.com/articles/culture/16148/amma-mia-indian-malaysian-band-darkkey-goes-viral-in-italy|title=Amma mia! Indian-Malaysian band Darkkey goes viral in Italy|first=Aju|last=Mohanakrishnan|quote=Their song 'Puli' starts off with the image of a tiger and their lead singer shouting the word 'puli' (tiger in Tamil) in a high pitched tone to a crummy guitar riff. All the while doing his best Michael Jackson dance moves|website=theVibes.com|date=2 February 2021|access-date=12 April 2025}}

Personal life

Nagaraja has a daughter.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-06 |title=GBU வாய்ப்பு இப்படித்தான் கிடைச்சது! ரகசியம் உடைத்த Darkkey Nagaraja! |url=https://www.tamizhakam.com/2025/04/gbu-darkkey-nagaraja.html |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Tamizhakam |language=Ta |archive-date=2025-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421182637/https://www.tamizhakam.com/2025/04/gbu-darkkey-nagaraja.html |url-status=live }}

Controversy

In May 2023, Darkkey claimed that he was a Dato, which did not go down well with netizens as he was not officially given the title.{{Cite web|url=https://says.com/my/news/darkkey-nagaraja-claims-he-is-now-a-dato|title=Darkkey Claims He Is Now A Dato — But Things Aren't Adding Up|work=SAYS|date=9 May 2023|first=Sadho|last=Ram|access-date=12 April 2025}}

Other work

In 2016, he made a cameo appearance in the Indian film Kabali, which was shot in Malaysia. In 2025, he wrote and sang the song "AK The Tiger" for Good Bad Ugly (2024),{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Apr/10/ak-the-tiger-song-from-ajiths-good-bad-ugly-is-boisterous-and-intense|title='AK-The Tiger' song from Ajith's Good Bad Ugly is boisterous and intense|date=10 April 2025|work=Cinema Express|access-date=12 April 2025|archive-date=13 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413105726/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Apr/10/ak-the-tiger-song-from-ajiths-good-bad-ugly-is-boisterous-and-intense|url-status=live}} which was based on his own song "Arakana". The song was successful and became an anthem for Ajith Kumar's fans.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/darkkey-makes-a-thunderous-mark-with-ajiths-good-bad-ugly-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-malaysian-musical-artist/articleshow/120252069.cms|title=Darkkey makes a thunderous mark with Ajith's 'Good Bad Ugly': All you need to know about the Malaysian musical artist|date=April 13, 2025|work=The Times of India}}