S. A. Rajkumar

{{short description|Indian film music composer (born 1964)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = S. A. Rajkumar

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|08|23}}

| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

| background = Tirunelveli

| occupation = Music director

| years_active = 1987-2014
2021

}}

S. A. Rajkumar (born 23 August 1964) is an Indian music composer and lyricist, known for his work primarily in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada cinema.

Early life

Rajkumar's father was a vocalist performing in stage shows conducted by popular music directors such as Ilayaraja, Gangai Amaren, Deva among others. Rajkumar admired his father's musical career and developed an interest in music. It was his mother who encouraged his father to make him join music classes. Rajkumar underwent classical music training under the guidance of Subbaiah Bhagavathar for 3 years.{{cite web|url=http://www.cinecrush.com/gallery/116-sa-rajkumar/1/ |title=Profile Gallery | S.A. Rajkumar |publisher=CineCrush |date=23 August 1964 |access-date=12 September 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinebio/30-03-00/rajkumar.htm |title=Dinakaran |website=dinakaran.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010121165300/http://dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinebio/30-03-00/rajkumar.htm |archive-date=21 January 2001 |url-status=dead}}

Career

After completing his music training, Rajkumar started to organize musical shows on his own and was searching for film opportunities. Come 1987 and director duo Robert–Rajasekar gave him his first breakthrough by signing him as the music composer for their film Chinna Poove Mella Pesu.{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=19 September 1987 |title=Entry with a bang |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4YVlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1792%2C59351 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424154229/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4YVlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1792%2C59351 |archive-date=24 April 2024 |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=The Indian Express |pages=19 |via=Google News Archive}} Since then, Rajkumar has composed music for over hundred films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada language films. His compositions for the films such as Pudhu Vasantham (1990), Shruthi (1990), Poove Unakkaga (1996), Surya Vamsam (1997), Aval Varuvala (1998), Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998), Thullatha Manamum Thullum (1999), Raja (1999), Vaanathaippola (2000), Priyamaana Thozhi (2003) and Vasantam (2003) have all been blockbuster musical hits.

Awards

Discography

= Tamil cinema =

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! Year !! Title !! Notes

rowspan="3"| 1987Chinna Poove Mella Pesu
Veeran Veluthambi
Thangachi
rowspan="6"|1988Kunguma Kodu
Makkal Aanaiyittal
Poovum Puyalum
Rayilukku Neramachu
Manasukkul Mathappu
Paravaigal Palavitham
rowspan="3"| 1989En Thangai
Oru Ponnu Nenacha
PasakanalMovie Not Released
rowspan="5"| 1990Pudhu VasanthamFilmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
Thangathin Thangam
Puriyaadha PudhirRemake of Tarka (1990)
Pudhu Pudhu Ragangal
Paadi Vaa ThendraleMovie Not Released
rowspan="12"| 1991Perum Pulli
Aasai Kiliye Kobama
Annan Kaattiya Vazhi
Enga Ooru Sippai
Nattai Thirudathey
Archana IAS
Idhaya Oonjal
Manasara Vazhthungalen
Sivaranjani
Nenjamundu Nermaiundu
Anbulla Thangachikku
Vazhndhal UnnodudhanMovie Not Released
rowspan="5"| 1992Thaali Kattiya Raasa
Palaivana Raagangal
Ellaichami
Mangala Nayagan
Pudhu Varusham
rowspan="3"| 1993Mudhal Paadal
Konjum Kili
Varam Tharum Vadivelan
rowspan="4"| 1994Purushanai Kaikulla Poottukanum
Pudhusa Pootha Roosa
Chella Kiliye Mella PesuMovie Not Released
Vai JalaamMovie Not Released
rowspan="2"| 1995Namma Ponnu VazhanumMovie Not Released
Puthu PonnuMovie Not Released
rowspan="2"| 1996Poove Unakkaga50th Film
Krishna
rowspan="4"| 1997Pistha
SuryavamsamTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
Nattupura Nayagan
Putham Puthu PooveMovie Not Released
rowspan="6"| 1998Maru Malarchi
Ponmanam
Aval VaruvalaRemake of Pelli (1997);
six songs reused from said film.
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthenone song "Doddabetta Kulir" is based on "Come Come" from Suswagatham
Simmarasi
Endrum AnandhamMovie Not Released
rowspan="8"| 1999Suriya Paarvai
Thullatha Manamum ThullumReused one song from Suryavamsam (1998)
Suyamvaram
Malabar Police
Nee Varuvai Ena
Kannupada PoguthaiyaReused one song from Raja (1999)
Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa
Paattali
rowspan="15"| 2000VaanathaippolaReused one song from Preminche Manasu (1999)
Sudhandhiram
Rajakali Amman
James Pandu
Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela
Unnai Kodu Ennai TharuvenReused one song from Nuvvu Vasthavani (2000)
Pennin Manathai Thottu
Kuberan
Simmasanam
MaayiReused one song from Sneham Kosam (1999)
Budget Padmanabhan
Palayathu Amman
PriyamaanavaleRemake of Pavitra Bandham (1996)
One song reused from said film.
Vanna Thamizh Pattu
Ennavale
rowspan="5"| 2001Nageswari
Piriyadha Varam VendumRemake of Niram (1999)
Aanandham
Krishna Krishna
Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
rowspan="6"| 2002Punnagai Desam
Shakalaka Baby
KamarasuReused one song from Suswagatham (1998)
Raja
Namma Veetu Kalyanam
Padai Veetu Amman
rowspan="5"| 2003Vaseegara
Kadhaludan
Priyamana ThozhiReused one song from Jodi (2001)
Diwan
Aalukkoru Aasai
rowspan="2"| 2004Manasthan
Chatrapathy
rowspan="3"| 2005Kannadi Pookal
Kannamma
Plus Kootani
2006Thodamale
2008Valluvan Vasuki
2010Pournami NagamRemake of Punnami Naagu (2009);
five songs reused from said film.
rowspan="2"|2013Chokkali
Thirumathi Thamizh
2021Vaa Pagandaya

= Telugu cinema =

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! Year !! Title !! Notes

rowspan="2" |1997

| Subhakankshalu

Remake of Poove Unakkaga (1996),
three songs reused from said film.
PelliTelugu debut as a solo composer
rowspan="4"|1998SuswagathamRemake of Love Today (1997);
one song reused from Poove Unakkaga (1996).
SuryavamsamRemake of Surya Vamsam (1997);
five songs reused from said film.
RaayuduRemake of Vallal (1997)
Vaibhavam
rowspan="7"|1999Sneham KosamRemake of Natpukkaga (1998)
Manavudu Danavudu
ManikyamRemake of Porkkaalam (1997)
RajaRemake of Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998);
five songs reused from said film.
Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Telugu
Panchadara ChilakaRemake of Oru Thalai Ragam (1980)
Preminche ManasuRemake of Priyamudan (1998)
Bobbili VamsamRemake of Thalaimurai (1998)
rowspan="8"|2000Kalisundam Raa
Ravanna
Nuvvu VasthavaniRemake of Thullatha Manamum Thullum (1999);
five songs reused from said film.
Maa AnnayyaRemake of Vaanathaippola (2000);
six songs reused from said film.
Ninnu Choosaka
Chinna
Pelli SambandhamRemake of Pooparika Varugirom (1999)
Ninne PremisthaRemake of Nee Varuvai Ena (1999)
five songs reused from said film
one song reused from Maayi (2000)
rowspan="10"|2001SimharasiRemake of Maayi (2000);
three songs reused from said film,
two songs reused from Simmarasi (1998),
one song reused from Priyamaanavale (2000).
Eduruleni Manishi
Kalisi Naduddam
Naa Manasistha RaaRemake of Parthen Rasithen (2000)
all songs reused from said film
Maa Pelliki RandiRemake of Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga (1999)
Akka Bavekkada
Deevinchandi
Subhakaryam
Ninnu Choodalani
Daddy"Gummadi" is based on "Saamanthi Poovukkum" from unreleased Tamil film Putham Pudhu Poove
dubbed in Tamil as Dance Master
rowspan="4"|2002Bharatasimha Reddy
Nee Premakai
Siva Rama RajuRemake of Samudhiram (2001) and Simmarasi (1998),
one song reused from Samuthiram
two songs reused from Simmarasi
one song from Suryavamsam (1997)
Police Sisters
rowspan="2"|2003VasanthamSimultaneously shot with Priyamaana Thozhi (2003)
songs reused from said film.
Tiger Harischandra Prasad
rowspan="5"|2004Keelu Gurramone song reused from Priyamanavale
Kushi KushigaRemake of Chronic Bachelor (2003)
Puttintiki Ra Chelli
Cheppave ChirugaliRemake of Unnai Ninaithu (2002);
six songs reused from said film.
Leela Mahal CenterRemake of Amarkalam (1997)
one song reused from Chinna Poove Mella Pesu
rowspan="2"|2005SankranthiRemake of Aanandham (2001);
Three songs reused from said film,
two songs reused from Punnagai Desam
Naidu LLB
rowspan="3"|2006RajababuRemake of Balettan (2003)
Andala RamuduRemake of Sundara Purushan (1996)
AstramRemake of Sarfarosh (1999)
rowspan="2"|2007Veedu Mamoolodu Kadu
Nava VasanthamRemake of Punnagai Desam (2002);
three songs reused from said film.
2008GorintakuRemake of Anna Thangi (2005);
three songs reused from said film.
2009Punnami Naagu
rowspan="2"|2010Maa Annayya Bangaram
Mouna Raagam
2011Jhalak
2013Mr. PellikodukuRemake of Tanu Weds Manu (2011)

= Kannada cinema =

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! Year !! Title !! Notes

1990ShruthiRemake of Tamil film Pudhu Vasantham
Only one song reused from said film
Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada
1991Gowri KalyanaRemake of Tamil film Thooral Ninnu Pochchu
1992Obbarigintha Obbaru
1997MaduveRemake of Pelli
all songs used from said film
2001JodiRemake of Darling Darling (2000)
one song from this film reused in Priyamana Thozhi
2003Chandra Chakori
rowspan="4"|2004RamakrishnaRemake of Aan Paavam (1985);
reused one song from Kannupada Poguthaiya (1999),
reused one song from Nuvvu Vastavani (1999)
Kanchana Ganga
SrushtiReused one song from Kadhaludan:
"Ithuvarai Yarum" reused as "Hrudaya Thumba"
JyeshtaRemake of Valliettan (2000)
rowspan="4"|2005GowrammaRemake of Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001);
reused one song from Leela Mahal Center (2004)
Love StoryRemake of Maro Charitra (1978);
reused one song from Ek Duuje Ke Liye.
Dubbed in Tamil as Uyir Ullavarai
Siri Chandana
VarshaOne song reused from Telugu film Suryavamsam
rowspan="3"|2006Sirivantha
Thandege Thakka MagaRemake of Thevar Magan;
three songs reused from said film
Sevanthi Sevanthi
rowspan="2"|2007Thayiya Madilu
PreethigaagiRemake of Aniyathipraavu (1997);
reused one song from Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997),
reused one song from Surya Vamsam (1997),
reused one song from Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001)
2010Jokali
2011MallikarjunaRemake of Thavasi (2001),
reused one song from Priyamaana Thozhi (2003)
2012Gokula Krishna
2014ParamashivaRemake of Samuthiram and Simmarasi;
score only
2015KatteRemake of Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga
One song "Sanihake" loosely based on "Oru Thadavai" from Vaseegara

= Malayalam cinema =

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! Year !! Title !! Notes

2004VeshamReused one song from Putham Puthu Poove and Chandra Chakori
2014Villali Veeran

= Television =

  • 2010 Kodi Mullai

= Onscreen appearances =

= Singer =

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! Year !! Title !! Song !!Notes

1987Chinna Poove Mella Pesu"Ye Pulla Karuppayi"also wrote lyrics for all songs
1987Veeran VeluthambiVettaveli
1988Makkal Aanaiyittal"Dei Dei Payale"
1988Rayilukku NeramachuYela Malai Kaatru
1988Manasukkul Mathappu"Vaa Kanmani"
1990Pudhu VasanthamIdhu Mudhan Mudhala
1997Surya Vamsam"Thirunalu Thaerazhaga"
1998Maru MalarchiKambanukku Kai Koduthu
1998PonmanamAzhaga Azhaga
1999SimmarasiThaaye Thirisooli
2003Chandra Chakori"Bellama Bellage Daari Bidu"Kannada song
2003Diwan"Paarthathilla"
2007Sevanthi Sevanthi"Mayadanta Male Bantanna"Kannada song
2021Vaa Pagandaya"Saathi Saathi"

References

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