Composer · Actor · age 59

A.R. Rahman

Best rated: Mudhalvan (8.4)

Films: 156
Avg rating: 6.78
Peak run: 1999’00
7+ run: 11 films

Films: 156
Avg rating: 6.78
Peak run: 1999’00
7+ run: 11 films

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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

A.R. Rahman, music career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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A.R. Rahman's career barcodecoolhot

1992156 films2026

Current formLast 5: 5.56 vs career 6.78 (−1.22)

As a composer, films with 1,000+ votes

A.R. by the numbers

Average

6.78

134 rated films

Vote weighted

6.84

bigger films count more

Median

7.1

half are better

Consistency

±1.20

rating spread

Career

35y

1992 to 2026

Total votes

3.9M

across every film

Best

8.4

Mudhalvan

Worst

2.2

Heropanti 2

Newest first

Filmography

Music filmography

2026	Baab	·	36
2026	Batwara 1947	4.5	3,544
2026	Main Vaapas Aaunga	7.9	13,854
2026	Peddi	5.2	9,471
2026	Gandhi Talks	·	856
2025	Tere Ishk Mein	6.1	32,610
2025	Ufff Yeh Siyapaa	·	338
2025	Thug Life	4.1	7,003
2025	Chhaava	7.3	45,652
2025	Kadhalikka Neramillai	6.1	2,256
2024	Raayan	6.5	14,135
2024	Amar Singh Chamkila	7.8	18,018
2024	Maidaan	7.9	23,705
2024	The Goat Life	7.1	50,876
2024	Lal Salaam	4.4	1,653
2024	Ayalaan	5.9	4,547
2023	Pippa	6.2	3,062
2023	Maamannan	6.7	6,452
2023	Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two	7.2	20,102
2023	Pathu Thala	6.7	10,409

Better together?

A.R. Rahman's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Mani Ratnam and A.R. Rahman movies · Shankar Shanmugham and A.R. Rahman movies · Gautham Vasudev Menon and A.R. Rahman movies · Imtiaz Ali and A.R. Rahman movies

Takes

On A.R. Rahman

5 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

Best Original Song · Academy Awards 2011
Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
Nominated
Best Original Score · Academy Awards 2011
A.R. Rahman
Nominated
Best Original Song · Academy Awards 2009
Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Nominated
Best Original Song · Academy Awards 2009
Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar
Won
Best Original Score · Academy Awards 2009
A.R. Rahman
Won

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