Rajagopala Kulasekara Shekhar was a Tamil

Tamil people

Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...

 India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n music composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

, who worked for Malayalam and Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 movies. He composed music for 52 films, and was the music conductor for more than 100 films. He is best known as the father of music composer A. R. Rahman

A. R. Rahman

Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

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His debut song was "Chotta Muthal Chudala Vare" ("from birth to grave") which was a big hit in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. This was composed for the film Pazhassi Raja

Pazhassi Raja (1964 film)

Pazhassi Raja is a 1964 Malayalam biographical film directed and produced by Kunchako. It is written by wellknown playwright Thikkodiyan and is based on the life of warrior king Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja. It stars Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair in the title role, and Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Satyapal,...

(1964).

Personal life

R. K. Shekhar was married to Kasthuri. They had three children, among them composer A. R. Rahman

A. R. Rahman

Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

. Shekhar died at the age of 43. He was a popular music director in Malayalam cinema. Even though Shekhar died at an early age he is still a legend in the Malayalam Music Industry.

Filmography

• Pazhassi Raja
  Pazhassi Raja (1964 film)
  Pazhassi Raja is a 1964 Malayalam biographical film directed and produced by Kunchako. It is written by wellknown playwright Thikkodiyan and is based on the life of warrior king Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja. It stars Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair in the title role, and Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Satyapal,...
  
  
• Ayisha
• Anadha Shilpangal
• Yogamullaval
• Aradi Manninte Janmi
• Kandavarundo?
• Taxi Car
• Miss Mary
• Thiruvabharanam
• Kapalika
• Pattabhishekham
• Nadeenadanmare Avashyamundu
• Thamarathoni
• Pen Pada
• Priyae Ninakku Vendi
• Velicham Akale
• Kuttichathan
• Swimming Pool
• Chottanikkara Amma

External links

• Interview with A R Rahman