Music maestro A.R. Rahman is set to be honoured with the Lakshminarayana International Award on December 15 at the curtain raiser of the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival 2025.
The Lakshminarayana International Award honours legendary artists for their contributions in the field of arts, with the upcoming edition looking forward to recognising the Oscar-winning music composer and singer.
The honour will be conferred at a special ceremony marking the launch of the 35th edition of the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival. The event will take place at Rasika Ranjani Sabha in Chennai on Monday.
A two-time Academy Award winner, Rahman is widely credited with redefining the soundscape of Indian cinema. With over 150 million records sold across more than 100 film soundtracks and albums, his landmark scores include Roja, Bombay, Dil Se, Taal, Lagaan, Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours.
Trained in Western classical music at Trinity College, he founded the pioneering Panchathan Record Inn in Chennai and made a historic debut with Roja, winning the National Award, later earning six more, the most for any Indian composer.
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He is also a recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.
Beyond cinema, Rahman continues to innovate through projects like his VR film Le Musk and through nurturing new talent with the KM Music Conservatory, the Sunshine Orchestra, the Firdaus Orchestra, and his recent ensembles Rooh-e-Noor and Jhalaa.
