Music composer A R Rahman will be conferred with the Lakshminarayana International Award this year, the organisers of the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival announced.
The award, instituted to honour artists for their contributions to the field of arts, will be presented to Rahman at a special ceremony on 15 December, according to a press release.
The event will serve as the curtain raiser to the 35th edition of the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival and will be held at Rasika Ranjani Sabha.
Rahman, a two-time Academy Award winner and one of India’s most celebrated music composers, has been credited with transforming the soundscape of Indian cinema. With over 150 million records sold and more than 100 film soundtracks and albums to his name, his work spans landmark films such as Roja, Bombay, Dil Se, Taal, Lagaan, Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours.
Trained in Western classical music at Trinity College, London, Rahman established the Panchathan Record Inn in Chennai, one of India’s most advanced recording studios. He made a historic debut with Roja, which earned him the National Award — the first of seven, the highest number received by any Indian composer.
Rahman is also a recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. He has also won seven National Film Awards for Best Music and Best Background Score.
On the work front, Rahman emerged as the fourth most streamed artist in India on Spotify Wrapped 2025. He secured the second position among Tamil artists. His latest film album was Aanand L Rai’s Tere Ishk Mein.
