A.R.RAHMAN IS CHENNAIITE BY BIRTH. HIS PARENTS ALSO FROM CHENNAI ONLY. THEY ARE ORIGINALLY TAMIL HINDU MUDHALIAARS BEFORE CONVERTING TO ISLAM. HE EMBRACED ISLAM DUE TO SOME ILL FATE AFTER HIS FATHERS DEATH & DUE TO SOME MIRACLES HAPPENED TO HIS FAMILY THROUGH A SUFI SAINT WHEN HIS FAMILY WAS IN POVERTY. FOR CAREER SAKE INITIALLY HIS FATHER WAS DOING MALAYALAM FILMS & ASSISTING TAMIL FILMS TOO. RAHMAN STARTED HIS CAREER BY DOING JINGLES TO AD FILMS IN CHENNAI TILL ROJA (TAMIL MOVIE) GAVE HIM AN INTERNATIONAL BREAK. REGARDS
