- Rahman (actor)
Infobox actor
name = Rahman
caption = Rahman
birthname = Rashin Rahman
location = flagicon|IND Abu Dhabi, UAE.
birthdate = birth date and age|1967|5|23
yearsactive = 1983-Present
height = 6 feet 0 inche
spouse = Mehrunisa
Children - Rushda, Alisha
homepage = http://www.rahmanthestar.blogspot.com/Rahman is a popular
film actor in theMalayalam , Tamil and Telugu film Industries.Six Feet Tall Rahman has acted in more than 100 films in Malayalam, Tamil & Telugu and was a superstar in the 1980s. Rahman has a lot of fans all over South India. There are several fans associations in the name of this actor in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. He acted in the films of great directors likePadmarajan ,Bharathan ,K. Balachander ,Priyadarshan and acted along with great artists like Sivaji Ganeshan, Prem Nazir, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Madhu, MG Soman, Sukumaran, KP Ummar, Satyaraj, Vijayakanth & Prabhu. TheMammootty ,Mohanlal , Rahman team acted together in about seven films, and was very successful.School Days
Baldwin School Bangalore Karnataka State,Indian School Abu Dhabi UAE,Rex High School Ooty Tamil Nadu State,M.E.S College Malappuram Kerala State.
Film career
Rahman's first Malayalam film " [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248946/ Koodevide] " was released in 1983 and it was a big hit all over Kerala. After that he acted in the super hit films like Ithiri poove chuvanna poove, Parannu parannu parannu, Thammil Thammil,Kaanamarayuthu, Koodumthedi, Kariyilakkattu pole, Adiyozhukkukal, Vartha, Pumukhapadiyil Ninneyum Kathu,Katha Ethuvare, Evide thudgannu,Eeran Sandhya,Ente Nathante Nimmi,Kandu Kandarinju,Upaharam,Chilambu,Vennameettiya Vilangukal,Mazhavilkoodaram etc. 2008 is the silver jubilee year (25 years as actor) of Rahman.Rahman's comeback film in
Malayalam was the second hero role in the film "Black'.Mammootty was the hero. In the films like "Rajamanikyam", "Mahasamudram","Bhargavacharitham Moonam Khandam"he did second hero roles. He was the hero in the films like "Abraham and Lincoln" and "Nanma"along withKalabhavan Mani , . He also acted in directorKamal 's film "Goal" andRanjith 'sMohanlal film Rock 'n' Roll. In Malayalam after Koodevede, "Rajamanikiyam "(2005) was the second film Rahman dubbed in his own voice.Films to come
After a long gap Rahman is acting as a Hero in three new malayalam films. The first one "Manchadikkuru" (English titled Lucky Red seeds) produced by NFDC and directed by
Anjali Menon completed shooting. Rahman's big budget malayalam movie namedMusafir , directed by Pramod Pappan started shooting in the in locations likeLondon ,Dubai andCyprus . Mamta is his heroine in this film. A musical thriller,Musafir is scheduled to release in the month of December.Rahman will join the sets ofViji Thamby 's new film 'Suspense' after Musafir. This film also is a big budget film shooting in Germany and Switzerland. He is also acting in the Multi-starrer movie produced by AMMA.Another malayalam film announced with Rahman as the hero is Sourayudham. Documentary director Manu’s movie 'Sourayoodham' will feature Rahman in the lead with another newcomer Nandha, as the heroine. Film is understood to start shooting in November.Tamil, Telugu
Rahman's first Tamil film was "Nileve Malare" which was released in 1986 and the director of the film was S.A. Chanderashekhar,(Tamil actor
Viay 's father) and the film was a big success. After that he acted in the films like Kanne Kannemuthe, Vasantharagam, Anpulla Appa (withShivaji Ganeshan ). In 1989, after the super hits of Puthu Puthu Arthangal, Puriyatha Puthir, Nee Pathi Naan Pathi he shifted completely to Tamil and Telugu. "Bharath Band" is one of his big hits in Telugu. "Rasaleela" was the first Telugu movie Rahman acted which was released in 1986. In 1987 January Rahman moved to Bangalore(Jaya Nagar 9th block) from Kozhikode. In 1990 Rahman moved from Bangalore to Chennai. Rahman performed superbly in the Tamil films "Thoothukudi " and "Ram " which was released in 2006 and 2005. Tamil film "Ethiri "(2004) was the first film Rahman dubbed in his own voice. He was the villain in the big hit Tamil filmBilla , released in December, 2007.In 2005 after a long gap in Telugu Rahman acted in Telugu film named "Dhariyam, but it was a flop in the box office. The Telugu version of Malayalam film Abraham Lincoln released on September 15, all overAndhra Pradesh and got good response. Rahman's latest Telugu film wasAalayam , directed by superhit directorMuthyala Subbayya . The film was a big success among family audience inAndhra Pradesh .Rahman's latest Tamil film isBalam directed by Muralikrishna. In this filmSuhasini , his first heroine in the filmKoodevide is also acting with him after a gap of 25 years.He is now acting in the Tamil filmVamanan directed by Ahmed who has worked as assistant to director Kathir.Awards
Rahman got the state award for best supporting actor for his performance in the very first film
Koodevide . Later he got several awards including Filmfare and critics Awards. Rahman got the Award for Trendsetter in the history of Malayalam cinema's 78 years at the Etisalat Everest Film awards held in Dubai in 2007. The public voted Rahman for this Award from the nominations includingKamal Hassan ,Sreedevi ,Manju Warrier andNadiya Moithu .Filimography
Malayalam Films
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706721/ Rahman IMDB]
* [http://www.rahmanthestar.blogspot.com/ Rahman blogs]
* [http://www.rahmanphotos.blogspot.com/ Rahman Photos]
* [http://www.rahmanthestar.blogspot.com/ Rahman Autobiography]
* [http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073752207&articleType=movies&contentId=3117649&BV_ID=@@@/ Manorama Interview]
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