Khatija Rahman
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- Singer
- composer
Khatija Rahman | |
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| Born | 29 December 1995 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse |
Riyasdeen Riyan (m. 2022) |
| Father | A. R. Rahman |
| Relatives | A. R. Ameen (brother) |
| Family | R. K. Shekhar family |
| Awards | Full list |
| Musical career | |
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Khatija Rahman[a] (Tamil pronunciation: [kɐt̪iːd͡ʑaː ɾɐkʊmaːn]; born 29 December 1995) is a music composer and singer from Chennai, India.[2][3][4]
Khatija Rahman made her playback debut in the 2010 sci-fi action film Enthiran, singing the title track in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi alongside musical legends including her father, A. R. Rahman, and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.[5][6][7]
In 2019, she collaborated with the Irish band U2 on their single "Ahimsa", which emphasised the power of non-violence. She also performed the track during U2's Joshua Tree Tour in Mumbai the same year.[8]
Khatija released her debut single, "Farishton", in 2020. The song, composed and produced by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Munna Shaokath Ali, was a meditative invocation of solidarity and cultural harmony.[9][10] Its music video was recognised at multiple international film festivals and received an honourable mention at the 2021 Los Angeles Film Awards. In the same year, she was a featured artist on Grammy Award-winning composer Ricky Kej’s song "Iltaja", a track highlighting sustainability.
She continued to showcase her versatility with film songs, including "Rock A Bye Baby" from Mimi (2021), "Tum Bhi Raahi (Reprise)" from Mili (2022),[11] and "Kaayam" from Iravin Nizhal (2022). She also contributed vocals to Rahman's 2022 Tamizh anthem "Moopilla Thamizhe Thaaye", collaborating with multiple artists.[12][13]
In 2023, Khatija released her debut album Kuhu Kuhu, a collection of melodic renditions paying tribute to the legendary Lata Mangeshkar. The all-acoustic album features the Firdaus Orchestra, an all-female ensemble from the United Arab Emirates. Its lead single, “Piya Tose”, was accompanied by a music video symbolising global representation and collaboration.[14] She also made her debut as a music composer with the film Minmini,[15] releasing the lead single “Iru Perum Nadhigal”, a song centered on self-love and healing.[16] That year, she further demonstrated her vocal range with songs such as “Chinnanjiru (Marumurai)” from Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023), "Pranama Pranama" from Nayakudu (2023), and her Coke Studio Tamil single "Sagavaasi" with Arivu, which received widespread acclaim.[17]
Discography
Film songs
| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Lyricist | Co-singer(s) | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Puthiya Manidha" | Enthiran | A. R. Rahman | Vairamuthu | A. R. Rahman, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Tamil | [18][19] | |
| "O Maramanishi" | Robo (dubbed-language from Enthiran) | Suddala Ashok Teja | A. R. Rahman, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Srinivas | Telugu | [20] | |||
| "O Naye Insaan" | Robot (dubbed-language from Enthiran) | Swanand Kirkire | A. R. Rahman, Srinivas | Hindi | [21] | |||
| 2021 | "Rock A Bye Baby" | Mimi | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Julia Gartha | Hindi | [22] | ||
| "Rihaayi De" | A. R. Rahman | Hindi | Backing vocals | [23] | ||||
| 2022 | "Kaayam" | Iravin Nizhal | R. Parthiban | Soundarya Bala Nandakumar, Veena Murali, Deepthi Suresh, Sowmya, Elfe Choir | Tamil | [24][25] | ||
| "Tum Bhi Raahi (Reprise)" | Mili | Javed Akhtar | Solo | Hindi | [26] | |||
| 2023 | "Chinnanjiru (Marumurai)" | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Ilango Krishnan | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | [27] | ||
| "Minnanchula Vennelaa (Reprise)" | Ramajogayya Sastry | A. R. Rahman | Telugu | [28] | ||||
| "Mera Aasmaan Jal Gaya (Reprise)" | Gulzar | A. R. Rahman | Hindi | [29] | ||||
| "Pranama Pranama" | Nayakudu (Dubbed from Maamannan) | Rakendu Mouli | Vijay Yesudas | Telugu | [30] | |||
| "Niraye" | Philip's | Hesham Abdul Wahab | Anu Elizabeth Jose | Hesham Abdul Wahab | Malayalam | |||
| "Vizhigal Seraa" | Sangeeth Ravindran | Hesham Abdul Wahab | Malayalam | |||||
| 2024 | "Anbalane" | Lal Salaam | A. R. Rahman | Yugabharathi | Deva, Deepthi Suresh | Tamil | Backing vocals | [31] |
| "Ulagam Oru Naal" | Maidaan | Snehan | Shridhar Ramesh | Tamil | [32] | |||
| "Thaaraa Gaganamlo" | Saraswathi Putra, Ramajogayya Sastry | Sarath Santosh | Telugu | [33] | ||||
| "Maanja Nee" | Ayalaan | Sivakarthikeyan, A. R. Rahman, thoughtsfornow | A. R. Rahman, A. R. Ameen | Tamil | Backing vocals | [34] | ||
| "The Silent Sovereign" | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Ilango Krishnan | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | Backing vocals | |||
| 2025 | "Jigar Thanda (Female)" | Tere Ishk Mein | Pa. Vijay | Amina Rafiq, Adithya RK | Tamil | |||
| "Yaavum Neeye" | Mashook Rahman | Tamil | ||||||
| "Chere Premaga" | Samrat | Telugu | ||||||
| 2026 | "Rummy Rummy" | Gandhi Talks | Pa. Vijay | Tamil | [35][36] | |||
| "Nindiya Pari" | Vishwadeep Zeest | Sarthak Kalyani | Hindi | [37][38] | ||||
| "Kalangaamale" | Madrashe | Sreekanth Hariharan | Tamil | [39][38] | ||||
| "Shubharatri Than Maalakhaye" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Jithin Raj | Malayalam | [40][38] | ||||
| "Angai" | Sameer Samant | Abhay Jodhpurkar | Marathi | [41][38] |
Film background scores
| Year | Film | Song | Singer(s) | Director | Music director | Composer | Lyricist | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Thug Life | "Ave Maria" | Khatija Rahman, Adam Greig | Mani Ratnam | A. R. Rahman | Franz Schubert | Walter Scott | German | [42] |
Non-film songs
| Year | Song | Album | Composer | Lyricist | Co-singer(s) | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Ahimsa" | Single | U2, A. R. Rahman | Traditional | U2, A. R. Rahman | English and Tamil | [43] | |
| 2020 | "Farishton" | Single | A. R. Rahman | Munna Shaokath Ali | Urdu | [44] | ||
| 2020 | "Farishtha" | Single | A. R. Rahman | Mashook Rahman | Tamil | [45] | ||
| 2020 | "EK" | Iltaja | Ricky Kej | IP Singh, Lonnie Park, Dominic D'Cruz, Ricky Kej | Varijashree Venugopal, Manoj George, Arun Kumar, Aparna Ramakrishnan | Hindi | [46] | |
| 2020 | "The 99 Names" | Single | Sami Yusuf | Chorus | Sami Yusuf, Raihanah, Isshrathquadhre, Raheema Rahman | Arabic | [47] | |
| 2020 | "Hum Haar Nahin Maanenge" | Single | A. R. Rahman | Prasoon Joshi | A. R. Rahman, Clinton Cerejo, Mohit Chauhan, Mika Singh, Harshdeep Kaur, Jonita Gandhi, Neeti Mohan, Javed Ali, Sid Sriram, Shruti Haasan, Shashaa Tirupati, Abhay Jodhpurkar | Hindi | ||
| 2021 | "Amna Bibi" | Sing A Lullaby | Traditional | Traditional | Gurupriya Atreya, Vedanth Bharadwaj | Hindi | [48] | |
| 2022 | "Moopilla Thamizhe Thaaye" | Single | A. R. Rahman | Thamarai | A. R. Rahman, Saindhavi Prakash, A. R. Ameen, Amina Rafiq, Gabriella Sellus, Poovaiyar, Rakshita Suresh, Niranjana Ramanan, Aparna Harikumar, Nakul Abhyankar | Tamil | [49] | |
| 2023 | "Sagavaasi" | Coke Studio Tamil (Season 1) | Arivu | Arivu | Arivu | Tamil | [50] | |
| 2024 | "Woman of Power" | Single | Sterlin Nithya | Lavita Lobo | Lavita Lobo, Sterlin Nithya | English | ||
| 2025 | "Engal Thamizhe" | Indie track | Vilva | Vilva | Vilva | Tamil | ||
| 2025 | "Shukrana" | Single | Asad Khan | Raqueeb Alam | English and Urdu | Islamic devotional song | [51] |
Albums
| Year | Album | Song | Composer | Lyricist | Co-singer(s) | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kuhu Kuhu | "Piya Tose Naina Lage Re" | Sachin Dev Burman | Shailendra | Firdaus Orchestra | Hindi | [52][53] | |
| "Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha" | Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | Madan Mohan | Firdaus Orchestra | Hindi | [54] | |||
| "O Sajana Barkha Bahar" | Salil Chowdhury | Shailendra | Firdaus Orchestra | Hindi | [55] | |||
| "Kuhu Kuhu Bole Koyalia" | P. Adinarayana Rao | Bharat Vyas | Firdaus Orchestra, Sarthak Kalyani | Hindi | [56] | |||
| "Bekas Pe Karam Keejiye" | Naushad | Shakeel Badayuni | Firdaus Orchestra | Hindi | [57] |
Compositions
| Year | Film | Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Director | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Minmini | "Iru Perum Nadhigal" | Shakthisree Gopalan | Halitha Shameem | Halitha Shameem | Tamil | [58][59][60] | |
| "Minmini Nee" | Sarthak Kalyani, Sireesha Bhagavatula | [61] | ||||||
| "Uyirai" | Suryansh | [62] | ||||||
| "Jananam" | Khatija Rahman, Sireesha Bhagavatula | [63] |
Voice-overs
| Year | Film | Actor | Director | Producer | Writer | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 Songs | Edilsy Vargas | Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy | A. R. Rahman | Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy, A. R. Rahman | Tamil | For Tamil version | |
| 2025 | Stardust | – | – | Pollachi Papyrus and Faraway Originals | Pankaj Singh | English | [64] |
Live performances
| Title | Date | Venue | Performed song(s) | Shows | Attendance | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 | 15 December 2019 | DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai | Ahimsa | 1 | 42,590 | [65][66] | |
| World Children's Day Concert at Expo 2020 | 21 November 2021 | Al Wasl Plaza, Dubai | – | 1 | – | [67][68][69] | |
| Wings of Love: The AR Rahman Sufi Experience | 19 March 2023 | Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai | – | 1 | – | [70] | |
| TEDxGateway Opening Act Performance | 4 June 2023 | NCPA, Mumbai | – | 1 | – | [71][72] | |
| Marakkuma Nenjam Concert | 20 August 2023 | Codissia Ground, Coimbatore | – | 1 | [73][74] | ||
| Marakkuma Nenjam Concert | 10 September 2023 | Adityaram Palace City, Chennai | – | 1 | 45,000 | [75][76][77][78] | |
| South Side Story | 31 August – 1 September 2024 | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi | – | 2 | – | [79][80] | |
| Tanweer Festival | 21 November 2015 | Mleiha, Sharjah | – | 1 | World Premier of Rooh-e-Noor, an all-women ensemble | [81] | |
| Sheikh Zayed Festival | 29 November 2025 | Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi | – | 1 | – | Rooh-e-Noor, an all-women ensemble | [82][83] |
| Khatija Rahman Live — The Garden of Echoes | 5 December 2025 | Museum Theatre, Egmore, Chennai | – | 1 | 450 | Sold-out show | [84] |
| Concert in the Dark | 10 December 2025 | Naam Foundation | 2 | 1 | – | Launched by Anil Srinivasan | [85][86] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Awarded by | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Trend Setter Award | – | – | Global Women Inspiration Awards and Conclave | Won | [87] |
| 2021 | Coastal Star Award | – | – | Rotary Club of Chennai Coastal | Won | [88] |
| 2022 | 14th Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year | "Rock A Bye Baby" (Mimi) | Radio Mirchi | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | "Kaayam" (Iravin Nizhal) | Government of Tamil Nadu | Won | [89][90][91] |
| 2024 | IMW Indian Award | Best Debut Music Director of the Year | Minmini | Indian Media Works | Won | [92] |
| 2024 | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Music Composer (Songs) | Minmini | Ananda Vikatan | Nominated | [93] |
| 2025 | Devi Awards | For remarkable contributions to music and art | – | The New Indian Express | Won | [94] |
| 2025 | SIIMA | Best Music Director – Tamil | Minmini | Vibri Media | Nominated | [95] |
| 2025 | 12th Annual Raindropss Women Achievers Awards | Excellence in Music and Arts | – | Raindropss Charity Foundation | Won | [96] |
