Raihanah'' (also known as Rayhanah) ''is an Indian playback singer and composer for films. She is the sister of

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and mother of

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and Bhavani Sree. Her first song being ''Malle Malle'' from the movie

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for which the composer was music director Deva and produced by Madesh and directed by Venkatesh. She collaborated with A. R. Rahman on a song for the score of the award-winning

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in 2005. The most recent song she has sung is ''Saarattu Vandiyila'' from

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for which the director is Maniratnam. She also sang ''Balleilakka'' along with S.P.Balasubramanium and Benny Dayal in the movie Sivaji. She has also sung various songs in Kannada and Telugu. She has composed for more than 6 tamil movies and has composed one song in a Malayalam movie ''Vasanthathinde kanal vazhigalil''. She has composed jingles for various brands, like Madhurai Kumaran Silks, Suguna motors, Dazzler nail polish etc. She is the goodwill ambassador of a youth-based social organization called Raindropss

Filmography

As a singer

*"Madurai Jilla" – '' Shree'' *"Vidaikodu Engal" – ''

'' *"Malle Malle" – ''

'' *"Aahaa Thamizhamma" – ''

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'' *"Paarthale Paravasam" – ''

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'' *" Balleilakka" – '' Sivaji: The Boss'' *"Keda Kari" – ''

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'' *"Naan Yen" – ''

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(2013) *"Ennile Maha Olio" – ''

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(2013) *"Karma Veeran" – "

Kochadaiiyaan ''Kochadaiiyaan: The Legend'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language 3D animated action film written by K. S. Ravikumar and directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. It is India's first photorealistic motion capture film, featuring characters whose desig ...

" *"Putham Puthithaai" – " Kadaisi Pakkam (Upcoming Film)" *"Saarattu Vandiyila" – ''

'' *"Ponni Nadhi" – '' Ponniyin Selvan: I'' *"Morethukuchindi" – '' Cheliyaa''

As a composer

*'' Machi'' (2004) *''

Aadatha Aattamellam ''Aadatha Aattamellam'' is a 2009 Tamil language drama film directed by A. B. Azhagar and produced by T. Radhakrishnan Kabilan. The film stars Ravi Ganesh, Bharathi and Jenny Jasmine, with Mansoor Ali Khan, T. P. Gajendran, Rishi and Srinath ...

'' (2009) *'' Pesuvathu Kiliya'' (2009) *''

Kadhalagi ''Kadhalagi'' is a 2010 Tamil language coming of age film directed and produced by K. R. Vishwaa. The film stars newcomers Krishnakumar Balasubramanian, Srushti Dange, Amrita Chhabria, Nadhim Khan, Roshan Nawaz, and Nakshatra, while Prakash ...

'' (2010) *''Ennai Etho Seithu Vittai'' (2011) *''Manchottile Veedu'' (2012) *''

Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil ''Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil'' is a 2014 Malayalam-language political drama film directed by Anil V Nagendran, who is also the producer, writer and lyricist. The film stars Samuthirakani and Tamil actress Thamarai in the lead roles with an ...

'' (2014) *''

Puriyadha Anandam Puthithaga Arambam ''Puriyadha Anandam Puthithaga Arambam'' () is a 2015 Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by Syed Ibrahim, which stars Krish and Srushti Dange. The film was released on 5 June 2015. Cast * Krish as Bharathi * Srushti Dange as Nila ...

'' (2015) *'' Kadaisi Pakkam'' (2015) *''

Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala ''Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala'' () is a 2018 Tamil language fantasy comedy film written and directed by Vignesh Karthick and produced by A. R. Reihana. Azhar, Sanchita Shetty and Eden Kuriakose play the film's lead roles, amongst an ensembl ...

'' (2018)

As a producer

*''

'' (2018)

References

External links

* * Interview with Kamla Bhatt for NDTV
I knew Rahman would go international: Reihana
* Joint Scene India entry
A.R. Reihana
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