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Rap Rakesh Sethulingam | |
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 Rakesh in Music Video Launch and Press Meet | |
| Born | Tiruchirappalli, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, music composer, lyricist, singer, rapper, actor, writer, screenwriter, choreographer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Career
editRakesh popularised rap when it still was not big in Tamil music. Inspired by 'Pettai Rap', he composed his song in 2009, performed it at IIT Saarang and won the first prize. Since then, he has been known as Rap Rakesh to his friends, and now, to his Facebook fans as well.[1] In 2014, he shot to fame with his song 'Munne Vaada' which is centered around women empowerment.[2] In 2016, Rakesh launched his next music video titled '12 AM'. The video is said to be an ode to a woman, who was killed brutally by anti-social elements which was released by Vijay Sethupathi.[3][4]
Independent projects
edit| Year | Song | Composer | Lyrics | Singers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Rap Rakesh "Kadhal" (underground song) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | First Youtube Official Song in TamilNadu & First Independent Artist YouTube Channel in South india who Released Official song before the start-up of Sony Music, Saregama, T series, etc. |
| 2008 | Rap Rakesh "Boomi" (underground song) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Audio Song |
| 2009 | Love of Rakesh (underground song) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh,Sneha | Audio Song |
| 2011 | Poita Poitan (underground song) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Audio Song |
| 2011 | Yarukaga (underground song) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Subhatara (Classical VOC), Srinidhi Iyer (Western VOC) | Audio Song (underground release) replacement of voice in 2015 |
| 2012 | MY INDIAN GIRLS (underground song) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Audio Song (underground release) |
| 2014 | Munney Vaa Daa (Student Anthem) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Pooja Vaidyanath (Pooja Av), Saisharan , Nithyashree | Music Video Released by Drums Sivamani, Esq.RaviChandran & Ishari K. Ganesh |
| 2016 | 12 AM (Violence Against Women) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Subhatara | Music Video Released by Vijay Sethupathi and Performed by Rap Rakesh & Smruthi Venkat |
| 2016 | Patti Song (Old age homes) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Nithyashree | Music Video Released by Paravai Muniyamma & Valliamma Patti |
| 2017 | Vanam (Deforestation and Animal Welfare) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Gomathi, Visa, Subhatara, Sujha, Aswathi, Ram | Music Video Honoured by Vivek, Released by Vijay Sethupathi |
| 2025 | 10,000 (Cartoon Music Video) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Visa | Cartoon Music Video Pre-production |
| 2025 | Hansika I love you baby | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Music Video Pre-production |
As actor
edit| Year | Music Video | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Munney Vaa Daa (Student Anthem) |
Singer&Rapper | Tamil |
| 2016 | 12 AM (Violence Against Women) |
Rapper | Tamil |
| 2024 | Hansika I love you baby | Singer&Rapper | Tamil |
References
edit- ^ "Rap Rakesh, Pollachi". The Hindu. 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Rap Rakesh's song on women empowerment". The Times of India. 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi releases Kovai rapper's latest video". The Times of India. 14 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Rap Rakesh's song on women empowerment". The Times of India. 14 August 2016.