Rap Rakesh Sethulingam (born 11 January 1999) better known as Rap Rakesh, is the Pioneer of Music " YouTuber" in Tamilnadu who started the first Independent Artist YouTube Channel and Released two Official songs before the start up of YouTube Channels like Sony Music, Saregama, T series,etc..Rap Rakesh, is an entrepreneur, composer, lyricist, rapper, singer, and performer. He is one of the Pioneers of Tamil Hip-hop in India(Among 3) who took interest in rapping ever since he was in school.
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 edit
Rakesh popularised rap when it still was not big in Tamil music. Inspired by ‘Pettai Rap’, he composed his own 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] He shot to fame with 'Munne Vaada' song which is centered on physically challenged people in 2014.[2] Later in 2016, Rakesh launched his next music video titled '12 AM'. The video is said to be an ode to woman, who were killed brutally by anti-social elements.[3]
Rakesh studied at Our Lady of Lourdes School, Pollachi & P.K.D School, Pollachi. Later he joined in Diploma (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) at Nachimuthu Polytechnic College, Pollachi and Engineering (BTech) at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam in the Erode district. Later Worked for a Software Company in Bangalore and Coimbatore as ASP.NET Developer and He is also a graduate in Master of Business Administration(MBA).
Independent projects edit
| Year | Song | Composer | Lyrics | Singers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rap Rakesh "Kadhal" |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Audio Song |
| 2009 | Rap Rakesh "Boomi" |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Audio Song |
| 2010 | Love of Rakesh |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh,Sneha | Audio Song |
| 2011 | Poita Poitan |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Audio Song |
| 2011 | Yarukaga |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Subhatara (Classical VOC), Srinidhi Iyer (Western VOC) | Audio Song (underground release) replacement of voice in 2015 |
| 2012 | GIRLS OF INDIA |
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 |
| 2022 | 10,000 (Cartoon Music Video) |
Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh, Visa | Cartoon Music Video Pre-production |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2021 | 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 August 2016.