place_of_birth a. r. rahman
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment ___MASK75___ the annual Filmfare Awards , presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence ___MASK75___ professionals in the South Indian film ___MASK59___ . The awards were introduced in 1954 , around the films released in 1953 & Filmfare Awards initially recognizing the Hindi film industries . In 1964 awards were extended to Best Picture in Tamil , Telugu , Bengali and Marathi , around the films released in 1963 . The inclusion ___MASK75___ Malayalam cinema in the awards came in 1967 while Kannada cinema was recognized in 1970 . Each ___MASK59___ is given its own set ___MASK75___ creative awards in annual ceremonies that have predominantly been held in Chennai and ___MASK84___ . ___MASK54___ , officially the ___MASK72___ of ___MASK54___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; ___MASK78___ , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK54___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK54___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New ___MASK95___ ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . The theremin ( originally known as the ætherphone / etherphone , thereminophone or termenvox / thereminvox ) is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the thereminist ( performer ). It is named after the Westernized name ___MASK75___ its Russian inventor , Léon Theremin ( é ), who patented the device in 1928 . The film ___MASK59___ or motion picture ___MASK59___ comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking , i . e ., film production companies , film studios , cinematography , film production , screenwriting , pre - production , post production , film festivals , distribution ; and actors , film directors and other film crew personnel . ___MASK32___ ; formerly known as ___MASK82___ or ) is the capital ___MASK75___ the Indian state ___MASK75___ Tamil Nadu . Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay ___MASK75___ Bengal , it is one ___MASK75___ the biggest cultural , economic and educational centres in South ___MASK54___ . According to the 2011 Indian census , it is the sixth - largest city and fourth - most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK54___ . The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the ___MASK32___ Metropolitan Area , which is the 36th - largest urban area by population in the world . ___MASK32___ is among the most visited Indian cities by foreign tourists . It was ranked 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015 . The Quality ___MASK75___ Living Survey rated ___MASK32___ as the safest city in ___MASK54___ . ___MASK32___ attracts 45 percent ___MASK75___ health tourists visiting ___MASK54___ , and 30 to 40 percent ___MASK75___ domestic health tourists . As such , it is termed " ___MASK54___ ' s health capital ". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country , ___MASK32___ confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio - economic problems . The Telharmonium ( also known as the Dynamophone ) was an early electrical organ , developed by Thaddeus Cahill ___MASK29___ 1896 and patented in 1897 . The electrical signal from the Telharmonium was transmitted over wires ; it was heard on the receiving end by means of " ___MASK58___ " speakers . The ___MASK88___ organ is an electric organ , invented by Laurens ___MASK88___ and John M . Hanert and first manufactured in 1935 . Various models have been produced , most of which use sliding drawbars to create a variety of sounds . Until 1975 , ___MASK88___ organs generated sound by creating an electric current from rotating a metal tonewheel near an electromagnetic pickup , and then strengthening the signal with an amplifier so that it can drive a speaker cabinet . Around two million ___MASK88___ organs have been manufactured . The organ is commonly used with , and associated with , the Leslie speaker . Indigenous music is a term for the traditional music ___MASK75___ the indigenous peoples ___MASK75___ the world , that is , the music ___MASK75___ an " original " ethnic group that inhabits any geographic region alongside more recent immigrants who may be greater in number . The term therefore depends upon the political role an ethnic group plays rather than upon its strictly musical characteristics , for all further criteria ( territory , race , history , subsistence lifestyle , etc .) defining indigenous peoples can also be applied to majority cultures . Filmfare is an English - language , tabloid - sized magazine about Hindi - language cinema , popularly known as Bollywood . Established in 1952 , the magazine is published by Worldwide ___MASK80___ , a subsidiary of The Times Group , ___MASK54___ ' s largest media services conglomerate . " Filmfare " is one of the most popular entertainment magazine in ___MASK54___ . Since 1954 , it gives popular film awards the annual Filmfare Awards and Filmfare Awards South . Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production , an electronic musician being a musician who composes and / or performs such music . In general , a distinction can be ___MASK97___ between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology . Examples of electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium , Hammond organ , and the electric guitar . Purely electronic sound production can be achieved using devices such as the theremin , sound synthesizer , and computer . An electric guitar is a fretted string instrument that uses a pickup to convert the vibration ___MASK75___ its strings  which are typically ___MASK97___ ___MASK75___ steel , and which occurs when a guitarist strums , plucks or fingerpicks the strings  into electrical signals . The vibrations ___MASK75___ the strings are sensed by a pickup , ___MASK75___ which the most common type is the magnetic pickup , which uses the principle ___MASK75___ direct electromagnetic induction . The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker , so it is plugged into a guitar amplifier before being sent to a loudspeaker , which makes a sound loud enough to hear . The output ___MASK75___ an electric guitar is an electric signal , and the signal can easily be altered by electronic circuits to add " color " to the sound or change the sound . Often the signal is modified using effects such as reverb and distortion and " overdrive ", with the latter being a key element ___MASK75___ the sound ___MASK75___ the electric guitar as it is used in blues and rock music . The Times Group also called Bennett ___MASK9___ & Co . Ltd ( BCCL ) is India  s largest media conglomerate , according to " Financial Times " as of March 2015 . The Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in May 2014 that the " Times of India " had the largest circulation of any English - language newspaper in the world , with 3 , 321 , 702 average qualifying sales . The company remains a family - owned business as the descendants of Sahu Jain own a majority stake in The Times Group . The Times Group has over 11 , 000 employees and revenue exceeding $ 1 . 5 billion . The Times ___MASK75___ ___MASK54___ ( TOI ) is an Indian English - language daily newspaper . It is the third - largest newspaper in ___MASK54___ by circulation and largest selling English - language daily in the world according to Audit Bureau ___MASK75___ Circulations ( ___MASK54___ ). It is the oldest English - language newspaper in ___MASK54___ still in circulation , with its first edition published in 1838 . In 1991 , the BBC ranked " The Times ___MASK75___ ___MASK54___ " among the world ' s six best newspapers . A computer is a device that can be instructed to carry out an arbitrary set ___MASK75___ arithmetic or logical operations automatically . The ability ___MASK75___ computers to follow a sequence ___MASK75___ operations , called a " program ", make computers very flexible and useful . Such computers are used as control systems for a very wide variety ___MASK75___ industrial and consumer devices . This includes simple special purpose devices like microwave ovens and remote controls , factory devices such as industrial robots and computer assisted design , but also in general purpose devices like personal computers and ___MASK44___ devices such as smartphones . The Internet is run on computers and it connects millions ___MASK75___ other computers . Allah - Rakha Rahman ( pronunciation , born A . S . Dileep Kumar on 6 January 1967 ) is an Indian composer , singer - songwriter , music producer , musician and philanthropist . Rahman ' s works are noted for integrating Eastern classical music with electronic music , world music and traditional orchestral arrangements . Among his awards are two Academy Awards , two Grammy Awards , a BAFTA Award , a ___MASK60___ Globe , four National Film Awards , fifteen Filmfare Awards and thirteen Filmfare Awards South . Rahman ' s body of work for film and stage has given him the nickname of `` the Mozart of Madras '' , and Tamil commentators and fans call him Isai Puyal ( English : the Musical Storm ) . In 2009 , ___MASK92___ included Rahman on its list of the world ' s most influential people . The UK - based world - music magazine Songlines named him one of `` Tomorrow ' s World Music Icons '' in August 2011 . With an in - house studio ( Panchathan Record Inn in Chennai ) Rahman ' s film - scoring career began during the early 1990s with the Tamil film Roja . Working in India ' s film industries , international cinema and theatre , Rahman is one of the world ' s all - ___MASK92___ best - selling recording artists . In a notable two - decade career , he has been acclaimed for redefining contemporary Indian film music and contributing to the success of several films . Rahman has become a notable humanitarian and philanthropist , donating and raising money for a number of causes and charities . ___MASK84___ (; often ) is the capital of the southern Indian state of ___MASK27___ and " de jure " capital of Andhra Pradesh . Occupying along the banks of the Musi River , it has a population of about and a metropolitan population of about , making it the fourth most populous city and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India . At an average altitude of , much of ___MASK84___ is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes , including Hussain Sagar  predating the city ' s founding  north of the city centre . Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music ___MASK59___ . These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training . It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional or " folk " music . Art music was historically disseminated through the performances of written music , although since the beginning of the recording ___MASK59___ , it is also disseminated through recordings . Traditional music forms such as early blues songs or hymns were passed along orally , or to smaller , local audiences . Malayalam cinema is the Indian film ___MASK59___ based in the southern state of Kerala , dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language . Although the ___MASK59___ ' s gross ___MASK77___ - office is smaller , when compared to larger market driven Indian industries such as Hindi cinema , Telugu cinema , and Tamil cinema , Malayalam films have gained unique recognition in world cinema for their technical finesse and craft . Malayalam films are released in India , and a handful of them being released in the United States , Australia , Germany , U . K . and the Persian Gulf . Works such as " Marana Simhasanam " and " Vanaprastham " were screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival . " Marana Simhasanam " had garnered the coveted Caméra d ' Or (" Golden Camera ") for that year . Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival . The term originated in the 19th century but is often applied to music that is older than that . Some types ___MASK75___ folk music are also called world music . " Traditional folk music " has been defined in several ways : as music transmitted orally , music with unknown composers , or music performed by custom over a long period ___MASK75___ ___MASK92___ . It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles . The Academy Awards , or " Oscars ", is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy ___MASK75___ Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States film ___MASK59___ as assessed by the Academy ' s voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy ___MASK75___ a statuette , officially called the Academy Award ___MASK75___ Merit , which has become commonly known by its nickname " Oscar ." The awards , first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood ___MASK37___ Hotel , are overseen by AMPAS . The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence ___MASK75___ professionals in the Hindi language film ___MASK59___ ___MASK75___ India . The Filmfare ceremony is one ___MASK75___ the oldest film events in India . The awards were first introduced in 1954 , the same year as the National Film Awards . They were initially referred to as the " Clare Awards " or " The Clares " after Clare Mendonca , the editor ___MASK75___ " The Times ___MASK75___ India ". A dual voting system was developed in 1956 . Under this system , in contrast to the National Film Awards , which are decided by a panel appointed by Indian Government , the Filmfare Awards are voted on by both the public and a committee ___MASK75___ experts . A synthesizer ( often abbreviated as synth , also spelled synthesiser ) is an electronic musical instrument that generates electric signals that are converted to sound through instrument amplifiers and loudspeakers or headphones . Synthesizers may either imitate instruments like piano , ___MASK88___ organ , flute , vocals ; natural sounds like ocean waves , etc .; or generate new electronic timbres . They are often played with a musical keyboard , but they can be controlled via a variety of other input devices , including music sequencers , instrument controllers , fingerboards , guitar synthesizers , wind controllers , and electronic drums . Synthesizers without built - in controllers are often called " sound modules ", and are controlled via MIDI or CV / Gate using a controller device , often a MIDI keyboard or other controller . South ___MASK54___ is the area encompassing the Indian states of Tamil Nadu , ___MASK25___ , ___MASK16___ , Kerala , and ___MASK27___ as well as the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar , Lakshadweep and Puducherry , occupying 19 . 31 % of ___MASK54___ ' s area . Covering the southern part of the peninsular Deccan Plateau , South ___MASK54___ is bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east , the Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south . The geography of the region is diverse with two mountain ranges - the Western and Eastern Ghats , bordering the plateau heartland . Godavari , Krishna , Kaveri , Tungabhadra and Vaigai rivers are important non - perennial sources of water . Bangalore , Chennai , Hyderabad , Visakhapatnam , Vijayawada , Coimbatore and Kochi are the largest urban areas . Kannada cinema , colloquially referred to as Chandanavana or Sandalwood , is a part ___MASK75___ Indian cinema , where motion pictures are produced in the Kannada language . As ___MASK75___ 2013 , the Kannada film ___MASK59___ based in Bengaluru , ___MASK16___ , produces more than 100 films each year . Kannada films are released in a total ___MASK75___ 950 single screen theatres in ___MASK16___ and a few ___MASK75___ them are also released in the United States , Australia , Germany , the United Kingdom and other countries . World music is a musical category encompassing many different styles ___MASK75___ music from around the globe , which includes many genres including some forms ___MASK75___ Western music represented by folk music , as well as selected forms ___MASK75___ ethnic music , indigenous music , neotraditional music , and music where more than one cultural tradition , such as when ethnic music and Western popular music intermingle . The Academy ___MASK75___ Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal ___MASK75___ advancing the arts and sciences ___MASK75___ motion pictures . The Academy ' s corporate management and general policies are overseen by a Board ___MASK75___ Governors , which includes representatives from each ___MASK75___ the craft branches .