Rap Rakesh Sethulingam

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
Rakesh in Music Video Launch and Press Meet
Born
Tiruchirappalli, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, music composer, lyricist, singer, rapper, actor, writer, screenwriter, choreographer
Years active2007–present

Career

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
Year Song Composer Lyrics Singers Notes
2006Rap Rakesh "Kadhal"
Rap RakeshRap RakeshRap RakeshAudio Song
2009Rap Rakesh "Boomi"
Rap RakeshRap RakeshRap RakeshAudio Song
2010Love of Rakesh
Rap RakeshRap RakeshRap Rakesh,SnehaAudio Song
2011Poita Poitan
Rap RakeshRap RakeshRap RakeshAudio Song
2011Yarukaga
Rap RakeshRap RakeshRap Rakesh, Subhatara (Classical VOC), Srinidhi Iyer (Western VOC)Audio Song (underground release) replacement of voice in 2015
2012GIRLS OF INDIA
Rap RakeshRap RakeshRap RakeshAudio Song (underground release)
2014Munney Vaa Daa
(Student Anthem)		Rap RakeshRap RakeshRap Rakesh, Pooja Vaidyanath (Pooja Av), Saisharan , NithyashreeMusic Video
Released by Drums Sivamani, Esq.RaviChandran & Ishari K. Ganesh
201612 AM
(Violence Against Women)		Rap RakeshRap RakeshRap Rakesh, SubhataraMusic Video
Released by Vijay Sethupathi and
Performed by Rap Rakesh & Smruthi Venkat
2016Patti Song
(Old age homes)		Rap RakeshRap RakeshRap Rakesh, NithyashreeMusic Video
Released by Paravai Muniyamma & Valliamma Patti
2017Vanam
(Deforestation and Animal Welfare)		Rap RakeshRap RakeshRap Rakesh, Gomathi, Visa, Subhatara, Sujha, Aswathi, RamMusic Video
Honoured by Vivek, Released by Vijay Sethupathi
202210,000
(Cartoon Music Video)		Rap RakeshRap RakeshRap Rakesh, VisaCartoon Music Video
Pre-production
2022Hansika I love you babyRap RakeshRap RakeshRap RakeshMusic Video
Pre-production

As actor
Year Music Video Role Language
2014Munney Vaa Daa
(Student Anthem)		Singer&RapperTamil
201612 AM
(Violence Against Women)		RapperTamil
2021Hansika I love you babySinger&RapperTamil

References
  1. "Rap Rakesh, Pollachi". The Hindu. 11 February 2016.
  2. "Rap Rakesh's song on women empowerment". The Times of India. 14 August 2016.
  3. "Vijay Sethupathi releases Kovai rapper's latest video". The Times of India. 14 August 2016.
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