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Rap Rakesh Sethulingam | |
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![]() Rakesh in Music Video Launch and Press Meet | |
Born | January 11, 1999 (age 26) Tiruchirappalli, India |
Other names | Rap Rakesh |
Alma mater | Bannari Amman Institute of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, music composer, lyricist, singer, rapper, actor, writer, screenwriter, choreographer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Rakesh Sethulingam, (born 11 January 1999), also known by his stage name Rap Rakesh, is an Indian rapper and YouTuber from Tiruchirappalli, India. [1]
Inspired by Pettai Rap, Rakesh composed a song in 2009, performing it at IIT Saarang and winning first prize. [2] In 2014, he released the song "Munne Vaada," which focuses on women empowerment. [3] In 2016, Rakesh released the music video "12 AM (Women Empowerment)," which depicted the story of a woman who was robbed and murdered by kidnappers. Actor Vijay Sethupathi released the video on his social media accounts. [4] [5]
Year | Song | Composer | Lyrics | Singers | Notes |
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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. |
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, replacement of voice in 2015 |
2012 | MY INDIAN GIRLS (underground song) | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Rap Rakesh | Audio Song |
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 |