Question: Who is the director of the 1994 Tamil film which has the soundtrack Kadhalan, featuring 9 songs composed by an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, and philanthropist born as A. S. Dileep Kumar?

full_context: Document 1: List of awards and nominations received by M.I.A.: M.I.A is an English recording artist, songwriter, painter and director of Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of electronic, dance, alternative, hip hop and world music. She has been nominated for various awards including Academy Award, MOBO Award, MTV Video Music Award, MTV Europe Music Award, Grammy Award and the prestigious Mercury Prize. She is the only artist in history to be nominated for an Academy Award, Grammy Award, Brit Award, Mercury Prize and Alternative Turner Prize, and the first artist of Asian descent to be nominated for an Academy and Grammy Award in the same year. Her award-winning career spans 13 years. This is the list of awards and nominations received by her.
Document 2: Nayak (2001 Hindi film): Nayak: The Real Hero is a 2001 Indian Hindi language political thriller film directed by Shankar, and starring Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal and Johnny Lever in the main roles. The film is a remake of S. Shankar's successful Tamil film "Mudhalvan" (1999). The film's score and soundtrack, composed by A. R. Rahman, were reused from "Mudhalvan" with Hindi lyrics. It was critically acclaimed and has since developed a mass cult following among audience. The film was a box-office failure, primarily because of poor marketing. It was one of the most expensive films to be completely shot in India. Over the years it has emerged as a cult film due to its strong fan following. At the same time this film was remade in Bangladesh named "Minister" directed by Kazi Hayat starring Manna (actor), Moushumi, Dildar and Kazi Hayat
Document 3: Vairamuthu filmography: Vairamuthu is an Indian poet and a lyricist. He has won a total of seven National Awards which is the highest by any Indian lyricist. His association with two time Academy Award winning music maestro A. R. Rahman is widely appreciated and has brought her high critical acclaim and commercial success. Their association has won two out of four of his National Awards for A. R. Rahman and four of his seven National Awards for Vairamuthu. His association with legendary filmmaker Mani Ratnam is also very well known and highly successful. The trio (A. R. Rahman, Vairamuthu, Mani Ratnam) have recently completed 25 years of their highly successful association.
Document 4: Ilaiyaraaja: Ilaiyaraaja (born 2 June 1943 as Gnanathesikan) is an Indian film composer who works in the South Indian cinema predominantly in Tamil since mid 1970s. Widely regarded as the greatest Indian music composer of all time, Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, singer, and songwriter. He has composed more than 6000 songs and provided film scores for more than 1000 films, particularly being acclaimed for his background scores.
Document 5: Kavita Krishnamurthy: Kavita Krishnamurthy is an Indian film playback singer. Trained in classical music, she has sung a wide range of classical-based songs. In her career, she has worked with a variety of music composers, including Laxmikant–Pyarelal, R. D. Burman, Hamsalekha and A. R. Rahman. She is also the recipient of four Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards, including three consecutive awards in the period 1994–1996, and the Padmashri which she received in 2005. In 1999, she married violinist L. Subramaniam.
Document 6: Kadhalan: Kadhalan (English: Lover Boy ) is a 1994 Tamil romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by S. Shankar and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma in the lead roles, while Raghuvaran, Girish Karnad and Vadivelu play other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman.
Document 7: Urvasi Urvasi: "Urvasi Urvasi" is a Tamil-language song (later dubbed into Telugu and Hindi) composed by A. R. Rahman and written by Vairamuthu for the 1994 Indian film "Kadhalan". "Urvasi" was the first song composed for the film, and inspired the title of Rajsirpy's 1996 film "Take It Easy Urvasi". The song features vocals by Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed and A. R. Rahman himself. The song was a chartbuster in contemporary Tamil music and became very popular, with the funny lyrics. The song was played at every club, disco, restaurant, marriage hall and street corner across the country and went down in Indian movie history as one of the most popular songs of all time. The immense national popularity of the song, led to subsequent dubbed versions in Telugu and Hindi.
Document 8: Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (soundtrack): Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is the soundtrack of the 2010 Tamil romance film of the same name, directed by Gautham Menon. The original score and songs were composed by A. R. Rahman, first time collaborating with Gautham Menon. Lyrics are penned by Menon's usual associate, Thamarai along with Kalyani Menon and Kaithapram, the latter penning the Malayalam lyrics in the album.
Document 9: Kadhalan (soundtrack): Kadhalan (காதலன்) is the soundtrack to the 1994 Tamil film of the same name, directed by Shankar. The soundtrack, released as "Kadhalan: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack", features 9 songs composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics penned by Vairamuthu, Vaali, Shankar and Thirikudarasappa Kavirayar. Owing to the immense national popularity of the song Mukkabla, the soundtrack was subsequently dubbed in Hindi as "Humse Hai Muqabala" and in Telugu as "Premikudu". Lyrics for this versions were written by P. K. Mishra and Rajashri respectively.
Document 10: A. R. Rahman: Allah-Rakha Rahman (   , born A. S. Dileep Kumar), is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician and philanthropist. A. R. Rahman's works are noted for integrating Indian 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 Golden Globe, four National Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards and sixteen Filmfare Awards South. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 2010 by the Government of India.
Document 11: Kadhal Desam: Kadhal Desam ("Land of Love") (Tamil: காதல் தேசம்) is a 1996 Tamil romance film directed by Kathir and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The film starred Vineeth, Abbas, and Tabu in the lead roles, while S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu, Chinni Jayanth and Srividya played other pivotal characters. K. V. Anand was the cinematographer for the project and A. R. Rahman composed the film's soundtrack and score. The film opened in August 1996 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Prema Desam and became an equally big success. The Hindi version, Duniya Dilwalon Ki, however did not perform as well. The film was remade in Bangladesh as Narir Mon ("Woman's Heart") starring Riaz, Shabnur, Shakil Khan and directed by Matin Rahman, released in 1999.
Document 12: Raavanan (soundtrack): Raavanan is the soundtrack album to the 2010 Indian Tamil film of the same name, written and directed by Mani Ratnam. It was released on May 5, 2010 by Sony Music. The music and background score were composed by Academy Award winning composer A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned Vairamuthu and Mani Ratnam. The same soundtrack was used for the Hindi version of the film, titled "Raavan", which was launched on April 24. It was also dubbed and used in the Telugu version of the film, titled "Villain". "Raavanan" was Rahman's second collaboration with actor Vikram after "Pudhiya Mannargal" (1994).
Document 13: Muthu (1995 film): Muthu (Tamil: முத்து) is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Rajinikanth, Meena, and Sarath Babu. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman. The film released on 23 October 1995 amid much fanfare and hype and became the highest-grossing Tamil film at the time, running for over 175 days in theaters across Tamil Nadu. The film also released in Japanese in 1998 and became a commercial success in Japan, earning Rajinikanth a large fan following there as well.
Document 14: Maryan (soundtrack): Maryan (English: "The Immortal" ) is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman for the 2013 Tamil film of the same name directed by Bharatbala.The film that is produced under the banner Aascar Films stars actor Dhanush and actress Parvathy in the lead roles. The album was released under the label Sony Music on 13 May 2013, worldwide. The music received extremely positive critical reception and overwhelming audience response after its release. It also topped the iTunes India charts for the month of May and June 2013. Further, for the remaining months of 2013, it maintained its position in the top 10 music album charts. The soundtrack album was adjudged as "Tamil Album of Year" in iTunes’ Best of 2013. Rahman won the Norway Tamil Film Festival Best Music Director award and the SIIMA Award for Best Music Director in 2014. The soundtrack was nominated at the 2014 Edison Awards and Vijay Awards for both best music direction and best background score. Rahman was also nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil but he won the same award for his compositions to "Kadal".
Document 15: Kaaviya Thalaivan (soundtrack): Kaaviya Thalaivan (English: "Epic Ruler" ) is the 2014 soundtrack album to the Tamil historical fiction film of the same name, written and directed by Vasanthabalan. A. R. Rahman has composed the original songs and score for the film. Being a period film, the music of film reflects the sounds during the 1920s pre-Independence Indian era. The album marks poet Vaali's last lyrical work for this A. R. Rahman musical film. Prior to recording the original songs, Rahman carried out a research for six months for the music. Majority of the tracks were recorded by nine months, beginning from October 2012. Every song in the film has an underlying concept that justifies the screenplay. The singles released prior to the album release were "Vaanga Makka Vaanga" and "Yaarumilla". The original version of the soundtrack album that released on August 18, 2014was aired through Suryan FM. The album met enthusiastic response from audience and positive critical acclaim. It topped the Indian Music Charts.
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