Darkkey Nagaraja
Darkkey Nagaraja | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Formerly of | Darkkey & The Keys |
Darkkey Nagaraja is a Malaysian musician of Indian descent known for his work in Tamil music. He used to be a part of the band Darkkey & The Keys. Nagaraja is known as the 'King of Samba Rock'.[1][2][3]
Discography
Albums
The Keys
- Akkamage (1996)[4]
- Maragita (1997)
- Maravana (1998)
- Karatana (1999)
- Jammarasan (2000)
- Kaligaa (2001)
- J-Mann (2002)
- Udumbeh (2003)
- Karma (2004)
Independent
- Arakana (2000)[5]
- Darajana (2001)
- Devilana (2002)
- Amarana (2003)
- Maradona (2004)
- Murugana (2005)
- Tsunamina (2006)
- Andavana (2007)
- Diamlah feat The Keys (2008)
- Wirawana (2010)
- Jadama feat The Keys (2013)
- Onna Manna (2014)
Personal life
Nagaraja has a daughter.[6]
In May 2023, Darkkey claimed that he was a Dato, which did not go down well with netizens as he was not officially given the title.[1][7]
Other work
In 2016, he made a cameo appearance in the Indian film Kabali, which was shot in Malaysia.[5] In 2025, he wrote and sang the song "AK The Tiger" for Good Bad Ugly (2024),[8] which was based on his own song "Arakana" from Arakana (2000).[9] The song was successful and became an anthem for Ajith Kumar's fans.[10]
References
- 1 2 Othman, Zur Narina (6 May 2023). "Darkkey triggers social media buzz over Dato claim". New Straits Times. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ "How Darkkey Nagaraja's Sambarock defied odds and inspired a generation, now immortalised in upcoming film 'Aku Darkkey'". Yahoo News. 24 June 2025.
- ↑ Fadzilah, Marfika Adnan Haris. "'King of Samba Rock' To Perform in Melaka Next Month". Bernama.
- ↑ Manokaran, Shobana (25 November 2022). "A record breaking achievement". The Sun. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- 1 2 Mohanakrishnan, Aju (2 February 2021). "Amma mia! Indian-Malaysian band Darkkey goes viral in Italy". theVibes.com. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
Their song 'Puli' starts off with the image of a tiger and their lead singer shouting the word 'puli' (tiger in Tamil) in a high pitched tone to a crummy guitar riff. All the while doing his best Michael Jackson dance moves
- ↑ "GBU வாய்ப்பு இப்படித்தான் கிடைச்சது! ரகசியம் உடைத்த Darkkey Nagaraja!". Tamizhakam (in Tamil). 2025-04-06. Archived from the original on 2025-04-21. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ↑ Ram, Sadho (9 May 2023). "Darkkey Claims He Is Now A Dato — But Things Aren't Adding Up". SAYS. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ "'AK-The Tiger' song from Ajith's Good Bad Ugly is boisterous and intense". Cinema Express. 10 April 2025. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ "Global Fame, Local Roots: The Untold Global Success of These Malaysian Indian Music Stars! - Varnam Malaysia". 15 September 2025.
- ↑ "Darkkey makes a thunderous mark with Ajith's 'Good Bad Ugly': All you need to know about the Malaysian musical artist". The Times of India. April 13, 2025.