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= Dr. Burn = Dr. Burn, (born November 25th, 1981) as Ruban Manoharan, often Stylized as DRB;, also known by the sobriquet of Sollisai Thalaivan. Dr Burn is a Malaysian Tamil rapper credited with coining the term Sollisai in the year of 1997, and pioneering Tamil Hip Hop in Malaysia. The term 'Sollisai' is now widely used by the Tamil Rappers and Tamil diaspora worldwide. Malaysian Tamil hip hop artist, music director, record producer, founder of the record label Sollisai Records, Bimasakti Films Sdn. Bhd. Dr. Burn known for his punchy, racy and clear Tamil rap.

Early life
Born in Johor Bahru to parents Manoharan Muthusamy and Kaliamma Nagamalai, he was raised in a rural rubber plantation in Bukit Benut estate located in the Kluang district. Dr. Burn's father was an estate "Mandor' (a Malay word for Labor Manager) and his mother worked as a rubber tapper. They also owned a local grocery store. Dr. Burn was the first born followed by two brothers, Rajasekaran and Theinarasu. His grandfather Muthusamy was brought from Nagapattinam to Malaya by his father to work as a "kangani" (a Tamil word for Mandor). Dr. Burn's great grandfather Chinnappa Naicker was one of the pioneers who brought workers into Malaya in the late 18th century. Dr. Burn's ancestors originated from Kongu Nadu (South India, Tamil Nadu).

Dr. Burn's passion for music began in his childhood hearing his mother sing Thevaram (Tamil devotional hymns). She introduced him to the works of the great Tamil poet Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathi. He was captivated by the beauty of Tamil poetry hence the beauty of Tamil language. He was also stricken by the bravery of Tamil warriors and their stories especially of the South Indian King, Raja Raja Chozlan and Veerapandiya Kattabomman. He was amazed to read of their love for their land and Tamil language. These increased his interest in the Tamil language.

Dr. Burn's primary education began in Haji Manan Tamil School and moving on to his secondary education in Sekolah Menengah, Jalan Batu Pahat, Kluang. Finishing his secondary schooling he proceeded to do his A' levels in Sedaya College but dropped out due to a major road accident while he was on the way to the final exam. This disappointment developed into a severe depression.

It was during this time of chronic depression that his passion for music was again awakened as a remedy for his depression. This was the turning point from depression to destiny. It wasn't easy but Dr. Burn persevered to fulfils the destiny in Music.

Career
Dr. Burn joined the Audio Engineering College and majored in sound engineering. His introduction to hip hop happened when he and some of his friends formed an underground rap group called the Worst Media Clique (W.M.C.) They performed in some clubs around Kuala Lumpur and were popular. After gaining some experience in the Malaysian underground Hip Hop music scene, he left the group and decided to do a music album for the Tamil mainstream. He also did Jingles for local Tamil radio stations whilst working as a sound engineer in Tribe Studio, Brickfields. He released the debut album under the prominent record label Alai Osai ni the year 2001. He produced his second solo album while working as sound engineer in the same studio to cut the production cost. Realising the restrictive nature of the recording company he decided to go independent collaborating with few leading Tamil artiste in the country. That expanded him to study a little more about how the industry works.

His meeting with Yogi B, through a fellow artist was very timely for Dr Burn's progress as a rap artist in his own right. Dr Burn's Tamil language and the energy very much impressed Yogi B. Dr. Burn passed his demo disc to Yogi B, Impressed by the demo, Yogi B's record label, 'Boombox Records and Maestro Talent offered him a record deal to be a part of the album "Vallavan". Dr. Burn jumped at the chance and accepted the offer. The triangle was completed when Yogi B pulled in Emcee Jesz. Now the group consists of Yogi B, Dr. Burn and Emcee Jesz. This newly formed rap trio became the infamous super-group, Yogi B & Natchatra.

2006: Vallavan
After years of hard work, the album "Vallavan" was released on 1st September 2006, becoming a major hit throughout the nation and in Singapore. Later, the music video, "Madai thiranthu", gained worldwide popularity. This was uploaded on the YouTube which was the one and only Malaysian music video to reach one million at that time. Soon after the release of Vallavan, they received a call from Vijay TV, India, to perform in their number one award ceremony 'Vijay Awards. Later the trio were invited to a performance as a guest artist in Jodi Number One, a famous reality dance competition, followed by the performance for Miss South India beauty pageant which made them the talk of Tamil Nadu. They appeared in Anu Hassan's talk show, Koffee with Anu as well, due to the extraordinary request from the fans.

Vallavan became a worldwide hit. Well mixed hip hop kicks and crystal clear musical bombardment entirely changed Malaysian music scene. The breakthrough they made opened the gateway to all Malaysian artists into the world market especially into Tamil Nadu.

2007: Kollywood
Dr. Burn was approached by a film music director, Dharan, to perform in a song and also to do a cameo in the music video for a horror movie "Sivi". The song "Oh Nene" became an instant hit worldwide and this collaboration made him the first Malaysian Tamil rapper to perform in Tamil cine music. From then on he became a favorite rapper for most of the music directors in Tamil Nadu and rendered his voice for Telugu and Malayalam films as well.

Some of Dr Burn's notable work in Indian cinema: Oh Nenje from the movie, Sivi; gangster from the movie Laadam; gangster from the Telugu film 16 days; Kuruvi theme from the movie Kuruvi; Happy New Year from Vijay starring movie Kuruvi; reloaded theme from Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, from the movie Sagar alias Jacky; Hassle Fissile from Suriya starring movie Aadhavan; Ivan Thedal from the movie Bale Pandiya; theme from a Malayalam movie thriller, Unnai kandeney from the movie kandaen.

Dr. Burn has appeared in cameo roles in the cine music videos for numerous songs and another notable collaboration was the theme song he recorded for beach volleyball world cup 2010 which took place in Chennai, India.

2008: notable works in Malaysia
Dr. Burn decided to further widen his capability and network by forming his own record label Sollisai Records. Learning from his own hard struggles to become what he is today, he wants to help upcoming young talents. His first Tamil hip hop compilation Soorasamharam was produced in 2008. Dr. Burn introduced more than thirty singers into the first mainstream Tamil hip hop compilation. And this album gave him a huge success. Furthermore he helped to spread Tamil hip hop culture and Tamil language awareness through his music in the country. Dr. Burn even found favor and won over the older generation who love and support work in appreciation of his mastery and eloquence in the Tamil language.

Multitalented Malaysian artist, Afdlin Sauki invited Dr Burn to perform a song in his movie "Appalam" (produced by Tayanggal Ungul). The original soundtrack was composed by Dr. Burn which was a hit and the film too was enthusiastically received by all Malaysians. Dr. Burn performed in India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, England, Canada, Germany, France, United States of America and hundreds of stage appearance in Malaysia. He has won numerous awards and acknowledgments worldwide.

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