Lydian Nadhaswaram (born 5 September 2005) is an Indian musician from

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

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. In 2019, he appeared on ''

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'' on CBS and won, earning a prize money of $1 million.

Early life

Lydian is born to Varshan Satish, a Tamil music director, and Jhansi as their second child. At the age of two, he started performing on the

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and at eight he taught himself to play the

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. He is a student of Augustine Paul, the Music Director of the century-old Madras Musical Association Choir. Lydian spent 4 years studying at

KM Music Conservatory KM Music Conservatory (KMMC) is a higher education institution founded in 2008 by the A. R. Rahman foundation. Located in Arumbakkam, Chennai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the conservatory offers a range of part-time and full-time course ...

, a higher education institution founded in 2008 by the

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. In a YouTube video Lydian was playing Vande Matram song by

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on the piano in front of Rahman in Lydian's house during a house visit by Rahman. In September 2019, it was announced that Lydian would make his debut as a film composer with the

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-language

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'' Barroz: Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure'', directed by

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, starring himself in the lead. He played the role of Guddu in the film Atkan Chatkan.

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Living people 2005 births Musicians from Chennai Pianist from India Indian film score composers 21st-century male musicians Child musicians {{pianist-stub

Early life

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