Rajhesh Vaidhya ( ta, ராஜேஷ் வைத்யா) (or, Vaidya), is an Indian

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player born on 14 June 1973 hailing from

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. Besides performing on stage, he has worked with various film music composers. He also acted in the movie ''Viswa Thulasi'' and in ''Premi'', a tele-serial aired in Sun TV. Vaidhya was a winner of the 2010

Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of ...

award for his veena playing.

Music career

Rajhesh Vaidhya has composed and performed the content of various albums and given many stage performances. He is the brother-in-law of S. Ve. Shekher and younger brother of Mohan Vaidhya. He was music director for the movie '' Vegam'' by S. Ve. Shekher, starring Ashwin Shekher. He has also worked with Vidyasagar,

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, Deva, Devi Sri Prasad, Srikanth Deva, Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. Rahman. He composed the music for K. Balachander's '' Sahana'', a television series. He collaborated with

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, on the album Songs Around The World, (2008). He has performed with musicians and composers like Sir Elton John.

Filmography

Composer

;Films *'' Vegam'' (2007) *''Shot Boot 3'' (2022) ;Serials *'' Marmadesam - Edhuvum Nadakkum'' (2001) *''Sahana'' (2003) *'' Anni'' (2003) *''Veettukku Veedu Lootty'' (2003) *''Aadhi Parasakthi'' (2007) *''

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'' (2007) *''Comedy Colony'' (2009)

Actor

*''Premi'' (1998)

Musical Training

From a very early age, he started his tutelage under Smt. Jeyalakshmi and continued learning the Saraswathi Veena under Smt Rama Nambinarayanan. He also received advanced training under carnatic veena maestro Shri Chitti Babu.

Do You Have a Minute Series

Rajhesh Vaidhya started a short video series which is of 1 minute duration on his social media pages in March 2019. He did a live show of 60 minutes where he performed 60 songs in 60 minutes which was recognised by Asia book of records in 2019.

Awards

* Kalaimamani award, Government of Tamil Nadu,2010.http://newslivestreaming.com/2010-kalaimamani-awards-announced-by-tamil-nadu-govt/, Live News Streaming, 2010 Kalaimamani Awards announced by Tamil Nadu Govt, Kalaimamani Awards 2010 Winners, Retrieved 5 March 2011.http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article1134445.ece, The Hindu, Tamil Nadu Govt announces Kalaimamani awards, Chennai, 28 January 2011, Retrieved 5 March 2011. * Asia book of records- maximum song snippets played on a Veena in an hour

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaidhya, Rajhesh Indian male classical musicians Saraswati veena players Living people Recipients of the Kalaimamani Award Musicians from Tamil Nadu Year of birth missing (living people)