V. Selvaganesh is an Indian

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ist working in the Carnatic tradition and one of the leading

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(south Indian frame drum) players of his generation. He is also known as "Chella S. Ganesh."

Career

Selvaganesh gained world fame through tours with

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's group,

Remember Shakti Remember Shakti is a quintet which combines elements of traditional Indian music with elements of jazz. The band consists of English guitarist John McLaughlin, and Zakir Hussain (tabla), U. Srinivas (deceased) (mandolin), Shankar Mahadevan (voc ...

. He helps his father, Grammy-Nominated T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram, to run the Sri JGTV school and train a new generation of Carnatic percussionists. He has also composed and produced albums and played with the Swedish bass player

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and American guitar virtuoso

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. In 2012, Selvaganesh made his film directorial debut with ''Bodhai'', a short film in Tamil. He also composed the four-track soundtrack which was released in digital format by

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Film career

V. Selvaganesh made his debut composing for films with the

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movie ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2008).

Discography

; Solo Albums: * '' Soukha'' (2006) * '' Kanjourney'' (2016) ; With Jonas Hellborg: * ''

Good People in Times of Evil ''Good People in Times of Evil'' is the fifth collaborative live album by bassist Jonas Hellborg and guitarist Shawn Lane, released on 10 November 2000 through Bardo Records. For this line-up they are joined by percussionist V. Selvaganesh, and a ...

'' (2000) * '' Icon: A Transcontinental Gathering'' (2003) * '' Kali's Son'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2007) ; With John Mclaughlin * '' Remember Shakti - The Believer'' (2000) * ''

Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay ''Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay'' is a live album by the world fusion band Remember Shakti released in November 2001 on the Verve label. The live set features John McLaughlin on Guitar, U. Srinivas on Mandolin, Vikku Selvaganesh ...

'' (2001) ; As film composer: * ''

Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film written and directed by newcomer Susindran, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal, Kishore, and Saranya Mohan along with numerous other newcomers. The music was composed by ...

'' (2008) * ''

Kola Kolaya Mundhirika ''Kola Kolaya Mundhirika'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written by Crazy Mohan and directed by Madhumitha. The film stars Jayaram, Karthik Kumar, and Shikha along with numerous popular Tamil comedy artists including M. S. Bhaska ...

'' (2009) * '' Drohi'' (2010) * ''

Nil Gavani Sellathey ''Nil Gavani Sellathey'' ( ''Stop, Watch and Don't Go'') is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written, directed and produced by Anand Chakravarthy (producer of Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu), which stars himself in lead role alongside Jagan, Lak ...

'' (2010) * '' Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu'' (2010) * ''

Kullanari Koottam ''Kullanari Koottam'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sribalaji and produced by V. Ashish Jain. It stars Vishnu Vishal and Remya Nambeesan in the lead roles, while the crew of ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzh ...

'' (2011) * ''

Pilla Zamindar ''Pilla Zamindar'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by G. Ashok. The film stars Nani, Haripriya, and Bindu Madhavi while Srinivas Avasarala, Dhanraj, Thagubothu Ramesh, Rao Ramesh and Nag ...

'' (2011) (Telugu) * ''

Shiva Manasulo Shruti ''Siva Manasulo Sruthi'' (abbreviated as ''SMS'') is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film which is a remake of the successful 2009 Tamil film '' Siva Manasula Sakthi'' starring Jiiva and Anuya directed by M. Rajesh. The film ...

'' (2012) (Telugu) * '' Nirnayam'' (2013) (also producer) * '' Rettai Vaalu'' (2013) * ''

Arthanari ''Arthanari'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film starring Arundhati and debutante Ramkumar. The film is directed by Sundarra Elangovan. The film was dubbed in Malayalam with the same name and in Hindi as ''Mumbai Ki Kiran Be ...

'' (2016) *'' Chitrangada'' (2017) (Telugu) * ''

Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 ''Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by Selva Sekaran. A sequel to ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009), the film is written by the original's director Suseenthiran and features Vikranth and Arth ...

'' (2019)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Selvaganesh, V. 1966 births Indian percussionists Living people Tamil film score composers Tamil musicians Place of birth missing (living people) Ghatam players Art Metal (band) members Remember Shakti members Telugu film score composers