Rajhesh Vaidhya
Indian musician
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Rajhesh Vaidhya (Tamil: ராஜேஷ் வைத்யா) (or, Vaidya), is an Indian veena player born on 14 June 1973[1] hailing from Tamil Nadu.[2] 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 award for his veena playing.[2]
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.[3] He was music director for the movie Vegam by S. Ve. Shekher, starring Ashwin Shekher.[4][5] He has also worked with Vidyasagar, Harris Jayaraj, Bharathwaj, Deva, Devi Sri Prasad, Srikanth Deva, Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja and Isai Puyal A. R. Rahman. He composed the music for K. Balachander's Sahana, a television series.[6] He collaborated with Playing for Change, 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 Three (2022)
- Serials
- Marmadesam - Edhuvum Nadakkum (2001)
- Sahana (2003)
- Anni (2003)
- Veettukku Veedu Lootty (2003)
- Aadhi Parasakthi (2007)
- Magal (2007)
- Comedy Colony (2009)
- Dhayam (2009; title song only)[7]
Actor
- Premi (1998)
- Vishwa Thulasi (2004)
- Masani (2013)
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.[8]