Mohan Vaidya (singer)

Mohan Vaidya is a Carnatic singer and musician. He has also worked as a television host and as an actor in Tamil language films and serials like Ramany vs Ramany part 02.[1][2]

Mohan Vaidya
OriginChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active1998–present

Career

Mohan Vaidhya is the son of noted ghatam artiste K. M. Vaidyanathan and the nephew of music composer G. Ramanathan. He is the elder brother of noted veena player Rajhesh Vaidhya, and his family grew up closely inclined to classical music.[3] Mohan revealed that his voice did not break until his 20s, and that his feminine voice earned him the nickname "Mayil". Mohan learned the violin, taking lessons from Radha Sundaresan. He also took vocal lessons from various gurus such as Tiruvavur Sethuraman, Srirangam Ranganathan, K. C. Thyagarajan and Anayampati Ganesan.[4] Mohan moved to Delhi where he met dancer Saroja Vaidyanathan and began singing for her. He also became the vocalist for Vilasini Natyam exponent Swapna Sundari, Leela Samson, Yamini Krishnamurthy and Bharati Shivaji.[4]

In the early 1990s, Mohan moved to Chennai and hosted Ragam Sangeetham, a Carnatic music based quiz show on Raj TV. Mohan then moved on to work on films, portraying supporting acting roles in films such as Sethu (1999), Parasuram (2003) and Anniyan (2005). He has since continued to be involved in television, notably appearing in television serials and being one of the judges of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge on Zee Tamil. In 2019, he was seen as a contestant on Bigg Boss Tamil 3 on Star Vijay.[4]

Television
YearProgramme / ShowRoleChannelLanguage Notes
1997 Premi Panneer Selvam Sun TV (India) Tamil TV Series
2000-2001 Marmadesam Natraj Sun TV (India) Tamil Tv series
2002-2003Alaigal Dubukku Das Sun TV (India) Tamil Tv series
2004 Kolangal Sages Sun TV (India) Tamil TV series
2009-2010Madhavi A.V Sahadevan Sun TV (India) Tamil Tv series
2013-2014Chithiram Pesuthadi Thenmozhi's father Jaya TV Tamil Tv series
2019Bigg Boss Tamil 3 Contestant Star Vijay Tamil Reality Show
2019Cooku with Comali Contestant Star Vijay Tamil Reality Show

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
1999SethuAbitha's uncleTamil
2002SeshuTelugu
2003ParasuramTamil
2004MachiRakshita's fatherTamil
2005AnniyanKrishnaTamil
2007VegamAshwin's fatherTamil
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References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150916125815/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article3217168.ece
  2. https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/oh-to-be-young-and-to-be-in-love-with-music/article5618176.ece
  3. https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/musician/mohan-vaidya
  4. https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/music-makes-mohan-smile/article5809688.ece
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