Rajhesh Vaidhya ( ta, ராஜேஷ் வைத்யா) (or, Vaidya), is an Indian veena player born on 14 June 1973 hailing from Tamil Nadu. 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.

Music career

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Filmography

Composer

;Films *'' Vegam'' (2007) *''Shot Boot 3'' (2022) ;Serials *'' Marmadesam - Edhuvum Nadakkum'' (2001) *''Sahana'' (2003) *''

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'' (2003) *''Veettukku Veedu Lootty'' (2003) *''Aadhi Parasakthi'' (2007) *'' Magal'' (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)