Mohan Vaidya (singer)

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

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]

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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.

Bigg Boss

In 2019, he was seen as a contestant on Bigg Boss Tamil 3 on Star Vijay. [4] Mohan was subject to controversies as well. He once cited health concerns and swapped the tasks of the toilet with the cleaning duties of the vessel. Host Kamal questioned Mohan about the reasons for the toilet tasks being shuffled. Kamal told Mohan implicitly that no job was superior or inferior to the other. [5]

Mohan was criticized in the social networks for his act of kissing the housemates including female housemates frequently. [5] On one episode, after a drama, Meera Mithun began sobbing uncontrollably, and Mohan went to her and consoled her after some time. He then hugged and kissed the much younger girl. This created a huge controversy on social media. He later clarified to others that she was like a daughter to him. [6] Later during an interview he said that he was always fond of the girls as he was born with three brothers and no sisters and that he genuinely showed affection for them. [7]

Politics

Mohan Vaidya joined the BJP in 2020. Later, he joined the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.

Filmography

Television

YearProgramme / ShowRoleChannelLanguageNotes
1997PremiPanneer Selvam Sun TV TamilTV series
2000-2001 Marmadesam Natraj Sun TV Tamil TV series
2001 Ramany vs Ramany Part II Mr. Ramany's uncle (cameo appearance) Raj TV Tamil TV series
2002-2003 Alaigal Dubukku Das Sun TV Tamil TV series
2003-2004RojaKrishna Jaya TV Tamil TV series
2004 Kolangal Temple Priest (Cameo Appearance) Sun TV Tamil TV series
2005-2006Alli Raajiyam Sun TV Tamil
2009 Madhavi A.V Sahadevan Sun TV Tamil TV series
2009-2010 Zee Tamil Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 Challenge Judge Zee Tamil Tamil Reality Singing Competition
2013-2014 Chithiram Pesuthadi Thenmozhi's father Jaya TV Tamil Tv series
2015-2016 Bhairavi Aavigalukku Priyamanaval Shastry (Mathura's father) Sun TV (India) Tamil TV series
2019 Bigg Boss Tamil 3 Contestant Star Vijay Tamil Evicted Day 28
2019 Cooku with Comali (season 1)Contestant Star Vijay Tamil Eliminated week 3
2020 Super Singer Champions of ChampionsJudge Star Vijay Tamil Reality Singing Competition
2022 Amman Tharagan Colors Tamil Tamil TV series
2022 Bharathidasan Colony Krishnan Star Vijay Tamil TV series
2022Kanne KalaimaaneMusic Director Star Vijay Tamil TV series
2022 Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Tamil Teacher Disney+Hotstar Tamil Web series
2022Ninaithale InikkumSpecial Appearance Zee Tamil Tamil TV series
2023Vaa Tamizha VaaParticipant Kalaignar TV Tamil Reality Talk show
2023 Kannedhirey Thondrinal Ganesan Kalaignar TV Tamil TV series
2023 Sandhya Raagam Sandhya's father (cameo appearance) Zee Tamil Tamil TV series
2023-2024 Nala Damayanthi Zee Tamil Tamil TV series
2024 Ponni Thuyanathan Star Vijay Tamil TV series
2024-present Panivizhum Malarvanam Parameswaran Star Vijay Tamil TV series

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1999 Kadhalar Dhinam Singer on ChariotTamilCameo appearance
1999 Sethu Abitha's uncleTamil
2000 Aval Paavam Tamil
2002 Seshu Abithu's uncleTelugu
2003 Parasuram Tamil
2004 Machi Rakshita's fatherTamil
2005 Anniyan KrishnaTamil
2007 Vegam Ashwin's fatherTamil
2022 Kadamaiyai Sei One of the members in the buildingTamil
2023 Bagheera Vedhavalli's fatherTamil
2023 Karungaapiyam Kajal's neighborTamil
2023 Mark Antony Ramya's fatherTamil
2023 Rule Number 4 ChinnamalaiTamil
2024 Andhagan Music store ownerTamil

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