Ajesh is an Indian music composer and singer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1][2][3] He works primarily for the Tamil film industry.

Ajesh
Background information
Birth nameAjesh Ashok
Also known asAjesh
GenresFilm score
Occupation(s)Music Composer, singer
Years active2010–present

Early life

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Ajesh was born and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His mother found music in him at a very young age and made him take up Carnatic music vocal lessons. He went on to explore other forms of music later. He did his schooling in Sri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School and then graduated from Loyola College, Chennai.

Career

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Ajesh started singing concerts and TV shows at the age of 5 and was thoroughly focused on pursuing music throughout. His first appearance on television was on Sun TV's Sapthaswarangal hosted by A.V.Ramanan in 1994. Since the age of 12 he was part of kids chorus for various composers such as Ilaiyaraaja, A. R. Rahman and Vidyasagar. When he was 19, he was crowned the winner of the popular reality based singing competition Airtel Super Singer 2008, AKA the second season of the Airtel Super Singer show chosen by the public through voting and also by composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. Later in 2010, Yuvan made Ajesh sing the famous romantic number Idhu Varai for the Tamil movie Goa,[4][5] which was his debut song in films. On 1 June 2013 he released an independent music album titled Rain, College, Love - The Connect.[6] He debuted as a composer with the Tamil film Paambhu Sattai in 2017. The song Nee Uravaaga from the album sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Haricharan topped the charts for several weeks in Chennai and overseas. Since the film didn't do well at the box office, he had to wait for the right scripts to arrive. Till 2020 he was surviving with a few ads and Indie projects. 2022 happened to be his biggest year yet, he had 4 releases in total. His work for the ZEE5 Original Series Vilangu brought him a lot of praise from film critics as well as the public. He teamed with ace filmmaker Suseenthiran in a film called Kuttram Kuttrame, when 'Iyakkunar Imayam' Director Bharathiraja praised him for his background score.

Discography

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As a Music Composer

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Year Title Language Release Director Notes
2017 Paambhu Sattai Tamil Theatrical Adam Dasan Won - Mirchi Music Award for Best Upcoming Music Composer
Thiri Tamil Theatrical Ashok Amirtharaj Only Background Score
2021 Sarbath Tamil Netflix &

Colors Tamil

Prabhakaran
2022 Naai Sekar Tamil Theatrical Kishore Rajkumar Only Songs
Vilangu Tamil Zee5 Prasanth Pandiyaraj Streaming television[7]
Kuttram Kuttrame Tamil Prime Video &

Kalaignar TV

Suseenthiran
Fall Tamil Disney+Hotstar Siddharth Ramaswamy Streaming television
Veerapandiyapuram Tamil Theatrical Suseenthiran Only Background Score
2023 Vallavanukkum Vallavan Tamil Theatrical Vijay Desingh Only Background Score
Deiva Machan Tamil Theatrical &

Prime Video

Martyn Nirmal Kumar Only Background Score
2024 Chutney Sambar Tamil Disney+Hotstar Radha Mohan
Alangu Tamil Theatrical S.P.Shakthivel Post Production

As a Singer

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Year Song Film Music Composer Language Co-Singers Accolades
2010 "Idhu Varai" Goa Yuvan Shankar Raja Tamil Andrea Jeremiah Won - Vijay Music Award for Most Popular Melody of the Year
Won - Mirchi Music Award for Best Upcoming Singer of the Year
Nominated - Vijay Music Award for Best Debut Singer of the Year
"Thooral Thedum" Uthamaputhiran Vijay Antony Tamil Janaki Iyer
2012 "Idhazhin Oram"[8] 3 Anirudh Ravichander Tamil Nominated - Big Tamil Melody Awards for Best Singer Male
"Yedhalo Oka Mounam" 3 (D) (Telugu) Anirudh Ravichander Telugu
"Tan Ye Mera" 3 (D) (Hindi) Anirudh Ravichander Hindi Shruti Hassan
"Nimirndhu Nil" Sattam Oru Iruttarai Vijay Antony Tamil
2013 "Paadhagal" Immanuel Afzal Yusuf Malayalam
2014 "Kangalai Oru" Thegidi Nivas K. Prasanna Tamil
"Kallalo Oka" Bhadram (D) Nivas K. Prasanna Telugu
"Nenjukkulla Nee" Vadacurry Vivek-Mervin Tamil Vijay Prakash, Diwakar
2016 "Yedhedho Penne" Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai G. V. Prakash Kumar Tamil Harini
"Kadhakaadhey" Remo (D) Anirudh Ravichander Telugu Srinidhi Venkatesh
2017 "Neeyum Naanum" Paambhu Sattai Ajesh Tamil
"Yaavum Needhaaney" Thiri Ajesh Tamil
2019 "Pathikichu Paathiyaa" Kee Vishal Chandrashekhar Tamil
2021 "Karichaan Kuyile" Sarbath Ajesh Tamil
"Theera Theera" Ajesh Tamil Saindhavi
"Kavi Solla" Ajesh Tamil
2022 "Nee Pirindhadheno" Kuttram Kuttrame Ajesh Tamil

Miscellaneous Projects

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Year Project
2013 Rain, College, Love - The Connect [6][9]
2015 Theme song for ISL Team Kerala Blasters
2017 Half Boil (web series for YouTube)
2018 Title song for TV Serial Sivagami for Colors Tamil
2020 Sakiye (Indie Single)
Title Song for TV Serial Thirumagal for Sun TV
2023 Title Song for TV Serial Meena for Sun TV
Title Song for TV Serial Poova Thalayaa for Sun TV

References

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  1. ^ "Does Chennai strike the right chord? city pulse". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Ace and Grace - Singer Ajeesh". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ^ "I want to stand out as a composer: Ajesh". The Times of India. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ "From the 'Goa' front". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Airtel Super Singer 2008 Live Finale". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  6. ^ a b "An umbrella of songs from a rain man". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Vilangu (aka) Vilanku review". Behindwoods. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  8. ^ "3 Music Review songs lyrics". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Charting their own course". The Hindu. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.