Ajesh

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Ajesh

| image = 7G4A1655.jpg

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| birth_name = Ajesh Ashok

| alias = Ajesh

| genre = Film score

| occupation = Music Composer, singer

| years_active = 2010–present

}}

Ajesh is an Indian music composer and singer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/02/stories/2009030258360300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306045741/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/02/stories/2009030258360300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-03-06|title=Does Chennai strike the right chord? city pulse|accessdate=10 October 2010 |location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|date=2009-03-02}}{{cite news |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/ace-and-grace-singer-ajeesh-tamil-news-102062 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052320/http://www.indiaglitz.com/ace-and-grace-singer-ajeesh-tamil-news-102062 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |title=Ace and Grace - Singer Ajeesh |accessdate=9 August 2014}}{{Cite news |title=I want to stand out as a composer: Ajesh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/i-want-to-stand-out-as-a-composer-ajesh/articleshow/89998139.cms |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=The Times of India |date=5 March 2022 |language=en}} He works primarily for the Tamil film industry.

Early life

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

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,{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/49324.html|title=From the 'Goa' front|website=IndiaGlitz.com|accessdate=19 January 2010 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100110192849/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/49324.html| archivedate= 10 January 2010 | url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=http://chennaionline.com/cityfeature/Events/June09/24Airtel-Super-Singer-2008-Live-Finale.aspx|title=Airtel Super Singer 2008 Live Finale|publisher=chennaionline.com|accessdate=19 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231152631/http://chennaionline.com/cityfeature/Events/June09/24Airtel-Super-Singer-2008-Live-Finale.aspx|archive-date=31 December 2009|url-status=dead}} which was his debut song in films. On 1 June 2013 he released an independent music album titled Rain, College, Love - The Connect.{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130215/entertainment-tvmusic/article/umbrella-songs-rain-man|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218070435/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130215/entertainment-tvmusic/article/umbrella-songs-rain-man|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 February 2013|title=An umbrella of songs from a rain man|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=5 March 2013}} 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

= As a music composer =

==Films==

Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

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! Year !! Title

! width="65" | Songs

! width="65" | Score

!Notes

rowspan="2" |2017

Paambhu Sattai

| {{yes}}

|Won - Mirchi Music Award for Best Upcoming Music Composer

Thiri

| {{no}}

2021

Sarbath

| {{yes}}

|Colors Tamil release

rowspan="4" |2022

|Naai Sekar

| {{yes}}

Veerapandiyapuram

| {{no}}

Kuttram Kuttrame

| {{yes}}

|Kalaignar TV release

Sivudu

| {{no}}

| Telugu film

rowspan="2" |2023

|Vallavanukkum Vallavan

| {{no}}

Deiva Machan

| {{no}}

rowspan="2" |2024

|Family Padam

| {{no}}

Alangu

| {{yes}}

== Streaming television ==

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! Year !! Title

!Release

!Notes

rowspan="2"|2022

|Vilangu

|Zee5

|{{Cite web |date=2022-02-21 |title=Vilangu (aka) Vilanku review |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/web-series/vilangu/vilangu-review.html |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Behindwoods}}

Fall

|Disney+Hotstar

2024

|Chutney Sambar

|Disney+Hotstar

= As a Playback Singer =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" ! Year !! Song !! Film !! Music Composer !! Language !! Co-Singers !Accolades
rowspan="2" \| 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 \|
rowspan="4" \| 2012	"Idhazhin Oram"{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/13890.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121135058/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/13890.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=21 November 2011 \|title=3 Music Review songs lyrics \|website=IndiaGlitz \|date= \|accessdate=1 January 2012}}	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	\|
rowspan="3"\| 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 \|
rowspan="2"\| 2016	"Yedhedho Penne"	Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Tamil	Harini \|
"Kadhakaadhey"	Remo (D)	Anirudh Ravichander	Telugu	Srinidhi Venkatesh \|
rowspan="2"\| 2017	"Neeyum Naanum"	Paambhu Sattai	Ajesh	Tamil	\|
\|"Yaavum Needhaaney"	Thiri	Ajesh	Tamil	\|
2019 \|"Pathikichu Paathiyaa" \|Kee \|Vishal Chandrashekhar \|Tamil \| \|
rowspan="3" \|2021 \|"Karichaan Kuyile" \|rowspan="3"\|Sarbath \|Ajesh \|Tamil \| \|
"Theera Theera" \|Ajesh \|Tamil \|Saindhavi \|
"Kavi Solla" \|Ajesh \|Tamil \| \|
2022 \|"Nee Pirindhadheno" \|Kuttram Kuttrame \|Ajesh \|Tamil \| \|
2024 \|"Appavin Thaalaatu" \|Alangu \|Ajesh \|Tamil

= Miscellaneous Projects =

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! Year !! Project

!Type

2013

Rain, College, Love - The Connect {{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/charting-their-own-course/article4814252.ece |title=Charting their own course |work=The Hindu |date=14 June 2013 |accessdate=15 June 2013}}

|Independent Album

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

rowspan="2" |2020

|"Sakiye"

|Indie Single

Title Song for TV Serial Thirumagal for Sun TV