Ajesh is an Indian music composer and singer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He works primarily for the Tamil film industry.
Early life Ajesh was born and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His mother discovered his musical talent at a very young age and had him take up Carnatic music vocal lessons. He went on to explore other forms of music later. He did his schooling at 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. He was part of the children's orchestra group Issai Mazhalai founded by Abhaswaram Ramjhi, where he got the exposure to sing in front of various audiences. He was also part of kids chorus for various composers like Ilaiyaraaja, A. R. Rahman and Vidyasagar. When he was 14, he got the privilege to perform in front of the Honorable ex-President Shri A.P.J.Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapathi Bhavan in Delhi, a memory which he so fondly holds till date. When he was 19, he was crowned the winner of the popular reality based singing competition Airtel Super Singer 2008, chosen by the public through voting and also by composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. In the following few months, Yuvan made Ajesh sing his debut song Idhu Varai for the Tamil movie Goa, which went on to become a chartbuster. On 1 June 2013 he released his independent music album titled Rain, College, Love - The Connect. 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 on radio for several weeks. 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. Since then he has worked on several projects, teaming up with various directors including ace filmmakers like Suseenthiran and Radha Mohan, one of which caught the eye of 'Iyakkunar Imayam' Bharathiraja, who praised him for his background score work.
Discography
As a Music Composer Year TitleTypeNotes2017Paambhu SattaiFeatureWon - Mirchi Music Award for Best Upcoming Music ComposerThiri2021Sarbath2022VilanguTV SeriesStreaming on Zee5 FallStreaming on JioHotstarNaai SekarFeatureVeerapandiyapuramKuttram Kuttrame2023Vallavanukkum VallavanDeiva Machan2024Family PadamAlanguChutney Sambar (Hotstar)TV SeriesStreaming on JioHotstar2026Moondram KanFeatureOnly songsKaliFeaturePost ProductionKhaaki SquadPre Production
As a Playback Singer Year Song Film Music composer Language Accolades 2010 "Idhu Varai" Goa Yuvan Shankar Raja Tamil 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 2012 "Idhazhin Oram"3Anirudh RavichanderNominated - Big Tamil Melody Awards for Best Singer Male"Yedhalo Oka Mounam"3 (D) (Telugu) Telugu "Tan Ye Mera"3 (D) (Hindi) Hindi "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) Telugu "Nenjukkulla Nee" Vadacurry Vivek-Mervin Tamil 2016 "Yedhedho Penne" Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai G. V. Prakash Kumar "Kadhakaadhey"Remo (D) Anirudh Ravichander Telugu 2017 "Neeyum Naanum"Paambhu Sattai Ajesh Tamil "Yaavum Needhaaney"Thiri2019"Pathikichu Paathiyaa"KeeVishal Chandrashekhar2021"Karichaan Kuyile"SarbathAjesh"Theera Theera""Kavi Solla"2022"Nee Pirindhadheno"Kuttram Kuttrame2024"Appavin Thaalaatu"Alangu2026"Vizhigalil Thondriye"Moondram Kan
Miscellaneous Projects Year ProjectType 2013 Rain, College, Love - The Connect Independent Album2015Theme song for ISL Team Kerala Blasters2017Half BoilWeb Series for YouTube2018Title song for TV Serial Sivagami for Colors Tamil2020"Sakiye"Indie SingleTitle Song for TV Serial Thirumagal for Sun TV2023Title Song for TV Serial Meena for Sun TVTitle Song for TV Serial Poova Thalayaa for Sun TV2025"Kan Kalangaamal"Indie Single
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