# Ajesh

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 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, which was his debut song in films. On 1 June 2013 he released an 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 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.
| Year | Title | Songs | Score | Notes |
| 2017 | Paambhu Sattai | Yes | Yes | Won - Mirchi Music Award for Best Upcoming Music Composer |
| 2017 | Thiri | No | Yes | |
| 2021 | Sarbath | Yes | Yes | Colors Tamil release |
| 2022 | Naai Sekar | Yes | No | |
| 2022 | Veerapandiyapuram | No | Yes | |
| 2022 | Kuttram Kuttrame | Yes | Yes | Kalaignar TV release |
| 2022 | Sivudu | No | Yes | Telugu film |
| 2023 | Vallavanukkum Vallavan | No | Yes | |
| 2023 | Deiva Machan | No | Yes | |
| 2024 | Family Padam | No | Yes | |
| 2024 | Alangu | Yes | Yes | |

#### Streaming television

| Year | Title | Release |
| 2022 | Vilangu | Zee5 |
| 2022 | Fall | Disney+Hotstar |
| 2024 | Chutney Sambar | Disney+Hotstar |

### As a Playback Singer

| 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 |
| 2010 | "Thooral Thedum" | Uthamaputhiran | Vijay Antony | Tamil | Janaki Iyer | |
| 2012 | "Idhazhin Oram" | 3 | Anirudh Ravichander | Tamil | | Nominated - Big Tamil Melody Awards for Best Singer Male |
| 2012 | "Yedhalo Oka Mounam" | 3 (D) (Telugu) | Anirudh Ravichander | Telugu | | |
| 2012 | "Tan Ye Mera" | 3 (D) (Hindi) | Anirudh Ravichander | Hindi | Shruti Hassan | |
| 2012 | "Nimirndhu Nil" | Sattam Oru Iruttarai | Vijay Antony | Tamil | | |
| 2013 | "Paadhagal" | Immanuel | Afzal Yusuf | Malayalam | | |
| 2014 | "Kangalai Oru" | Thegidi | Nivas K. Prasanna | Tamil | | |
| 2014 | "Kallalo Oka" | Bhadram (D) | Nivas K. Prasanna | Telugu | | |
| 2014 | "Nenjukkulla Nee" | Vadacurry | Vivek-Mervin | Tamil | Vijay Prakash, Diwakar | |
| 2016 | "Yedhedho Penne" | Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Tamil | Harini | |
| 2016 | "Kadhakaadhey" | Remo (D) | Anirudh Ravichander | Telugu | Srinidhi Venkatesh | |
| 2017 | "Neeyum Naanum" | Paambhu Sattai | Ajesh | Tamil | | |
| 2017 | "Yaavum Needhaaney" | Thiri | Ajesh | Tamil | | |
| 2019 | "Pathikichu Paathiyaa" | Kee | Vishal Chandrashekhar | Tamil | | |
| 2021 | "Karichaan Kuyile" | Sarbath | Ajesh | Tamil | | |
| 2021 | "Theera Theera" | Sarbath | Ajesh | Tamil | Saindhavi | |
| 2021 | "Kavi Solla" | Sarbath | Ajesh | Tamil | | |
| 2022 | "Nee Pirindhadheno" | Kuttram Kuttrame | Ajesh | Tamil | | |
| 2024 | "Appavin Thaalaatu" | Alangu | Ajesh | Tamil |

### Miscellaneous Projects

| Year | Project | Type |
| 2013 | Rain, College, Love - The Connect | 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 | |
| 2020 | "Sakiye" | Indie Single |
| 2020 | Title Song for TV Serial Thirumagal for Sun TV | |
| 2023 | Title Song for TV Serial Meena for Sun TV | |
| 2023 | Title Song for TV Serial Poova Thalayaa for Sun TV | |
| 2025 | "Kan Kalangaamal" | Indie Single |