Ananth Vaidyanathan
Ananth Vaidyanathan | |
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Born | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India | 1 November 1957
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
Occupation(s) | voice expert, teacher, actor |
Known for | India's leading voice expert |
Website | www |
Ananth Vaidyanathan (born 1 November 1957) is an Indian singing trainer, who is popular for his appearances on reality singing television shows. He is often regarded as India's leading voice expert. He has also worked on few films as an actor and as a playback singer.[1]
Career
Ananth Vaidyanathan was born in
Hindustani music while being professionally trained in classical music. In his early 20s, he also lost his speaking voice and was advised to sing slowly due to his vocal issues.[4] Despite the odds, he became a professional voice expert in the 1990s and started conducting workshops across various parts of the country.[5]
He began teaching music from 2003, giving voice lessons and training to contestants on various Indian TV reality shows from 2006.
In 2010, he appeared as an actor in
Bigg Boss hosted by Kamal Haasan.[8] He was the second contestant to be eliminated from the show, departing on day 21.[9][10] He also made a special appearance as a politician in the film LKG.[11]
Filmography
References
- ^ "Friday Review Chennai : Find your voice, right way". The Hindu. 27 June 2008. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Future of voice science depends on ability to make it a subject of common enquiry, feels Ananth Vaidyanathan - Carnatic Music Interviews - Darbar for claissical music / claissical dance". Carnaticdarbar.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Unlocking your 'silent' voice". The Hindu. 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 29 September 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Alka is Vijay Tv's Airtel Super Singer Junior 2 Winner". Today24News. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "It takes one second to spoil someone's reputation: Ananth Vaidyanathan - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Ma.Pandiarajan (17 June 2018). "பிக் பாஸ் வீட்டிற்குள் 'சூப்பர் சிங்கர்' அனந்த் வைத்தியநாதன்..!". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "LKG early reviews: RJ Balaji and Priya Anand film gets thumbs up from critics". India Today. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
External links
- Ananth Vaidyanathan at IMDb