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Rajesh Cherthala | |
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Birth name | Rajesh Kumar MD |
Born | 9 June 1978 Cherthala, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India |
Origin | India |
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Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Flute |
Years active | 2004 - Present |
Website | http://rajeshcherthala.in/ |
Rajesh Cherthala (born 9 July 1978) is a musician and flutist from Cherthala, Kerala, in India, who has been recorded on more than 150 Indian film songs. He is known for his live performances of fusion music incorporating a variety of genres like Western, Carnatic and Hindustani.[1]
Rajesh was born as eldest son of Cherthala Math Dasappan and Nirmala in Cherthala, Alappuzha district, Kerala.[2] He studied at St. Mathews High School, Kannankara and SN College, Cherthala.[2] His parents encouraged him to learn music in his childhood days.
His wife is Raji Rajesh. They have two daughters Amala. R.Das and Amrutha.R.Das.[3][4]
His first teacher was an artist named 'Sunbright' from Puthanangadi, Cherthala.[2] Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is his Guru now.[2] He studies flute at Chaurasya's Vrindavan Gurukul in Mumbai, staying with him.[2] His first studio recording was that conducted by violinist Thiruvizha Ullas at Kalabhavan Kochi, Rajesh was introduced into cinema by Jassie Gift, one of the well-known Malayalam playback singers from Kerala, in 2004. Later, he went on to play for over 300 films, completing more than 1,000 songs (not to include the albums).[5][6]
Rajesh performed as an instrumentalist for the following films:[7]