Rajesh Cherthala

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Rajesh Cherthala
Birth nameRajesh Kumar MD
Born9 June 1978
Cherthala, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India
OriginIndia
Genres
  • Carnatic
  • Hindustani
  • Western
OccupationMusician
InstrumentFlute
Years active2004 - Present
Websitehttp://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]

Personal life

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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]

Career

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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]

Filmography

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Rajesh performed as an instrumentalist for the following films:[7]

Television Episodes

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  • Comedy Super Nite – 2 [8]

Awards

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  • Baba Alexander New Delhi honoring Social Activist Award 2017[9]
  • Radio Mrchi Award

References

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  1. ^ Soman, Deepa (6 August 2019). "Rajesh Cherthala: My dream is to perform more Carnatic and Hindustani concerts". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Biju, Antony. "പുല്ലാങ്കുഴലിന്റെ പാട്ടുകാരൻ". Mathrubhumi.
  3. ^ "Rajesh_Cherthala". rajeshcherthala.in. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ "വിശേഷങ്ങള്‍ പങ്കുവെച്ച് പുല്ലാങ്കുഴൽ വിസ്മയം രാജേഷ് ചേർത്തല". mediaone. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ^ "സന്നിധാനത്ത് മധുമുരളിയിൽ നാദമഴ പെയ്യിച്ച് രാജേഷ് ചേർത്തലയും സംഘവും". News18 Malayalam. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  6. ^ Neha Anna Thomas (22 June 2018). "Making melodious music: Flautist Rajesh Cherthala says he aims to bring comfort to people through his music". New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Rajesh_Cherthala". rajeshcherthala.in. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Rajesh cherthala Archives". Flowers TV. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Presenting Social Activist Award to Rajesh Cherthala – BABA ALEXANDER NEW DELHI". babaalexander.org. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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