Mohan Vaidya (Bigg Boss Tamil) Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Mohan Vaithya
Nickname	Mayil
Profession(s)	Singer, Violinist, Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	TV: Marmadesam (1997) Tamil Film: Sethu (1999)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 November 1959
Age (as in 2018)	59 Years
Birthplace	Purasawalkam, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai
School	MCTM Higher Secondary School, Tamil Nadu
College/University	Madras Music Academy
Educational Qualification	Diploma in Music
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Tamil Brahmin
Hobbies	Traveling and Dancing
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Widower
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sushma Vaidya (Died in a train accident)
Children	Not Known
Parents	Father- K.M. Vaidyanathan (Ghatam Vidwan) Mother- Vasantha Vaidyanathan (vainika)
Siblings	Brother- Ashok Raam (Work in DataPrompt International, Chennai), KV Ravichandran (Former Jr.Executive Officer (Admin) in AARDO-New Delhi), Rajhesh Vaidhya (Veena Player) Sister- Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohan Vaidya

• • He was born and brought up in Purasawalkam, Tamil Nadu.

• Mohan Vaidya comes from a family having a background in the field of music. His father, K.M. Vaidyanathan was a Ghatam Vidwan and his mother, Vasantha Vaidyanathan was a Vainika.

• It was his father who brought Mohan and his siblings into the musical world. However, it was his uncle, G. Ramanathan, celebrated film composer, who had a greater influence on his music career.

• Mohan’s voice did not break until he reached his late 20s. On the change of his voice’s pitch, Mohan says-
  

  I had a clearly feminine voice and even sang for Kamesh’s light music troupe when I was in Class 6. In fact, my nickname those days was ‘Mayil. In college, my voice came in handy when my friends had to call their girlfriends!”

• After his college, Mohan learned violin from Radha Sundaresan followed by vocal lessons from various gurus such as Tiruvavur Sethuraman, Srirangam Ranganathan, K.C. Thyagarajan (he did Gurukulam for six years with him) and Anayampati Ganesan.

• Thereafter, he went to Delhi, where he met dancer Saroja Vaidyanathan and started singing for her. He went on to lend his voice to Vilasini Natyam exponent Swapnasundari, Leela Samson, Yamini Krishnamurthy and Bharathi Shivaji.

• With these associations, Mohan got attracted to dancing and started learning the art.

• He also appeared in the show ‘Sevikkum Suvaikkum’ where he combined ragas and recipes.

• Thereafter he returned to Chennai where ‘Ragam Sangeetham’ happened.

• In 2002, he appeared as Abitha’s uncle in the Telugu Film “Seshu.”

• He has also judged the Zee Tamil TV show “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge.”

• In 2005, he did the role of Krishna in the Tamil Film “Anniyan.”

• He is the owner of Chennai’s Mohan Vaithya Anusham Academy and Sai Sishya Music Schools, where they teach children B-Boying, Hip-Hop, Locking Popping, Zumba, Kathak, Salsa, Contemporary and Hula Hoop.  

• Mohan was also honoured by the then President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. 

• He loves cooking, and in 2015, he appeared in the Celebrity Kitchen Show.

• In June 2019, he participated in the famous TV reality show- Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3.