Rajesh Cherthala

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 Cherthala
Rajesh performing at one of his concerts
Rajesh performing at one of his concerts
Background information
Birth nameRajesh Kumar MD
Born09 June 1978
Cherthala, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India
OriginIndia
Genres
  • Carnatic
  • Hindustani
  • Western
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Flute
Years active2004 - Present
Websitehttp://rajeshcherthala.in/

Personal life

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. hey have two daughters Amala. R.Das and Amrutha.R.Das.[3][4]

Career

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

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

Television Episodes
  • Comedy Super Nite – 2 [8]

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

References
  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. 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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