Mohan Vaidhya is the son of noted ghatam artiste K. M. Vaidyanathan and the nephew of music composer
G. Ramanathan. He is the elder brother of noted veena player
Rajhesh Vaidhya, and his family grew up closely inclined to classical music. Mohan revealed that his voice did not break until his 20s, and that his feminine voice earned him the nickname "Mayil". Mohan learned the violin, taking lessons from Radha Sundaresan. He also took vocal lessons from various gurus such as Tiruvavur Sethuraman, Srirangam Ranganathan, K. C. Thyagarajan and
Anayampati Ganesan. Mohan moved to Delhi where he met dancer
Saroja Vaidyanathan and began singing for her. He also became the vocalist for Vilasini Natyam exponent
Swapna Sundari,
Leela Samson,
Yamini Krishnamurthy and
Bharati Shivaji. Mohan then moved on to work on films, portraying supporting acting roles in films such as
Sethu (1999),
Parasuram (2003) and
Anniyan (2005). He has since continued to be involved in television, notably appearing in television serials and being one of the judges of
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge on Zee Tamil.
Bigg Boss In 2019, he was seen as a contestant on
Bigg Boss Tamil 3 on
Star Vijay. Mohan was criticized in the social networks for his act of
kissing the housemates including female housemates frequently. Later during an interview he said that he was always fond of the girls as he was born with three brothers and no sisters and that he genuinely showed affection for them. == Politics ==