Vaishnav was born in
Kodungallur, a town in the
Thrissur district of Kerala on 21 June 2002. He is the youngest son of A.K Girish Kumar, a retired officer at
Canara Bank and Mini V Menon, a lawyer in the
High Court of Kerala. He developed interest in music, listening to his brother Krishnanunni Girish learn
Indian classical music. A former vocalist of the Thrissur-based
alternative rock band 1000cc, Krishnanunni inspired him to take up singing as a career. At the age of four, he started formal training in
Carnatic music from Pavithran Kodungallur and continued further training for school competitions and
reality television shows under Noushad Kodungallur and Cherthala Shaji. Vaishnav attended Holy Grace Academy, Mala and St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Mathilakam. During his time at Holy Grace Academy, he was awarded the
Kalaprathibha title at the CBSE State Kalotsav for two consecutive years (2013 and 2014). He also secured grade A for Light Music, Ghazal and Urdu group song events at 58th
Kerala School Kalolsavam held in 2017. == Career ==