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{{short description|Indian voice expert}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ananth Vaidyanathan
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|11|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jamshedpur]], [[Jharkhand]], India
| occupation = voice expert, teacher, actor
| known_for = India's leading voice expert
| alma_mater = [[Loyola College, Chennai]]
| website = {{url|http://www.ananthvaidyanathan.com}}
}}

'''Ananth Vaidyanathan''' (born 1 November 1957) is an Indian singing trainer, who is popular for his appearances on reality singing television shows. He is often regarded as India's leading voice expert. He has also worked on few films as an actor and as a [[playback singer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/06/27/stories/2008062751150100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630172236/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/06/27/stories/2008062751150100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-06-30 |title=Friday Review Chennai : Find your voice, right way |date=2008-06-27 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2011-09-01 }}</ref>

==Career==
Ananth Vaidyanathan was born in [[Jamshedpur]] and began studying music from veterans [[T. M. Thiagarajan]] and [[Sangita Kalanidhi]] at the age of seven.<ref name="carn1">{{cite web |url=http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/interviews/2010/Ananth-Vaidyanathan.asp |title=Future of voice science depends on ability to make it a subject of common enquiry, feels Ananth Vaidyanathan - Carnatic Music Interviews - Darbar for claissical music / claissical dance |publisher=Carnaticdarbar.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-01 |archive-date=20 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720071117/http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/interviews/2010/Ananth-Vaidyanathan.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> He earned an [[MBA]] from [[XLRI - Xavier School of Management]] and also obtained his undergraduate degree in [[Economics]] from the [[Loyola College, Chennai]]. After completing his higher studies, he then joined the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, a musical academy in [[Kolkata]] at the age of 24.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Philip|first=Susan Joe|date=2019-05-10|title=Ananth Vaidyanathan on his forthcoming workshop in Coimbatore|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/ananth-vaidyanathan-on-his-forthcoming-workshop-in-coimbatore/article27092748.ece|access-date=2020-06-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="carn1"/> During his early career as a singing trainer, he labelled himself as a victim of wrong vocal techniques. He also confronted issues regarding the voice while training in [[Hindustani music]] while being professionally trained in [[classical music]]. In his early 20s, he also lost his speaking voice and was advised to sing slowly due to his vocal issues.<ref name=":0" /> Despite the odds, he became a professional voice expert in the 1990s and started conducting workshops across various parts of the country.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-11-16|title=Students selected for professional singing programme|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/students-selected-for-professional-singing-programme/article7882174.ece|access-date=2020-06-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

He began teaching music from 2003, giving voice lessons and training to contestants on various Indian TV reality shows from 2006.<ref name="carn1"/> He also established a voice training academy Ananth Vaidyanathan Gurukulam in [[Coimbatore]]. During his television career as a voice expert, he has worked as a part of the ''[[Airtel Super Singer]]'' and Josco Indian Voice-Mazhavil Manorama shows, where he provides voice training to the contestants.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ting|first=Wong Pei|date=2014-11-05|title=The making of a super singer|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/the-making-of-a-super-singer/article6567550.ece|access-date=2020-06-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/06/20/stories/2004062008350200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040929180105/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/06/20/stories/2004062008350200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-09-29 |title=Unlocking your 'silent' voice |date=2004-06-20 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2011-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://today24news.com/entertainment/alka-is-vijay-tvs-airtel-super-singer-junior-2-winner-18849 |title=Alka is Vijay Tv's Airtel Super Singer Junior 2 Winner |publisher=Today24News |accessdate=2011-09-01| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110726075804/http://today24news.com/entertainment/alka-is-vijay-tvs-airtel-super-singer-junior-2-winner-18849| archivedate= 26 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>

In 2010, he appeared as an actor in [[Bala (director)|Bala]]'s Tamil comedy drama film, ''[[Avan Ivan]]'', where he portrayed a polygamist who was the father of the two lead characters, played by [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] and [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]. In 2018, he took part as one of the sixteen contestants in the Tamil reality television show ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 2|Bigg Boss]]'' hosted by [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=It takes one second to spoil someone's reputation: Ananth Vaidyanathan - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/it-takes-one-second-to-spoil-someones-reputation-ananth-vaidyanathan/articleshow/64975824.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref> He was the second contestant to be eliminated from the show, departing on day 21.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/cinema/127958-ananth-vaidyanathan-enter-into-bigg-boss-house.html|title=பிக் பாஸ் வீட்டிற்குள் 'சூப்பர் சிங்கர்' அனந்த் வைத்தியநாதன்..!|last=Ma.Pandiarajan|date=2018-06-17|work=Vikatan|access-date=2018-06-17|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ramanujam|first=Srinivasa|date=2018-07-13|title=I was initially uncomfortable in Bigg Boss: Ananth Vaidyanathan|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/why-i-took-up-bigg-boss-ananth-vaidhyanathan/article24409831.ece|access-date=2020-06-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also made a special appearance as a politician in the film [[LKG (film)|''LKG'']].<ref>{{Cite web|title=LKG early reviews: RJ Balaji and Priya Anand film gets thumbs up from critics|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/lkg-early-reviews-rj-balaji-and-priya-anand-film-gets-thumbs-up-from-critics-1462131-2019-02-22|date=February 22, 2019|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-06-02|last3=Ist|first3=2019 08:42}}</ref>

Ananth Vaidyanathan is also among the [https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2022/Dec/25/the-human-voice-is-a-singing-voiceananth-vaidyanathan-2531704.html founding faculty] of [https://artiumacademy.com/ Artium Academy] along with Sonu Nigam, KS Chithra and Aruna Sairam - a tech-led online music education platform established in 2021. He serves as Head of Faculty – Voice Science and Chief of Pedagogy, where he is responsible for training the teaching team and developing voice-science based pedagogy. Under his leadership, the academy’s faculty has trained thousands of students, and he has spearheaded the voice‑training and scientific curriculum development for live, one‑on‑one singing classes .

== Filmography ==
* ''[[Avan Ivan]]'' as Srikanth (2011)
* [[LKG (film)|''LKG'']] as Avudaiyappan (2019)

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Jamshedpur]]
[[Category:Indian actors]]
[[Category:Indian educators]]
[[Category:Indian male singers]]
[[Category:Singers from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Actors from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Loyola College, Chennai alumni]]
[[Category:XLRI – Xavier School of Management alumni]]

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