V. Selvaganesh

V. Selvaganesh is an Indian percussionist working in the Carnatic tradition and one of the leading kanjira (south Indian frame drum) players of his generation.^[1] He is also known as "Chella S. Ganesh."

V. Selvaganesh
V. Selvaganesh
Background information
Born	December 28, 1966 Chennai, India
Origin	India
Genres	Indian classical music
Occupation(s)	Composer, Percussionist
Instrument(s)	Kanjira, Mridangam

Career

Selvaganesh gained world fame through tours with John McLaughlin's group, Remember Shakti.^[2] He helps his father, Grammy-Nominated T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram, to run the Sri JGTV school and train a new generation of Carnatic percussionists. He has also composed and produced albums and played with the Swedish bass player Jonas Hellborg and American guitar virtuoso Shawn Lane.

In 2012, Selvaganesh made his film directorial debut with Bodhai,^[3] a short film in Tamil. He also composed the four-track soundtrack which was released in digital format by Saregama.^[4]

He is a part of the band Shakti that won the 2024 Grammy Award for the Best Global Music Album.

Film career

V. Selvaganesh made his debut composing for films with the Tamil movie Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu and has composed music for a number of films in Tamil and Telugu.

Discography

Solo Albums

• Soukha (2006)
• Kanjourney (2016)

With Jonas Hellborg

• Good People in Times of Evil (2000)
• Icon: A Transcontinental Gathering (2003)
• Kali's Son (2006)
• Art Metal (2007)

With John Mclaughlin

• Remember Shakti - The Believer (2000)
• Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay (2001)
• Shakti - This Moment

As film composer

• Note: ♦ indicates a remake film.

Year	Tamil	Telugu	Notes
2008	Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu	Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu ♦ (2010)
2010	Kola Kolaya Mundhirika
	Drohi
	Nil Gavani Sellathey
2011	Kullanari Koottam
	Pilla Zamindar
2012		Shiva Manasulo Shruti
2013	Nirnayam		Also producer
	Rettai Vaalu
2016	Arthanari
2017		Chitrangada
2019	Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2