Editing V. Selvaganesh

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = V. Selvaganesh
| image             = V Selvaganesh Munich 2001.JPG
| caption           = V. Selvaganesh
| image_size        = 250
| background        = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name        = 
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = December 28, 1966
| birth_place       = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| origin            = [[India]]
| instrument        = Kanjira, Mridangam
| genre             = [[Carnatic classical music|Indian classical music]]
| occupation        = Composer, Percussionist
| years_active      = 
| label             = 
| associated_acts   = Shakti, Remember Shakti
| website           = 
| current_members   = 
| past_members      = 
}}
'''V. Selvaganesh''' is an Indian [[percussion instrument|percussion]]ist working in the [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] tradition and one of the leading [[kanjira]] (south Indian frame drum) players of his generation.<ref>{{cite web|author=NavdeepSandhu |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Merging-music/352771/ |title=Merging music |publisher=Express India |date=2008-08-25 |access-date=2012-03-09}}</ref> He is also known as "Chella S. Ganesh."

==Career==
Selvaganesh gained world fame through tours with [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]]'s group, [[Remember Shakti]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hart beat |first=Tanvi |last=Salkar |date=2009-12-03 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hart-beat/549375 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> He helps his father, Grammy-Nominated [[T. H. Vinayakram|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'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Raising the tempo |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2012-03-03 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/raising-the-tempo/article2957490.ece}}</ref> a short film in Tamil. He also composed the four-track soundtrack which was released in digital format by [[Saregama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saregama.com/portal/pages/music.jsp?previousRequestUrl=film?mode=get_album_info%26albumId=202145 |title=Saregama album page |access-date=2013-05-23}}</ref>

He is a part of the band [[Shakti (band)|Shakti]] that won the [[66th Annual Grammy Awards|2024 Grammy Award]] for the [[Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album|Best Global Music Album]].

===Film career===
V. Selvaganesh made his debut composing for films with the [[Tamil cinema|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 (album)|Art Metal]]'' (2007)
; With John Mclaughlin 
* ''[[Remember Shakti - The Believer]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay]]'' (2001)
* [[Shakti (band)|''Shakti'']] - [[This Moment (Shakti album)|''This Moment'']]

; As film composer:
*''Note: ♦ indicates a remake film.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!Year
![[Tamil language|Tamil]]
![[Telugu language|Telugu]]
!Notes
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu]]'' || ''[[Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu]]''  ♦ (2010) ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2010 || ''[[Kola Kolaya Mundhirika]]''  || ||
|-
|''[[Drohi (2010 film)|Drohi]]''  || ||
|-
| ''[[Nil Gavani Sellathey]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2011 || ''[[Kullanari Koottam]]''  ||  ||
|- 
| ''[[Pilla Zamindar]]'' || ||
|-
| 2012 || ||  ''[[Shiva Manasulo Shruti]]'' || 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2013 || ''[[Nirnayam (2013 film)|Nirnayam]]'' || || Also producer
|-
| ''[[Rettai Vaalu]]'' || ||
|-
| 2016 ||  ''[[Arthanari]]'' || ||
|-
| 2017 || || ''[[Chitrangada (film)|Chitrangada]]'' || 
|-
| 2019  ||  ''[[Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2]]'' || ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0304273}}
{{Shakti (band)}}
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[[Category:Art Metal (band) members]]
[[Category:Remember Shakti members]]
[[Category:Telugu film score composers]]