J. Vaidhyanathan affectionately known as JV[1] is a Mridangam exponent from Tamil Nadu, India.
J. Vaidhyanathan was born on 22 April 1965 to Carnatic musician D. K. Jayaraman and J. Jayalakshmi in Damal near Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu.
[3] Hails from a family of legendary Carnatic musicians, he started learning music at a very young age.
[2] He had performed mridangam with many famous Carnatic musicians like D.K.
Jayaraman, D. K. Pattammal, M. S. Subbulakshmi, M. L. Vasanthakumari, K. V. Narayanaswamy, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, M. Balamuralikrishna, T. N. Krishnan, M. S. Gopalakrishnan, S. Balachander and Lalgudi Jayaraman.