K.S.Chithra a reputed playback singer
in India.
Her voice doesn’t require much Introduction in the entire world. She has made
her record by singing above 26,000 songs till now in 13 languages. Singer Chitra
born on 27th July 1963 in Thiruvananthapuram of kerala into a family
of musicians and was named Krishnan Nair
Shantakumari Chithra.
Today she is celebrating her 51st Birthday
celebrations.She is famous for her songs in the languages Malayalam, Kannada,
Telugu, Oriya, Tamil, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga, Sanskrit, Tulu, Urdu
and Punjabi. She is popularly and fondly referred as Chinna Kuyil( Little Nightingale
of South India) or Keralathinte Vanambadi ( Nightingale of kerala).
Chithra Family
Chithra’s talent was recognized and
nurtured from an early age by her father, the late Krishnan Nair. He was also
her first guru (teacher). Her elder sister K. S. Beena is also a singer who has
performed in many films as a playback singer.
Chithra received her extensive
training in Carnatic music from Dr. K. Omanakutty, and got a Masters in Music
from the University
of Kerala. She was
selected for the National Talent Search Scholarship from the Central Government
from 1978–1984. She is married to Vijayashankar, an engineer and businessman
and settled in Chennai.
Introduction
She was
introduced to Malayalam Playback singing by M.G. RadhaKrishnan in 1979. “Attahasam",
"Snehapurvam Meera" and "Njaan Ekananu" were the first few
films which she recorded her songs.
Along with K. J. Yesudas, she also
performed live concerts in India
and abroad and that was a turning point in her career. Veteran music directors
such as Raveendran, Shyam, Jerry Amaldev, Kannoor Rajan and Johnson also helped
climb her career ladder. She made her debut in the Tamil film industry through
the song "Poojaikketra Poovithu" from the film Neethana Antha Kuyil,
which was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. She was given the title 'Chinna Kuyil' after
singing the song "Chinna Kuyil Paadum" from the 1985 released film
"Poove Poochudava". It was director Fazil who cast her for this.
Later she
might just remember the first step on this career ladder but no time for
counting these steps. She became the busiest singer in many languages. She has
been accredited as the only female singer to have sung the maximum number of
songs for the Academy Award winning composer
A.R.Rahman for his Tamil film
songs.
Awards
She is a
winning singer who has made her mark in the Indian film Industry by six
National film awards. This is the highest number of national awards awarded to
any female playback singer. She has won the kerala state Film award for best
singer 15 times. She is the only person to win kerala state film awards most
number of times in a row for 11 times.
She has won almost 77 awards in her
career till now, among them few milestones are
Civilian Award
2005 - Padma Shri - India's fourth highest civilian honor
Special Honour:
2005 - Padma Shri - India's fourth highest civilian honor
Special Honour:
· 1997 – Kalaimamani
Award – Tamil nadu Government
· 2011 – Honorary Doctorate – Sathyabhama University,Tamil nadu
· 2011 – Bharath Ratna Lata Mangeshkar Award –
Andhra Pradesh Government for Cultural Council.
National Film
Awards:
· 1986 – Best Female
Playback Singer – Song: "Padariyen Padippariyen, Naan Oru
Sindhu" (Sindhu Bhairavi, Tamil)
· 1987 – Best Female Playback Singer – Song:
"Manjal Prasadavum" (Nakhakshathangal,
Malayalam)
· 1989 – Best Female Playback Singer – Song:
"Indupushpam Choodi Nilkum Raathri" (Vaishali,
Malayalam)
· 1996 – Best Female Playback Singer – Song:
"Maana Madurai" (Minsaara
Kanavu, Tamil)
· 1997 – Best Female Playback Singer – Song:
"Payalein Chun Mun" (Virasat, Hindi)
·2004 – Best Female Playback Singer – Song:
"Ovvoru Pookalume" (Autograph, Tamil)
Filmfare Awards
South:
· 2004: Best Female
Playback Singer – Telugu – "Nuvvostanante" (Varsham)
· 2006: Best Female
Playback Singer – Malayalam – "Kalabham Tharam" (Vadakkumnathan)
· 2006: Best Female
Playback Singer – Kannada – "Araluva Hoovugale" (Autograph)
· 2008: Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam –
"Oduvil Oru" (Thirakkatha)
· 2009: Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam –
"Kunnathe Konnakyum" (Pazhassiraja)
Bollywood Movie
Awards:
· 2004 – Best Playback
Singer Female – "Koi Mil Gaya"
(Koi Mil Gaya)
Star Screen Awards:
· 1998 – Best Female Playback –
"Payale Chummun" (Virasat)
Other Awards:
· 2012 – Thikkurissy Award for Best Female
Playback Singer – "Naattuvazhiyorathe" (Khaddama)
· 2013 – Maa Music Award for Best Duet Song –
"Nee Choopule" with Haricharan (Endukante... Premanta! Telugu Film
)
· 2013 - K P Brhamanandan Memorial Awards for Best
Female Singer (2013)
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