Venkitesh, Mohan Sithara, Kannur Rajan, Ilaiyaraaja, Johnson, Ouseppachan, M. Since then, she has earned wide recognition by singing popular songs under the compositions of Raveendran, Shyam, S. Her first Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer was for the song 'Aayiram Kannumayi' from the film Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu (1986) composed by Jerry Amaldev. She sang the song 'Indupushpam Choodi Nilkum' for the film Vaishali (1989) and won her third National Film Award. The song 'Manjal Prasadavum' from the film Nakhakshathangal (1986) composed by Bombay Ravi got her the second National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer. Attahasam, Snehapoorvam Meera and Njan Ekananu were the first films in which she recorded her voice. Radhakrishnan in 1979 who recorded her voice for films and private albums. ChithraĬhithra was introduced to Malayalam playback by M. Main article: List of Malayalam songs recorded by K. She was selected to the National Talent Search Scholarship from the Central Government from 1978 to 1984. in music with first class and third rank from the University of Kerala, and completed a master's degree in music. Chithra received her training in Carnatic music from Dr. 4.2 Performances in concerts (India & abroad)īorn in Trivandrum, Kerala, into a family of musicians, Chithra's father, Krishnan Nair, was her first teacher.4.1 Work and association with music directors.Chithra is the first Indian woman who was honored by the House of Commons, British Parliament, United Kingdom in 2005 and is the only singer from India who was honored by the Government of China at the Qinghai International Music and Water Festival in 2009. She was awarded India's third highest civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 2021 and Padma Shri in 2005 for her valuable contributions towards the Indian musical fraternity. She has won film awards from all the four south Indian states. Ĭhithra is a recipient of six National Film Awards, eight Filmfare Awards South and 36 different state film awards.

She is regarded as a cultural icon of Kerala and is fondly called as the Melody Queen of Indian Cinema and Nightingale of South India. Keeravani and with the playback singers KJ Yesudas and SP Balasubramaniyam over the years. She is also known for her extensive history of collaboration in the songs with Music Composers A.R. In a career spanning over four decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs in various Indian languages including Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tulu, Rajasthani, Urdu, Sanskrit, Badaga, Marathi Language as well as foreign languages such as Malay, Latin, Arabic, Sinhalese, English and French. Chithra or Chithra, is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963), credited as K.

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