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Chitra (singer)

K S Chithra
Nightingale K S Chithra.jpg
Background information
Birth name Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra
Also known as Piya Basanti of North India
Nightingale of South India
Melody Queen of Indian Cinema
Little Nightingale of India
Vanambadi in Kerala
Chinna Kuyil in Tamil Nadu
Kannada kogile in Karnataka
Sangeeta Saraswathi in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Born (1963-07-27) 27 July 1963 (age 53)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Genres Playback singing, Carnatic music, Hindustani music
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1979–present
Labels Audiotracs
Website kschithra.com
FB : KSChithra Official
Twitter : KSChithra
Instagram : KSChithra
Awards
Awards and honours Wins
Indian honours system
1
National Film Awards
6
Titles
8
Kerala State Film Awards
16
Andhra Pradesh State Film Awards
10
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
4
Karnataka State Film Awards
3
Orissa State Film Awards
1
Filmfare Awards South
6
Asianet Film Awards
7
CineMAA Awards
3
Mathrubhumi Film Awards
7
Mirchi Music Awards South
9
Asiavision Awards
3
Bollywood Movie Awards
1
Star Screen Awards
1
MTV Video Music Award
1
MTV Immies
1
Cinema Express Awards
9
Global Indian Music Academy Awards
1
Film Fans Association Awards
20
Gamma Indian Music Awards
4
Gulf Malayalam Music Awards (GMMA)
3
Santosham Film Awards
3
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
1
South Indian International Movie Awards
1
Other Awards
50
Total
172

Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra, often credited as K. S. Chithra or simply Chithra, is an Indian playback singer from Kerala. Chithra also sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. She has sung in a number of Indian languages as well as Urdu, Latin, Arabic, Sinhalese and English. She has recorded more than 25,000 Songs for various films and albums. She is a recipient of six National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and 34 different state film awards. She has won all the four south Indian state film awards. She was honored with India's civilian honor Padma Shri in 2005. Her song "Kannalane/Kehna Hi Kya" from the film Bombay (1995) was included in The Guardian's "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear" list. Chithra is referred to as Chinna Kuyil (English: Little Nightingale) or Keralathinte Vanambadi (English: Nightingale of Kerala) or Nightingale of South India.

Born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, into a family of musicians, Chithra's father, the late Krishnan Nair, was also her first guru (teacher). Her elder sister K. S. Beena and her younger brother Mano is also a playback singer. Chithra received her training in Carnatic music from Dr. K. Omanakutty, passed B.A. in music with first class and third rank from the University of Kerala, and completed a master's degree in music. She was selected for the National Talent Search Scholarship from the Central Government from 1978 to 1984.


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