K. S. Chithra 

            Present – 1983

Hindi , Malayalam , Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Oriya , Bengali , English , Russian , German , Arabic , Tulu , Sinhalese , Assamese , Nepali , Punjabi.

                    Krishnan nair shantakumari chithra, popularly called k. s. chithra or just chithra (born twenty seven july 1963), is associate indian playback singer. chithra sings indian classical, devotional, and music genre. she may be arecipient of six national film awards (the most by any feminine singer), 5 film fare awards south and over thirty totally different state film awards. she is that the solely singer to possess won all the four south indian state awards until date.

Life 

              Born on gregorian calendar month twenty seven, 1963, in thiruvananthapuram, kerala, into a family of musicians, chithra’s talent was recognized and nurtured from an early age by her father, the late krishnan nair. he was additionally her initial guru (teacher). her elder sister k. s. beena is additionally a singer un agency has performed in several films as a playback singer. chithra received her in depth coaching in carnatic music from dr. k. omanakutty, and got a master degree in music from the university of kerala. she was elect for the national talent search scholarship from the central government from 1978–1984. she is married to vijayashankar, an engineer and bourgeois and settled in metropolis. their solely girl nandana died aged eight, during a pool accident in april2011 in port.

Stage Performances

              Chithra has performed everywhere asian nation, mideast, singapore, malaysia, uk, france, us, canada, australia, srilanka, nigeria, austria, germany, switzerland, kingdom of norway and denmark.

Awards, Honours And Recognition

               Chithra has won six national awards for best feminine playback singer. this is often the very best variety of national awards awarded to any feminine playback singer. she has won the kerala state film award for best singer fifteen times. she has won the subsequent awards:

Civilian Awards : 

     2005 - Padma shri - india's fourth highest civilian honour.

Special Honour : 

1997 - Kalaimamani award - tamilnadu government 

2011 - Honorary doctorate - sathyabama university, tamilnadu

2011 - Bharath ratna lata mangeshkar award - andhra pradesh government for cultural council

National Film Awards : 

1986 - Best female playback singer - song: "padariyen padippariyen" (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)

Film fare 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)

Kerala State Film Awards : 

2005 - Best play back singer - "mayangipoyi" (nottam) 

2002 - Best play back singer - "karmukil varnante" (nandanam)

2001 - Best play back singer - "mooli mooli" (theerthadanam)

1999 - Best play back singer - "pular veyilum" (angane oru avadhikkalathu)

1995 - Best play back singer - "sasikala charthiya" (devaraagam)

1994 - Best play back singer - "parvanenthu" (parinayam)

1993 - Best play back singer - "ponmeghame" (sopanam), "rajahamsame" (chamayam), "sangeethame" (gazal)

1992 - Best play back singer - "mounasarovaram" (savidham)

1991 - Best play back singer - "thaaram" (keli), "swarakanyakamar" (santhwanam) 

1990 - Best play back singer - "kannil nin meyyil" (innale), "palappoove" (njan gandharvan)

1989 - Best play back singer - "kalarivilakku" (oru vadakkan veeragatha), "thankathoni" (mazhavilkavadi)

1988 - Best play back singer - "indupushpam" (vaishali)

1987 - Best play back singer - "eenam marannakatte" (eenam maranna kattu), "thalolam paithal" (ezhuthappurangal)

1986 - Best play back singer - "manjalprasadavum" (nakhakshathangal) 

1985 - Best play back singer - "oreswaram ore niram" (ente kaanakuyil), "poomaname" (nirakkootu), "aayiram kannumai" (nokkethadhoorathu kannum nattu)

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards : 

1988 - Best female playback singer - "ninnukkori varanam" (agni natchathiram) 

1990 - Best female playback singer - "vanthathey kungumam" (kizhakku vasal)

1995 - Best female playback singer - "kannalane" (bombay)

2004 - Best female playback singer - "ovvoru pookalume" (autograph)

Nandi Awards (Andhra Pradesh State Film Awards) : 

1990 - Best female playback singer - "kaliki chilaka" (seetharamaiah gari manavaralu) 

1991 - Best female playback singer - "endharo"(rajeswari kalyanam)

1992 - Best female playback singer - "akasana" (sundarakanda)

1993 - Best female playback singer - "venuvai vachhanu" (matrudevobhava)

1996 - Best female playback singer - "priya" (srikrishnarjuna vijayam)

1998 - Best female playback singer (television) - "anweshitha" (anweshita etv serial)

1999 - Best female playback singer - "marala telupuna" (swayamvaram)

2004 - Best female playback singer - "nuvvostanante neddontana" (varsham)

2009 - Best female playback singer- "pallavinchanee" (kalavaramaye madilo)

Karnataka State Film Awards : 

1997 - Best female playback singer - "hele kogile impagalaa" (nammoora mandara hoove) 

2001 - Best female playback singer - "busu busu nagappa" (arunodaya)

2005 - Best female playback singer - "kandamma kandamma" (maharaja)

Asianet Film Awards : 

1999 - Best female playback - "thumbayum thulasiyum" (megham) 

2000 - Best female playback - "varmukile" (mazha)

2003 - Best female playback - "enthinai nin idam kannin" (mizhi randilum)

2005 - Best female playback - "enthu paranjalum" (achuvinte amma)

2007 - Best female playback - "chellathamare" (hallo)

2009 - Best female playback - "kunnathe konnakkyum" (pazhassiraja)

2012 - Best female playback - "ponnodu poovayi"(thalsamayam oru penkutty)

Mathrubhumi Film Awards : 

1999 - best female playback - "thumbayum thulasiyum" (megham) 

2000 - Best female playback - "varmukile" (mazha)

2001 - Best female playback - "katte nee veesharuthippol" (kattu vannu vilichappol)

2002 - Best female playback - "kaarmukil varnante" (nandanam)

2003 - Best female playback - "enthinai nin iadam kannin" (mizhi randilum) 

2008 - best female playback - "enguninnuvanna " (calcutta news)

2011 - Best female playback - "chengathir kaiyum" (snehaveedu)

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 :  

2010 - Jai hind film award for best female playback singer award - "kunnathe konnakyum" (pazhassiraja) 

2010 - Radio mirchi listeners choice award - "kunnathe konnakyum" (pazhassiraja)

2010 - Swaralaya - eenam award for decade's best talent in malayalam music

2010 - South scope film award for best female playback singer award - "kunnathe konnakyum" (pazhassiraja)

2011 - Radio mirchi best female singer award - "chithra shalabhame" (karayilekku oru kadal dooram)

2011 - Lata mangeshkar award

2012 - Thikkurissy award for best female playback singer - "naattuvazhiyorathe" (khaddama)

Other Achievements : 

            She has also been honoured with the swaralaya yesudas award in 2004, kalaiselvam title from the south indian nadigar sangam in 2002, and the lifetime achievement award from global malayalee council in london in 2003.

               She has also received numerous mainstream awards like mtv immies, screen – videocon award, film fans association awards, and cinema express awards. chithra was also awarded the 'vocational excellence' award by the rotary club of coimbatore. 
             In 2010, she bagged c. cheriyan memorial award by cochin fine arts society, swaralaya - eenam award for best female singer and chakkulathamma swaravarsha award. 
              Her song "kannalane (kehna hi kya)" from the film bombay (1995) was included in the guardian's "1000 songs everyone must hear" list.