All About K. S. Chithra: Relationship, Salary, Net Worth, Age



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K. S. Chithra is an Indian playback singer. She has recorded more than 25,000 songs in a career spanning over four decades. Chithra is a recipient of six National Film Awards, eight Filmfare Awards South and 34 different state film awards. She has also won all the four south Indian state film awards. In 2010, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions towards the arts.

Early Life

Chithra was born on 27 July 1963 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Her father, Krishnan Nair, was a civil servant and her mother, Shantha Nair, was a homemaker. She has a younger sister, Krishnakumari. Chithra’s father died when she was two years old and her mother raised her and her sister.

Chithra received her early education from Infant Jesus Anglo Indian Girls’ High School, Thiruvananthapuram. She graduated from Women’s Christian College, Chennai with a degree in Zoology.

Career

Chithra began her career as a playback singer in the Malayalam film industry in 1979. Her first song was for the film Avalude Ravukal. She went on to sing for films in other South Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.

Chithra has sung for over 4,000 films in her career. Some of her popular songs include “Mere Haath Mein” from the film Fanaa, “Pallavi Anu Pallavi” from the film Agni Natchathiram, “Ennavale Adi Ennavale” from the film Kadhalan and “Mere Rang Mein Rangne Wali” from the film Maine Pyar Kiya.

In addition to playback singing, Chithra has also released several solo albums and has sung for numerous advertisements.

Awards and honours

Chithra has won six National Film Awards, eight Filmfare Awards South and 34 different state film awards. In 2010, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions towards the arts.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia