Classical singer at Calcuttakalachitra.11. BeenaView Chitra Narayanans profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional community. After completing her education, Chitra met and Family: Husband - Vijayashankar, Daughter - Nandana, Father - late Krishnan Nair, Mother- , Elder sister- K.S. Respectfully known as the 'king and queen of the Ghazal world,' the husband and wife duo created some of the most successful Indian music of the 1970s and 80s. She with her husband Jagjit Singh pulled the ghazal genre out of the drawing room of the elite and brought it to the masses. Chitra Singh (born Shome) is a Bengali Indian ghazal singer.

She is an Indian Playback Singer who is well known for her works in Bollywood & Bengali cinema.Address: 9, Anantha,Ramakrishna Street, Devaraj Nagar, Saligramam, Chennai-93.: National award for Sindhu Bhairavi (Tamil film, year 1986), National award for 'Nakhaksthangal' (Malyalam film, year 1987), National award for 'Vaisali' (Malyalam film, year 1987), National award for 'Minsaara Kanavu' (Tamil film, year 1996), National award for 'Virasat' (Hindi film, year 1997), National award for 'Autograph' (Tamil film, year 2004), 14 awards from Kerala State Government, 6 awards from Andhra State Government, 4 awards from Tamilnadu State Government, 2 awards from Karnataka State Government, 'Kalaimamani' title from Tamil Nadu Government(1997), 'Kalaiselvam' title from the South Indian Nadigar Sangam (2002), Lifetime Achievement Award from Global Malayalee Council in London (2003), Dr. Chitra Singh was born on 11-04-1945 in Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. Ashokan who plays a cricket star in the film was also featured in the song. Yet these few lines lift the song to a new level. Chithra sings only a few lines towards the end of the song, sync-lipped by Shaari. Bhaskaran, Music Composer: Raveendran, Co-Singer: K.

K.Omanakutty introduced her to her brother Mr. She went on to complete her MA in music from Kerala University, for which she was chosen under the aegis of the National Talent Search Scholarship programme and was trained by Professor K.Omanakutty.Ms Chitra got a chance in films when Prof. The gifted singer learned music at the graduate and post-graduate levels and completed her B A in music with the third rank from the university. She has to her credit, over 11,000 songs in languages like Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali and Oriya.From her young age she learned the basics in music from her father, late Krishnan Nair who was a singer and composer of repute. Born in Thiruvananthapuram the capital of Kerala state, K.S.Chitra, with her melodious voice, has built a formidable reputation as a playback singer for South Indian as well as Hindi films.

Some of the Hindi films that she has given hit songs are 'Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya', 'Aks', 'Ashoka', 'Rangeela' etc. Ms Chitra's foray into Hindi film music was with the song 'Saathiya, ye tune kya kiya' in the film 'Love'. Ilayaraja gave her the big break into Tamil films through his film 'Nee Thaanaa Antha Kuyil' but it was with 'Sindhu Bhairavi' she became a known name in Tamil industry which also won her the National Award for best playback singer. Her expressive melodious voice got her plenty of offers and she was soon making a mark in Malayalam films to the extent that she has today monopolised Malayalam film music. Her first songs were for the films like 'Attahaasam', 'Snehapoorvam Meera', and 'Njaan Ekananu' and from then on there was no looking back.

She has also tried her hand in pop music and made an album with the 'Voodoo Rapper'. Ms Chitra has many albums especially devotional music to her credit. For ' Sindhu Bhairavi' (Tamil, 1986),' Nakhashatangal' (Malayalam, 1987), ' Vaishali' ( Malayalam, 1989 ), Minsara Kanavu ( Tamil, 1996 ), Virasat (Hindi, 1997).The Kerala government has heaped upon her the best playback singer award more than 12 times and she has the unique distinction of being the first female singer in the history of South Indian film playback singing to be honoured by all the four southern state governments as the best playback singer.Chitra who has a strong base in classical music has an ability to pick up even the most difficult pitch with ease.

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