It's 'Melody Queen' Chitra's birthday

Well known singer Padma Shri K S Chitra celebrates her birthday on the 27th of July.

Born in a musical family in Trivandrum, she got her first lessons under the aegis of her father, the late Krishna Nair.

She holds the prestigious record of winning 6 national awards by a female singer and holds the distinction of performing live in the House of Commons, London. She is the first Indian female singer from South India to perform live in the Royal Albert Hall.

She has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese and Bengali films.

MG Radhakrishnana introduced her to Malayalam playback singing in 1979 and later she made her debut in the Tamil film industry under the guidance of Ilayaraja.

She won the prestigious Kalaimamani award from the Government of Tamilnadu and has 7 Nandi awards from the Andhra Pradesh State Government for best female playback singer. She has also been honored with a Padmashree from the Government of India.

The list of her super hit songs in Tamil include Naan Oru Sindhu (Sindhu Bairavi), Maana Madurai (Minsara Kanavu), Kuzhaloothum Kannanukku (Mella Thiranthathu Kathavu), Kannalanae (Bombay), Ovvoru Pookalumae (Autograph), Ithuthaanaa (Samy), Unnodu Vaazhatha (Amarkalam) and Pulveli Pulveli (Aasai).

musicmazaa wishes the melody queen a very happy birthday!

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