Happy Birthday KS Chithra: Today, Legendary singer KS Chithra turns 58. So, on this occasion, let us talk about the five unforgettable songs sung by her.
Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra famously known as KS Chithra is a National award-winning playback singer. She is often recognized as the Nightingale of South India. She has received six national awards, 8 down south Filmfare awards, and 36 different state film awards, and many others.
She has sung more than 25,000 songs in various languages like Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Oriya, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Tulu, Sanskrit, Urdu, Maly, Sinhalese, and Arabic. Over the years, she has had a plethora of hit tracks.
Chinna Kuil Paadum Paatu Ketkudha
This song was from Poove Poochudava’s film, which was directed by Fazil. This song was a big hit. After this song, the industry began addressing Chithra as ‘Chinna Kuil’ Chithra. Ilayaraja was the composer of this beautiful song.
Kuzhaloodum Kannanukku
This wonderful track is from the superhit movie Mella Thirandathu Kathavu. The music was composed by the two legends of Tamil Music, MS Vishwanathan, and Ilaiyaraaja. Chithra’s teasing tone and beautiful voice brought life to this song.
Ninnu Kori Varnam
This song from the Agni Natchathiram is difficult to sing. But, Chithra sang this song beautifully. Ilaiyaraaja’s music is one of the prime reasons for this movie’s success.
Paadariyaen Padippariyaen
This song is always considered one of Chithra’s finest numbers. This song is from the National award-winning film Sindhu Bhairavi (1985). This film was directed by the late K. Balachander. Till today, this song is a favorite of many music lovers.
Kannanule
The 1995 movie Bombay has featured this Kannanule song. AR Rahman composed this song and remains one of the biggest hits.