How is k.s. chitra now

Once, I visited Thailand with my family. We often visit temples together. Recently, we enjoyed a one-day trip at Thiruvananthapuram itself. Everyone had a good time, having hearty conversations and enjoying delicious food. Lately, my husband has been expressing interest to visit foreign countries. I do not like sitting idle. Maybe there are pronunciation problems in the way I sang them. Similarly, each recording company has their own favorite or preferred singers. Those companies would purchase songs only if these singers have rendered the songs.

That must be the reason why my songs were either avoided or sung again by other singers. I, however, have no complaints about it as I understand the circumstances too.

I believe that what is meant for me would surely come to me. God has given me ample chances to sing, in fact more than what I had imagined. So, I am not sad that some other singer has sung songs that came my way at first. Do you feel isolated from Malayalam when you sing in other languages?

Or, do you concur to the observation that music has no language? It is important to learn the language that you sing in. I used to hear Tamil from a young age itself. When I went to sing in Tamil, there were pronunciation issues. Moreover, I was always interested in learning new languages.

I wish to know more about the language in which I sing. When I began singing in other languages, it was SPB sir legendary playback singer Balasubrahmanyam who taught me the basics of Telugu language. Meanwhile, singer Latika taught me Tamil. I would read the film posters and notices in Tamil and Telugu whenever I travelled to different places for recording. Once, lyricist Vairamuthu sir gave me the cassettes of S Janaki so that I would learn Tamil pronunciation well.

He asked me to sing the songs in those cassettes, record them and send them back. By that time I had become really busy in the industry.

However, I recorded the songs and send them to him. He was very happy when he received the cassettes and the letter. SPB sir would correct the pronunciations on the spot itself while singing Telugu songs. That is how I learned other languages. I could pronounce words better as I was determined to learn the languages.

I think it has really helped me. Malayali singers often complain that the remuneration here is lesser compared to other industries? It is true that other industries offer amazing payment. However, you cannot say that the remuneration is too low in Malayalam.

Compared to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu or other south Indian industries have big-budget movies. In Malayalam, movies are made on low budget too. That must be the reason why there is a gap in wages between industries.

Your adoration for Lord Krishna is quite famous. I don't regularly visit temple. I mostly pray and observe fasts at home. However, I make sure to visit a temple whenever I get time. Sometimes, there is an uncontrollable urge to visit temple. Then, I would surely find time to go. I regularly offer special prayers at home. I have arranged a small pooja worship space that I carry with me whenever I am travelling. There are fasts and special offerings that I have been observing religiously for years.

I make sure than I observe these, without any failure, no matter how busy I am. What do you think about the future of music industry in the current situation? I was busy with travels and shows until the pandemic created havoc. Hardly an hour was all I got to sleep between my busy schedules and frequent tours.

That was when the first phase of the lockdown was announced. Like everyone else, I too spent my lockdown days at home. I watched lots of movies and played video games in the first few days. However, I began to get bored after two weeks.

I communicated with the kids in our WhattsApp group and sang songs with them. All the families members came together to compose and sing songs online. A video on it was released. Everyone in my family have strong links to music though they are not singers. Working with them gave me immense satisfaction. Even the lifestyle of the people has changed significantly owing to the pandemic. Everyone became extra-conscious about personal hygiene. Reminder Successfully Set! Select a City Close.

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He was also her first guru teacher. Chithra received her extensive training in Carnatic music from Dr. Omanakutty, after she was selected for the National Talent Search Scholarship from the Central Government from — She was introduced to Malayalam playback singing by M. Radhakrishnan in She made her debut in the Tamil film industry in Chennai under the guidance of film music composer Ilaiyaraaja.

Her knowledge of South Indian languages and Hindi enables her to render songs with originality and perfection.

She is married to Vijayashankar, an engineer and businessman. Her only daughter Nandana, was born on in Chennai but died in an accident at a swimming pool in Dubai on 14th april, She released an album dedicated to Smt. Subbulakshmi named My Tribute.

It is a collection of kirthis and bhajans dedicated to Smt. Recognising her contribution to the music world, Smt. Chithra has been conferred the prestigious Padma Shri title by the Government of India in Audio tracks Chithra, who is a Grade A artiste of All India Radio and Doordarshan, has established her own recording label, Audiotracs, to promote new talents in the music world by giving them opportunities to collaborate with her as singers, lyricists and music directors.

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