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K. S. Chithra
Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra, often credited as K. S. Chithra or simply Chithra, is an Indian playback singer from Kerala. Chithra also sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. She has sung in different languages in a following order Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil , Odia, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga, Sanskrit, Tulu, Urdu, Latin, Arabic, Sinhalese and Punjabi languages. She has recorded more than 25,000 songs for various films and albums. She is a recipient of six National Film Awards (the most by any female singer), six Filmfare Awards South and 31 different state film awards. She has won all the four south Indian state film awards.〔
Chithra is often known as ''Chinna Kuyil'' (English: Little Nightingale) or ''Keralathinte Vanambadi'' (English: Nightingale of Kerala) or ''Nightingale of South India''.
==Early life and family==
Born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, into a family of musicians, Chithra's father, the late Krishnan Nair, was also her first ''guru'' (teacher). Her elder sister K. S. Beena is also a playback singer. Chithra received her training in Carnatic music from Dr. K. Omanakutty, passed B.A. in music with first class and third rank from the University of Kerala, and completed a master's degree in music. She was selected for the National Talent Search Scholarship from the Central Government from 1978 to 1984.〔 She is married to Vijayashankar, an engineer and businessman and settled in Chennai. Their only daughter, Nandana, died aged eight, in a pool accident in April 2011 in Dubai.〔("KS Chithra's daughter reportedly drowned and died in Emirates Hills pool" ). Emirates247.com. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.〕
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