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. She has to her credit, over 17,000 songs in languages like Malayalam,Tamil, Telugu,Kannada,Hindi, Bengali and Oriya. \r \r \r 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. She is also the Indian female singer to have picked up six National Awards, the most by any female singer.\r \r Recognizing her contribution to the music world, Smt. Chithra has been conferred the prestigious Padmashri title by the Government of India.\r \r Chitra who has a strong base in classical music has an ability to pick up even the most difficult pitch with ease. She remains her simple down to earth self with the trademark pleasant smile. This immensely talented singer continues to impress her numerous fans with memorable songs.