{"id":9175,"date":"2024-07-27T07:34:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T07:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/entertainment\/9175\/"},"modified":"2024-07-27T07:34:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T07:34:57","slug":"ks-chithra-interview-what-keeps-the-legendary-singer-still-curious-at-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/?p=9175","title":{"rendered":"KS Chithra interview: What keeps the legendary singer still curious at 61?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-68449338\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The night before this interview, I fell deep into a gratifying rabbit hole \u2014 the auditory kind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It began with songs from the late 1990s to the early Noughties Malayalam cinema, all distinguished by a crystalline voice that the average South Indian millennial grew up with. One song in particular, played in loop that night: \u2018Maleyam\u2019 from the 1995 Malayalam Mohanlal-starrer <i>Thacholi Varghese Chekavar<\/i>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Composed by Sharath, this song was the answer to sensual longing and blind adoration at the time. Boasting contemporary influences, it was, in fact, the perfect manifestation of how the sound of Malayalam film music evolved around the turn of the millennium. At the centre of it was singer KS Chitra\u2019s mellifluous, deeply emotional voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Maaleyam Maarodalinjum   l Sharreth Sandhya l K S Chithra l Sharreth\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c2lyqu1HoG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today, at the mention of the song, she simply says, \u201cSuch an evergreen song, right?\u201d almost as if she played no part in making it so; as though she is just one among the listeners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is KS Chitra for you \u2014\u00a0 the six-time National Award winner with over four decades in the music industry, more than 25,000 songs to her credit, and still demure to a fault.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"also-read print-hide\" data-ga-label=\"AlsoReadArticle\">\n<div class=\"element\">\n<div class=\"picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/sport\/9phno3\/article68418062.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/chithra_book.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/sport\/9phno3\/article68418062.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/chithra_book.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-device-variant=\"SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE\" class=\"media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As she turns 61 on July 27, she tells us that she is not too keen on celebrations. But she is aware that her beloved listeners refuse to miss any chance to celebrate her. \u201cI sometimes play along for those around me,\u201d she says between her signature, almost playful, giggles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In these years, over 40 have been spent in recording studios with the who\u2019s who of Indian playback music. There have been times when over 1,000 songs were recorded in a single year (in 1998, \u201899 and 2000), she recalls, \u201cI used to have my meals and sometimes even change for shows and concerts in the car rides over to different studios.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The busiest phases of her life are now being recorded for posterity. \u201cWe are now scanning all my diaries [where notes and appointments were recorded] and uploading them to iCloud. Almost seven to eight diaries were lost to termites. But the rest are now being documented,\u201d she adds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Also Read | Singer KS Chithra interview: \u2018Music helped me come out of troubled times\u2019\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Times have changed and life as Chithra knew it has slowed down. But how does this veteran singer remain curious while navigating the ebb and flow of a changing musical landscape? \u201cI have never once felt bored or saturated, and it is only because the art form is music which is inextricable to my being. Even when I am not singing regularly, I listen to a lot of music and thoroughly enjoy doing it. Perhaps that\u2019s what keeps me curious.\u201d Even today, conversations with the art form continue, be it in the form of recordings, concerts or mentoring young musicians in the reality shows that she is part of.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-picture verticle\">\n<div class=\"picture zoom-img \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/k54dwb\/article68451410.ece\/alternates\/FREE_1200\/_OW_2591.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/k54dwb\/article68451410.ece\/alternates\/FREE_1200\/_OW_2591.jpg\" alt=\"More than opportunities, fame and even global recognition, Chithra believes that her audience is her biggest asset\" title=\"More than opportunities, fame and even global recognition, Chithra believes that her audience is her biggest asset\" class=\" lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">\nMore than opportunities, fame and even global recognition, Chithra believes that her audience is her biggest asset\n<\/p>\n<p><span itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/k54dwb\/article68451410.ece\/alternates\/FREE_1200\/_OW_2591.jpg\"\/><meta content=\"1200\" itemprop=\"width\"\/><meta content=\"675\" itemprop=\"height\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Times have changed in the world of playback music as well. Chithra remembers a time when film songs had a defined, sometimes clinical structure, most often told through a three-stanza narrative. \u201cThat\u2019s not the case anymore. The length of the songs itself has now been reduced to two minutes. While the attention span of the listeners is cited as a reason, I believe that if a song is good, listeners will be more than happy to listen, irrespective of its length. But good melodies are still very much around.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Listeners too have evolved over time, Chithra says. \u201cBack in the day songs used to be discovered on the radio, now music is being streamed on platforms like Spotify. The streaming culture is yet to catch up with me. But music is there in everyone\u2019s life, in some form or the other.\u201d It is through streaming that younger audiences, including Gen-Z, stumble upon seasoned musicians. According to Spotify, the singer currently has over 11.5 million monthly listeners. \u201cI was honestly very shocked to learn this,\u201d she says with a laugh.\u00a0The singer recently collaborated with Spotify for a film that elaborates on her universal appeal. <\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Celebrating Vaanambadi Chithra\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MeJFLFCIjsg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A big cheerleader of the independent music ecosystem that is seeing a steady rise in the country\u2019s soundscape, Chithra says, \u201cThere is great potential for growth in independent music. Musicians who compose, write, sing and record by themselves should be appreciated for their talent.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These are all markers of time, she says, much like how the approach to recordings underwent a transition from \u201cbefore-AR Rahman to after-AR Rahman\u201d. She says, \u201cIt would be me on the mic and him on the piano, and he would later get inspired by what was already recorded to create the background music and orchestration. A lot of the music directors who came after him, followed suit.\u201d \u2018Veera Raja Veera\u2019 from<i>Ponniyin Selvan 2<\/i> was her latest for the composer, after several hits such as \u2018Kannalanae\u2019 from<i> Bombay<\/i> and \u2018Kannamoochi Yenada\u2019 from <i>Kandukondain Kandukondain.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kannalanae Full Video Song | Bombay Tamil Movie Songs | Arvind Swamy | Manirathnam | AR Rahman\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WfwCtR1iLFw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today, with new composers, she requests for the song to be sent in advance only to assess if she can crack the pitch. Her humility once again precedes the singer famous for the ease with which she handles high octaves as she says, \u201cIf the range is too high, I would rather not attempt and spoil the song! Someone else might be able to sing it better.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than opportunities, fame and even global recognition, Chithra believes that her audience is her biggest asset. \u201cMusic has given me the people around me. Even strangers who are always ready to help and motivate me through life\u2019s challenges.\u201d A life well spent in the company of music, she now mentors many children who call her \u2018amma\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As we close the call, she laughs at my mention of her time in music as legendary. \u201cI don\u2019t consider myself a legend, it\u2019s just that the real legends are no more, and by accident&#8230; I am maybe considered one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/entertainment\/ks-chithra-interview-what-keeps-the-legendary-singer-still-curious-at-61\/article68449338.ece\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The night before this interview, I fell deep into a gratifying rabbit hole \u2014 the auditory kind.\u00a0 It began with songs from the late 1990s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[24696,20326,24702,24703,20324,24704,24709,24698,5993,24700,24692,24708,24697,24694,24707,24701,24693,24706,24705,6959,24695,4413,24699],"class_list":["post-9175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-best-malayalam-songs","tag-chithra","tag-chithra-music","tag-chithra-new-songs","tag-chithra-songs","tag-chitra-songs","tag-curious","tag-indpendent-music-india","tag-interview","tag-ks-chithra","tag-ks-chithra-birthday","tag-ks-chithra-family","tag-ks-chithra-interview","tag-ks-chithra-latest-songs","tag-ks-chithra-malayalam-songs","tag-ks-chithra-new-songs","tag-ks-chithra-songs","tag-ks-chithra-tamil-songs","tag-ks-chitra-tamil-songs","tag-legendary","tag-malayalam-singer-ks-chithra","tag-singer","tag-spotfiy-malayalam-playlist"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The night before this interview, I fell deep into a gratifying rabbit hole \u2014 the auditory kind. 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