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Chitra Iyer (also credited as Chitra Sivaraman) is an Indian playback singer who has worked in Indian and Italian films across five different industries primarily in Malayalam.
A resident of Bangalore, Chitra worked extensively with A. R. Rahman during the early 2000s on his Tamil films, while also having an alternate career as a television host and actress on Malayalam television.
Career
Early in her career, Chitra Iyer attempted to reach out to composer A. R. Rahman to work with him, but found it difficult as she was based out of Bangalore. In 2000, Rahman initiated contact with Chitra and invited her to come to Chennai with a demo cassette of her work, with Chitra recording a series of Tamil and Malayalam songs. On the day of her visit to Chennai, Rahman immediately heard the songs and hired her to record for the song "Athini Sithini" for the film Thenali (2000) during the same evening. She subsequently continued to work for other composers in Tamil cinema including Karthik Raja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Bharadwaj and Vidyasagar under her post-marriage name of Chitra Sivaraman. Furthermore, apart from in her mother tongue of Tamil, Chitra continued to sing playback for Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films.
In the Malayalam entertainment industry, she had an alternate career as an anchor of a Malayalam singing show, Jeeva's Sapta Swarangal and hosted it under her maiden name, Chitra Iyer. Having done her education in Kerala, she had a good foundation in the Malayalam language, with her work on the show leading to further opportunities to sing for films.
Personal life
Chitra Iyer is married to former Air Force pilot Vinod Sivaraman since 12 July 1989. The pair met at the insistence of their parents at Chennai Gymkhana Club in early 1989, and have since had two daughters Aditi and Anjali. Anjali is known for her performance in the 2023 Netflix series Class.
In recent years, alongside her television commitments, Chitra has worked as the founder and trustee of the Society for Elephant Welfare in Kerala. She has also promoted farming with the state, supporting a project launched by her mother Rohini Iyer. Likewise, she launched a software company, Darkhorse Productions, in 2013 alongside her daughters Aditi and Anjali Sivaraman.
Notable discography
Tamil
Malayalam
Television
Sapthaswarangal (Asianet) as Host
Idea Star singer 2006 (Asianet) as Judge
Voice of Kerala (Surya TV) as Judge
Sangeetha Mahayudham (Surya TV) as Team Captain
Malayalee House (Surya TV) as Contestant
Super Star Global (Amrita TV) as Judge
Flowers Oru Kodi (Flowers TV) as Contestant
Other TV Shows as guest
JB Junction
Onnum Onnum Moonu
Symphony
Ente Daivam
Tharapakittu
Annonyam
Tarang
Thara Dambathimarude Samsthana Sammelanam
She has also performed in a few Mauritius Television shows as Performer
TV serials - Malayalam
Filmography
2005 - Athira X C (Malayalam) - telefilm
2007 - Rathri Mazha (Malayalam) as Mohini Natyamandir
2009 - Makante Achan (Malayalam) as herself
2010 - Kaaryasthan (Malayalam) as herself
2011 - Makaramanju (Malayalam) as Rukku Bai
2012 - Casanovva (Malayalam) as Salsa Teacher
2012 - Unnam (Malayalam) as Padma
2012 - Arike (Malayalam) as Kalpan's chitta
2018 - B.Tech (Malayalam) as Priya's mother
2021 - Mohan Kumar Fans as herself
2022 - Jana Gana Mana as Swetha Gupta
2022 - Meri Awas Suno as Prof. Renuka Varma
2024:Manorathangal as tamil lady
References
External links
Chitra Iyer at IMDb
Chitra Iyer on Facebook
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Konkona Sen Sharma
- Koi... Mil Gaya
- Penghargaan Arjuna
- Bombay Bersaudari
- Rani Mukerji
- Nayanthara
- Filmografi Sridevi
- Daftar film India berkeuntungan tertinggi
- Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru
- Rudraksh (film)
- Chitra Iyer
- Star Singer
- Manorathangal
- Rathri Mazha
- Anjali Sivaraman
- Jana Gana Mana (2022 film)
- Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors season 4
- Shahabaz Aman
- Swapnakoodu
- B.Tech (film)
