Sithara

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Sithara (singer)

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Sithara Krishnakumar (born 1 July 1986) is an Indian singer. Popularly known by her first name, Sithara is a playback singer in Malayalam who has also recorded songs for a number of Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Trained in Hindustani and Carnatic classical music traditions, she is also a recognised ghazal singer. She travels extensively in India and abroad and has performed at more than a hundred stage shows. Folk and fusion being her other areas of interest, she has collaborated with various popular musical bands in Kerala. She launched her musical band Eastraga which focuses on a mix of female oriented songs backed by a team of renowned musicians like Rison, Sushanth, Abhijith Sreenivasan, Paulson, Thanuj, Jitu Oommen Thomas and Sarfaraz Khan.

Personal life

Sithara was born in Kozhikode, Kerala to Dr. K. M. Krishnakumar, noted academician and his wife Saly Krishnakumar. Born into a family inclined to classical arts, Sithara was introduced to the world of music as a child and started singing at an early age of four. She attended St.Paul's Higher secondary School, Thenhipalam and Calicut University Campus School. She did her graduation in English Literature from Farook College, Feroke and went on to pursue her Master's degree in the subject from Calicut University, Kerala. She is married to Dr. M. Sajish (Clinical Cardiologist) on 31 August 2009 and is currently residing at Aluva, Kerala. The couple had a baby girl born on 9 June 2013.

Sithara (actress)

Sithara (born 30 June 1973) is an Indian actress who has featured mainly in Malayalam and Kannada films besides acting in few Tamil and Telugu films.

She is best known for her performances in the blockbuster hit films like Padayappa, Halunda Tavaru, Pudhu Vasantham and her debut Tamil film Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (1989) directed by K. Balachander. She has been in the acting in both feature films and television series since 1988.

Early life

She was born as the eldest among three children to Parameshwaran Nair and Valsala in Kilimanoor, Trivandrum. Her father Parameshwaran Nair was an engineer at Electricity board and her mother was also an officer at Electricity board. She has two younger brother, Pratheesh and Abhilash. She Studied in Lourdes Mount School, Vattappara, Trivandrum. She was studying for pre university degree at Sree Shankara Vidyapeetom college, Kilimanoor, when she acted in her debut movie Kaveri. She became busy with movies since then and couldn't continue her studies.