List of awards and nominations received by K. S. Chithra
Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra, often credited as K. S. Chithra or simply Chithra, is an Indian playback singer and carnatic musician from Kerala. Chithra also sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. She is the most awarded Indian singer ever with 256 Awards won till date. She ranks among the 50 most awarded singers in the world after Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Taylor Swift. Chithra is a recipient of six National Film Awards, eight Filmfare Awards South and 36 different state film awards. She has won film awards from all the  four south Indian states. She was awarded India's third highest civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 2021 and Padma Shri in 2005 for her valuable contributions towards the Indian musical fraternity. Chithra is the first Indian woman who was honored by the House of Commons, British Parliament, United Kingdom in 2005 and is the only singer from India who was honored by the Government of China at the Qinghai International Music and Water Festival in 2009. She was honoured by Stephen M. Sweeney, President of New Jersey Senate and Craig Coughlin, the Speaker of New Jersey General Assembly, USA in  2018. She was honoured by Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, sovereign ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah and a member of the Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates in 2019, for successfully completing 40 years in Indian film industry. She was honoured with Rashtrapati Award for being the First Lady in the field of music felicitated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of Government of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on 20 January 2018. She is conferred with the highest honour of Rotary International, For the Sake of Honour Award in 2001 and has received the  MTV Video Music Award – International Viewer's Choice at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York in 2001. She received honorary doctorates from Sathyabama University in 2011 and from The International Tamil University, United States in 2018. She is the only South Indian female singer who has presented her maiden concert at the world's prestigious concert hall Royal Albert Hall in London in 2001. Her song "Kannalane/Kehna Hi Kya" from the film "Bombay" (1995) was included in "The Guardian" "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear Before You Die" list. National Film Awards. Chithra has won six National Awards for best  female playback singer, the highest by any female playback singer. Filmfare Awards South. She is a singer with 16 Filmfare Awards South Nominations, resulting in 8 wins for 3 different languages. She holds the record of winning Filmfare Awards South for record number of times in Malayalam & Telugu i.e.,4 & 3 times respectively. Kerala State Film Awards. Chithra is the highest recipient of Kerala State Awards under the "Best Playback Singer Female" category & she has won it for 16 times with a record of winning them for 11 times in a row i.e.,(1985-1995) Nandi Awards (Andhra Pradesh State  Film,Music,Television and Arts Awards). Chithra is the highest recipient of Nandi Awards under the category of"Best Playback Singer Female" & has won it for 11 times with a record of winning them for 4 times in a row i.e.,(1990-1993)