caption years_active birth_name birth_place image_size background birth_date spouse genre image article_title name occupation
sithara with the tambura 2007 -- present sithara krishnakumar kozhikode , kerala , india 300px solo_singer 1 july 1986 dr. m. sajish pop , ghazal , folk , indian classical , playback singing sithara_krishnakumar . jpg sithara -lrb- singer -rrb-
 sithara singer
sithara -lrb- singer -rrb-

sithara krishnakumar -lrb- born 1 july 1986 -rrb- 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 .
pop , 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 .
