K. S. Chithra
Background information
Birth name	Chithra Krishnan Nair
Born	(1963-07-27) July 27, 1963 (age 48) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Genres	Playback singing, Carnatic music
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Audiotracs
Website	http://www.kschitra.com/

Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chitra or K. S. Chithra;born 27 July 1963) often credited as Chithra (or Chitra), is an Indian playback singer.

Popularly and fondly referred to as Chinna Kuyil (English: Little Nightingale) of South India,^[1] Chitra sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music.She has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films. She is a recipient of six National Film Awards (the most by any female singer), five Filmfare Awards South and more than thirty different state film awards. She is the only singer to have won all the 4 South Indian state awards till date^[2].

Personal life[link]

Born on July 27, 1963, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, into a family of musicians, Chithra’s talent was recognized and nurtured from an early age by her father, the late Krishnan Nair. He was also her first guru (teacher). Her elder sister K. S. Beena is also a singer who has performed in many films as a playback singer.

Chithra received her extensive training in Carnatic music from Dr. K. Omanakutty, and got a Masters in Music from the University of Kerala.^[2] She was selected for the National Talent Search Scholarship from the Central Government from 1978–1984.^[1] She is married to Vijayashankar, an engineer and businessman and settled in Chennai. Their only daughter Nandana died aged 8, in a pool accident in April 2011 at Dubai.^[3][4]

Career[link]

Playback singing[link]

Chitra was introduced to Malayalam playback by M. G. Radhakrishnan in 1979 and went on to become a regular singer for many Malayalam musicians, including Raveendran.^[2] Attahasam, Snehapurvam Meera and Njaan Ekananu were the first few films which she recorded her songs.^[2] She also performed live concerts with K. J. Yesudas in India and abroad and that was a turning point in her career.^[2] Veteran music directors such as Raveendran, Shyam, Jerry Amaldev, Mohan Sithara, Kannoor Rajan and Johnson also helped her move up in her career ladder.^[2] She made her debut in the Tamil film industry through the song "Poojaikketha Poovithu" from the film Neethana Antha Kuyil, which was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. She was given the title Chinnakuyil after singing the song "Chinna Kuyil Paadum" from the 1985 released film Poove Poochudava.^[2][5] Director Fazil cast her for this song after Ilaiyaraaja got impressed with her song sung in original version in Malayalam for the film Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu in 1984 directed by himself.

By the mid-eighties, she became the most sought after female singer in Malayalam and Tamil. She recorded many hit songs for the most famous composers in Malayalam and numerous songs for Ilaiyaraaja in Tamil. She has been acredited as the only female singer to have sung the maximum number of songs for the Academy Award winning composer A. R. Rahman for his Tamil film songs. She also sang for veteran composers such as G. Devarajan, M. S. Viswanathan, K. V. Mahadevan, Ouseppachan, Deva, Vidyasagar, Bharadhwaj, Chakravarthy, M. Jayachandran, M.G.Sreekumar, M. M. Keeravani, Hamsalekha, Sharreth, Raj-Koti, Rajan-Nagendra, S. A. Rajkumar, Mani Sharma, Harris Jayaraj, Devisri Prasad and many other south Indian music directors.^[6]

She has recorded many memorable Hindi songs for various music directors in Bollywood, namely A. R. Rahman, Anand-Milind, Anu Malik, Rajesh Roshan, Viju Shah, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Naushad, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Jatin-Lalit and many others. She also recorded the Hindi versions of her own Tamil songs sung for A. R. Rahman.

Apart from playback singing, she also appeared among the panel of judges in the singing reality Television shows at Kerala (Idea Star Singer) and Tamil Nadu (Airtel Super Singer Junior).^[7]

Studio albums[link]

Chithra recorded her first studio album with Voodoo Rapper for the album called Ragga Raaga in 1993. She has in her credit, private albums in Hindi, namely Piya Basanti and Sunset Point. The former was penned by Ustad Sultan Khan and was certified Gold while the latter was penned by Gulzar.^[8] Her first ghazal album with Ghulam Ali and Asha Bhosle is ready for release.^[9] In 2006, she released an album in dedication to Smt.M.S.Subbulakshmi named My Tribute. It is a collection of krithis and bhajans dedicated to Smt.M.S.Subbulakshmi.^[9] Sony Music is planning to release a solo album soon owing to success of Piya Basanti. She also recorded many Malayalam albums for K. J. Yesudas, M. Jayachandran and Sharreth compositions.

Chithra, who is a Grade A artiste of All India Radio and Doordarshan, has established her own recording label, Audiotracs, to promote new talents in the music world by giving them opportunities to collaborate with her as singers, lyricists and music directors.

Philanthrophy[link]

Chithra, along with a Kerala based satellite channel, Asianet Cable Vision (ACV), has jointly launched a fund raising organization Sneha to raise funds for the betterment and welfare of long forgotten and aged musicians who have lost their careers to the emerging technological elements in the music industry. She has launched this organization on the occasion of her completion of three decades in the music playback industry. Chithra has remarked that the fund would provide help to the musicians with financial impediments and those suffering from health problems.

A cultural event named Chitra Pournami was held on 15 February 2011 at Thiruvananthapuram to celebrate the 30 glorious career years of Chithra and also to officially launch this organization. The who's who of South Indian music industry attended the event and felicitated Chithra with a Tamboora instrument. The prominent personalities being K. J. Yesudas, V. Dakshinamurthy, Sreekumaran Thampi, P. Susheela, Hariharan, P. Jayachandran, M. Jayachandran, M. G. Sreekumar, Sharath, Sujatha Mohan, Unni Menon, G. Venugopal, Minmini among others felicitated Chithra and praised her noble cause and intentions to help for the ailing musicians.^[10]

Stage performances[link]

Chithra has performed all over India, Middle East, Singapore, Malaysia, UK, France, US, Canada, Australia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Norway and Denmark.

Awards and recognition[link]

Chithra has won six National Awards for best female playback singer.^[11][12] This is the highest number of national awards awarded to any female playback singer. She has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer 15 times.^[12] She has won the following awards:

Civilian Awards:

• 2005 - Padma Shri - India's fourth highest civilian honours^[13]

National Film Awards:^[12]

• 1986 - Best Female Playback Singer - Song: "Padariyen Padippariyen" (Sindhu Bhairavi, Tamil)
• 1987 - Best Female Playback Singer - Song: "Manjal Prasadavum" (Nakhakshathangal, Malayalam)
• 1989 - Best Female Playback Singer - Song: "Indupushpam Choodi Nilkum Raathri" (Vaishali, Malayalam)
• 1996 - Best Female Playback Singer - Song: "Maana Madurai" (Minsaara Kanavu, Tamil)
• 1997 - Best Female Playback Singer - Song: "Payalein Chun Mun" (Virasat, Hindi)
• 2004 - Best Female Playback Singer - Song: "Ovvoru Pookalume" (Autograph, Tamil)^[14]

Filmfare Awards

• 1996: Nominated, Best Female Playback - "Payale Chunmun" (Virasat)
• 2004: Nominated, Best Female Playback - "Koi Mil Gaya" (Koi Mil Gaya)

Filmfare Awards South:

• 2004: Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu - "Nuvvostanante" (Varsham)
• 2006: Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam - "Kalabham Tharam" (Vadakkumnathan)
• 2006: Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada - "Araluva Hoovugale" (Autograph)
• 2008: Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam - "Oduvil Oru" (Thirakkatha)
• 2008: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada - "Nadheem Dheem Tana" (Gaalipata)
• 2009: Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam - "Kunnathe Konnakyum" (Pazhassiraja)
• 2010: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam - "Malakha Pole" (Mummy & Me)

Kerala State Film Awards:

• 2005 - Best Play Back Singer - "Mayangipoyi" (Nottam)
• 2002 - Best Play Back Singer - "Karmukil Varnante" (Nandanam)
• 2001 - Best Play Back Singer - "Mooli Mooli" (Theerthadanam)
• 1999 - Best Play Back Singer - "Pular Veyilum" (Angane Oru Avadhikkalathu)
• 1995 - Best Play Back Singer - "Sasikala Charthiya" (Devaraagam)
• 1994 - Best Play Back Singer - "Parvanenthu" (Parinayam)
• 1993 - Best Play Back Singer - "Ponmeghame" (Sopanam), "Rajahamsame" (Chamayam), "Sangeethame" (Gazal)
• 1992 - Best Play Back Singer - "Mounasarovaram" (Savidham)
• 1991 - Best Play Back Singer - "Thaaram" (Keli), "Swarakanyakamar" (Santhwanam)
• 1990 - Best Play Back Singer - "Kannil Nin Meyyil" (Innale), "Palappoove" (Njan Gandharvan)
• 1989 - Best Play Back Singer - "Kalarivilakku" (Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha), "Thankathoni" (Mazhavilkavadi)
• 1988 - Best Play Back Singer - "Indupushpam" (Vaishali)
• 1987 - Best Play Back Singer - "Eenam marannakatte" (Eenam Maranna Kattu), "Thalolam Paithal" (Ezhuthappurangal)
• 1986 - Best Play Back Singer - "Manjalprasadavum" (Nakhakshathangal)
• 1985 - Best Play Back Singer - "Oreswaram Ore Niram" (Ente Kaanakuyil), "Poomaname" (Nirakkootu), "Aayiram Kannumai" (Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu)

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards:

• 1988 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Ninnukkori Varanam" (Agni Natchathiram)
• 1990 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Vanthathey Kungumam" (Kizhakku Vasal)
• 1995 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Kannalane" (Bombay)
• 2004 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Ovvoru Pookalume" (Autograph)

Nandi Awards (Andhra Pradesh State Film Awards):

• 1990 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Kaliki Chilaka" (Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu)
• 1991 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Endharo"(Rajeswari Kalyanam)
• 1992 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Akasana" (Sundarakanda)
• 1993 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Venuvai Vachhanu" (Matrudevobhava)
• 1996 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Priya" (Srikrishnarjuna Vijayam)
• 1998 - Best Female Playback Singer (Television) - "Anweshitha" (Anweshita Etv Serial)
• 1999 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Marala Telupuna" (Swayamvaram)
• 2004 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Nuvvostanante Neddontana" (Varsham)
• 2009 - Best Female Playback Singer- "Pallavinchanee" (Kalavaramaye Madilo)

Karnataka State Film Awards:

• 1997 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Hele Kogile Impagalaa" (Nammoora Mandara Hoove)
• 2001 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Busu Busu Nagappa" (Arunodaya)
• 2005 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Kandamma Kandamma" (Maharaja)

Asianet Film Awards:

• 1999 - Best Female Playback - "Thumbayum Thulasiyum" (Megham)
• 2000 - Best Female Playback - "Varmukile" (Mazha)
• 2003 - Best Female Playback - "Enthinai Nin Idam Kannin" (Mizhi Randilum)
• 2005 - Best Female Playback - "Enthu Paranjalum" (Achuvinte Amma)
• 2007 - Best Female Playback - "Chellathamare" (Hallo)
• 2009 - Best Female Playback - "Kunnathe Konnakkyum" (Pazhassiraja)

Mathrubhumi Film Awards:

• 1999 - Best Female Playback - "Thumbayum Thulasiyum" (Megham)
• 2000 - Best Female Playback - "Varmukile" (Mazha)
• 2001 - Best Female Playback - "Katte Nee Veesharuthippol" (Kattu Vannu Vilichappol)
• 2002 - Best Female Playback - "Kaarmukil Varnante" (Nandanam)
• 2003 - Best Female Playback - "Enthinai Nin Iadam Kannin" (Mizhi Randilum)
• 2008 - Best Female Playback - "Enguninnuvanna " (Calcutta News)
• 2011 - Best Female Playback - "Chengathir Kaiyum" (Snehaveedu)

Bollywood Movie Awards:

• 2004 - Best Playback Singer Female - "Koi Mil Gaya" (Koi Mil Gaya)

Star Screen Awards:

• 1998 - Best Female Playback - "Payale Chummun" (Virasat)
• 2004 - Best Female Playback - "Koi Mil Gaya" (Koi Mil Gaya)

Other awards:

• 2010 - Jai Hind Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer Award - "Kunnathe Konnakyum" (Pazhassiraja)
• 2010 - Radio Mirchi Listeners Choice Award - "Kunnathe Konnakyum" (Pazhassiraja)
• 2010 - Swaralaya - Eenam Award for Decade's Best Talent in Malayalam Music
• 2010 - South Scope Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer Award - "Kunnathe Konnakyum" (Pazhassiraja)
• 2011 - Radio Mirchi Best Female Singer Award - "Chithra Shalabhame" (Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram)
• 2011 - Lata Mangeshkar Award (2011)
• 2012 - Thikkurissy Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Naattuvazhiyorathe" (Khaddama)^[15]

Major achievements[link]

• Chithra is presently awarded with an honorary Doctorate by the Chennai based Sathyabama University for her tremendous achievement in the field of cinema music.^[16]
• Andhra Pradesh Government for Cultural Council has conferred the "Bharath Ratna Lata Mangeshkar Award" on Chithra for her contribution towards Indian film music.^[17]
• She has also been honoured with the Kalaimamani title from Tamil Nadu Government in 1997, the Swaralaya Yesudas Award in 2004, Kalaiselvam title from the South Indian Nadigar Sangam in 2002, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Global Malayalee Council in London in 2003.
• She has also received numerous mainstream awards like MTV Immies, Screen – Videocon Award, Film Fans Association Awards, and Cinema Express Awards. Chithra was also awarded the 'Vocational Excellence' Award by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore.^[8]
• In 2010, she bagged C. Cheriyan Memorial Award by Cochin Fine Arts Society, Swaralaya - Eenam Award for Best Female Singer and Chakkulathamma Swaravarsha Award.
• Her song "Kehna Hi Kya (Kannalane)" from the film Bombay (1995) was included in The Guardian's "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear" list.^[18]

References[link]

External links[link]

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K.S.C. Lokeren O.V.

Full name	Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen
Nickname(s)	Tricolores
Founded	22/01/1923 (creation ) July 1, 2003 (last merge)
Ground	Daknamstadion, Lokeren (Capacity: 9,271)
Chairman	Roger Lambrecht
Manager	Peter Maes
League	Belgian Pro League
2010-11	Belgian Pro League, 6th
Home colours Away colours

Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoː.ˌnɪŋk.lə.kə ˈspɔr.ˌtɪŋ ˈklʏp ˈloː.kə.rə(n) ˈoːst ˈvlaːn.də.rə(n)]) (often simply called Sporting Lokeren [ˈspɔr.ˌtɪŋ ˈloː.kə.rə(n)] or Lokeren [ˈloː.kə.rə(n)]) is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders. Lokeren plays in the Belgian Pro League. The club was founded in 1923 and they first reach the first division in 1974-75. Since then, they only had a short spell in the second division between 1993-94 and 1995-96. Lokeren has been mostly successful in the 1980s, achieving a second place in the league in 1980-81 as well as a Belgian Cup final the same year. Their best European result was a quarter final at the 1980-81 UEFA Cup.

In the year 2000, the club merged with K Sint-Niklase SKE They are registered to the Royal Belgian Football Association with the matricule number 282. Lokeren colours are white, black and yellow. They play their home games at the Daknamstadion.

In 2012, Sporting Lokeren won their first prize, after beating KV Kortrijk in the Cup Final.

History[link]

The matricule n°282 was given in 1920 to a club named Football Club Racing Club Lokeren (nicknamed Racing FC), but the team stopped its activity the next year. In 22 January 1923 Racing Club Lokeren was founded . Between 1945 and 1951, it had a slight name change (to Racing Athletiek- en Football Club Lokeren) and the new name since 1951 was Koninklijke Racing Club Lokeren. Due to financial problems, the fusion with the other team from the town (Koninklijke Standaard F.C. Lokeren) became necessary in 1970. The new club was then named Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren. In 2000, the club merged with Koninklijke Sint-Niklaas S.K.E. to form Sporting Lokeren Sint-Niklaas Waasland. A last name change was made in 2003.

Honours[link]

• Belgian First Division:
  • Runners-up (1): 1980-81
• Belgian Second Division:
  • Winners (1): 1995-96
• Belgian Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2011-12
  • Runners-up (1): 1980-81

European record[link]

As of December, 2008.

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
1976-77	UEFA Cup	1R		Red Boys Differdange	3-1	3-0
		2R		FC Barcelona	2-1	0-2
1980-81	UEFA Cup	1R		FC Dynamo Moscow	1-1	1-0
		2R		Dundee United	0-0	1-1
		3R		Real Sociedad	1-0	2-2
		QF		AZ 67 Alkmaar	1-0	0-2
1981-82	UEFA Cup	1R		FC Nantes	4-2	1-1
		2R		Aris Thessaloniki FC	4-0	1-1
		3R		1. FC Kaiserslautern	1-0	1-4
1982-83	UEFA Cup	1R		Stal Mielec	0-0	1-1
		2R		Benfica	1-2	0-2
1987-88	UEFA Cup	1R		Honvéd Budapest	0-0	0-1
1999	UEFA Intertoto Cup	2R		IA Akranes	3-1	3-1
		3R		FC Metz	1-2	1-0
2001	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R		B68 Toftir	0-0	4-2
		2R		Zaglebie Lubin	2-1	2-2
		3R		Newcastle United	0-4	0-1
2002	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R		FC WIT Georgia	3-1	2-3
		2R		Vfb Stuttgart	0-1	0-2
2003-04	UEFA Cup	QUAL		Dinamo Tirana	3-1	4-0
		1R		Manchester City	0-1	2-3
2005	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R		JK Trans Narva	0-1	2-0
		2R		BSC Young Boys	1-4	1-2

Current squad[link]

As of January 10, 2012.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Boubacar Barry 2 DF Sepp De Roover 4 DF Jérémy Taravel 5 DF Mijat Marić 6 MF Tiko 7 MF Killian Overmeire 8 DF Koen Persoons 9 FW Hamdi Harbaoui 10 MF Ivan Leko 11 FW Benjamin De Ceulaer 12 GK Jugoslav Lazić 13 DF Georgios Galitsios 14 FW Benjamin Mokulu

No. Position Player 16 MF Jore Trompet 18 FW Baye Djiby Fall 20 FW Donovan Deekman 22 MF Ebrahim Seedat 23 DF Ibrahima Gueye 24 MF Ayanda Patosi 25 FW Bigen Lusala (on loan from Anderlecht U19) 26 MF Cedric Mpembele 28 DF Laurens De Bock 29 FW Nill De Pauw 30 GK Stefan Deloose

Out on loan[link]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 21 FW Alfreð Finnbogason (at Helsingborgs IF)

For recent transfers, see List of Belgian football transfers summer 2010.

Famous former players[link]

Managers[link]

External links[link]

• (Dutch) / (French) / (English) Official Website
• (English) Lokeren at UEFA.COM
• Lokeren at EUFO.DE
• Lokeren at Weltfussball.de
• Lokeren at Playerhistory.com
• Lokeren at Transfermarkt.de
• Lokeren at Football Squads.co.uk
• Lokeren at National Football Teams.com
• Lokeren at Football-Lineups.com

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Sujatha
Background information
Native name	സുജാത മോഹന്‍
Birth name	Sujatha Mohan
Born	(1964-03-31) March 31, 1964 (age 48)[1][2] Thiruvanathapuram, India
Occupations	Playback singer
Years active	1974–present

Sujatha Mohan (Malayalam: സുജാത മോഹന്‍), usually credited as Sujatha, is an award-winning Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She has also sung for Telugu, Kannada and Hindi movies. She is widely popular for her evergreen melodies and her sweet voice is considered to be her biggest asset. She has nearly 4,000 songs to her credit.^[3]

Family[link]

Sujatha Mohan is the granddaughter of Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai, the first Chief Minister of the erstwhile Travancore-Cochin State after Independence. She is married to Dr. Mohan. Her only daughter, Shweta Mohan, is also a singer. Shweta is married to Ashwin from Trivandrum.

Career[link]

Sujatha shot to fame in the seventies as Baby Sujatha, the schoolgirl who regularly used to sing with K. J. Yesudas in his stage shows all over the world. She recorded her first song, "Kannezhuthy Pottuthottu" when she was in the sixth standard. The song was composed by M. K. Arjunan for the 1975 Malayalam movie Tourist Bungalow. She recorded songs for Shyam in Kamam Krodham Moham and Salil Chowdhury in Aparadhi. Around this time, composer M. G. Radhakrishnan got her to record many non-film songs; the biggest hit among them was "Odakkuzhal Vili".

She debuted in Tamil through the song "Kaadhal Oviyam Kandein" from Kavikuyil (1977), tuned in Hameer Kalyani raga by Illayaraja, but it was not included in the film. Her first released song in Tamil was "Kalai Paniyil" from the Tamil film Gayathri (1977), starring Sridevi and Rajinikanth with music by Ilaiyaraja. She sang for Ilaiyaraaja in Johnny, Kavikuyil and Ilamai Kolangal. After her marriage in 1981, she took a sabbatical from playback singing. She made a successful comeback in 1988 through Kadathanadan Ambadi, followed by the superhit Chithram.

She used to sing ad jingles in the late 1980s for A. R. Rahman (such as the Premiere Cooker ad and the Tilda Rice ad). Then Rahman got her to sing "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai" from Mani Ratnam's 1992 film Roja, which became one of the biggest hit songs in India. The backing vocals for the song "Kadhal Roja" were also performed by Sujatha. She has had other hit songs, most of them with Rahman from films including Pudhiya Mugam (1992), Gentleman (1993), Jeans and Minsaara Kanavu (1997). She has also recorded some songs in Hindi, including "Dil Hai Sanam" (the Hindi version of "Thee Thee") from Chor Chor (Thiruda Thiruda), "Ishq Bina" from Taal, "Hai Jaana" from Pukar and "Ishwar Allah" from Earth, and provided backing vocals for the song "Tum Ho Meri Nigahom" from Kabhi Na Kabhi, all of them composed by A. R. Rahman. She has had many of her notable and successful songs under the musical direction of A. R. Rahman.

She made a strong comeback in the Malayalam film industry in the mid-1990s and most of her notable Malayalam songs were composed by Vidyasagar. Most of her hit songs from Telugu are composed by Mani Sharma.She was also a judge in munch star singer junior.

Awards[link]

Sujatha has received several awards and recognitions for her work in the South Indian film musical world.

Kerala State Film Awards:

• 2008 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Bansuri" from Rathri Mazha
• 1999 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Varamanjaladiya" from Pranayavarnangal
• 1996 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Pranayamanithooval" from Azhakiya Ravanan

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards:

• 2001 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Un Samayal Arayil" from Dhill
• 1996 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Poo Pookkum Oosai" from Minsara Kanavu
• 1993 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Netru Illatha Maatram" from Pudhiya Mugam

Asianet Film Awards:

• 2004 - Best Female Playback - "Kandu Kandu" from Mampazhakkalam
• 2001 - Best Female Playback - "Perariya" from Soothradharan

Other prominent awards:

• 2009 - Swaralaya Yesudas Award
• Best female singer award in GMMA (Gulf Malayalam Music Awards) 2008
• Film Critics Award For Best Female Playback - 13 times
• Cinema Express award 2005
• Dinakaran award 2005
• screen videocon award - best female singer award 2005
• swaralaya viswas award - best female playback singer 2005
• Vanitha award 2004
• Mathrubhoomi Award 2004
• Raju Pilakkad Film Award
• She was a hot contestant for National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in the years 1997 and 2007, for the songs "Poo Pookkum Oosai" (Minsara Kanavu) and "Thattam Pidichu" (Paradesi) respectively.^[4]
• Sujatha has been widely recognised by the Tamil Nadu and Kerala state governments as well as by private, public and media corporates around India.

Popular songs[link]

Tamil Hits[link]

Malayalam[link]