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Episode details

Asian Network,17 May 2026,60 mins

Available for 29 days

Asian Network Celebrates Playback Singer & Carnartic musician KS Chithra who has recorded over 25,000 songs to date across six decades. An artist versatile in many languages like Telugu, Malayalam & Kannada and Hindi - Pritt takes you through an hour of back to back KS Chithra and spins you some of her most loved melodies. Expect to hear timeless film classics like 'Kannalane Enadhu' from Bombay a song that was featured in The Guardian’s ‘1000 songs Everyone must hear’. To her biggest chart‑topping hits, like 'Idayam Idam Mariyathe' from Jodha Akhbar. Pritt also spins you some of KS Chithra's much loved Malayalam hits like 'Ariyathe Ariyathe' from Ravanaprabhu! A full on KS Chithra journey from the late 80s to present. Expect great tunes back to back as we’re honouring the legendary singer whose music has shaped generations.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Kannalane
    Kannalane
    AR Rahman, K. S. Chithra & Vairamuthu
  3. 2.
    Unnodu Vazhatha
    Unnodu Vazhatha
    K. S. Chithra
  4. 3.
    Rum Bum Bum
    Rum Bum Bum
    Ilaiyaraaja, K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Yuvan Shankar Raja
  5. 4.
    Nee Thaan En Desiya Geetham [From Paarthale Paravasam]
    Nee Thaan En Desiya Geetham [From Paarthale Paravasam]
    Balram & K. S. Chithra