In addition to Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, Sithara Krishnakumar primarily works in Malayalam cinema. Born into a family of classical arts, Sithara was exposed to the world of music as a child and began to sing at the age of four. She is trained in the Hindustani and Carnatic styles of classical music and is also a well-known ghazal performer. She travels extensively and has appeared in concerts, and stage shows all over the world, folk and fusion being her other fields of interest.
Sithara started off her art life as a dancer and eventually became a playback singer. She started off her playback singing career in the year 2007 with the song Pammi Pammi in Vinayan's Malayalam film Athishayan. Formerly, she was the winner of several musical talent shows like Asianet Saptha Swarangal (2004), Kairali TV Gandharva Sangeetham (Seniors) and Jeevan TV Voice 2004 which served to bring her multifarious talents to the fore. She has gained a good reputation as a devoted Ghazal singer and a passionate stage performer of other vocal genres. In 2017, she turned composer with the single Ente Akasham, written by herself, it was a tribute to femininity. Sithara turned film music composer with the film Udalaazham along with Mithun Jayaraj the following year & also made a cameo appearance in the Malayalam film Ganagandharvan.
Best Singer - Kerala State Film Awards - 2012
Most Popular Duet Song - Asianet Film Awards - 2016
Best Female Playback Singer - Movie Street Film Awards - 2020
Official Website : https://sithara.in/