B. R. Chaya
B. R. Chaya | |
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Chaya in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 16 October 1969 |
| Genres | Sugama Sangeetha, playback |
| Occupations | Singer, entrepreneur |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Website | brchaya |
Bengaluru Ramamurthy Chaya, known as B. R. Chaya, is an Indian, Kannada playback singer, stage performer and a popular Sugama Sangeetha singer from Karnataka.[1] She has performed pop, folk, devotional and bhavageethe (light music). She has more than 10000 songs to her credit. She is recipient of Rajyotsava Prashasti from the State Government of Karnataka and also Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer .[2][3]
Early days and debut
Chaya was born to Ramamurthy and Janaki. she worked as a watch mechanic for a few years in HMT after doing a course in horology at RV College, and later represented Karnataka at a Doordarshan national competition in Madras.[1][4] She made her debut with the Tamil-language film Jothi (1983) and her Kannada debut with Puttanna Kanagal's Amrutha Ghalige (1984).[1]
Chaya, hailing from Karnataka state, was a great music lover right from her childhood and was even called a "child prodigy" with her in depth knowledge in music.
Chaya was initially noticed by the south Indian musical maestro Ilaiyaraaja who made her sing quite a few tracks for his Tamil and Telugu films. But she got a big break in her first Kannada film recording with music director Vijaya Bhaskar for the film Amrutha Ghalige. The song "Hindustanavu Endoo Mareyada" for this film became a huge hit and Chaya got instant recognition and accolades. She refers to Vijaya Bhaskar as her Guru.
Chaya continued to sing many popular songs in films and also branched out to sing hundreds of songs for private albums. She recorded many duet songs with all the veterans of her time like M. Balamurali Krishna, P. B. Sreenivas, K. J. Yesudas and S. P. Balasubramanyam. She worked under many music composers like Rajan-Nagendra, Vijaya Bhaskar, Upendra Kumar, M. Ranga Rao, Hamsalekha, V. Manohar, C.Ashwath, H.K.Narayan among others.
In the latter part of her career, she has performed for the Kannada Associations of United States of America (all most all major cities of USA), Australia, New Zealand, Baharain, Dubai, Singapore on their invitations.
She is currently a judge on Gaana Chandana and has been doing concerts all over the world.[1]
Chaya is the first singer to receive the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Ruthumana samputadi" from the movie "Kaadina Benki" in 1988.[5]
Discography (Selected)
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Jothi (Tamil) | "Siricha Kollimalai Kuyilu" | Ilaiyaraaja | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| 1984 | Amrutha Ghalige | "Mayuri Natya Mayuri" | Vijaya Bhaskar | Vijaya Narasimha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| "Hindustanavu Endu (female)" | solo | ||||
| 1985 | Nee Thanda Kanike | "Kannalli Preethi" (female) | Vijayanand | R. N. Jayagopal | solo |
| "Kannalli Preethi" (duet) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | ||||
| 1986 | Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma | "Nee Atthare Entha Chenna" | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar |
| 1987 | Huli Hebbuli | "Putta Putta Makkale" | Vijaya Bhaskar | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| Yarigagi | "Nota Kannota" | G. K. Venkatesh | Doddarange Gowda | solo | |
| 1988 | Anjada Gandu | "Neeli Baanalli" | Hamsalekha | R. N. Jayagopal | solo |
| "Eke Heegaytho" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | ||||
| "Dumdum Dol" | |||||
| Devatha Manushya | "Ninantha Appa Illa" | Upendra Kumar | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar | |
| "Haalalladaru" (bit.) | solo | ||||
| Sangliyana | "Preethiyinda" | Hansalekha | Doddarange Gowda | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. R. Chaya | |
| 1989 | Indrajith | "Belli Rathadali Surya" | Hamsalekha | Hamsalekha, KV Raju | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| Yuddha Kaanda | "Kempu Thotadalli" | Hamsalekha | Hamsalekha | Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| "Bolo Re Shanthi" | solo | ||||
| 1990 | S. P. Sangliyana Part 2 | "Ramaiah Ramaiah Nee | Hamsalekha | Hamsalekha | Manjula Gururaj, Latha Hamsalekha |
| 1992 | Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda | "Bandano Bandano Bhagyava Thandano" | Vijaya Bhaskar | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Vishnu |
Awards and recognitions
- 2010 – Karnataka Rajyotsava Prashasti[6]
- 1988 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Song: Ruthumana samputadi from Kaadina Benki[7]
- 1995 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Song: Ibbani tabbida ileyali from Rashmi
References
- ^ a b c d "B R Chaya: I was never burdened with household work". Deccan Herald. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "On My Pinboard: B R Chaya". Deccan Herald. 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Pupora - ESCUCHAR MUSICA ONLINE GRATIS SIN DESCARGAR". pupora.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "BR Chaya". www.brchaya.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Ruthumana Samputadi (Full Song) - Kadina Benki - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". January 1987.
- ^ "On My Pinboard: B R Chaya". Deccan Herald. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. 22 October 2017.