As far I remember Chinmayee did not win National award for KM.. Here is the list of awards won by KM according to imdb..
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312859/awards On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Indmov Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why can't the Hindu get their facts right. Chinmayi is yet to win a > National award. She won a state award for KM. Oh, I just checked wiki and > that seems to say "National award winning singer" too.. Can someone confirm. > > --- On *Mon, 7/21/08, Anil Nair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Anil Nair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [arr] [Semi-ARR] - Scaling greater heights - Chinmayi > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 5:00 AM > > > ** > ** > *Scaling greater heights * > > Chinmayi scripts her own success story through sheer hard work, says S. > AISHWARYA > > Photo: R. Ashok > > *flamboyant Be it Tamil or Hindi, she is versatile to the core * > > Classical music — from Carnatic to Hindustani — has a long and proud > history of producing celebrated film singers. Chinmayi, who dabbles in both, > carries on the tradition. > > But the knowledge has not restricted her repertoire of songs. Sticking to > single musical style, according to her, is like singing the same song time > and again. > > If her voice sounded as caressing as breeze in 'Sahana' from 'Sivaji,' it > impressed Hindustani buffs through its soothing flutter in 'Tere Bina' from > 'Guru.' > Unique voice > > "I never wanted my voice labelled with a particular genre. A change in > genre needs learning the nuances of music a bit more and that's what I look > forward to," she says. > > Her debut 'Deivam thantha poove' from 'Kannathil Muthamittal' put her under > instant spotlight by fetching a national award. Through her songs > 'Santhipoma' from 'Enakku 20 Unakku 18,' 'Enaduriye' from Bheema and > 'Sahana' from 'Sivaji,' she laid a career the way she dreamt. > > Originally, Chinmayi was set out to be a Hindustani singer. AIR's hunt for > prospective Hindustani singer saw her inside the studios straightaway. > Belting out Kashmiri songs in Kashmir, she spellbound the audience with her > immaculate pronunciation and diction. "In fact people refused to believe I > was a South Indian. They thought I had some Kashmiri connection," she > laughs. > > The ability to pick up accents made her entry into Bollywood film industry > effortless. "I have sort of a sponge quality in me. When I speak to someone, > I can imitate their diction in a jiffy. Sometimes it's annoying but that has > helped me pick up accents with perfection." > Gifted singer > > More than just a singer in film music, Chinmayi is gifted with learning > languages, anchors musical shows in television and runs a outsourcing > company called 'Blue Elephant' with a full control over her career. The > company does translation services from English to German. "I've been > freelancing German translations for while. Once I was given 200 pages of a > document with a tight deadline. When I completed, I felt this was what my > career should be. I like being stressed." > > With exceedingly good language quotient, she's picked up seven languages > including Spanish, German, Dutch, French and Norwegian. > > Enthusiasm runs high for Chinmayi at the mention of A. R. Rahman. "He > celebrates all manner of music making. He has experimented with my voice > through good many genres." Among Rahman's few favourites who are lucky > enough to get repeated chances, Chinmayi is the one. But the songs, as one > has heard, are never similar. "Tere Bina is the best ever so far. For a > casual listener, it sounds across the border but yet, it's so Indianish." > > Working with Rahman has been emotionally overwhelming experience to her. > "We worked for long hours during 'Sahana.' Every time I close my eyes to > listen to him playing the keyboard, my face is wet with tears. Any one who > respects music will be swept by such soulful ambience." > > For all her fondness for A.R. Rahman, Chinmayi also seems to adore other > music directors she has worked with. "After 'Kannathil Muthamittal, ' people > began labelling me as a singer suited for sombre songs. Music Director Iman > helped me tear away the tag through 'Kadhal Kirukka' in 'Visil.' Some of my > best songs came only later." > > Acclamations did not immediately fall her way for her note-perfect > recording of Sivaji's 'Sahana.' Credit, initially, was given to > voice-enhancement software. "I felt so hurt. But later I learnt to laugh it > out. Help from technology is only to make recording easy and not for voice > corrections. " > Difficult rendering? > > Of all songs, is there any particular song that she found very difficult? > "Not yet. Songs cannot be an effort. It must come naturally. If I find > myself straining long and hard to sing a song, it wouldn't sound easy on > your ears." > Ever so quietly, Chinmayi breaks all musical myths associated with voice. > "Singing is hard work. There are hardly any gifted singers. Classical music > might not be mandatory to start a career but learning it always helps. It's > a tool to help you. If you are unwilling, you are just too lazy to learn." > > http://www.hindu. com/mp/2008/ 07/19/stories/ 2008071950410100 > .htm<http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/07/19/stories/2008071950410100..htm> > > -A > http://viewsnmuse. blogspot. com <http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com/> > > > >
