B. R. Chaya

Bengaluru Ramamurthy Chaya, known as B. R. Chaya, is an Indian, Kannada playback singer, stage performer and a popular Sugama Sangeetha singer from Karnataka. 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 .

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. She made her debut with the Tamil-language film Jothi (1983) and her Kannada debut with Puttanna Kanagal's Amrutha Ghalige (1984).

Discography (Selected) Year FilmSongComposer(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 1992Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda "Bandano Bandano Bhagyava Thandano" Vijaya Bhaskar Nagathihalli Chandrashekar Vishnu

Awards and recognitions 2010 – Karnataka Rajyotsava Prashasti 1988 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Song: Ruthumana samputadi from Kaadina Benki 1995 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Song: Ibbani tabbida ileyali from Rashmi