 She worked under music composers Rajan-Nagendra, Vijaya Bhaskar, Upendra Kumar, M. Ranga Rao, Hamsalekha, V. Manohar, C.Ashwath, and "H.K.Narayan".Chaya got the chance to sing under P. B. Sreenivas's music direction in the movie "Helavanakatte Giriyamma".Chaya is the first singer who got the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song ""Ruthumana samputadi"" from the movie "Kaadina Benki" in 1988.