▁championship ▁seasons ▁Chicago ▁B ears <0x0A> </s> ▁P illa valu ▁G aj ap ath i ▁Kr ish n aven i ▁( 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 ), ▁more ▁fam ously ▁known ▁as ▁J ik ki , ▁was ▁an ▁Indian ▁play back ▁singer ▁from ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh . ▁She ▁sang ▁around ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁songs ▁in ▁Tel ug u , ▁T amil , ▁K ann ada , ▁Mal ay al am , ▁H indi ▁and ▁Sin h ala ▁languages . ▁Her ▁mother ▁tongue ▁was ▁Tel ug u . ▁She ▁spoke ▁T amil ▁flu ently . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁J ik ki ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Chen na i ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Her ▁parents ▁G aj ap ath i ▁Na id u ▁and ▁Raj ak anth amma , ▁a ▁Tel ug u ▁family , ▁had ▁moved ▁from ▁Ch and rag iri , ▁near ▁Tir up ati ▁in ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh ▁to ▁Chen na i ▁for ▁their ▁liv elihood . ▁ ▁Her ▁uncle , ▁De var aju ▁Na id u , ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁music ▁composer ▁with ▁the ▁celebrated ▁K ann ada ▁theatre ▁legend ▁and ▁movie ▁pione er ▁G ub bi ▁Ve er anna ▁and ▁this ▁introduced ▁the ▁young ▁good - looking ▁girl ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁and ▁film ▁world . ▁ ▁Career ▁Kr ish n aven i ▁began ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁artist ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3