KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 21 -- When Saindhavi Srivatsan was five years old, she cried and insisted on holding a microphone to sing a devotional song (bhajan) at a temple.

Amused by her antics, the devotees obliged.

Little did they know then that the adamant little girl would grow up to become one of India's most prominent female singers.

With nearly 3,000 songs in a career spanning more than two decades - more than half of them in Tamil - Saindhavi's voice is widely cherished in Malaysia, a country she has visited more than 15 times.

In fact, she has even acquired the taste for a local favourite: milo dinosaur.

However, her recent trip here was to mark a 21-year career milestone, which she celebrated with her fans during the Up-Close & Per...