Ilaiyaraaja's daughter Bhavatharini was reportedly battling cancer and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Sri Lanka
Ilaiyaraaja with his daughter Bhavatharini
National Award-winning playback singer and daughter of legendary music director Ilaiyaraaja, singer Bhavatharini passed away on January 25. According to reports, she was battling cancer. The singer was in Sri Lanka for the treatment of liver cancer and took her last breath on January 25 at 5 pm in the country. Her mortal remains will be brought back to India today. Bhavatharini was 47 years old.
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Ilaiyaraaja's daughter Bhavatharini was also the sister of Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja. She won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the Tamil song, 'Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu' from 'Bharathi'. She was reportedly suffering from liver cancer from the past six months. Recently, she went to Sri Lanka for further treatment. She succumbed to the illness on Thursday at a private hospital in Sri Lanka.
Many celebrities who knew Bhavatharini expressed their sadness at her demise by taking to social media:
தேன் குரலில் பாடும் சகோதரி பவதாரிணி யின் மறைவு பேரதிர்ச்சி!!
— Actor Soori (@sooriofficial) January 26, 2024
எந்த தகப்பனுக்கும் தாங்க முடியாத துயரம்!
என்ன சொல்வதென்றே தெரியவில்லை....
இசைஞானி க்கும் அவர் குடும்பத்தினருக்கும் எனது ஆழ்ந்த இரங்கல்கள்!#Bhavatharini pic.twitter.com/UovsxponwT
என் நண்பனுக்கு
— Bharathiraja (@offBharathiraja) January 25, 2024
எப்படி ஆறுதல்
சொல்வேன்..
மகள் பவதாரிணியின்
மறைவு, எங்கள்
குடும்பத்தினருக்கு
ஈடு செய்யமுடியாத
பேரிழப்பாகும்.@ilaiyaraaja pic.twitter.com/TvQ6xxuSLz
Shocked and saddened by the demise of #Bhavatharini.
— Ramya Subramanian (@actorramya) January 26, 2024
I remember our last meeting a couple of years back when I sat next to her while hosting a Raja sir concert and realised how simple,easy and soft spoken it felt being around her.
RIP Bhavatha!
You fought hard.
See you at…
Chinmayi Sripaada remembered Bhavatharini and wrote on X, “Bhavatharini Ilayaraja was one of the nicest people I knew. Safe travels, lovely girl. I wish and pray for strength to Raja sir, Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja. This is so heartbreaking. 💔.”
Bhavatharini Ilayaraja was one of the nicest people I knew.
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) January 25, 2024
Safe travels, lovely girl.
I wish and pray for strength to Raja sir, Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja. This is so heartbreaking.
💔
About Bhavatharini:
Ilaiyaraaja's daughter Bhavatharini made her debut as a playback singer with the Tamil film 'Raasaiya' in 1995. From then, she sang songs for her father, Ilaiyaraaja, and brothers, Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja. She had also sung songs for composers Deva and Sirpy.
She later turned composer in the year 2002 for the Revathy-directed film 'Mitr, My Friends'. She went on to compose for several other films including the Hindi film Phir Milenge'. Her last music album was for the Malayalam film, 'Maayanadhi' starring Tovino Thomas and Aishwarya Lekshmi which was released in 2018.
Bhavatharini sang songs in Tamil films, such as 'Kadhalukku Mariyadhai', 'Bharathi', 'Azhagi', 'Friends', 'Paa', 'Mankatha' and 'Anegan', amongst others.
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