Instruments Vocals Genres Playback singing Parents Ilayaraja, Jeeva Rajayya | Name Bhavatharini Ilaiyaraaja Spouse R. Sabariraj Role Singer | |
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Also known as Bhavatharani, Bavatharini, Pavatharini, Bhavadharini, Bhavatha Siblings Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik Raja Cousins Premgi Amaren, Venkat Prabhu Similar People Ilayaraja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik Raja, Abhay Jodhpurkar, Tippu Born 23 July 1976 Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India Died 25 January 2024 (aged 47) Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka Nationality Indian Religion Hindu | ||
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Bhavatharani (23 July 1976 – 25 January 2024) was an Indian Tamil singer and music director. She was the daughter of film composer Ilaiyaraaja and her brothers are the noted film composers Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja. She mostly sung songs under the direction of her father and brothers. She was awarded the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 2000 for her rendition of the song "Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu" from the film Bharathi, composed by her father Ilaiyaraaja.
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- Bhavatharini with Ilayaraja Super Hit Audio Jukebox
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- Death
- References
Bhavatharini with Ilayaraja Super Hit Audio Jukebox
Career
Bhavatharini made her debut as a singer for Raasaiya. Her song was a major hit. From then onward, she sung in albums composed by her father and brothers.
She also lent her voice in songs composed by Deva & Sirpy.
In 2001, she won the National Award for the song Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu in the movie Bharathi (the music director was her father).
She turned the music director position for the 2002 film Mitr, My Friend, directed by Revathi, starring Shobhana. She then forayed into the Telugu film industry with Avunaa. She also composed music for Phir Milenge directed by Revathi, starring Shilpa Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan and Salman Khan. In June 2012, she was roped in to score the tunes for Vellachi, a village-based project.
Personal life
She was married to an advertising executive, R. Sabariraj, son of S.N. Ramachandran. Ramachandran is a former journalist who went into publishing and started Kannan Advertising. Bhavatharani studied at Rosary Metric School in Chennai, where she was a classmate of the famous singer Bhargavi.
Filmography
Death
Bhavatharini succumbed to cancer on January 25, 2024, at the age of 47, while undergoing treatment for the disease in Colombo, Sri Lanka.