Bhavatharini,
maestro
Ilaiyaraaja's
only
daughter
who
died
undergoing
ayurvedic
treatment
in
Sri
Lanka,
was
brought
back
to
her
home
in
Gudalur,
Theni
of
Tamil
Nadu.
Bhavatharini
died
during
her
treatment
for
cancer
on
January
25.
After
the
news
broke
out,
the
family
members,
relatives,
friends,
colleagues,
and
the
Kollywood
fraternity
expressed
their
shock
and
condolences.
Bhavatharini
dabbled
in
acting
and
was
also
a
singer
who
had
a
peculiar
voice
and
pitch.
She
turned
music
director
and
composed
music
for
a
film
that
was
directed
by
actress
Revathi.
The
movie
is
called
Mitr,
My
Friend,
which
was
released
in
2002
featuring
actress
Shobhana.
She
later
composed
music
for
a
Telugu
film
titled
'Avuna'
(2003).
'Phir
Milenge'
starring
Shilpa
Shetty,
Abhishek
Bachchan,
and
Salman
Khan
was
her
Bollywood
project
and
her
last
music
directorial
is
for
'Vellachi,'
a
project
based
on
rural
regions.
Bhavathirini
is
the
youngest
of
the
three
to
Ilaiyaraaja.
Musician
Yuvan
Shankar
Raja
and
Karthik
Raja
are
her
brothers.
She
first
rendered
her
voice
for
a
song
in
the
movie
Raasaiyya.
In
1984,
she
sang
a
Malayalam
song
titled
'Thithithey
Thaalam'
from
the
movie
'My
Dear
Kuttuchathan.'
From
then
on,
she
sang
so
many
compositions
under
her
father
and
brother
Yuvan
Shankar
Raja.
Bhavathirini
was
also
the
winner
of
a
National
Award
for
the
song
'Mayil
Pola
Ponnu
Onnu'
from
the
movie
Bharathi,
which
was
conferred
for
the
year
2001.
Maayanadhi,
a
Tamil
film
which
was
released
in
2019
was
her
last
film
as
a
music
director.
She
sang
'Pannapurathu'
song
from
Maamanithan,
Vadivelu
and
Udayanidhi
Stalin-starrer
which
was
her
last.
Her
mortal
remains
were
put
on
display
before
the
funeral
procedures
took
place.
Those
who
are
mourning
her
loss
turned
up
to
pay
their
last
respects.
Bhavatharini
was
47
and
is
survived
by
her
husband,
R
Sabariraj.
Sabariraj
is
the
son
of
S
N
Ramachandran,
who
is
a
former
journalist
and
owns
an
advertising
agency.
Sabariraj
works
as
a
advertising
executive.
Before
her
death,
Bhavatharini
was
reportedly
undergoing
some
ayurvedic
treatment
for
a
cancer
variant
in
Sri
Lanka.
Her
funeral
will
take
place
at
her
residence
in
Gudalur
on
Saturday.