<p>Chennai: Bhavatharini, the national award-winning playback singer known for her soulful voice, passed away at the age of 47 on Thursday, after losing a prolonged battle with cancer. </p><p>The daughter of music legend Ilaiyaraaja, Bavatharini breathed her last at 5.20 pm in Colombo in Sri Lanka, where she was under ayurveda treatment. </p><p>An accomplished playback singer, Bhavatharini, who is survived by her businessman husband R Sabariraj, also tried her hand at music by scoring music for over half-a-dozen films, including in Hindi. The mortal remains of Bavatharini is expected to reach here on Friday after which her last rites will be conducted as per Hindu traditions. </p><p>Making her debut in Prabhu Deva-starrer <em>Rasaiah</em> in 1995 through a peppy <em>masthana masthana</em> song, Bhavatharini went on to sing hundreds songs for which music were composed by her father Ilaiyaraaja and brothers Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja. </p><p>From <em>ennai thaalaata varuvaala</em> in <em>Kadhalukku Mariyathai</em> to the soul-stirring <em>oliyile therivathu</em> in <em>Azhagi</em>, Bhavatharini went onto win accolades for her singing that blended emotions with her peculiar voice. </p><p>She was presented with the national award for <em>mayil pola ponnu onu</em> in <em>Bharathi</em>, the biopic of celebrated Tamil poet Subramania Bharathi in 2001, besides winning several state and other film awards. In 2002, she wore the hat of a music director by scoring music for <em>Mitr, My Friend</em> directed by actor Revathi and for movies like <em>Phir Milenge</em> (Hindi). </p><p>Apart from Tamil, Bhavatharini also sang songs in south Indian languages like Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi during her film career. </p><p>Sources said Bavatharini was receiving treatment in Sri Lanka for the past few months after she was diagnosed with cancer. </p><p>Ilaiyaraaja is also in Sri Lanka for a concert. </p>
<p>Chennai: Bhavatharini, the national award-winning playback singer known for her soulful voice, passed away at the age of 47 on Thursday, after losing a prolonged battle with cancer. </p><p>The daughter of music legend Ilaiyaraaja, Bavatharini breathed her last at 5.20 pm in Colombo in Sri Lanka, where she was under ayurveda treatment. </p><p>An accomplished playback singer, Bhavatharini, who is survived by her businessman husband R Sabariraj, also tried her hand at music by scoring music for over half-a-dozen films, including in Hindi. The mortal remains of Bavatharini is expected to reach here on Friday after which her last rites will be conducted as per Hindu traditions. </p><p>Making her debut in Prabhu Deva-starrer <em>Rasaiah</em> in 1995 through a peppy <em>masthana masthana</em> song, Bhavatharini went on to sing hundreds songs for which music were composed by her father Ilaiyaraaja and brothers Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja. </p><p>From <em>ennai thaalaata varuvaala</em> in <em>Kadhalukku Mariyathai</em> to the soul-stirring <em>oliyile therivathu</em> in <em>Azhagi</em>, Bhavatharini went onto win accolades for her singing that blended emotions with her peculiar voice. </p><p>She was presented with the national award for <em>mayil pola ponnu onu</em> in <em>Bharathi</em>, the biopic of celebrated Tamil poet Subramania Bharathi in 2001, besides winning several state and other film awards. In 2002, she wore the hat of a music director by scoring music for <em>Mitr, My Friend</em> directed by actor Revathi and for movies like <em>Phir Milenge</em> (Hindi). </p><p>Apart from Tamil, Bhavatharini also sang songs in south Indian languages like Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi during her film career. </p><p>Sources said Bavatharini was receiving treatment in Sri Lanka for the past few months after she was diagnosed with cancer. </p><p>Ilaiyaraaja is also in Sri Lanka for a concert. </p>