Chennai: Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja's daughter and playback singer Bhavatharini passed away on Thursday. She was 47.

Bhavatharini had been under treatment for cancer for a long time. She died in Sri Lanka.

Born in 1976 in Chennai, she was trained in classical music from her childhood. She had her debut in 1984 with ‘Thithithae Thalam’ song in ‘My Dear Kuttichathan’. She had sung in two Malayalam songs—'Kalyanapallakkil Veliyappan' (Kaliyoonjal), 'Nadaswaram Kaetti' (Ponmudi Puzhayorathe). 

Bhavatharini 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.

She also turned music director for the 2002 film Mitr, My Friend, directed by Revathi, starring Shobhana. 

Bhavatharini was married to an advertising executive R Sabariraj. She is also the sister of Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja.