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Bhavatharini
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<p>Bhavatharini Raja (23 July 1976 – 25 January 2024) was an Indian playback singer and composer. She was the only daughter of noted composer <a href="/facts/Ilaiyaraaja/r9w7EWWh">Ilaiyaraaja</a> and sister of <a href="/facts/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja/5F1AJzan">Yuvan Shankar Raja</a> and <a href="/facts/Karthik_Raja/qsA5Tczd">Karthik Raja</a>. Starting her career in the 1990s, she mostly sang songs under the direction of her father and brothers. She was awarded the <a href="/facts/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer/lye3JcXY">National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer</a> in 2000 for her rendition of the song "Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu" from the film <i><a href="/facts/Bharathi_(2000_film)/rsbeWS5z">Bharathi</a></i>, composed by her father. </p>