Bhavatharini Funeral Update: Ilaiyaraaja’s Son Yuvan Shankar Raja Reaches Madhurai to Attend His Sister’s Last Rites

Veteran composer Ilaiyaraaja's daughter, Bhavatharini, died of cancer on January 25. Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ilayaraja's son and Bavidharani's brother, arrived at Madurai airport to attend his sister's funeral rites. Bhavatharini Funeral Update: Mortal Remains of Ilaiyaraaja's Daughter to Reach Tamil Nadu for Final Rites Today.

The body of music maestro Bhavatharini's daughter and playback vocalist will be preserved in Ilaiyaraaja's home in Gudalur, Theni. Friends and relatives are expected to pay homage to her at his house. Bhavatharini, who was also a playback vocalist and music director, died at the age of 47. She breathed her last on Thursday in Sri Lanka, where she was undergoing treatment for cancer.

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After learning about the demise of Bhavatharini, veteran actor Kamal Haasan took to Twitter and expressed his heartfelt condolences on Friday.

"I don't know what to do with my dear brother Ilayaraja. I grab his hands mentally. Pavadarini's demise is something that cannot be tolerated or accepted. My brother Ilayaraja should not lose heart in this greatness. My heartfelt condolences to the family of Bhavadharini," Haasan wrote. Bhavatharini Dies at 47: Kamal Haasan Mourns Demise of Ilaiyaraaja's Daughter Due to Cancer, Writes 'My Heart Aches'.

On Friday, her mortal remains were brought to Ilaiyaraaja's home in Chennai from Sri Lanka. A day after her death, Ilaiyaraaja posted a picture on X with his late daughter. Bhavatharini received the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her performance of the song "Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu" from the film Bharathi, which was composed by her father, Ilaiyaraaja.

Bhavatharini is survived by her husband, father Ilaiyaraaja, and brothers Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja.