Bhavatharani Raja is an Indian singer and

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. She is the daughter of

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and her brothers are the noted film composers

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and

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. She has mostly sung songs under the direction of her father and brothers. She was awarded the

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in 2000 for her rendition of the song "Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu" from the film '' Bharathi'', composed by her father

Career

Bhavatharini Raja made her debut as a singer for '' Raasaiya''. Her song was a major hit. From then onward, she has sung in albums composed by her father and brothers. She has also lent her voice in songs composed by

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and Sirpy. In 2001, she won the

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for the song ''Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu'' in the movie '' Bharathi'' (the music director was her father). She turned music director for the 2002 film ''

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'', directed by

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, starring

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. She then forayed into the

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with '' Avunaa''. She has also composed music for '' Phir Milenge'', directed by Revathi, starring

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and

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. In June 2012, she was roped in to score the tunes for ''

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'', a village-based project.

Personal life

She is married to an

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executive, R. Sabariraj, son of S.N. Ramachandran. Ramachandran is a former

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who went into publishing and started ''Kannan Advertising''. Bhavatharani studied at Rosary Matric School in

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Notable Filmography

* 1984: ''

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'' (Malayalam) * 1995 ''

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'' * 1996 ''

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'' * 1997 ''

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'' * 1997 '' Karuvelam Pookkal'' * 1997: ''

Kadhalukku Mariyadhai ''Kadhalukku Mariyadhai'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film directed by Fazil. It is the Tamil remake of Fazil's own Malayalam film ''Aniyathipraavu'' (1997). The film stars Vijay and Shalini (reprising her rol ...

'' * 1998: ''

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'' (Malayalam) * 1999 ''

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'' * 2000: '' Bharathi'' (National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer) * 2001: '' Azhagi'' * 2001: '' Friends'' * 2005: ''

Oru Naal Oru Kanavu ''Oru Naal Oru Kanavu'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Fazil. Srikanth and Sonia Agarwal play the lead roles, music was by Ilaiyaraaja and it was shot by Anandakuttan. The film released on 26 August 2005 ...

'' * 2005: ''

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'' (Malayalam) * 2006: ''

Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu ''Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu'' () also known by the initialism ''AIBI'', is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by cinematographer-turned-director S.D. Vijay Milton. It stars Bharath and Mallika Ka ...

'' * 2006: ''

Thaamirabharani ''Thaamirabharani'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Hari. The film has Vishal and newcomer Bhanu, while Prabhu, Nadhiya, Vijayakumar, Nassar and Ganja Karuppu play supporting roles. The score and ...

'' * 2007: ''

Naalaiya Pozhuthum Unnodu ''Naalaiya Pozhuthum Unnodu'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by K. Moorthy Kannan. The film stars Prithvi Rajan and Karthika, with Velu Prabhakaran, Rohini, J. Livingston, Venu Arvind, Sugi, Kathaka Thirumavala ...

'' * 2008: ''

Uliyin Osai ''Uliyin Osai'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language period drama film directed by Ilavenil, written by Karunanidhi, and produced by S. P. Murugesan. The film stars starring Vineeth, Keerthi Chawla, and Akshaya, while Sarath Babu, Manorama, Kovai ...

'' * 2008: '' Dhanam'' * 2009: '' Paa'' * 2010: ''

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'' * 2011: ''

Mankatha ''Mankatha'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action crime film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It stars Ajith Kumar in his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Rai, Anjali, Andrea ...

'' * 2012: ''

Gundello Godari ''Gundello Godari'' is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language adventure drama film directed by Kumar Nagendra and produced by Lakshmi Manchu. The film stars Aadhi Pinisetty, Taapsee Pannu, Lakshmi Manchu, and Sundeep Kishan. The film was released on 8 ...

'' (Telugu) * 2014: ''

Anegan ''Anegan'' (; ) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language historical fiction, period action film, action romantic thriller, romance thriller film directed by K. V. Anand, and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, S. Ganesh, S. Suresh under the banner AGS Ente ...

As music director

* 2002: ''

'' * 2003: ''Avunaa'' (Telugu) * 2004: '' Phir Milenge'' (Hindi)(additional composer and BGM) * 2005: ''Geeya Geeya'' (Kannada) * 2006: '' Amirtham'' * 2006: ''

Ilakkanam ''Ilakkanam'' () is a 2006 Tamil language drama film directed by Chandraseyan, making his directorial debut. The film stars newcomer Vishnu Priyan and Uma, with Vinu Chakravarthy, Bala Singh, Kadhal Sukumar, Chitti Babu, Sathyapriya, Anjali Dev ...

'' * 2012: ''

'' * 2012: ''Porida Pazhagu'' * 2018: ''Kalvargal'' * 2019: '' Maayanadhi''

References

External links

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