Radhika Thilak (1969 – 20 September 2015) was an Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

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playback singer A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not app ...

. She sang 70 songs for

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

Career

Some of her songs are "Arunakirana deepam", "Deva sangeetham", "Maya manchalil", "Kaithapoo manam", "Thiruvathira thira nokkiya", "Ente ulludukkum kotti" and "Ninte kannil". Her song "Ilampani Thuli" from Tamil movie Aaradhanai(1981) is well remembered. Apart from film songs, she also sang 200 devotional songs. She was also a TV anchor.

Awards

In 2002 Kerala film critics association awarded her best female playback singer award for her song ''Omanamalare ninmaran'' from the film Kunjikoonan.

Death

On 20 September 2015, Radhika was admitted to a private hospital in

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

in the evening and was declared dead at around 8 pm. She was 45. Radhika had been undergoing treatment for cancer for nearly two years.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thilak, Radhika Year of birth uncertain 2015 deaths Indian women playback singers Malayalam playback singers Deaths from cancer in India Singers from Kochi Film musicians from Kerala 21st-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian women singers 1969 births Women musicians from Kerala St. Teresa's College alumni