Radhika Thilak

This article is about the Malayalam singer. For the Telugu singer, see Radhika (singer).

Radhika Jayathilakan (1969 – 20 September 2015), known by her stage name Radhika Thilak, was an Indian playback singer who predominantly worked in the Malayalam film industry.^[1] She sang 70 songs for Malayalam films.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Radhika Thilak
Thilak in 2014
Born	1969 (1969)
Died	20 September 2015(2015-09-20) (aged 45–46) Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Playback singer
Spouse	Suresh Krishna
Children	1
Relatives	Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai (grandfather) G. Venugopal (cousin) Sujatha Mohan (cousin)

Career

Some of her songs are "Arunakirana Deepam", "Deva Sangeetham", "Maya Manchalil", "Kaithapoo Manam", "Thiruvathira Thira Nokkiya", "Ente Ulludukkum Kotti" and "Ninte Kannil".^[9] Her song "Ilampani Thuli" from Tamil film Aaradhanai (1981) is well remembered. Apart from film songs, she also sang 200 devotional songs.^[10] She was also a TV anchor.^[11][12]

Awards

In 2002 Kerala film critics association awarded her best female playback singer award for her song Omanamalare Ninmaran from the film Kunjikoonan.^[13]

Death

On 20 September 2015, Radhika was admitted to a private hospital in Kochi in the evening and was declared dead at around 8:00PM. She was 45. Radhika had been undergoing treatment for cancer for nearly two years.^[14]