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Radhika Thilak
Indian Malayalam playback singer (1969–2015) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Early life
Radhika was born into a family of musicians[9] to Jayathilakan and Girija Devi.[10] She was educated at Chinmaya Vidyalaya and at St. Teresa's College in Kochi. She was a winner of the light music competition held by the MG University.[11] Playback singers G. Venugopal and Sujatha Mohan are her cousins.[12]
Radhika is survived by her husband, Suresh, and daughter, Devika.[13]
Career
Some of her songs are "Arunakirana Deepam", "Deva Sangeetham", "Maya Manchalil", "Kaithapoo Manam", "Thiruvathira Thira Nokkiya", "Ente Ulludukkum Kotti" and "Ninte Kannil".[14] Her song "Ilampani Thuli" from Tamil film Aaradhanai (1981) is well remembered. Apart from film songs, she also sang 200 devotional songs.[15] She was also a TV anchor.[16][17]
Awards
In 2002 Kerala film critics association awarded her best female playback singer award for her song Omanamalare Ninmaran from the film Kunjikoonan.[18]
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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.[19]
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