THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Lyricist and painter Padmaja Radhakrishnan (68), wife of the late music director MG Radhakrishnan, died here on Monday.
Padmaja breathed her last following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital here in the early hours of Monday.
Besides penning lyrics for a 2013 Malayalam movie 'Mr Bean', she had also written a number of songs which were composed by her husband.
Padmaja was a notable presence in the cultural and literary sphere in the capital.
Her son MG Rajakrishnan is a sound designer in Chennai and daughter Karthika is based in Dubai.