Ilayaraja's wife Jeeva Died : Music Maestro Ilayaraja’s wife Jeeva died on Monday following a heart attack, hospital sources said. Jeeva suffered a caridiac arrest and was rushed to the Apollo hospital following the incident where she was declared dead. The veteran music maestro’s wife was 60-year-old. She is survived by a daughter Bhavatharini and sons Yuvan Shankar Raja and Karthik Raja.