On the face of it, it was no different from the more than 100 suicides that take place in the country everyday: the young woman had apparently hanged herself at her K.K. Nagar home in Madras. But here the comparison with the ordinary ended: The victim was Shobha Mahendra, 19, celebrated South Indian film star with over 30 major films to her name, who had only recently received the National best actress award for her performance in the Tamil filmPasi.The autopsy report explained it as a clear case of suicide. While the police made a investigation into the possible causes leading to her death, the film industry and the public were overtaken by shock, almost tangible it seemed.When it began to appear that public interest was on the wane, a fresh development took place. Shobha's mother, Prema Menon, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi stating that she suspected "foul play".
When Sreekumaran Thampi, a veteran Malayalam film director whose most prolific period was the seventies, cast Srividya in the title role of the television serial Amma Thampurati, he was hoping against hope the veteran Malayalam actress would triumph over adversity and live long enough to complete the mega serial.
Tamil Serial Actress Shobha Death
Tamil TV actress Priyanka popular for her role in serial Vamsam was found dead on Wednesday at her residence in Valasaravakkam. Police report reveals that the actress died after hanging herself from a fan in her residence. The 32-year-old starlet, who got married three years, did not have any children, and due to this mental agony, the couple was living separately.
Mayoori committed suicide on June 16, 2005, and she was aged just 22 then. After the initial investigation, police revealed that the actress had committed suicide after she lost faith in her life. After her death, many tabloids wrote that love failure and pressure from industry were the reasons which compelled her to commit suicide.
Even though a Keralite by birth, Vijayasree has acted in many Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies in the 1970s, and was widely considered a sex symbol among film buffs. The real reason behind the actress' death still remains a mystery, but many close sources to the industry reveal that it was the filthy deed of a producer which compelled the starlet to end her life. 2ff7e9595c
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