![]() Tracing the history of suicides in filmdom, he said the first death which made headlines was that of the gifted Shoba, who had ended her life in the late eighties after a strained marriage with ace director Balu Mahendra. Randhawa (29) left behind a two-page suicide note saying she was taking the drastic step since she couldn’t cope with life’s pressures.īehind the screen: Thin red line between glamour, tragedyĬhennai: Television star Shradha’s suicide on Wednesday has yet again unmasked the pain and stress concealed behind the glamorous faces that make an unfailing appearance in the drawing rooms of millions of households everyday.Ĭharukesh, Shalini, Vaishnavi and now Shradha - the list of television artistes who ended their lives prematurely, only seems to be growing.Īccording to Film News Anandan, Kollywood’s most well known public relations officer and film chronicler, ‘‘these suicides only strengthen the fact that far from being glamorous, the stars become victims of insecurity and loneliness.’’ No celebrity industry is immune but a look at the history of South Indian cinema shows that suicide has reaped a bitter harvest here.Īlso, note in Feb, this year television actor and model Kuljeet Randhawa committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her Juhu apartment. Often, below the laughter and the tinsel is a brittleness that cannot cope with the fame and publicity. The police are investigating from several angles to ascertain whether it was a case of love failure. Shraddha had acted in popular serials like Kolangal currently being aired on Sun TV and on Kalki, which airs on Jaya TV. ![]() Now, Shraddha Vishwanath (21), a B.Sc Microbiology student, was found hanging from the fan of her room on Wednesday night, at her Kotturpuram residence in Chennai, a suicide note found near her held none responsible for the extreme step. ![]() Only last month, Vaishnavi ended her life by hanging herself at her residence in Anna Nagar in Chennai. Suicide is something that the world of glamour knows only too well. The death of Shraddha yet again brings to the fore the painful and dark side of the tinsel world.Ĭhennai: Shraddha Vishwanath was just three months away from tying the knot but she chose the noose instead. Shraddha's body was sent for post-mortem to the Government Royapettah Hospital in the city. Shraddha had acted in popular serials like Kolangal currently being aired on Sun TV and Kalki on Jaya TV.Īpart from pursuing M Sc Bio-Informatics from a city college she was also working as an executive with a garment company. ![]() She might have taken the extreme step due to frustration, they said. Deputy Commissioner Pari and Assistant Commissioner Balachandran have started their work on the case.īut according to her parents, she was given to frequent emotional outbursts and used to quarrel with them on her education plans. She left a suicide note addressed to her parents saying, "I don't deserve to be your daughter."Ī senior police official said investigation was on in the case. The exact reason for the extreme step was not known. Police said Shraddha killed herself on Tuesday night. The incident comes close on the heels of another television star Vaishnavi, who allegedly committed suicide after being dumped by her co-star lover Dev Anand. Shraddha, a 21-year-old artiste was a part of several mega serials.Īccording to police, she was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her River Dale Apartments at Kottur Gardens on Wednesday morning. ![]() Shraddha committed suicide by hanging herself at her Kotturpuram residence in Chennai. Chennai, May 18: Continuing the recent trend in Tamil film industry, Kollywood of actors and television artistes ending their lives, one more TV artiste, Shraddha, allegedly committed suicide. ![]()
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