He
Thought
It
Was
A
'Routine'
Call
"I
was
busy
shooting
that
day
(September
23,
1996)
and
was
surprised
to
see
Smitha
trying
frantically
to
reach
me
a
few
times.
I
tried
to
speak
to
her,
but
the
call
never
got
through
due
to
poor
connectivity.
I
thought
it
was
a
routine
call.
However,
the
next
day,
to
my
horror,
I
realised
that
Smitha
had
killed
herself.
I
shudder
to
think
of
what
could
have
been
the
reason
for
her
call.
This
haunts
even
me
now."
His
Exact
Words
"I
was
busy
shooting
that
day
(September
23,
1996)
and
was
surprised
to
see
Smitha
trying
frantically
to
reach
me
a
few
times.
I
tried
to
speak
to
her,
but
the
call
never
got
through
due
to
poor
connectivity.
I
thought
it
was
a
routine
call.
However,
the
next
day,
to
my
horror,
I
realised
that
Smitha
had
killed
herself.
I
shudder
to
think
of
what
could
have
been
the
reason
for
her
call.
This
haunts
even
me
now."
Silk
Smita
And
Crazy
Star
Were
Friends
Silk
Smitha
and
V
Ravichandran
shared
a
good
rapport
and
acted
together
in
the
popular
1992
release
Halli
Meshtru.
According
to
the
popular
hero,
this
might
have
prompted
her
to
try
to
contact
him
on
her
'last
day'.
"She
followed
one
principle
in
life.
She
gave
the
same
respect
which
she
earned.
Maybe
because
of
the
respect
I
gave
her,
she
always
liked
working
with
me
and
probably
that's
why
she
wanted
to
speak
to
me
on
her
last
day,"
V
Ravichandran
had
said.
Back
To
The
Present
Nearly
two
decades
after
committing
suicide,
Silk
Smitha
remains
one
of
South
cinema's
most
enigmatic
names.
The
2013
release
Dirty
Picture:
Silk
Sakkath
Maga,
starring
Veena
Malik,
was
inspired
by
her
life
and
grabbed
plenty
of
attention.
On
the
other
hand,
V
Ravichandran
is
busy
entertaining
movie
buffs.
His
latest
movie
Aa
Drushya,
a
remake
of
the
Tamil
hit
Dhuruvangal
Pathinaaru/
D
16,
is
slated
to
arrive
in
theatres
tomorrow
(November
8).