Pandian Stores Fame And Host Chitra Dies By Suicide In Hotel Room

Renowned actress and host Chitra died by suicide in a hotel room in Chennai's Nazarathpettai today (December 9, 2020). She was 29. The actor had reportedly checked into the room at 1 am on Wednesday after a shoot. Chitra, who was an active social media user had even uploaded a picture of her on the same day.

The News Minute has quoted one of the Nazrathpet police officials as saying, "The hotel manager called the police helpline number 100 about 3.30 am on Wednesday. We are currently investigating the cause of her death."

As per reports, she was engaged to a businessman in August 2020.

Chitra, a resident of Chennai's Kottupuram, rose to fame with her impeccable performance as Mullai Kathiravan in Tamil daily soap Pandian Stores. Her other serials include Velunachi, Chinna Papa Periya Papa, Saravanan Meenatchi (Season 2) and Darling Darling. She was also popular for her hosting skills in several shows on Vijay TV and Zee Tamizh.

The fans and followers of the actress are shocked with the news of her death and are expressing their grief on social media, by trending #RIPChitra and #PandianStores on Twitter.

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