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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about
your
mental
well-being
or
of
someone
you
know?
Help
is
just
a
call
away.
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out
to
the
nearest
mental
health
specialist
at
COOJ
Mental
Health
Foundation
(COOJ)-
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Parivarthan-
+91
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