Vaishnavi
Born2 February 1986
Died17 April 2006(2006-04-17) (aged 20)
Anna Nagar, Chennai, India

Vaishnavi (2 February 1986 – 17 April 2006) was an Indian television actress. She appeared in several Tamil serials and Tamil films to her credit.

Career

Vaishnavi appeared in the Tamil serials Anni, Muhurtham, and Malargal. She acted in many TV serials and also acted as Sherin's friend in the film Whistle. She was also the video jockey for the comedy programme titled Kondattam on Sun TV which used to be broadcast every Sunday at 5PM.

Death

Vaishnavi apparently committed suicide at the age of 20, at her residence in Chennai on 17 April 2006. On 19 April 2006, Dev Anand (serial actor) was arrested for allegedly abetting Vaishnavi's death. Vaishnavi's parents and her younger sister had been to her grandfather's house to celebrate his birthday, when she was alone at home and hanged herself. Serial actor Dev Anand accused of instigating her to commit suicide.[1][2]

In November 2011, Dev Anand was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on charges of abetting the death of Vaishnavi.[3]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2001DheenaChithra's friend
12BShakti's sister
2002BabaBhuwaneshwari
Mounam PesiyadheSudhakar's girlfriend
2003Kadhal SaduguduSuresh's friend
WhistleShwetha

Television

YearSerialRoleLanguageNotes
2002AnniSisterTamilJaya TV
2004–2005ManaiviNeelaveniSun TV
2005-2006MuhurthamPriyaSun TV
2005-2006MalargalVidya RameshSun TV

References

  1. ↑ "A last tribute to TV star Vaishnavi". televisionpoint.com. 19 April 2006.
  2. ↑ "TV artist held for Vaishnavi's death". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 April 2006. Archived from the original on 21 April 2006.
  3. ↑ "TV actor gets 5-year jail for abetting suicide". The Times of India. 1 November 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 December 2023.



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