Bhargavi (; 1983–2008) was an Indian actress best known for her appearances in ''

Ashta Chamma ''Ashta Chamma'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti. The film stars Nani, Swathi Reddy, Srinivas Avasarala, and Bhargavi, with Tanikella Bharani in a supporting role. A ...

'' and '' Ammamma.com''.

Career

Bhargavi was born in

Gorantla, Guntur Gorantla is a neighbourhood of Guntur in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was merged in Guntur Municipal Corporation Guntur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the Guntur city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. I ...

in 1983 to Rajendra Prasad Kola and his wife Bhanumathi. Prior to working in television, Bhargavi performed as a dancer alongside Sai Baba Orchestra in

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to pursue acting. Her first film role was as an unnamed college student in YVS Chowdary's '' Devadasu''. She worked as an TV anchor on shows such as ''Aata'' and ''Maa Voori Vanta'' before appearing as Varalakshmi in ''

'' (2008), a film inspired by

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...

's ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

''. She played Nandu on the TV show '' Ammamma.com''. At the time of her death, she was working on the film ''Holidays'' and had a number of films already booked.

Death

On 16 December 2008, Bhargavi was found murdered on the bed of her

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home with seven stab wounds. Praveen "Bujji" Kumar, who headed the Sai Baba Orchestra, was found with his head in her lap, having died from

cyanide poisoning Cyanide poisoning is poisoning that results from exposure to any of a number of forms of cyanide. Early symptoms include headache, dizziness, fast heart rate, shortness of breath, and vomiting. This phase may then be followed by seizures, slo ...

. A suicide note left in the bedroom near the bodies, purportedly written by Bujji, claimed that he and Bhargavi had married on 12 February 2006 at a hotel in Nellore, but had separated in the past few months due in part to Bhargavi's recent success following the release of ''Ashta Chamma''. Bujji wrote that Bhargavi had been neglecting their relationship and that her mother was keeping them apart. ''

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'' reported that a CD containing their wedding photos was found in the room, though both of Bhargavi's parents denied the marriage had ever occurred. Bhargavi is thought to have lived in the flat with her mother and the two had traveled to visit relatives in Guntur several days earlier. Bhargavi returned to Hyderabad early for work, either the day before or morning of her death. She died in the early morning hours of 16 December, likely after 6:30am, while getting ready for her film shoot. She spoke to her mother by phone around 4:00am and the ''Holidays'' producer at 6:00am. It is unclear who found the bodies: Bhargavi's driver Ramesh, the film's producer or two other members of the crew. ''navatarangam.com'' reported she had actually come down to meet the driver at around 6:30am before going back upstairs to retrieve jewelry she had forgotten. Police speculated that it may have been a double suicide gone wrong, and that Bujji stabbed Bhargavi to death when she resisted, though her father dismissed the idea that his daughter would have even considered suicide. Bujji is thought to have killed himself using cyanide in a soft drink after attacking Bhargavi. Police declared it a murder-suicide.

Filmography

Films

Television

External links

References

1983 births 2008 deaths 21st-century Indian actresses Telugu actresses Actors from Guntur district Actresses from Andhra Pradesh Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Actresses in Telugu television People murdered in Andhra Pradesh {{India-screen-actor-stub