Chitra Kamaraj (2 May 1992 – 9 December 2020), better known as V. J. Chitra, was an Indian television actress and anchor. She rose to fame with her role in the Tamil soap opera ''

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'', and made her film acting debut in '' Calls'' (2021). She is known well for her appearance in shows such as ''Vilayadu Vaagai Soodu'' (2012), ''Sattam Solvathu Enna?'' (2013), ''

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'' (2013–16), ''Nodiku Nodi Athiradi'' (2014), ''Oor Suthalaam Vaanga'' (2014), '' Mannan Magal'' (2014), ''En Samayal Araiyil'' (2014), ''Ossthi Comedy Kusthi'' (2014), ''Ring O Ring'' (2014), ''

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'' (2014–18), ''Darling Darling'' (2016–17), ''

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Season 1'' (2016–17), ''

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'' (2017), '' Velunachi'' (2018) and ''Pandian Stores'' (2018–20). On 9 December 2020, Chitra was found dead in a hotel room in

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in an apparent

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. On 15 December 2020, her husband Hemanth Ravi was arrested and charged with helping her commit suicide. Police are still currently investigating the case.

Career

Chitra Kamaraj was born on 2 May 1992 in Chennai. Before becoming a full-time actor, she was a television host. After seeing Chitra host a television show,

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reached out with an offer for her to act in ''

'' (2016) alongside actresses

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and

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. The success of the series prompted her to sign up for other shows including ''

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'', '' Velunachi''. In ''

'', Chitra portrayed the character Mullai, the role was replaced by

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after her death, and later by Laavanya Chitra signed on to appear in her first film role in mid-2019 through ''Calls'' (2021). The film would feature her as a business process outsourcing professional and was shot in late 2019. It also marked her only film appearance.

Personal life

Chitra got engaged to Hemanth Ravi, a businessman, in August 2020 and got register married in October 2020. Her wedding was scheduled to be in February 2021 before her death.

Filmography

Television performances

Film appearance

Awards

Death

On 9 December 2020, Chitra was found dead in a hotel room in

at 9:32 am. Reports and autopsy results suggest that Chitra died from

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. On 15 December 2020, her husband Hemanth Ravi was suspected was later arrested and charged with criminal offenses. However police officers are still currently investigating the whole case.

References

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