Malayalam actor Chithra passed away last week following a cardiac arrest at her home in Chennai. She was a known name in the south film industry. Chithra acted in almost 100 films throughout her career and worked with the likes of Mohanlal and Prem Nazir in her debut film ‘Attakalasham’ in 1983.
She went on to star in other hit Malayalam dramas including ‘Adavitam’, ‘Nadodi’, ‘Ekalavyan’, ‘Devasuran’, ‘Commissioner’, ‘Aaram Thampuran’, and ‘Ustad’. Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran mourned the demise of the actress, and tweeted, “Rest in Peace!” Chithra appeared in a Hindi film titled ‘Razia’ and later was a part of the 1984 film ‘Ek Nai Paheli’.
The actor is survived by her husband Vijayaraghavan and daughter Mahalakshmi.