V. J. Chitra

V. J. Chitra
V. J. Chitra
Born	2 May 1992; Chennai, India
Died	9 December 2020 (aged 28)
Occupation	Actress; television presenter;
Years active	2013–2020
Spouse(s)	Hemanth (m. 2020)

Chitra Kamaraj (2 May 1992 – 9 December 2020) better known as V. J. Chitra or Chithu, was an Indian television actress and anchor.^[1] She rose to fame with her role in the Tamil soap opera Pandian Stores. Chitra was found dead on 9 December 2020, allegedly having committed suicide.

Personal life

Chitra Kamaraj was born on 2 May 1992 in Chennai. Before becoming a full-time actor, she was a television host.^[2] She got engaged to Hemanth, a businessman, in August 2020.^[3] They married in December.^[4]

Chitra was found dead at a hotel room in Chennai’s Nazrathpet on 9 December 2020.^[5] The suspected cause of death was suicide.^[6] On 15 December, the police arrested Hemanth for abetting her suicide.^[7]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Language
2013	Sattam Solvathu Enna?	Anchor	Makkal TV	Tamil
2014	Nodiku Nodi Athiradi	Anchor	Makkal TV	Tamil
2014	Oor Suthalaam Vaanga	Anchor	Makkal TV	Tamil
2014	Mannan Magal	Vishali	Jaya TV	Tamil
2012	Vilayadu Vaagai Soodu	Anchor	Makkal TV	Tamil
2014	En Samayal Araiyil	Anchor	Makkal TV	Tamil
2014	Ossthi Comedy Kusthi (Comedy Mega Show)	Anchor	Raadan	Tamil
2014–18	Chinna Papa Periya Papa	Periya Papa	Sun TV	Tamil
2014	Ring O Ring	contestant	Vendhar TV	Tamil
2015	Saa boo thri (season 2)	Anchor	"VendharTV"	Tamil
2015	Jill Jung Juk	Anchor	VendharTV	Tamil
2013–16	Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2)	Kalaiyarasi (Vettaiyan's friend)	Star Vijay	Tamil
2016–2018	Aaha Maamiyar Oho Marumagal	Co-Anchor	Zee Tamil	Tamil
2016–17	Darling Darling	Anitha (Honey;Vicky's wife)	Zee Tamil	Tamil
2016–17	Dance Jodi Dance	contestant	Zee Tamizh	Tamil
2016–17	Nanbenda	contestant	Zee Tamizh	Tamil
2017	Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3)	ghost (special appearance)	Star Vijay	Tamil
2017	Zee Dance League	contestant	Zee Tamizh	Tamil
2017–2018	Anjarai petty	Host	Zee Tamizh	Tamil
2018	Velunachi^[8]	Velunachi	Colors Tamil	Tamil
2018–2019	Jodi fun unlimited	1st Runnerup with Kumaran	Star Vijay	Tamil
2018–2020	Pandian Stores^[9]	Mullai	Star Vijay	Tamil
2019	Raja Rani	Guest Appearance as Mullai on Pongal Episode-429-430	Star Vijay	Tamil
2019	Vasool vettai	Anchor	Star vijay	Tamil

2016 e Tamil

Film

Year	Title	Role	Language
2021	Calls^[10]	TBA	Tamil

References

^ "Velunachi to go off-air soon". The Times of India. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ "Who is VJ Chitra? All you need to know about Tamil TV actress who committed suicide". The Free Press Journal. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^ "TV actress Chithu is engaged to a businessman". The Times of India. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^ Chellappan, Kumar (13 December 2020). "Suicide by actresses raises safety concerns in South Indian film industry". The Pioneer. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^ "Popular TV actor and host VJ Chitra found dead in Chennai hotel room". The News Minute. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
^ Selvaraj, A; Kannan, Sindhu (9 December 2020). "Tamil TV actress V J Chitra suicide: Police questioning her fiancé". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
^ "Chitra's husband Hemanth arrested". The Indian Express. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "Velunachi fame Chithra has a hidden talent; Watch the video". The Times of India. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ "Pandian Stores crosses 200 episodes milestone". The Times of India. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ Sreedhar Pillai [@sri50] (13 December 2020). "Here is the late #VJChitra's First kollywood Movie #Calls soon on big screen. #Chitra #CallsFirstLook @sabarish14ip @spp_media @PRO_Priya" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[1] "Velunachi to go off-air soon". The Times of India. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[2] "Who is VJ Chitra? All you need to know about Tamil TV actress who committed suicide". The Free Press Journal. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

[3] "TV actress Chithu is engaged to a businessman". The Times of India. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

[4] Chellappan, Kumar (13 December 2020). "Suicide by actresses raises safety concerns in South Indian film industry". The Pioneer. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

[5] "Popular TV actor and host VJ Chitra found dead in Chennai hotel room". The News Minute. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

[:1-6] Selvaraj, A; Kannan, Sindhu (9 December 2020). "Tamil TV actress V J Chitra suicide: Police questioning her fiancé". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

[7] "Chitra's husband Hemanth arrested". The Indian Express. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[8] "Velunachi fame Chithra has a hidden talent; Watch the video". The Times of India. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[9] "Pandian Stores crosses 200 episodes milestone". The Times of India. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[10] Sreedhar Pillai [@sri50] (13 December 2020). "Here is the late #VJChitra's First kollywood Movie #Calls soon on big screen. #Chitra #CallsFirstLook @sabarish14ip @spp_media @PRO_Priya" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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V. J. Chitra

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V. J. Chitra
Born	(1992-05-02)2 May 1992 Chennai, India
Died	9 December 2020(2020-12-09) (aged 28)
Occupation	Actress television presenter
Years active	2013–2020
Spouse(s)	Hemanth (m. 2020)