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Chithra (21 May 1965 – 21 August 2021) was an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam and Tamil films. She had acted in more than 100 films. She acted along with Prem Nazir and Mohanlal in her first film Aattakalasam in 1983. She was nicknamed "Nallennai Chithra" because of the fame she attained with the advertisement of an oil company she had acted in.

Personal life and death

She was born as second child among three children to Madhavan and Devi at Kochi in 1965. She has an elder sister Deepa and a younger sister, Divya. She studied at ICF Higher secondary school, Chennai. She studied until tenth grade and could not continue her studies since she became busy with movies by then.

She was married to Vijayaraghavan since 1990. They have a daughter, Mahalakshmi born in 1992. She retired from films after her marriage. She resided at Saligramam, Chennai with her family. She acted in Tamil serials. She died on 21 August 2021 in Chennai due to a sudden cardiac arrest.

Partial filmography

Malayalam films

Tamil films

Telugu films

Kannada films

Hindi films

Television

• Manasi (Doordarshan Malayalam)
• Kaialavu Manasu (Sun TV) as Kanchana
• Asaigal
• Udhyogasthan
• Saariyum Illai Thappum Illai - Micro Thodar Macro Sinthanaigal
• Nagamma (Telugu) as Indrani
• Kanavarukaaga (Sun TV) as Arundhati
• Malargal (Sun TV) as Indira

References

1. "இரவு 12 மணிக்கு போன் செய்த ரசிகர் - நெகிழும் நடிகை சித்ரா!". cinema.vikatan.com/. 22 May 2021.
2. "நடிகை சித்ரா மரணம்... அதிகாலையில் திடீர் மாரடைப்பால் உயிர் பிரிந்தது!". cinema.vikatan.com. 21 August 2021.
3. "Nallennai Chithra death: Actress Chithra passed away due to cardiac arrest". thenewscrunch.com. 21 August 2021.
4. "Popular South Indian actor 'Nallenai' Chitra passes away". The News Minute. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
5. Chithra - cinediary
6. "ഭരത്‌ നടനും ഉര്‍വ്വശി അവാര്‍ഡ്‌ നടിയും". Mangalam. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
7. "Malayalam actor Chitra passes away due to heart attack". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
8. "ലൊക്കേഷനില്‍ ആരോടും സംസാരം പാടില്ല; ഷൂട്ടിങ് തീര്‍ന്നാല്‍ നേരെ മുറിയിലേക്ക്.. തടവറയിലടച്ച ജീവിതം, ചിത്ര തുറന്ന് പറയുന്നു". mangalam.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
9. "ഞാന്‍ എന്തുകൊണ്ടാണ് സിനിമ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചത് ? വെളിപ്പെടുത്തലുമായി സൂപ്പര്‍സ്റ്റാറുകളുടെ നായിക". Mangalam.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
10. "നടി ചിത്ര അന്തരിച്ചു; അന്ത്യം ഹൃദയാഘാതത്തെ തുടർന്ന്". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 21 August 2021.
11. "Puthiya Natchathiram Songs Download isaimini, Puthiya Natchathiram Tamil Songs". 23 January 2022.

External links

• Chithra at IMDb
• Chitra at MSI

• Actresses in Malayalam cinema
• Indian film actresses
• Actresses in Tamil cinema
• Actresses in Kannada cinema
• Actresses in Telugu cinema
• Actresses from Kochi
• Actresses in Malayalam television
• Actresses in Tamil television
• Actresses in Telugu television
• Indian television actresses
• 20th-century Indian actresses
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• Actresses in Hindi cinema
• 1965 births
• 2021 deaths