Chithra (actress)

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.

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