Television actress and host VJ Chitra, best known for starring in the Tamil show Pandian Stores, was reportedly found dead at a hotel room in Chennai's Nazrathpet on Wednesday. She was 29 and is suspected to have died by suicide.
According to the police, she had checked into her room around 1 am on Wednesday after completing a shoot.
"The hotel manager called the police helpline number 100 about 3.30 a.m on Wednesday. We are currently investigating the cause of her death," a police official from Nazrathpet station told TNM.
Friends, fans and colleagues of VJ Chitra expressed sorrow and shock over the heartbreaking news on social media.&nbsp;
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Time n again we talk about this Life is too precious to end it&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0092&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0094 I really wish she spoke out to someone before deciding to end her life Wtv the WAR u are fighting within, pls speak it out, it DEFINITELY HELPS... a second is more than enuf to change a decision &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0099&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u008f&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u008f&raquo; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPChitra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RIPChitra</a>
&mdash; Shanthnu &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u008c&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f &agrave;&reg;&middot;&agrave;&reg;&frac34;&agrave;&reg;&uml;&agrave;&macr;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u008d&agrave;&reg;&curren;&agrave;&reg;&copy;&agrave;&macr;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0081 Buddy (@imKBRshanthnu) <a href="https://twitter.com/imKBRshanthnu/status/1336515774463188992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Tamil actress and model Aathmika tweeted, "Oh dear you don't deserve this! I still wish this news is untrue #vjchitra"
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Sad and shocked to know Popular Tamil TV Actress <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VJChitra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VJChitra</a> (Age 28) has died by suicide early this morning in Chennai.. She was doing the role of Mullai in the Popular Vijay TV Serial <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PandianStores?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PandianStores</a> Also, did the title role in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VeluNaachi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VeluNaachi</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ColorsTamil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ColorsTamil</a> Condolences.. RIP! <a href="https://t.co/pi59drCJEX">pic.twitter.com/pi59drCJEX</a>
&mdash; Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) <a href="https://twitter.com/rameshlaus/status/1336507560099151875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Just a few hours before her death, Chitra had shared pictures of herself from a photo shoot on her Instagram page.
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VJ Chitra, of Tamil show Pandian Stores fame, was 29 and is suspected to have died by suicide. 

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