Jayanthi (R) in a still from the 1996 Tamil film Gopala Gopala. Pic/YouTube

Celebrities have been a victim of death hoax in the past. Veteran south Indian actress Jayanthi aka Kamala Kumari is the latest victim of death hoax. Reports of her death floated soon after Jayanthi was hospitalized March 25. However, her family has now confirmed that the reports are not true as Jayanthi is recovering in hospital.