Vaishnavi (2 February 198417 April 2006) was an Indian television actress. She appeared in several Tamil serials and Tamil films to her credit.
Career Vaishnavi appeared in the Tamil serials Anni, Muhurtham, and Malargal. She acted in many TV serials and also acted as Sherin's friend in the film Whistle. She was also the video jockey for the comedy programme titled Kondattam on Sun TV which used to be broadcast every Sunday at 3PM.
Death Vaishnavi apparently committed suicide at the age of 22, at her residence in Chennai on 17 April 2006. On 19 April 2006, Dev Anand (serial actor) was arrested for allegedly abetting Vaishnavi's death. Vaishnavi's parents and her younger sister had been to her grandfather's house to celebrate his birthday, when she was alone at home and hanged herself. Serial actor Dev Anand accused of instigating her to commit suicide.
In November 2011, Dev Anand was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on charges of abetting the death of Vaishnavi.
Filmography Year Film Role Notes2001 Dheena Vaishnavi 12B Shakti's sister 2002 Baba Bhuwaneshwari Mounam Pesiyadhe Sudhakar's girlfriend 2003 Kadhal Sadugudu Suresh's friend Whistle Shwetha
Television Year Serial Role Language Notes 2002 Anni Sister Tamil Jaya TV 2004-2005 Manaivi Neelaveni Sun TV 2005-2006 Muhurtham Priya Malargal Vidya Ramesh
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