Vaishnavi (Tamil actress) - Revision history

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	\| birth_date = ~~1986~~		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1984\|2\|2\|df=yes}}
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	\| death_date = {{~~Death~~ date and age\|df=yes\|2006\|04\|17\|~~1986~~}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2006\|4\|17\|1984\|2\|2}}
	\| death_place = [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]]		\| death_place = [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]], India
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	'''Vaishnavi''' (~~1986~~{{spaced ndash}}17 April 2006) was an Indian [[television]]		'''Vaishnavi''' (2 February 1984{{spaced ndash}}17 April 2006) was an Indian television actress. She appeared in several Tamil serials and Tamil films to her credit.
	[[actress]].

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Vaishnavi appeared in the [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] serials ''Anni'', ''Muhurtham'', and ''Malargal''. She acted in many TV serials and also acted as [[Sherin]]'s friend in the film ''[[Whistle (2003 film)\|Whistle]]''. She was also the video jockey for the programme titled ''Kondattam'' ~~for~~ [[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]].		Vaishnavi appeared in the [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] serials ''Anni'', ''Muhurtham'', and ''Malargal''. She acted in many TV serials and also acted as [[Sherin]]'s friend in the film ''[[Whistle (2003 film)\|Whistle]]''. She was also the video jockey for the comedy programme titled ''Kondattam'' on [[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]] which used to be broadcast every Sunday at 5PM.

	== Death ==		== Death ==
	On 19 April 2006, Dev Anand(serial actor) was arrested ~~in connection with~~ Vaishnavi's death. Vaishnavi's parents and her younger sister had been to her grandfather's house to celebrate his birthday~~. Vaishnavi~~, ~~who stayed~~ alone at home~~, used this time~~ and hanged herself. ~~The reason for~~ her suicide ~~is serial actor devanand~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://www.televisionpoint.com/news2006/newsfullstory.php?id=1145431142\|title=A last tribute to TV star Vaishnavi\|date=2006-04-19\|publisher=televisionpoint.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042020400400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421151950/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042020400400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 April 2006\|title= TV artist held for Vaishnavi's death\| location=Chennai, India\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=20 April 2006}}</ref>		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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.televisionpoint.com/news2006/newsfullstory.php?id=1145431142\|title=A last tribute to TV star Vaishnavi\|date=2006-04-19\|publisher=televisionpoint.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042020400400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421151950/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042020400400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 April 2006\|title= TV artist held for Vaishnavi's death\| location=Chennai, India\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=20 April 2006}}</ref>

			In November 2011, Dev Anand was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on charges of abetting the death of Vaishnavi.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2011-11-01 \|title=TV actor gets 5-year jail for abetting suicide \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tv-actor-gets-5-year-jail-for-abetting-suicide/articleshow/10563403.cms \|access-date=2023-12-09 \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	\| rowspan="2"\|2001 \|\| ''[[Dheena]]'' \|\| ~~Chithra's friend~~ \|\|		\| rowspan="2"\|2001 \|\| ''[[Dheena]]'' \|\| Vaishnavi\|\|
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	\| ''[[12B]]'' \|\| Shakti's sister \|\|		\| ''[[12B]]'' \|\| Shakti's sister \|\|
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	== Television ==		== Television ==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	~~\|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"~~
	! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Language !! Notes		! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Language !! Notes
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2002\|\| [[Anni (TV series)\|''Anni'']] \|\| Sister \|\| rowspan="4" \|[[Tamil (language)\|Tamil]] \|\| [[~~Jaya TV (India)\|~~Jaya TV]]		\| 2002\|\| [[Anni (TV series)\|''Anni'']] \|\| Sister \|\| rowspan="4" \|[[Tamil (language)\|Tamil]] \|\| [[Jaya TV]]
	\|-Ch		\|-Ch
	\| ~~2004–2005~~ \|\| ''Manaivi'' \|\| Neelaveni \|\| [[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]]		\| 2004-2005 \|\| ''Manaivi'' \|\| Neelaveni \|\| rowspan="3" \| [[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2005 \|\| ''Muhurtham'' \|\|~~Unknown \|\| [[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]]~~		\| rowspan="2" \| 2005-2006 \|\| ''Muhurtham'' \|\|Priya
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 2005 \|~~\| ''Malargal'' \|\|~~Unknown\|\|[[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]]~~		\| ''Malargal'' \|\|Vidya Ramesh
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	[[Category:~~Date~~ of birth missing]]		[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
	~~[[Category:Place of birth unknown~~]]
	[[Category:2006 suicides]]		[[Category:2006 suicides]]
			[[Category:Artists who died by suicide]]

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	'''Vaishnavi''' (1986{{spaced ndash}}17 April 2006) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ [[television]]		'''Vaishnavi''' (1986{{spaced ndash}}17 April 2006) was an Indian [[television]]
	[[actress]].		[[actress]].

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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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	Vaishnavi appeared in the [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] serials ''Anni'', ''Muhurtham'', and ''Malargal''. She acted in many TV serials and also acted as [[Sherin]]'s friend in the film ''[[Whistle (2003 film)\|Whistle]]''. She was also the video jockey for the programme titled ''Kondattam'' for [[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]].		Vaishnavi appeared in the [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] serials ''Anni'', ''Muhurtham'', and ''Malargal''. She acted in many TV serials and also acted as [[Sherin]]'s friend in the film ''[[Whistle (2003 film)\|Whistle]]''. She was also the video jockey for the programme titled ''Kondattam'' for [[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]].

	== Death ==		== Death ==
	On 19 April 2006, Dev Anand(serial actor) was arrested in connection with Vaishnavi's death. Vaishnavi's parents and her younger sister had been to her grandfather's house to celebrate his birthday. Vaishnavi, who stayed alone at home, used this time and hanged herself. The reason for her suicide is serial actor devanand.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2006/newsfullstory.php?id=1145431142\|title=A last tribute to TV star Vaishnavi\|date=2006-04-19\|publisher=televisionpoint.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042020400400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421151950/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042020400400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 April 2006\|title= TV artist held for Vaishnavi's death\| location=Chennai, India\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=20 April 2006}}</ref>		On 19 April 2006, Dev Anand(serial actor) was arrested in connection with Vaishnavi's death. Vaishnavi's parents and her younger sister had been to her grandfather's house to celebrate his birthday. Vaishnavi, who stayed alone at home, used this time and hanged herself. The reason for her suicide is serial actor devanand.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2006/newsfullstory.php?id=1145431142\|title=A last tribute to TV star Vaishnavi\|date=2006-04-19\|publisher=televisionpoint.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042020400400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421151950/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042020400400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 April 2006\|title= TV artist held for Vaishnavi's death\| location=Chennai, India\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=20 April 2006}}</ref>

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{{short description|Tamil actress}}
{{Other uses|Vaishnavi (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vaishnavi
| image = Vaishnavi (Tamil actress).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birthname =
| birth_date = 1986
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2006|04|17|1986}}
| death_place = [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]]
}}

'''Vaishnavi''' (1986{{spaced ndash}}17 April 2006) was an [[India]]n [[television]]
[[actress]].

== Career ==
Vaishnavi appeared in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] serials ''Anni'', ''Muhurtham'', and ''Malargal''. She acted in many TV serials and also acted as [[Sherin]]'s friend in the film ''[[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]''. She was also the video jockey for the programme titled ''Kondattam'' for [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].

== Death ==
On 19 April 2006, Dev Anand(serial actor) was arrested in connection with Vaishnavi's death. Vaishnavi's parents and her younger sister had been to her grandfather's house to celebrate his birthday. Vaishnavi, who stayed alone at home, used this time and hanged herself. The reason for her suicide is serial actor devanand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2006/newsfullstory.php?id=1145431142|title=A last tribute to TV star Vaishnavi|date=2006-04-19|publisher=televisionpoint.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042020400400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421151950/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042020400400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2006|title= TV artist held for Vaishnavi's death| location=Chennai, India|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 April 2006}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2001 || ''[[Dheena]]'' || Chithra's friend ||
|-
| ''[[12B]]'' || Shakti's sister ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2002 || ''[[Baba (2002 film)|Baba]]'' || Bhuwaneshwari ||
|-
| ''[[Mounam Pesiyadhe]]'' || Sudhakar's girlfriend ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003 || ''[[Kadhal Sadugudu]]'' || Suresh's friend ||
|-
| ''[[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]'' || Shwetha ||
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2002|| [[Anni (TV series)|''Anni'']] || Sister || rowspan="4" |[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] || [[Jaya TV (India)|Jaya TV]]
|-Ch
| 2004–2005 || ''Manaivi'' || Neelaveni || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2005 || ''Muhurtham'' ||Unknown || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2005 || ''Malargal'' ||Unknown||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}



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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Indian child actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:2006 deaths]]
[[Category:Suicides by hanging in India]]
[[Category:Date of birth missing]]
[[Category:Place of birth unknown]]
[[Category:2006 suicides]]

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