Aarthi Agarwal
| Aarthi Agarwal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
March 5, 1984 New Jersey, United States[1] |
| Died |
June 6, 2015 (aged 31) Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
| Other names |
Aarti Agarwal Nandhu |
| Occupation | Film actress, model[2] |
| Years active | 2001–2015 |
| Spouse(s) | Ujjwal Kumar Agarwal (m. 2007; div. 2009)[3][4] |
Aarthi Agarwal (March 5, 1984 – June 6, 2015) was an Indian-American actress who primarily worked in Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood.[5]
Early life and career
Agarwal was born on March 5, 1984, to a Gujarati family. Her father, Shashank, is in the hotel business and her mother, Veema, is a homemaker. She has two siblings. At around 14 years of age, actor Sunil Shetty spotted her and invited her to dance on stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After the performance, he asked her father to encourage her to take up acting in Bollywood. At age 16, she made her debut with Paagalpan.[6]
Agarwal made her Telugu film debut in Nuvvu Naaku Nachav with actor Venkatesh. She was one of the few non-Telugu speaking actresses to work with noted Indian film stars Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Mahesh Babu, Ravi Teja, and NTR Junior.[1]
In 2005, The Hindu reported that Agarwal had attempted suicide[7] after she was hospitalized with internal head injuries at Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad and put on ventilator support.[8][5]
In 2007 Aarthi married Tasval Kumar, a U.S.-based Indian software engineer; the couple divorced in 2009.[4]
On 6 June 2015, Agarwal was pronounced dead on arrival at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[9] Agarwal, who had undergone a liposuction surgery six weeks prior, had severe breathing problems before her death.[10] [11] [12] Her manager stated the cause of her death was cardiac arrest.[13] [14] She had been living with her parents in Egg Harbor Township.[15] [16]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Paagalpan | Roma Pinto | Hindi | |
| Nuvvu Naaku Nachav | Nandini | Telugu | ||
| 2002 | Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu | Krishna Veni | Telugu | |
| Allari Ramudu | Mythili | Telugu | ||
| Indra | Snehalatha Reddy | Telugu | ||
| Nee Sneham | Amrutha | Telugu | ||
| Bobby | Bhagyamathi | Telugu | ||
| 2003 | Palnati Brahmanayudu | Sruthi | Telugu | |
| Vasantham | Nandini | Telugu | ||
| Winner | Tamil | Special appearance | ||
| Veede | Mangathaayaru | Telugu | Remade from Tamil movie Dhool | |
| 2004 | Nenunnanu | Sruthi | Telugu | Dubbed into Hindi language as Vishwa-The HeMan in 2006 |
| Adavi Ramudu | Madhulatha | Telugu | ||
| 2005 | Chatrapati | Item Song | Telugu | Special appearance |
| Narasimhudu | Item Song | Telugu | ||
| Soggadu | Swati | Telugu | ||
| Sankranthi | Telugu | Cameo | ||
| Bambara Kannaley | Tamil | |||
| 2006 | Andala Ramudu | Radha | Telugu | |
| 2008 | Gorintaku | Nandini | Telugu | |
| Deepavali | ||||
| 2009 | Posani Gentleman | Neeraja | Telugu | |
| 2015 | Ranam | Telugu | ||
| 2016 | Aame Evaru? | Telugu | Released posthumously |
References
- 1 2 "Telugu actress Aarthi Agarwal passes away at 31". The Indian Express. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ Arthi Agarwal. "Arthi Agarwal biography, birth date, birth place and pictures". browsebiography.com.
- ↑ "Breaking news: Aarti Agarwal marries an NRI at Arya Samaj". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- 1 2 "Aarthi Agarwal divorces Tasval Kumar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- 1 2 Ma, Myles (June 7, 2015). "Tollywood actress was attempting comeback before her death". NJ Advance Media. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Aarthi Agarwal Dies in New Jersey; Celebrities Condole her Untimely Death". International Business Times. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Actress Aarti Agarwal attempts suicide?". thehindu.com. March 24, 2005. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Actress Aarti in coma after mystery fall". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Indian actress Aarthi Agarwal dies in N.J. hospital". NJ.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Tollywood Mourns The Death Of Aarti Agarwal". greatandhra.com.
- ↑ "Telugu Actor Aarthi Agarwal Dies at 31". NDTVMovies.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ "జయమాలిని కోసం మరో 3 కేజీలు తగ్గే ప్రయత్నంలో.." (in Telugu). Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ↑ "Aarthi Agarwal's Father, Manager, Surgeon Speak About her Liposuction, Death". International Business Times. June 7, 2015.
- ↑ "31 વર્ષની ઉંમરે અભિનેત્રીનું થયું નિધન, શુક્રવારે રીલિઝ થઈ અંતિમ ફિલ્મ". Divya Bhaskar.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Telugu actress Aarthi Aggarwal passes away at 31". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ Wheatstone, Richard. "Bollywood actress Aarthi Agarwal dead after 'liposuction surgery gone wrong'", Daily Mirror, June 8, 2015; accessed June 8, 2015. "But she had seen her career fade in recent years and was living with her parents in her home town of Egg Harbor Township."