Aarthi Agarwal

Aarthi Agarwal
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Born(1984-03-05)March 5, 1984
DiedJune 6, 2015(2015-06-06) (aged 31)
Other namesNandhu
OccupationActress, model
Years active2001–2015
Spouse(s)
Tasval Kumar
(m. 2007; div. 2009)
RelativesAditi Agarwal (sister)

Aarthi Agarwal (March 5, 1984 – June 6, 2015) was an American actress of Indian origin who primarily worked in Telugu cinema.

Early life and career

Agarwal was born on March 5, 1984, in New Jersey to Gujarati parents. Her father, Shashank, is in the hotel business and her mother, Veema, is a homemaker. She has two siblings. Her younger sister Aditi Agarwal is also an actress in Telugu film industry. 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.

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, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, Ravi Teja, and Jr NTR.

In 2005, media reported that Agarwal had attempted suicide over the failure of a romantic relationship with a co-star. In 2006, following an accident at home, she was hospitalized with internal head injuries at Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad and put on ventilator support.

In 2007, Agarwal married a software engineer; the couple divorced in 2009.

Death

On June 6, 2015, Agarwal was pronounced dead on arrival at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Agarwal, who had undergone a liposuction surgery six weeks prior, had severe breathing problems before her death. Her manager stated the cause of her death was cardiac arrest. She had been living with her parents in Egg Harbor Township.

Filmography

  • All Films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
List of films and roles
Year Film Role Language Notes
2001 Paagalpan Roma Pinto Hindi
Nuvvu Naaku Nachav Nandini Telugu
2002 Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu Krishna Veni Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress
Allari Ramudu Mythili
Indra Snehalatha Reddy CineMAA Award for Best Actress
Nee Sneham Amrutha
Winner Cameo apperance for a song
Bobby Bhagyamathi
2003 Palnati Brahmanayudu Sruthi
Vasantham Nandini
Veede Mangathaayaru
2004 Nenunnanu Sruthi
Adavi Ramudu Madhulatha
Narasimhudu Herself Special appearance
2005 Sankranthi Padma
Soggadu Swati
Chatrapati Herself Special appearance
Bambara Kannaley Pooja Tamil
2006 Andala Ramudu Radha Telugu Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress
2008 Gorintaku Nandini
Deepavali Un­known
2009 Posani Gentleman Neeraja
2010 Brahmalokam To Yamalokam Via Bhulokam Rambha
2010 Tajmahal Maisamma special appearance in song
2011 Vanakanya Wonder Veerudu Vana kanya
2015 Ranam 2 Un­known
2016 Aame Evaru? Professor Pravallika Released posthumously

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