Popular yesteryear actress Chitra no more

Born in Kochi Kerala Chitra who earned the sobriquet Nallennai after the gingelly oil advertisement in which she acted became popular rose to fame in the Tamil film industry in the 1990sChennai Popular yesteryear actor Chitra died here on Saturday following a cardiac arrest sources close to her family saidThe 56 year-old multi-lingual actor more popularly known as Nallennai gingelly oil Chitra following her association with a top oil brand is survived by husband and daughter She passed away at her Saligramam residence here Family sources said the funeral will take place in the city todayBorn in Kochi Kerala Chitra who earned the sobriquet Nallennai after the gingelly oil advertisement in which she acted became popular rose to fame in the Tamil film industry in the 1990sShe has acted in a number of films alongside top stars including Rajinikanth Sarathkumar and PrabhuIntroduced as a child artist by Director K Balachander in 1975 in the national award winning Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal Chitra starred along with other popular actors like Kamal Haasan and Srividya as wellShe has worked in a number of Malayalam Telugu and Kannada films as well Chitra was cast as Mary Kutty along with top stars Prem Nazir Mohanlal and Lakshmi in her first film Aattakalasham in Malayalam in 1983She has also starred in some tele-serialsMeanwhile Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Congress leader V D Satheeshan BJP state chief K Surendran and other leaders condoled the demise of the actress