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 daughterBorn 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 1990sIntroduced 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 well