Tamil actress Sabarna found dead in Chennai

Chennai: In yet another shocking death in the Tamil TV industry, popular film and television actor Sabarna Anand, also known as Suguna, was found dead at her apartment in Maduravoyal here on Friday evening.

Sabarna (29) was living as a tenant in the apartment block at Seemathaman Nagar. Her neighbours informed the police on Friday after a foul smell emanated from her apartment.

A team of police personnel, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anna Nagar, rushed to the spot and found the actor’s body in a highly decomposed state, with an injury on her hand.

Sabarna’s father Anandkumar, mother Pushpalatha and brother were residing in Virugambakkam, while she preferred to live alone.

She was acting in TV serials like “Pasamalar” on Sun TV and had done several shows for Star Vijay, including “Pudhu Kavidhai” and a cooking show. Sabarna also acted in films, including Poojai, Kudiarasu and Kalai.

The police suspect that she might have committed suicide three days ago.

In March 2016, Tamil actor Sai Prashanth was found dead at his residence in Valasarawakkam in Chennai.