#Actor sai prashanth tamil movies serial#
Syamantha Kiran, a TV serial actress, says that Sai Prashanth was not alone, there are many who are facing such problems. The Nadigar Sangam has announced that they will set up a counselling centre to help actors with mental illnesses. “Depression can be so deceiving,” says Radikaa, adding that that this is becoming an industry wide problem. “At one point, I think we just stopped listening to him,” says Neelima, “We should have been there for him.” He is believed to have had suicidal tendencies and even slit his hand a few days ago, according to a person close to him. His friends say that he was under pressure from family over personal issues and was dealing with financial pressure too. But he didn’t take any help,” says Neelima. Perhaps medication or counselling would have helped him. “I told him to get out of his depression, I encouraged him. “It must have been an instant decision,” says Neelima, who worked closely with him, “and there was nobody with him, so he died. “I don’t understand how depression can lead people to take such a step,” says Radikaa, in a dejected tone, failing to find words to express her feelings, “I can’t understand what drove him to this.” Sai Prashant is believed to have been severely depressed. I am so upset,” says Neelima, a TV serial actress he was working with, on Thamarai. “I knew he had problems and I was asking him to get out of this phase. “I shot scenes with him on March 10, and I was to shoot with him now. But I told him to lose weight or it was going to get difficult for him, and he said he will try,” says Radikaa. Radikaa remembers how much fun he was, the last time they met. “He was saying I want to do this, and I want to do that. I just saw him last week, I cannot believe this has happened,” says Radikaa Sarathkumar, “I am very upset at the whole thing.” He has drawn a very good picture of Sarathkumar and gifted it to us. He was such a fun person, and a great mimic. He was divorced from his first wife and married Sujitha recently after falling in love with her. He was known for his role in the popular TV serial Thamarai. Sai Prashant was a talented actor and mimic popular among Tamil TV audiences. Sai Prashant: Fun outside, depressed within He also writes that no one should fight over his death and that only he was a problem.He also mentions Radikaa Sarathkumar as his “mother”, and thanks her and her company Radaan for their support. He tells her to “leave her anger” at least after his death and that he was a good father to his daughter Rakshitha. He tells her that his death will not create any problem for her, and that all her jewellery will be returned to her along with Rs. In a purported letter to his wife Sujitha which he reportedly wrote before he died, he says that she is not to blame for his decision. But industry insiders also point out as to how chronic depression is plaguing the entire TV serial industry and young people are dying with no one to help.Īlso read: 'Just be happy' is bad advice for depression, there is no shame in seeking medical help Those who know him say that he was depressed and under pressure due to family and financial problems. The police are investigating his death, but his friends, family and colleagues are distraught, unable to react to his sudden demise. Just three days later, on Sunday, he reportedly mixed poison in his drink and consumed it, and died shortly. He spoke to his close friends about problems he was facing in his life, but it was just like any other day. On the sets, he was the jovial, fun-loving person he always was. His last shoot, for Radaan’s Thamarai, was on March 10. The news of TV serial actor Sai Prashanth’s sudden suicide has shocked the entire Tamil TV industry.