High amounts of alcohol were present in her body at the time of her death. While the exact reason for her suicide was not known, it was reported that Smitha was going through several problems, including severe depression, disillusionment in love, and a financial crunch. In one of his interviews, the veteran Kannada actor Ravichandran revealed that Smitha called him up hours before committing suicide perhaps to talk about something that was disturbing her , but he could not take her call.
He said,. I was busy shooting that day September 23, and was surprised to see Smitha trying frantically to reach me a few times. I tried to speak to her, but the call never got through due to poor connectivity. I thought it was a routine call. However the next day, to my horror, I realised that Smitha had killed herself.
I shudder to think what could have been the reason for her call. This haunts even me now. Films that had lain in cans for years were sold by the simple addition of a Silk Smitha song.
After garnering much notice and acclaim with her first major role, in the Tamil movie Vandi Chakkaram The Wheel , in , Smitha assumed the name "Silk," after her character's name in the movie.
Her dance numbers and her bold performances in films like Moondru Mugam have made her the ultimate symbol of sensuality in Tamil, Kannada. Malayalam and Telugu cinema. Her item numbers in films like Amaran were also celebrated at the box office. Some film critics, historians and journalists have referred to her as a "soft porn" actress.
The vast majority of her movies are softcore and a common theme is her playing a freakishly strong agent in skimpy bikinis beating up huge thugs. Even in the rare non-sexual roles, she impressed critics and audiences, such as her role of a wife hurt by her husband's infidelity in Alaigal Oivathillai One of her films, Layanam, has earned a cult status in the Indian adult film industry, and was remade as Reshma ki Jawani.
Her most respected film is Moondram Pirai, remade as Sadma. Death In Sep 23rd, Smitha was found dead in her Chennai apartment. In the previous year she had tried to shift career in order to become a film producer. Financial problems, a disillusionment in love and an alcohol dependency apparently led to depression.
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