Today is a sad day and this news will leave a lot of people heart broken as the very well-known actress from the Tollywood industry is no more. Telugu actress Aarthi Agarwal passed away on Friday in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Aarthi’s manager Uma Sankar confirmed the reports and revealed the cause of actress’s death to be a sudden cardio arrest. The 31-year old actress Aarthi Agarwal was fighting obesity and pulmonary illness from a while now.

This news has shocked her fans, who took over Twitter to share their heartfelt condolence. Social networking sites are flooding with “rest in peace” messages from different parts of the world.

Born on March 5, 1985 in New Jersey, the actress was also brought up in the state. At the age of 16, the actress made her debut in Bollywood in 2000 with film Paagalpan but found success in Telugu film industry after starring in blockbuster film Nuvvu Naaku Nachhav opposite to actor Venkatesh in 2001. Aarthi found fame, success and recognition in the industry for her fabulous acting skills and talents. She went on to become one of the superstars of the industry.

Sadly, in her short journey and shorter career in Telugu industry, the very talented actress shared screen space with some top film stars such as Chianjeevi, Balayya, NTR and Mahesh. After a good run in the industry, Aarthi hit a stone that caused her her career. Later, she married an NRI Ujjawal Kumar. Only last year the actress tried to make a comeback in the industry with Ame Evaru. Aarithi has also acted in other languages films such as Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam.