South Indian actress Aarthi Agarwal has reportedly died due to a liposuction surgery failure in New Jersey. The news has shocked the film industry.  Click Here to See her Photos

Aarthi Agarwal
A picture of Aarthi Agarwal.

As per the reports, she underwent a liposuction surgery a month ago. Post the surgery, she had developed respiratory problems. She was in the hospital for a month and the actress suffered a heart attack on Saturday.

This news has shocked her fans, who have taken to social media sites to express their condolences. Twitter is flooded with "rest in peace" messages and condolences from different parts of the world.

She was born on 5 March, 1985 in New Jersey where she was also brought up. When she was about 14 years of age, Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty spotted her and invited her to dance on stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

When the actor saw Aarthi Agarwal's performance, he asked her father to encourage her take up acting in Bollywood. At the age of 16, she made her Bollywood debut with "Paagalpan", but it failed to bring her any recognition. 

It was Telugu industry where she shot to fame with her first Tollywood film "Nuvvu Naaku Nachav". Since then, she worked with many big names including Megastar Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Mahesh Babu, Ravi Teja. Some of her popular films were "Nuvvuleka Nenulenu", "Indra, Bobby", "Vasantham" and "Adavi Ramudu".

What has pained her fans is the fact that her last movie "Ranam 2" was released on Friday, 05 June and she passed away a day after its release. 

It may be recalled that Aarthi Agarwal had tried to commit suicide in 2005. It was said that reports of her affair with her co-star had disturbed her a lot, leading to the extreme step. Below, we bring you the condolence tweets posted by celebrities:

Samantha Ruth Prabhu Tweeted
RIP Aarthi Agarwal . So young. Heartbreaking.

Nani ‏Posted
Shocking .. Aarthi agarwal is no more ..how unpredictable life is .. Very sad .RIP

Sundeep Kishan Tweeted
RIP Aarthi Agarwal..too young to be taken away..really unfortunate..

Vimala Raman Wrote
RIP Aarthi Agarwal ... To young to go .. :(

Raai Laxmi Wrote
Oh No! is that real wat I m hearing?Arti Agarwal is no more ?unbelievable seen her fight wit life so much!#strongsoul #2soon #sad #RIP

Manchu Manoj Posted
Shocking .. Aarthi agarwal is no more ..how unpredictable life is .. Very sad .RIP - 

Lakshmi Manchu Tweeted
Nooo! Another young soul gone too soon. My strength to her family. RIP Arthi Agarwal.

Sriya Reddy Wrote
#AartiAgarwal this is so sad and going with the reports that state that she passed away due to lipo that's even sadder ! Rip

CHARMME KAUR Posted
Vry vry shocked vit aarti agarwal's news
RIP is all I can say !!!

Khushbusundar Posted
It's true..hope the family find the strength to cope with the loss of their loved one. #AarthiAgarwal u r gone too soon..RIP
Hearing terrible news abt the demise of a young talent #AartiAgarwal in NJ..Hope its untrue..she was the 1st choice 2 play lead in #Winner