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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aarthi Agarwal
| image = Aarthi Agarwal.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=y|1984|03|05}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aarthi Agarwal, A Brief Candle in the Wind|last=Prashar|first=Chandni|work=NDTVMovies.com|date=June 8, 2015|access-date=2016-09-09|url = http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/aarthi-agarwal-a-brief-candle-in-the-wind-769710}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Aarthi Agarwal dies after 'failed liposuction' surgery: 5 Things to know about dead Tollywood Actress |last=Mishra|first=Rashmi|work=India.com |date=June 7, 2015|access-date=2016-09-09|url= http://www.india.com/showbiz/aarthi-agarwal-dies-after-failed-liposuction-surgery-5-things-to-know-about-dead-tollywood-actress-412638/}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[New Jersey]], U.S<ref name=Indexpress />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|06|06|1984|03|05|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], U.S
| other_names = Nandhu
| occupation = Actress, model
| years_active = 2001–2015
| height =
| spouse = {{marriage|Tasval Kumar|2007|2009|reason=div.}}<ref name=AAdivorce />
| relatives = Aditi Agarwal (sister)
}}

'''Aarthi Agarwal''' (March 5, 1984 – June 6, 2015) was an American actress of Indian origin who primarily worked in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref name=tollywood>{{cite news|last=Ma|first=Myles|title=Tollywood actress was attempting comeback before her death|publisher=NJ Advance Media|date=June 7, 2015|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/06/tollywood_actress_was_attempting_comeback_before_d.html#incart_river|access-date=June 7, 2015}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Agarwal was born on 5 March 1984 in [[New Jersey]] to [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] parents.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/482004/tollywood-actor-aarthi-dies-31.html|date=June 7, 2015|title=Tollywood actor Aarthi dies at 31 in US|location=[[Hyderabad]]|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> Her father, Shashank, is in the hotel business and her mother, Veema, is a homemaker. She has two siblings. Her younger sister Aditi Agarwal is also an actress in Telugu film industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/photo-features/tollywood-actresses-who-are-away-from-the-silver-screen/aditi-agarwal/photostory/65502389.cms|title=Tollywood actresses who are away from the silver screen|work=Times of India}}</ref> At around 14 years of age, actor [[Sunil Shetty]] spotted her and invited her to dance on stage in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. After the performance, he asked her father to encourage her to take up acting in [[Bollywood]]. At age 16, she made her debut with ''[[Paagalpan]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/actress-aarthi-agarwal-dies-new-jersey-634940|title=Aarthi Agarwal Dies in New Jersey; Celebrities Condole her Untimely Death|date=June 6, 2015|work=International Business Times|access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref>

Agarwal made her Telugu film debut in ''[[Nuvvu Naaku Nachav]]'' with actor [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]]. She was one of the few non-[[Telugu language|Telugu]] speaking actresses to work with noted Indian film stars [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]], [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]], [[Prabhas]], [[Mahesh Babu]], [[Ravi Teja]], and [[Jr NTR]].<ref name = Indexpress>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/south-actress-aarthi-agarwal-dies-at-30|title=Telugu actress Aarthi Agarwal passes away at 31|date=June 6, 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref>

In 2005, media reported that Agarwal had attempted suicide over the failure of a romantic relationship with a co-star.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/03/24/stories/2005032403440600.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141022143952/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/03/24/stories/2005032403440600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2014|title=Actress Aarti Agarwal attempts suicide?|date=March 24, 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Aarthi Agarwal, A Brief Candle in the Wind| url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/aarthi-agarwal-a-brief-candle-in-the-wind-769710| date=8 June 2015| author=Chandni Prashar| website=ndtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/south-actress-aarthi-agarwal-dies-at-30/| title=Telugu actress Aarthi Agarwal dies at 31, a month after liposuction surgery| date=June 9, 2015| website=indianexpress.com}}</ref>
In 2006, following an accident at home, she was hospitalized with internal head injuries at [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital]], Jubilee Hills, [[Hyderabad]] and put on ventilator support.<ref name="tollywood" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Actress-Aarti-in-coma-after-mystery-fall/pmredirectshow/1418247.cms?curpg=1|title=Actress Aarti in coma after mystery fall|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150606/entertainment-tollywood/article/i-stopped-caring-about-rumours-aarti-agarwal| title=I stopped caring about rumours: Aarti Agarwal| date=Jun 7, 2015| website=deccanchronicle.com}}</ref>

In 2007, Agarwal married a software engineer; the couple divorced in 2009.<ref name=AAdivorce>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/article140068.ece|title=Aarthi Agarwal divorces Tasval Kumar|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref>

== Death ==

On 6 June 2015, Agarwal was pronounced [[dead on arrival]] at [[AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Division|AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/06/indian_actress_aarthi_agarwal_dies_in_nj_during_li.html#incart_2box_nj-homepage-featured|title=Indian actress Aarthi Agarwal dies in N.J. hospital|work=NJ.com|access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref> Agarwal, who had undergone a [[liposuction]] surgery six weeks prior, had severe breathing problems before her death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/tollywood-mourns-the-death-of-aarti-agarwal--66692.html|title=Tollywood Mourns The Death Of Aarti Agarwal|work=greatandhra.com|access-date=June 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608215521/http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/tollywood-mourns-the-death-of-aarti-agarwal--66692.html|archive-date=June 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/telugu-actor-aarthi-agarwal-dies-at-31-769315|title=Telugu Actor Aarthi Agarwal Dies at 31|work=NDTVMovies.com|access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andhrajyothy.com/Artical.aspx?SID=117012&SupID=24|title=జయమాలిని కోసం మరో 3 కేజీలు తగ్గే ప్రయత్నంలో..|access-date=2015-06-06|publisher=Andhra Jyothy|language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/liposuction-that-kills-aarti-agarwals-death-highlights-the-dark-side-of-tollywood-2284150.html|title=Liposuction that kills|website=Aarti Agarwal's death highlights the dark side of Tollywood}}</ref> Her manager stated the cause of her death was cardiac arrest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/aarthi-agarwals-father-manager-surgeon-speak-about-her-liposuction-death-635027|title=Aarthi Agarwal's Father, Manager, Surgeon Speak About her Liposuction, Death|date=June 7, 2015|work=International Business Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=31 વર્ષની ઉંમરે અભિનેત્રીનું થયું નિધન, શુક્રવારે રીલિઝ થઈ અંતિમ ફિલ્મ|url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/ENT-BNE-telugu-and-bollywood-actress-aarti-agarwal-no-more-5015072-PHO.html|work=Divya Bhaskar.com|access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref> She had been living with her parents in [[Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Egg Harbor Township]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150606/entertainment-tollywood/article/telugu-actress-aarthi-aagrwal-passes-away-31|title=Telugu actress Aarthi Aggarwal passes away at 31|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>Wheatstone, Richard. [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/bollywood-actress-aarthi-agarwal-dead-5844036 "Bollywood actress Aarthi Agarwal dead after 'liposuction surgery gone wrong'"], ''[[Daily Mirror]]'', June 8, 2015; accessed June 8, 2015. "But she had seen her career fade in recent years and was living with her parents in her home town of Egg Harbor Township."</ref>

== Filmography ==
* ''All Films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001 || ''[[Paagalpan]]''||Roma Pinto || Debut [[Hindi]] Film
|-
|''[[Nuvvu Naaku Nachav]]''||Nandini|| Debut [[Telugu Language|Telugu]] film
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2002 || ''[[Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu]]''|| Krishna Veni || Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress]]
|-
|''[[Allari Ramudu]]''|| Mythili ||
|-
|''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]''|| Snehalatha Reddy || [[CineMAA Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|''[[Nee Sneham]]''|| Amrutha ||
|-
|''[[Bobby (2002 film)|Bobby]]''|| Bhagyamathi ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2003 ||''[[Palnati Brahmanayudu]]''|| Sruthi ||
|-
|''[[Vasantham]]''|| Nandini ||
|-
|''[[Veede]]''|| Mangathaayaru ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2004 ||''[[Nenunnanu]]''||Sruthi||
|-
|''[[Adavi Ramudu (2004 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]''|| Madhulatha ||
|-
|''[[Narasimhudu]]'' || Herself ||Special appearance
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2005 |||''[[Sankranthi (film)|Sankranthi]]'' || Padma ||
|-
| ''[[Soggadu (2005 film)|Soggadu]]'' || Swati ||
|-
|''[[Chhatrapati (film)|Chatrapati]]''|| Herself || Special appearance
|-
|''[[Bambara Kannaley]]''|| Pooja || Debut [[Tamil language|Tamil]] Film
|-
|2006||''[[Andala Ramudu (2006 film)|Andala Ramudu]]''||Radha|| Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008||''[[Gorintaku (2008 film)|Gorintaku]]''||Nandini||
|-
|''Deepavali''||{{Unknown|align=center}} ||
|-
|2009||''Posani Gentleman''||Neeraja ||
|-
|2010||''[[Brahmalokam To Yamalokam Via Bhulokam]]''|| [[Rambha (apsara)|Rambha]]
|-
|2010||''Tajmahal'' || Maisamma|| special appearance in song
|-
|2011||''Vanakanya Wonder Veerudu''||Vana kanya ||
|-
|2015||''Ranam 2''|| {{Unknown|align=center}} ||
|-
|2016||''Aame Evaru?''|| {{Unknown|align=center}} || Released posthumously
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1140669|Aarti Agarwal}}

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