Veteran Tamil actor Vatsala Rajagopal dies at 93 in Chennai

Veteran Tamil actor Vatsala Rajagopal, who appeared in films such as Roja, Anniyan, Sathi Leelavathi and Mozhi, died in Chennai on Friday, October 30. She was 93. According to reports in Tamil media, she died of age-related ailments. Her body has been kept at her residence in Chennai's Pallavaram for public homage.

Born in



Thiruvananthapuram, Vatsala developed an interest in dance and theatre while she was in school. She moved to Chennai in 1953 after her marriage and joined the Accountant General's office as a clerk. In a January 2024 interview with Dinamalar, she recalled that filmmaker K Balachander, who went on to become a prominent figure in Tamil cinema, was a senior officer at the same office.