Malayalam actress Arundhathi Nair met with a major bike accident on March 14 while traveling from the Chennai Kovalam bypass road on a motorbike with her brother. The news was confirmed on social media on Monday, March 17, by her sister Arathy Nair, who revealed that she is battling for her life and is currently on ventilator support. Arathy wrote in her statement on Instagram, "We felt the need to clarify the news reported in Tamil Nadu's newspapers and television channels. My sister Arundhathi Nair indeed had an accident three days ago. She is critically injured and fighting for her life while being kept on a ventilator at the Ananthapuri Hospital in Trivandrum." (sic)
Last week, actress Gopika Anil, a friend of Arundhathi also took to Instagram requesting fans and followers for financial help as they were unable to meet the medical expenses. She added, "My friend @arundhathi.nair_ met with an accident the previous day and is in very critical condition. As she fights for her life on a ventilator, the daily hospital expenses are becoming too huge to afford. We are doing our part but that seems insufficient to meet the current hospital requirements. I request you all to kindly contribute the way you can so that it would be very helpful for her family. Thank you so much." (sic)
Known best for playing the female lead in Vjiay Antony's Saithan (2016), Arundhathi Nair made her Tamil cinema debut in Pongi Ezhu Manohara (2014). Her first big acting gig was in the Malayalam film Ottakoru Kaamukan (2018), which saw her paired with Shine Tom Chacko. Arundhathi, whose last big-screen role was in the recently-released Yavarum Vallavare alongside Samuthirakani and has also acted in the television show Kerala Samajam, which aired from 2019-20. She has also featured in Tamil films Pistha (2022) and Aayiram Porkaasukal (2023), while making an appearance in the Malayalam web-series Padmini.
