In a sad incident, two heroines died during the shooting of a movie in Tiruvaruru of Tamilnadu. Of the three heroines of the film, two died of drowning in a pond near the shooting spot, when they went to take bath.

Heroines Saraswati, Vijj and Sukanya went to the nearby tank to take bath after they completed the shooting of ‘Naiyandi’. The three bathed for a while in shallow waters and then went deeper. Apart from the tank being deeper, their legs got stuck in the weeds and under water plants. They could not come out as they did not know swimming. All the three were drowned.

Locals who saw Sukanya trying to strike free in the water brought her to safety. Saraswati and Vijji died of drowning. While Saraswati was aged 24, Vijji (In the picture) was 21. Shooting of the film was in progress in the area for a week.