Name associated with Rajinikanth, she became an adult star after running away from her in-laws' house, the stories of this controversial South actress are very interesting.

Whenever it comes to any bold beauty of the South, the name of late actress Silk Smita is counted at the top of the list. Yes, Silk Smita was considered a very controversial actress of South Cinema. Today is his birth anniversary. If she were among us today, she would be celebrating her 63rd birthday. On this special occasion, we will introduce you to those stories of his life which you might be unaware of.

The stories and discussions about Silk Smita's life were so famous that a film was also made on her in Hindi cinema. The film 'The Dirty Picture' released in 2011 is his biopic. Vidya Balan played the role of Silk very well in this film. Vidya had made every possible effort to bring Silk on screen and as a result, people liked her acting very much. Every aspect of his struggle till his death has been depicted in the film.

Makeup artist turned actress

Earlier she worked as a makeup artist in the industry. After this, she gradually started doing touch ups on the heroines' faces. After this, his friendship with the producer started and it bore great fruit. In the year 1979, he did his first Malayalam film 'Eanaye Thedi'. He made people crazy with his magic. As their demand increased, film distributors started demanding that if the silk did not have an item number, they would not buy the films.

More than 300 films in 10 years career

This was the reason why Silk did 360 films in his 10 year career. When she was at the peak of her career, her name was associated with many big stars. Rajinikanth was one of them with whom discussions of Silk affair were famous. At the same time, Silk shared the screen with big stars like Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Chiranjeevi.

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How did Silk die?

Then there came a phase in his life when his close friend lured him to earn money by becoming a producer. He made two films and they went into loss. At the heights of stardom, Silk started feeling alone. She gradually started suffering from depression and became mentally weak. Not only this, she started getting drunk. After which, on 23 September 1996, he committed suicide by hanging himself from the fan. His demise created a lot of uproar in the industry.