Spandana, the spouse of national-award-winning actor Vijay Raghavendra, passed away due to a cardiac arrest during a family vacation in Bangkok, Thailand. It was reported that she was swiftly taken to a hospital in Bangkok for immediate medical attention after the attack, but sadly, her life could not be saved.
The unforeseen news of her passing has deeply saddened her family, relatives, and the Kannada film fraternity. Spandana, who was the daughter of former police officer Shivaram, marked her entry into the film industry with a cameo role in Ravichandran's 2017 film, Apoorva, and later made her mark as a producer with Kismat, a film starring her husband Vijay Raghavendra.
The couple were awaiting the celebrations of their 16th wedding anniversary along with their son Shourya on August 26.
Recent reports state that Spandana's postmortem has been completed, and her remains will be brought from Bangkok to Bengaluru tomorrow, the final rites are scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
This news has cast a shadow of sorrow over the entire Kannada film industry. Speaking to the media, Sriimurali, the visibly distraught brother of Vijay Raghavendra, shared, "My brother called me and informed me that attige (sister-in-law, Spandana) had travelled to Bangkok along with her cousins, and Anna (Vijay Raghavendra) had joined them after completing his shooting schedule. After spending time with everyone, she went to bed but did not wake up. We believe it could be due to low blood pressure, and we will await further details upon their return." The family previously experienced the loss of Puneeth Rajkumar, who had also succumbed to cardiac arrest.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, and several other prominent figures have expressed their heartfelt condolences to Spandana's family through various social media platforms.
Spandana's uncle, B.K. Hariprasad, a former Member of Parliament and BK Shivaram's elder brother has confirmed that the sequence of events leading to her untimely demise resulted from a cardiac arrest. He also requested the media to not spread rumours and await the official autopsy/post-mortem report before discussing the cause of her death.
