Actor Vijay Antony's 16-year-old daughter found dead at Chennai home

The daughter of Tamil actor and music composer Vijay Antony was found dead at her residence in Chennai on Tuesday. Multiple reports said that Meera, 16, died by suicide at her home in Teynampet area of the city.

Reports also said that Antony's daughter- a Class 12 student-was battling stress, which led to her taking the step. Antony found his daughter hanging in her bedroom at around 3 am and later took her to a hospital in the city where she was declared dead.

"The child was rushed to a private hospital at Mylapore early this morning. Doctors declared brought dead. It appears the child killed herself," a senior police officer told NDTV.

"Investigation is underway and we can't say anything now." another officer said.

Several leading actors in the Tamil film industry mourned Antony's daughter's death.
Meera's body has been sent for post-mortem and further investigation is currently underway.

Antony has starred in movies such as Pichaikkaran (2016), Naan (2012), and Kolaigaran (2019) and has composed music for movies such as Salim (2014) and Kaali (2018).