​From VJ Arachana to Sushma Nair: Tamil actresses who quit their popular shows midway​

There are many instances wherein actors have quit their popular shows due to personal issues or other reasons. From VJ Arachana to Sushma Nair, here's a quick look at the actresses who quit their popular shows midway.

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Archana plays the anti-heroine role in the Raja Rani 2 serial. Recently, the actress made an announcement about her exit from the show in an online interview. She further shared that she was set to make her debut in Tamil cinema. She has been roped in for an important role in ‘Demonte Colony 2’, directed by Venky Venugopal.

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Actress Riya Vishwanathan, who is known for her bubbly personality, has quit the popular TV show ‘Raja Rani 2.’ Riya shared a video on her Instagram handle, in which she said, “Thank you dear team for treating me well. I met a few people who are very close to my heart now and they are my well-wishers. But I will see you again. I'm happy to earn your friendship. Cheers to our crazy time together, I will miss you all.” Eventually, Asha replaced Riya in the role of Sandhiya.

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Actress Kaavya Arivumani has officially announced her exit from the popular show Pandian Stores. She has posted on Instagram that the last day she acted in the Pandian Stores series was on the 14th of last month and thanked everyone for this beautiful journey. However, she did not reveal the reason why she quit this series.

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Actress Radhika Preethi left the popular TV show Poove Unakkaga midway. She announced her exit to her friends and followers through an Instagram post. Radhika Preethi portrayed the role of Poovarasi Kathiravan in the serial. In the post the actress shared, she wrote, "With a heavy heart I would like to let you all know that I am Quitting Poove Unakkaga. I will forever be grateful for giving me this wonderful opportunity. Thanks to my production house. I am forever thankful to all my fans for the constant love and support, without you guys I wouldn't have made it. I know you guys are gonna be there for me in every step of my life, love you all, and thank you once again.’

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Roshni Haripriyan, who garnered a huge fan following for playing the lead role of Kannamma in the Tamil daily soap Bharathi Kannamma, quit the popular serial last year. Earlier, it was rumored that she had bagged the opportunity to act in films.

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Nakshatra played the lead role in the show Yaradi Nee Mohini. The actress announced her pregnancy and declared her exit from the show.

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Actress Shivani Narayanan was seen performing a dual role - Anuradha and Abirami - in the show Rettai Roja. She quit the show to take part in Bigg Boss Tamil 4 and Chandini Tamilarasan replaced Shivani in Rettai Roja. Now Shivani is acting in many films.

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Sreenidhi Sudarshan played the role of Janani in Yaaradi Nee Mohini for a couple of years. Besides acting, Sreenidhi pursued her law course also. Sources reveal that Sreenidhi opted out of the show, due to health issues. Shalini Rajan replaced Sreenidhi as Janani in the show.

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Actress Raksha Holla announced her exit from the serial Anbe Sivam which sparked controversy. In the note she shared on Instagram, she wrote, ‘Now that everyone knows I am out of Anbe Sivam, I confirm that 'yes, I am out of it and the team didn’t even bother to inform me till date’. Though the rumor is rife that she was expelled from the serial due to weight gain, no official statements have been made by the production.

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Sushma Nair performed the role of Pregathi Manikandan in the show Thirumagal. Sushma made an announcement about her exit from the show. Sushma quoted personal reasons for quitting the show. Sushma Nair got married to Lijo Thomas John. Eventually, Niveditha Pankaj replaced Sushma in the role of Pregathi.

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