Veteran actress Disco Shanthi has left fans concerned after sharing a picture from the hospital on social media.
The 61-year-old actress later informed followers that she was back home, but did not reveal why she had been hospitalised or how long she had been undergoing treatment.
Sharing the update on Instagram, Shanthi simply wrote, “Back home,” along with laughter emojis. However, the accompanying picture showed her dressed in a hospital gown with a nasal cannula, prompting fans to ask for details about her health.
Her sons, Megamsh Srihari and Shashank Srihari, have not publicly commented on the hospitalisation so far.
Fans flooded Shanthi’s post with messages wishing her a speedy recovery and urging her to take care of her health.
One fan wrote that her sons needed her and asked her to stay strong, while several others prayed for her complete recovery and safe return home.
At the time of writing, Shanthi had not shared any further update about the reason for her hospitalisation.
Born as Santha Kumari in 1965 to Tamil actor C L Anandan, Disco Shanthi became widely popular during the 1980s and 1990s for her special dance numbers.
She appeared in hundreds of films across Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam and Odia cinema after making her debut with the 1983 Tamil film Vasanthame Varuga.
Some of her well-known songs include Othadi Othadi from Rajinikanth’s Dharmathin Thalaivan, Bangaru Kodi Petta from Chiranjeevi’s Gharana Mogudu and Dingora Dingora from Aadmi.
In 1996, Shanthi married Telugu actor Srihari and later stepped away from films.
The couple had two sons and a daughter, Akshara, who died when she was just four months old. The family later established a foundation in her memory to support children’s education.
Srihari died in 2013 while working on R... Rajkumar. He had reportedly been battling a liver-related illness before his death.
