Nisha Noor

Nisha Noor was a popular South Indian actress. She was mainly active in Tamil and Malayalam films. She also acted in few Telugu and Kannada as well.

Career

Nisha Noor was popular for her roles in the films like Kalyana Agathigal (1986) and Iyer the Great (1990). She acted in several other films like Tik Tik Tik (1981), the critically acclaimed Chuvappu Naada, Mimics Action 500, Inimai Idho Idho etc. She was at the peak of her career during 1980 to 1986. She has worked with renowned directors like K. Balachander, Visu and Chandrashekar. On screen She has romanced superstars like Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. However, her budding career was soon cut short. She vanished from the screen, disappearing for many years. Rumored at the time that she was forced into prostitution by a film producer, after which she left the film industry. However, there is no way to verify that rumor no one from the film industry seemed to want to work with Nisha anymore. Also, such rumors match the all too familiar stories about the exploitation of women in film industries, which occur to this day.

A long time later, Nisha was rediscovered outside a Dargah, sleeping on the streets and reduced to nearly a skeleton. Nisha’s condition was such that she had worms and ants crawling on her body. She was rescued by a few members of the Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam, a Tamil NGO, and political organization. They admitted her to a hospital in Tambaram, Chennai. On being examined, it was discovered that the actress was sick with AIDS, without even being aware of it. Later, she died in the year 2007 in the hospital.It is also said that a producer was responsible for her condition

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Partial filmography

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