Actress VJ Chithra who passed away on December 9th by suicide won millions of hearts playing the role of Mullai in the serial 'Pandian Stores' that is airing on Vijay TV for the past couple of years. Many celebrities and fans of Chithra opined on social media that the Mullai character should not be replaced by any other actress and the makers should give her closure in some innovative manner.

However in showbiz the show usually has to go on and 'Pandian Stores' is no exception and we broke the news first to you that actress Kaavya Arivumani of 'Bharathi Kannamma' fame would be the new Mullai. We also brought you the inside info on her shooting for the serial too. Read : Till when VJ Chithra will appear as Mullai and actress replacing her confirmed

Chithra's appearance as Mullai ended on December 22nd and from today Kaavya Arivumani will appear as the popular character. We will have to wait and see how fans of the serial and Chithra warm up to the change in the coming days.