Actress Ananya Raj Dies; Family Confirms Ghost Star’s Death A Month After Her Passing

Ananya Raj, who worked in several movies in the Hindi and Telugu film industries, passed away on July 15 after battling physical and mental discomfort for over a year. Her family shared the heartbreaking news on the late actress’ Instagram handle with an official statement. She was 27. They revealed that Ananya Raj died peacefully in her sleep last month. The news about her demise has indeed shocked everyone. The post is going viral on social media, and netizens have started expressing grief over Ananya Raj’s untimely demise. In the statement, the family also mentioned that Ananya fought like a warrior.

Ananya Raj Passes Away

Ananya Raj’s family took to her official Instagram handle and shared heartbreaking news. They also requested people for privacy. The statement read, “This is Ananya's family. With great pain, we have to announce that Ananya passed away in the wee hours of 15th July. She passed away peacefully in sleep. For over a year she was going through physical and mental discomfort. And she fought like a warrior to overcome them.”

“She was a strong spirited girl and lived like a Queen. Bachcha, your absence will be dearly felt. We urge all of you to pray for her soul. And in these trying times, we wish to maintain privacy and quietitude,” the family added.

Many netizens flooded the comments section with the condolences. Some users expressed shock over Ananya Raj’s demise. One user wrote, “Rest in peace @ananyaraj.official. This is shocking and heartbreaking. May you find peace wherever you are.” (sic)

Who Was Ananya Raj?

Ananya Raj was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi and regional cinema. She was from Mumbai and stepped into showbiz in 2016 with the film 7 Hours To Go. After that, she appeared in films like The Final Exit (2017) and Ghost (2019).

Later, she explored opportunities in South films. Some of her notable films in Telugu are Thaggede Le with Naveen Chandra, Divya Pillai and P Ravi Shankar. She was also a part of the trilingual film, Madrasi Gang.

Madrasi Gang was a huge hit. In the film, Ananya Raj played the role of Sarita. It also featured Ashmit Patel and Adhyayan Suman in pivotal roles. As far as her social media profile is concerned, Ananya Raj’s Instagram account has 275K followers and 568 posts.

In December 2025, she had shared a picture with cricketer Shubman Gill and other people from the dinner party in Hyderabad.

May Ananya Raj’s soul rest in peace!