Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Renu Sudhi In ICU After Five Chemotherapy Rounds
Renu Sudhi, who appeared on Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7, is very sick with cancer.
She is receiving care in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Kottayam.
Her friend Sarika said Renu became much weaker after her fifth chemotherapy treatment.
Her platelet count reportedly fell sharply.
She has also been unable to get up or eat for 10 days after the treatment.
A PICC line was inserted because she could not eat normally.
A doctor reportedly said another chemotherapy session would be too risky.
Renu had earlier said that a breast lump she noticed at age 15 later became cancerous and urged people to see a doctor about painless lumps.
Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7 contestant Renu Sudhi is reportedly in critical condition in an ICU.
Her friend Sarika KB said Renu’s platelet count dropped drastically after five chemotherapy sessions.
Renu reportedly has been unable to get up or eat even 10 days after her latest chemotherapy round.
A doctor reportedly said Renu cannot withstand another chemotherapy session because of the risks.
Renu previously said she was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer after a breast lump first noticed at age 15 became cancerous.
- Who
- Renu Sudhi, also known as Reshma P Thankachen, is critically ill; her friend and fellow contestant Sarika KB shared the update.
- What
- Renu is in intensive care after five chemotherapy sessions, with a drastic platelet-count decline and severe weakness.
- When
- The update was shared recently, 10 days after Renu’s fifth chemotherapy session; she disclosed her cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
- Where
- Government Medical College in Kottayam.
- Why
- Renu is being treated for cancer that she said developed from a breast lump first noticed when she was 15.
- Current condition
- Reportedly critical and requiring intensive care.
- Chemotherapy
- Five sessions have been completed.
- Reported complication
- A drastic drop in platelet count.
- Recent weakness
- Renu reportedly has been unable to get up even 10 days after the fifth session.
- Nutrition support
- A PICC line was reportedly inserted because she could not eat.
- Further treatment
- A doctor reportedly said she cannot withstand another chemotherapy round.
- Cancer history
- Renu previously said doctors told her the cancer was approaching the end of stage 3.
