Kr vijaya actress biography

K. R. Vijaya

Indian actress

K. R. Vijaya

Born

Deivanayaki


Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Other&#;namesPunnagai Arasi
OccupationActor
Years&#;active–present
WorksFull list
Spouse

Madathil Velayuthan

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ChildrenHemalatha (b.

K. R. Vijaya was just 15 years old when she was cast in her first Tamil clip titled ‘Karpagam’ in She dies early in her first movie and a lot of people told her parents that that’s a bad omen and which might lead to not getting enough roles for her.

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Parent(s)Ramachandran Nair
Kalyani
RelativesK. R. Savithri
K. R. Vatsala

Deivanayaki, better known by her stage nameK. R. Vijaya, is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.

She started her career in and has been acting for almost six decades in South Indian cinema. The actress has worked with almost all the stalwarts of South Indian cinema and has played many key roles.[1]

Early life

Vijaya was born as Deivanayaki, eldest children to Malayali Parents Ramachandra Nair and Kalyani at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Her father was in the army and her mother was a housewife.

Deivanayakibetter known by her stage label K. She started her career in and has been acting for almost six decades in South Indian cinema. The actress has worked with almost all the stalwarts of South Indian cinema and has played many key roles. Her father was in the army and her mother was a housewife.

She has a younger brother, Narayanan and four younger sisters, K. R. Vatsala, K. R. Savithri, Sashikala and Radha. She had her primary education at Government Higher Secondary School, Adyar, Chennai.[2] Her father wanted her to become an actress since he was himself acting in M.

R. Radha's drama troupe at the time after retiring from army. She made her movie debut with Karpagam in She was the first ever actress to own a private jet.[3]

Personal life

She married a businessman, Madathil Velayuthan in Her husband was the CEO of Sudarshan trading company and a movie producer.

The couple have a daughter Hemalatha (born ).[4] M. Velayuthan died on 26 March , aged [3][5]

Career

Vijaya's first break itself was as a heroine in her debut film Karpagam ().

K R Vijaya : Kannada Actress Age, Movies, Biography, Photos: Deivanayaki, better known by her stage name K. R. Vijaya, is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in and has been acting for almost six decades in South Indian cinema.

Her notable films involve Idhaya Kamalam (), Odayil Ninnu (), Saraswathi Sabatham (), Selvam (), Nenjirukkum Varai (), Iru Malargal (), Namma Veettu Deivam (), Dheerga Sumangali (), Thangappathakkam (), Thirisoolam () and Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove ().

She was called as "Punnagai Arasi" (Queen of the smiles - in Tamil) by her fans at a function held in Trichy.[6] Vijaya was always the first choice of directors to portray the roles of Hindu goddesses due to her looks which was similar to conventional depictions.

Apart from her essaying the role of Goddess Shakti in Mel Maruvathoor Arpudhangal (), she essayed the Mariamman avatar in the film Mahasakthi Mariamman () and Kandhan Karunai ().[7] K R Vijaya reminisces about her first director "who gave her life" K.

S. Gopalakrishnan who also directed her in her th film Nathayil Muthu (). Apart from acting in many films, she has also acted in Raja Rajeswari and Kudumbam, two teleserials.

Vijaya returned to a mythological role in Sri Rama Rajyam ().

K.R Vijaya also played Kausalya for the first time in Bapu's mythological extravaganza.[8] She has acted in over films.[7]

Awards

Satyabama College
Nandi Awards[9]
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Kerala State Film Awards
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
  • Chalachitra Rathnam Award
Janmabhoomi Television Awards
  • Best Character Actress - Sathyam Sivam Sundaram
Other Awards
  • Nagi Reddy Memorial Awards
  • Congress Managalir Awards
  • Nakshathira Sathanaiyalar

Filmography

Main article: K.

R. Vijaya filmography

Television serials

References

  1. ^"Senior Actress K.R Vijaya: Expose Heart with RK- Promo | ap7am".
  2. ^"യവനികയിലെ മണവാട്ടി".

    Home » Celebrities » K. Indian actress Deivanayaki, better known by her stage name K. Vijaya, has acted in films in the languages of Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada. She began her acting career in and has been a part of South Indian cinema for nearly sixty years.

    . Archived from the authentic on 6 December Retrieved 7 December

  3. ^ abVandhana (24 September ). "'Back Then, There Was No Pressure To Maintain Our Waistlines': Interview With KR Vijaya".

    . Archived from the authentic on 7 February Retrieved 5 February

  4. ^The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. Archived from the imaginative on 12 October Retrieved 5 February
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    All All. Subscribe In. Jump to Overview 2 Biography 1 Family 1 Proofread. Daiva Nayaki.

    N. Sadasivan (). A Social History of India. APH Publishing. pp.&#;– ISBN&#;.

  6. ^"Kalyanamalai Magazine - Serial story, Thiraichuvai - Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema, K. R. Vijaya".
  7. ^ ab"Women's Day: From Ramya Krishnan to Nayanthara, actresses with divine presence on reel".
  8. ^"Screen goddess - The Hindu".

    The Hindu. 19 November

  9. ^"నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (–)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (–)] (PDF).

    Deivanayakibetter acknowledged by her stage name K. She started her career in and has been acting for almost six decades in South Indian cinema. The actress has worked with almost all the stalwarts of South Indian cinema and has played many key roles. Her father was in the army and her mother was a housewife.

    Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh (in Telugu). 13 March Retrieved 22 January

  10. ^Reed, Sir Stanley (5 February ). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Bennett, Coleman & Company &#; via Google Books.

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