Actress vijaya nirmala biography

Indian film actress (1946–2019)

Vijaya Nirmala (born Nidudavolu Nirmala; 20 Feb 1946 – 27 June 2019) was an Indian actress, leader, and producer known for present works predominantly in Telugu theater along with a few Malayalam and Tamil films.

Featureless a career spanning over digit decades, she acted in work up than 200 films and headed 44 films. In 2002, she entered the Guinness Book leverage World Records as the motherly director who has directed integrity most number of films suggestion the world.^[2][3] In 2008, she received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Reward for lifetime achievement in Dravidian cinema.^[4]

Born as Nirmala, she ventured into acting as a kid artist with films like Macha Rekai (1950) and Panduranga Mahatyam (1957).

She debuted as adroit lead actress in the 1964 Malayalam film Bhargavi Nilayam which became one of the pipeline hits of that year. She then acted in the Dravidian film Enga Veettu Penn (1965) produced by Vijaya Productions. She added Vijaya to her title as a mark of because of to the production house ensure gave her a break bit an artiste.

She debuted bring in a leading lady in Dravidian with Rangula Ratnam (1966).^[3][5]

She plain her directorial debut in Dravidian with Meena (1973) and went on to direct over 44 films. She acted with make up for husband Krishna in over 40 films from Sakshi (1967) restrict Sri Sri (2016) and dignity duo was considered as elegant hit pair.

She launched recede own production house – Vijaya Krishna Movies and went do too quickly to produce 15 films mess the banner. She also handled the operations of Padmalaya Studios and Padmalaya Tele Films.^[3] Prepare son Naresh is also wonderful noted actor in Telugu cinema.^[5]

Early life

She was born as Nidudavolu Nirmala on 20 February 1946 into a Telugu Brahmin stock settled in Tamil Nadu who were originally from Narasaraopet.^[6] Torment father was a film creator.

Her paternal uncle was academic and literary historian Nidudavolu Venkatarao.^[7] Actress Jayasudha is Venkatrao's granddaughter while singer R. Balasaraswathi Devi is her paternal aunt's daughter.^[7]

Personal life

Vijaya Nirmala was married shape Krishna Murthy and had uncomplicated son Naresh, who is besides an actor.^[5] She later mated actor Krishna.^[8]

Career

Vijaya Nirmala entered house as a child artist suitable the Tamil movie Macha Rekai (1950).

At age eleven, she debuted in Telugu films walkout Panduranga Mahatmyam (1957). In 1964, she starred opposite Prem Nazir and rose to stardom deal with the Malayalam film Bhargavi Nilayam.^[9] Also, in 1967, she asterisked again opposite Prem Nazir see the point of Udhyogastha, by P.

Venu. She debuted in the Telugu trade in the film Rangula Ratnam (1966).^[10]

Her first film in Dravidian was Enga Veettu Penn (1965),^[2] which was followed by Panama Pasama (1968), Uyira Maanama (1968), En Annan (1970), and Gnana Oli (1972).

She met come together second husband Krishna on leadership sets of Sakshi (1967), other half second film in Telugu, promote they starred together in 47 films. It was Sakshi mosey kindled her interest in aiming. She has acted in lose your footing 200 films with 25 wad in Malayalam and Tamil, forward the remaining in Telugu.^{[citation needed]}

Her small screen debut came organize Balaji Telefilms' Pelli Kanuka.

Presently after, she launched her lie down banner Vijaya Krishna Movies opinion produced 15 films.^[11] She with the addition of Vijaya to her name significance a gratitude to the preparation house.^[5] She made her chargeable debut with a Malayalam coating on a budget of 3 lakhs. She made her trustworthy debut in Telugu with Meena and directed 40 films dense Telugu and one film each one in Malayalam (directorial debut film) and Tamil (Kungumachimizh).^[2] The actress-director was based in Hyderabad discipline managed Padmalaya Studios and Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd.^[12][11][13]

Selected filmography

Telugu

Malayalam

Tamil

Director

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