K. R. Vijaya

K. R. Vijaya
K. R. Vijaya
Born	Deivanayaki; 30 November 1948 (age 75); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	Punnagai Arasi
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1966–present
Spouse(s)	Sudarshan Velayuthan ; (m.1966; died on 2016)
Children	Hemalatha (b.1967)
Relatives	K. R. Savithri

K. R. Vijaya is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in the 1960s and has been acting for more than four 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[edit]

Vijaya was born as Deivanayaki, eldest children to Ramachandran and Kalyani at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. 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 film debut with Karpagam in 1963. She was the first ever actress to own a private jet.^[3]

Personal life[edit]

She married a businessman, Sudarshan Velayuthan Nair in 1966. Her husband was the CEO of Sudarshan trading company and a movie producer. The couple have a daughter Hemalatha (born 1967).^[4] Velayuthan Nair died on 26 March 2016, aged 82.^[3]^[5]

Career[edit]

K.R.Vijaya used to dance and act on stage. Once, when she was dancing in Chennai, the actor Gemini Ganesan was present. He enjoyed her performance and said she had a good chance of becoming famous as a film star. Her first break itself as a heroine in her debut film Karpagam (1963). Her notables films include Idhaya Kamalam (1965), Saraswathi Sabatham (1966), Selvam (1966), Nenjirukkum Varai (1967), Iru Malargal (1967), Namma Veettu Deivam (1970), Dheerga Sumangali (1974), Thangappathakkam (1974), Thirisoolam (1979) and Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove (1984).^[6]

Known for her alluring smile, she is called as Punnagai Arasi (Queen of the smiles) by her fans at a function held in Trichi.^[7] Vijaya was always the first choice of directors to portray the roles of goddess due to her unique divine looks.^[8] Apart from her essaying the role of Goddess Shakti in Mel Maruvathoor Arpudhangal (1986), her Mariamman avatar in the film Mahasakthi Mariamman (1986), who have donned the divine role and justified it on screen.^[9] Apart from acting in many films, she has also acted in Raja Rajeswari and Kudumbam, two teleserials, that are shown on TV in both India and Sri Lanka. Vijaya is still continuing her acting through serials and TV shows.^[10]

K.R. Vijaya returns to a mythological role in Sri Rama Rajyam (2011). K.R Vijaya who played Kausalya for the first time in Bapu's mythological extravaganza.^[11]

K. R. Vijaya has acted in over 500 films.^[12]

Awards[edit]

Satyabama College

2009 - Doctorate

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

1967 - Best Actress for Iru Malargal
1970 - Best Actress for Namma Veetu Dheivam

Filmfare Awards South

1974 - Filmfare Special Award - South for Dheerga Sumangali^[13]
2004 - Lifetime Achievement Award

Kerala State Film Awards

1984 - Second Best Actress - Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

2013: Chalachitra Rathnam Award

Janmabhoomi Television Awards

2018: Best Character Actress - Sathyam Sivam Sundaram

Other Awards

2013: Nagi Reddy Memorial Awards
2017: Congress Managalir Awards
2019: Nakshathira Sathanaiyalar 2019

Filmography[edit]

Television serials[edit]

Year	Title	Channel	Language	Notes
	Adhiparasakthi	Rajshri Tamil	Tamil
2000	Daivathin Makkal	Surya TV	Malayalam
	Pettamma'	DD Malayalam	Malayalam
2000-2003	Mangai	Sun TV	Tamil	as lead role Mangai
2001-2007	Vikramadithian	Sun TV	Tamil
2004	Anandham	Sun TV	Tamil	Vijay's mother (cameo)
2005-2007	Raja Rajeswari	Sun TV	Tamil
2006	Sthree 2	Asianet	Malayalam
2008-2009	Namma Kudumbam	Kalaignar TV	Tamil
2008-2009	Shree Krishna Leela	Asianet	Malayalam	as Kurooramma
2009	Shree Mahabhagavatham	Asianet	Malayalam
2010	Devimahathmyam	Asianet	Malayalam	as Devakiyamma
2010-2011	Adi Parasakthi	Star Vijay	Tamil
2011	Shabarimala Shri Dharmashashtha	Asianet	Malayalam
2012-2016	Bhairavi Aavigalukku Priyamanaval	Sun TV	Tamil	as Chintamani
2016-2018	Sathyam Sivam Sundaram	Amrita TV	Malayalam	as Valliamma
2020	Ithikkarapakki	Surya TV	Malayalam	as Pakki's Umma

References[edit]

↑ https://www.ap7am.com/lv-291365-senior-actress-kr-vijaya-open-heart-with-rk-promo.html
↑ "യവനികയിലെ മണവാട്ടി". www.mangalam.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 V; September 24, hana On; 2017 (24 September 2017). "'Back Then, There Was No Pressure To Maintain Our Waistlines': Interview With KR Vijaya". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1988. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
↑ S. N. Sadasivan (2000). A Social History of India. APH Publishing. pp. 679–682. ISBN 978-81-7648-170-0.
↑ https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/k-r-vijaya/biography.html
↑ http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/Feb11_1_15/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_KR_Vijaya.html
↑ https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/k-r-vijaya
↑ https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/women-s-day-from-ramya-krishnan-to-nayanthara-actresses-with-divine-presence-on-reel-q6uunw
↑ https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/k-r-vijaya
↑ https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/screen-goddess/article2642189.ece
↑ https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/women-s-day-from-ramya-krishnan-to-nayanthara-actresses-with-divine-presence-on-reel-q6uunw
↑ Reed, Sir Stanley (5 February 1980). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Bennett, Coleman & Company – via Google Books.

External links[edit]

K. R. Vijaya on IMDb

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[2] "യവനികയിലെ മണവാട്ടി". www.mangalam.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 V; September 24, hana On; 2017 (24 September 2017). "'Back Then, There Was No Pressure To Maintain Our Waistlines': Interview With KR Vijaya". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1988. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[Sadasivan2000-5] S. N. Sadasivan (2000). A Social History of India. APH Publishing. pp. 679–682. ISBN 978-81-7648-170-0.

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v t e Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South
1983–1989	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1983) Sowcar Janaki (1984) Sivaji Ganesan (1985) Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (1986) Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (1987) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1988) Ilaiyaraaja (1989)
1990–1999	Padmini (1990) M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1991) L. V. Prasad (1992) Gemini Ganesan (1993) K. Balachander, K. Viswanath, B. Saroja Devi, Madhu, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Soumitra Chatterjee (1994) Nagesh & Manorama (1995) Krishna & Sharada (1996) Nedumudi Venu & S. Janaki (1997) Allu Rama Lingaiah & Lakshmi (1998) Pandari Bai & Mugur Sundar (1999) D. Ramanaidu & Sheela (2000)
2001–2010	M. S. Viswanathan & Dasari Narayana Rao (2001) Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao & Vishnuvardhan (2002) K. J. Yesudas & Vijayashanti (2003) K. R. Vijaya & Ramoji Rao (2004) Thilakan & Sukumari (2005) Krishnam Raju & P. Susheela (2006) Sivakumar & Jaya Prada (2007) Veturi Sundararama Murthy (2008) Ambareesh & KPAC Lalitha (2009) Chiranjeevi & Jayasudha (2010)
2011–present	S. P. Muthuraman & Seema (2011) Bapu & Vani Jairam (2012) Balu Mahendra & Jayabharathi (2013) I. V. Sasi & Raadhika (2014) Mohan Babu (2015) Vijaya Nirmala (2016) Kaikala Satyanarayana (2017)