Vijaya Nirmala

Vijaya Nirmala
Vijaya Nirmala
	File:Vijaya Nirmala.jpg
Born	Nidudavolu Nirmala; 20 February 1946; Madras Presidency, British India
Died	27 June 2019 (aged 73); Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Spouse(s)	Krishna Murthy; Krishna;
Children	Naresh (son); Ramesh Babu (step-son); Mahesh Babu (step-son)

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Vijaya Nirmala (born Nidudavolu Nirmala; 20 February 1946 – 27 June 2019) was an Indian film actress, producer and director known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She directed 44 films in Telugu. In 2002, she entered the Guinness Book of Records as the female director of the most films.^[2] In 2008, she received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for her contributions to Telugu cinema.^[3]

Early life[edit]

Vijaya Nirmala was born on 20 February 1946 into a Telugu family settled in Tamil Nadu.^[4] Her father was a film producer. Her paternal uncle is scholar and literary historian, Nidudavolu Venkatarao. Actress Jayasudha is Venkatrao's granddaughter while singer Raavu Balasaraswathi is her paternal aunt's daughter.

Personal life[edit]

Vijaya Nirmala was married to Krishna Murthy and had a son Naresh, who is also an actor.^[5] She later married actor Krishna.^[6]

Career[edit]

Vijaya Nirmala entered cinema at the age of seven as a child artist with a Tamil movie Machcha Rekhai (1950). At age eleven she debuted in Telugu films with the movie Panduranga Mahatmyam (1957). In 1964, she starred opposite Prem Nazir and rose to stardom with the Malayalam Bhargavi Nilayam.^[7] Also, in 1967, she starred again opposite Prem Nazir in Udhyogastha, by P. Venu. She debuted in the Telugu industry in the film Rangula Ratnam.^[8]

Her first film in Tamil was Engaveettu Penn,^[2] which was followed by Panama Paasama, En Annan, Gnanaoli and Uyira Maanama. She met her second husband Krishna on the sets of Saakshi (1967), her second film in Telugu, and they starred together in 47 films. It was Saakshi that kindled her interest in direction.^[2] She has acted in over 200 films with 25 each in Malayalam and Tamil, and the remaining in Telugu.^[2]

Her small screen debut came with Balaji Telefilms' Pelli Kanuka. Soon after, she launched her own banner Vijaya Krishna Movies and produced 15 films.^[9] She added Vijaya to her name as a gratitude to the production house.^[5] She made her directorial debut with a Malayalam film on a budget of 3 lakhs. She made her directorial debut in Telugu with Meena and directed 40 films in Telugu and one film each in Malayalam (directorial debut film) and Tamil (Kungumachimizh).^[2] The actress-director was based in Hyderabad and managed Padmalaya Studios and Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd.^[10]

Death[edit]

Vijaya Nirmala died on 27 June 2019, at the age of 73, in Hyderabad at Continental hospital, Gachibowli of a heart attack.^[9]^[11]^[12]

Selected filmography[edit]

Telugu[edit]

Year	Film	Role
1957	Panduranga Mahatyam	Bala Krishnudu
1958	Bhookailas	Goddess Seetha
1965	Manchi Kutumbam
1966	Rangula Ratnam
1967	Poola Rangadu	Padma
1967	Saakshii
1968	Asadhyudu	Radha
1968	Bangaru Gaajulu	Radha
1969	Aatmiyulu	Saroja
1970	Akka Chellelu	Lawyer Vijaya
1971	Bomma Borusa
1971	Mosagallaku Mosagadu	Radha
1972	Tata Manavadu	Rani
1972	Pandanti Kapuram
1973	Devudu Chesina Manushulu
	Sahasame naa Oopiri
	Pinni
	Buddhimantudu
	Patnavasam
	Manchi Vallaki Manchivadu	Saakhi
	Marina Manishi
	Meena	Meena
1974	Alluri Seetarama Raju	Seeta
1974	Bantrotu Bharya
1976	Paadipantalu
1977	Kurukshetram	Subhadra
1979	Hema Hemeelu	Vijaya
1989	Pinni	Lakshmi

Malayalam[edit]

Year	Film	Role
1964	Bhargavi Nilayam	Bhargavi
1965	Rosie	Leena
1965	Kalyanarathriyil	Karthika
1966	Poochakkanni	Maheshwari
1973	Pooja	Radha
	Udhyogastha	Sujatha
	Anweshichu Kandethiyilla	Radhika
1968	Karutha Pournami	Janamma
1974	Nishagandhi	Padmini
1974	Vivaham Swargathil	Lisy
1976	Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan	Omana
1973	Kalippava	Rani
	Pulliman	Devika
	Postmane Kananilla	Nalini
1978	Thenaruvi (1976)	Sudha
	Kattuvithachavan (1976)	Lakshmi
	Ponnapuram Kotta	Kanni
	Kavitha (1975)	Kavitha
1974	Durga	Thulasi
1978	Kenalum Collectorum	Indhulekha

Tamil[edit]

Year	Film	Role
1950	Machcha Rekhai	Young Mahalingam
1965	Enga Veetu Penn
1966	Chitthi	Saroja
1967	Pandhayam
1968	Neelagiri Express	Geetha
	Panama Pasama
	Siritha Mugam
	Sathiyam Thavaradhey
	Soaappu Seeppu Kannadi	Latha
	Uyira Manama
1969	Anbalippu	Meena
1970	En Annan	Thangam
1971	Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan
1972	Gnana Oli
1974	Puthiya Manithan
1984	Sumangali Kolam

Director[edit]

Year	Film	Notes
1971	Meena	Based on the novel Meena by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani which was later adapted into 2016 movie A Aa^[13]
1973	Kavitha	Malayalam: IV SASI directed for her
1974	Devadasu
1976	Devude Gelichadu	Remake of Malayalam film Yakshagaanam
1976	Kavitha
1977	Panchayathi
1978	Rowdy Rangamma
1979	Moodu Puvvulu Aaru Kayalu
	Sanku Theertham
	Hema Hemeelu
1980	Ram Robert Rahim	Remake of Hindi film Amar Akbar Anthony
	Kiladi Krishnudu
	Sangham Chekkina Silpalu
	Sirimalle Navvindi
1981	Bhogi Mantalu
1981	Antham Kadidi Aarambam	Remake of Kannada film Antha
1982	Doctor Cine Actor
1983	Bezawada Bebbuli
1984	Mukhyamantri	Remake of Kannada film Chakravyuha
1984	Mukkopi
1985	Lanke Bindelu
1985	Surya Chandra
1988	Collector Vijaya
1989	Sahasame Naa Oopiri
1989	Ajatha Satruvu
1990	Prajala Manishi
1991	Vadina Maata
1992	Mogudu Pellala Dongaata
1994	Yes Nenante Nene
1996	Puttinti Gowravam
1996	Rendu Kutumbala Katha
2009	Neramu Siksha

References[edit]

↑ "Mahesh Babu with father Krishna & wife Namrata Shirodkar pay their last respects to legendary Vijaya Nirmala". 27 June 2019.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "Vijayanirmala enters the Guinness". The Hindu. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
↑ "Ex-actress, director Vijaya Nirmala dies at 73". The Times of India. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
↑ "Actor-director Vijaya Nirmala passes away". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Y, Sunita Chowdhary (27 June 2019). "Vijaya Nirmala: A full life, in retrospect". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 June 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Bestowed with bliss". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 4 August 2007. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009.
↑ B. Vijayakumar (16 November 2009). "Bhargavi Nilayam 1948". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
↑ "Ragupathi Venkaiah Award to Vijaya Nirmala". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 "Veteran director and actor Vijaya Nirmala passes away at 73". The newsminute. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
↑ "About Us". Padmalaya Telefilms. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
↑ "Actress-Director Vijaya Nirmala Dies At 75; Jr NTR And Others Post Tributes". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
↑ "Unique achiever, actress Vijaya Nirmala passes away - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (2 June 2016). "A.. Aa.. movie review: Trivikram is back with a bang". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

External links[edit]

Vijaya Nirmala on IMDb

[1] "Mahesh Babu with father Krishna & wife Namrata Shirodkar pay their last respects to legendary Vijaya Nirmala". 27 June 2019.

[Guinness-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "Vijayanirmala enters the Guinness". The Hindu. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[3] "Ex-actress, director Vijaya Nirmala dies at 73". The Times of India. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[4] "Actor-director Vijaya Nirmala passes away". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Y, Sunita Chowdhary (27 June 2019). "Vijaya Nirmala: A full life, in retrospect". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 June 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] "Bestowed with bliss". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 4 August 2007. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009.

[7] B. Vijayakumar (16 November 2009). "Bhargavi Nilayam 1948". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.

[8] "Ragupathi Venkaiah Award to Vijaya Nirmala". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[:1-9] 9.0 ^9.1 "Veteran director and actor Vijaya Nirmala passes away at 73". The newsminute. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[10] "About Us". Padmalaya Telefilms. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

[11] "Actress-Director Vijaya Nirmala Dies At 75; Jr NTR And Others Post Tributes". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[12] "Unique achiever, actress Vijaya Nirmala passes away - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[13] Kavirayani, Suresh (2 June 2016). "A.. Aa.. movie review: Trivikram is back with a bang". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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v t e Raghupathi Venkaiah Award
1980–1990	1980: L. V. Prasad (director and producer) 1981: P. Pullaiah and Santha Kumari (director and producer) 1982: B. A. Subba Rao (director, producer and writer) 1983: M. A. Rahman 1984: Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudary (lyricist, poet and actor) 1985: Bhanumati (actor, producer, singer, music director, and writer) 1986: Bapu and Mullapudi Venkata Ramana 1987: B. Nagi Reddy (producer) 1988: D. V. S. Raju (producer) 1989: Akkineni Nageswara Rao (actor) 1990: Dasari Narayana Rao (actor, director, and producer)
1991–2000	1991: K. Viswanath (Film director) 1992: S. Rajeswara Rao (composer) 1993: D. Madhusudhana Rao (producer) 1994: Anjali Devi (actress) 1995: K. S. Prakash Rao (actor, cinematographer, director, producer) 1996: Inturi Venkateswara Rao 1997: V. Madhusudhan Rao 1998: Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (actor) 1999: Santha Kumari (actress and producer) 2000: Kanta Rao (actor, producer)
2001–present	2001: Allu Rama Lingaiah (actor) 2002: P. Susheela (playback singer) 2003: V. B. Rajendra Prasad (producer) 2004: Krishnaveni (actress and producer) 2005: M. S. Reddy (producer, writer, and director) 2006: Daggubati Rama Naidu (producer, actor) 2007: Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (producer) 2008: Vijaya Nirmala (actress, producer and director) 2009: K. Ragava (producer) 2010: M. Balaiah (actor, producer and director) 2011: Kaikala Satyanarayana (actor, producer and director) 2012: Kodi Ramakrishna (director) 2013: Vanisri (actress) 2014: Krishnam Raju (actor) 2015: Eswar (publicity designer, writer) 2016: Chiranjeevi (actor, producer)