Vijaya Nirmala was an Indian actress, director, and producer who predominantly worked in South Indian Cinema. She died of a heart attack at the age of 73 in Hyderabad, India.
Vijaya Nirmala Bio/Wiki
Name
G, Vijayanirmala Garu
Nickname
Vijaya Nirmala
Profession
Actress, Film Director, Producer
Date of Birth
20 February 1946
Zodiac/Sun Sign
Pisces
Birth Place
Tamil Nadu, India
Date of Death
26-Jun-19
Place of Death
Continental Hospital in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India
Age (at the time of death)
73 Years
Death Cause
Heart Attack
Home town
Chennai, India
Mother Tongue
Not Known
Parents/ Father
Names Not Known (Her father was a film producer)
Mother
Not Known
Brother
Not Known
Sister
Not Known
Personal life
School
Not Known
College/University
Not Known
Education Qualification
Not Known
Contact number
Not Known
Address
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Religion
Hinduism
Caste
Not Known
Nationality
Indian
Car
Not Known
Hobbies
Listening to Music, Travelling
Debut
Tamil Film: Machcha Rekhai (1950, as a child artist) Tamil Film: Enga Veetu Penn (1965, as a lead actress) Telugu Film: Panduranga Mahatyam(1957), Malayalam FIlm: Bhargavi Nilayam (1964)
Last Film
As An Actress: Pinni (1989) As A Director: Neramu Siksha (2009)
She rose to stardom with the Malayalam hit, Bhargavi Nilayam (1964) in which she starred opposite Prem Nazir.
Nirmala entered the cinema at the age of four as a child artist in 1950.
She rose to stardom with the Malayalam hit, Bhargavi Nilayam (1964) in which she starred opposite Prem Nazir.
She met her second husband, Krishna Ghattamaneni on the sets of ‘Saakshi’ in 1967. It was her second Telugu film. After that, they starred in 47 films.
In 2002, she entered the Guinness Book of World Records for being the only woman to have directed the most number of films (44).
She also launched her own production house, Vijaya Krishna Movies and produced 15 films.
She was the aunt of actresses, Jayasudha and Subhashini.
Her grandson, Naveen Vijaya Krishna is also an actor.