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Indian actress Born: February 20, 1946, Tamil Nadu, India Died: June 27, 2019, Continental Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Children: Naresh Spouse: Krishna (m. 1969–2019), K. S. Murthy Grandchild: Naveen Vijaya Krishna Skin Colour Fair Eye Colour Black Hair Colour Black Home Town Tamil Nadu Nationality Indian Religion Hindu School N/A College N/A Qualification N/A Marital Status Married
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Vijaya Nirmala was married to Krishna Murthy and had a son Naresh, who is also an actor. She later married actor Krishna. Vijaya Nirmala was an Indian actress, director, and producer known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with a few Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning over six decades, she acted in more than 200 films and directed 44 films. In 2002, she entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the female director who has directed the most number of films in the world. In 2008, she received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for lifetime achievement in Telugu cinema. Born as Nirmala, she ventured into acting as a child artist with films like Macha Rekai (1950) and Panduranga Mahatyam (1957). She debuted as a lead actress in the 1964 Malayalam film Bhargavi Nilayam which became one of the biggest hits of that year. She then acted in the Tamil film Enga Veettu Penn (1965) produced by Vijaya Productions. She added Vijaya to her name as a mark of gratitude to the production house that gave her a break as an artiste. She debuted as a leading lady in Telugu with Rangula Ratnam (1966). She made her directorial debut in Telugu with Meena (1973) and went on to direct over 44 films. She acted with her husband Krishna in over 40 films from Sakshi (1967) to Sri Sri (2016) and the duo was considered as a hit pair. She launched her own production house – Vijaya Krishna Movies and went onto produce 15 films on the banner. She also handled the operations of Padmalaya Studios and Padmalaya Tele Films. Her son Naresh is also a noted actor in Telugu cinema. Vijaya Nirmala also holds a Guinness record for directing the 44 movies which are most number no movies directed by a woman. She acted in more than 200 films in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam film industries. Vijaya Nirmala started her journey as an actor. Later she went on to direct 44 films which are most by a woman for which she was awarded the Guinness Record in 2002. For her huge contributions to Telugu cinema, she was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2008. She is one of the only two female directors to have directed the great actor Shivaji Ganesan. She made her debut in 1950 in a Tamil movie Machcha Rekhai as a child artist at the age of 7. In 1957 at the age of 11 she made her debut in Telugu Film Panduranga Mahatmvam. She gained stardom with the Malayalam movie Bhargavi Nilayam starring opposite Prem Nazir and later again she did a film Udyogastha with him in 1967.
