K. R. Vijaya
| K. R. Vijaya | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 November 1938 Travancore(Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1963–1966 1969–present |
| Spouse(s) | M. Velayudhan Nair (m. 1966-2016) (his death) |
| Children | Hemalatha (b. 1967) |
K. R. Vijaya is an Indian actress who has starred in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in the 1960s. She has been acting for more than four decades now in South Indian cinema. K. R. Vijaya has worked with almost all the stalwarts of South Indian cinema and has played a variety of roles. She had acted in more than 320 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada.
Vijaya was born as eldest among six children to Subramaniyam and Karthyayani at Thrissur, Kerala. Vijaya's father was from Andhra Pradesh and mother from Thrissur, Kerala. Her father was in Army and mother was a house wife. She has a younger brother, Narendran and four younger sisters, K. R. Vatsala, K. R. Savithri, Sashikala, Radha. She had her primary education at Government Higher Secondary School,Punkunnam, Thrissur. Vijaya spent most of her childhood at Thrissur till she became 11 and later at holy city of Palani when her family shifted there. She couldn't continue her studies since she became busy in her acting career. Her father wanted her to become an actress since he was himself acting in M. K. Radha's drama troupe at the time after retiring from army. She became active in dramas. She made her film debut with Karpagam in 1963.
She got married to a businessman, Velayudhan Nair in 1966 and quit acting in films. Her husband was the CEO of Sudarshan trading company and a movie producer. The couple have a daughter Hemalatha (born 1967). Later on insistence of Arrurdas, she started working in films from 1969 to present. Velayudhan died on 26 March 2016 aged 82.
Vijaya played the title character, a heroine, in her 1963 debut film Karpagam, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. Gopalakrishnan also directed her 100th film Nathaiyil Muthu.
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