Vijaya Shanti
| Vijayashanti | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
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In office 2009–2014 |
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| Preceded by | A. Narendra |
| Succeeded by | Kotha Prabhakar Reddy |
| Constituency | Medak |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 June 1966 Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Spouse(s) | M. V. Srinivas Prasad |
| Residence | Hyderabad/Chennai |
| Occupation | Actress, Politician, Producer |
Vijayashanti Srinivas is an Indian film actress, producer and a politician. In a film career spanning thirty years, she has acted in over one hundred and eighty feature films in a variety of roles in various Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. She has been called "The Lady Superstar" and "Lady Amitabh" of South Indian cinema. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her work as a "super cop" in Karthavyam (1991), and has also garnered seven Filmfare Awards South, six for best acting & one for Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (South) in the year 2003, and four state Nandi Awards for best acting.
In 1985 Vijayashanti has garnered the state Nandi Award with her role in Pratighatana. In 1987 she has appeared in works such as Swayam Krushi alongside Chiranjeevi, screened at the Moscow International Film Festival, and Padamati Sandhya Ragam alongside Hollywood actor Thomas Jane, screened at the Louisville's International Film Festival. She then appeared in hits such as Agni Parvatam, Challenge, Kondaveeti Raja, Pasivadi Pranam, Rudranetra, Muddula Krishnaiah, Yamudiki Mogudu, Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu, Muddula Mavayya, Kondaveeti Donga, Gang Leader establishing herself as one of the leading actress of Telugu cinema, and being cited in the media as one of the nation's most popular and attractive personalities of the 1980s.She was the only actress who demanded high remuneration equal to her male counter parts during 1990's.Her remuneration for Telugu move karthavyam was ₹ 1crore which was the highest ever remuneration paid for a female actor during that period .She joined state politics in the year 2004.
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