Vijayasree
| Vijayasree | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
8 January 1953 Manacaud,Thiruvanathapuram |
| Died | 17 March 1974 Madras (now Chennai) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
Vijayasree (Vijayashree or Vijayasri) was a Malayalam film actress and sex symbol from India in the 1970s. She acted in many movies opposite Prem Nazir and also acted in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.
Born to Vasu Pillai and Vijayamma, from Manacaud, Thiruvanathapuram ( the Vilakkaattil family) on 8 January 1953,Vijayasree has two brothers. Her first appearance onscreen was the Tamil film Chitthi (1966).Her first film in Malayalam was Poojapushpam (1969),directed by the patriarch Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair.She ended up being a part of 3 of the 6 movies Thikkurissy directed in his prolific season as a director.She also got to share screen space with the leading lady of the times, Sheela in her debut movie itself.
She gained popularity due to her beauty and was considered as the most sexiest actress in the Malayalam film history. She was a contemporary of the popular Malayalam actress Jayabharathi.Her most notable films are Angathattu (1973),Postmane Kananilla (1972),Lanka Dahanam (1971),Maravil Thirivu Sookshikkuka (1972),Pacha Nottukal (1973),Taxi Car (1972),Aromalunni (1972),Ponnapuram Kotta (1973)..etc.In all these films, she starred opposite Prem Nazir and the Prem Nazir-Vijayasree pair created biggest hits in box office."Theirs was the most successful pair in Malayalam cinema ever,I cannot think of a single film of theirs flopping." says R. Gopalakrishnan, one of the senior-most still photographers in Malayalam cinema.Many of her movies are directed by Kunchacko.At the end of her career she parted ways with Kunchacko and joined with P. Subramaniam.
She also acted in a number of Tamil films but in supporting roles. She had played an important role in Babu (1971), a `Sivaji 'Ganesan starrer, as the pair of Sivaji who is killed early in the story. She had also acted opposite Gemini Ganesh in Chitthi, a hit. Other notable ones are Deivamagan (1970), Adhe Kangal (1967) and Kulavilakku (1968).
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