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Y. Vijaya

Yenigandla Vijaya is an Indian actress and classical dancer. She has appeared in more than 1400 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.

Y. Vijaya
Born
Yenigandla Vijaya[citation needed]

Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active1965–present
Spouse
Amalanathan
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(m. 1985)​
Children1

Early life and education

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Y. Vijaya was born in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.[citation needed] She was brought up in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh.[1][2] Her father Yenigandla Jnanayya is a district manager in a cooperative marketing society. Her mother Balamma was a house-wife. Her family originally hailed from Guntur district. Vijaya has 9 siblings; 5 sisters, and 4 brothers. She is fifth among them.[citation needed] One of her brothers Y. Raja is a TV actor.[citation needed]

She studied in Government girls high school in Kadapa till her 8th standard. She was interested in Science and Hindi subjects. Her parents observed that she was dancing to the tune of Radio music when she was just three years old. Also she used to dance in her school for stage shows. So they decided to teach her dance.[citation needed]

During summer holidays after she finished her 8th standard, her parents took her to Vempati China Sathyam, famous dance guru to teach her dance. To continue dance classes, they decided to join her in Kesari High school in Chennai. She studied 9th and 10th standard in that school. Her dance performance debut was in 1975 in Kadapa. Later she did many stage shows in Tamil Nadu. Once there were floods in their place. Actors N. T. Rama Rao, and Akkineni Nageswara Rao visited their place to gather money for the flood-affected areas. She met them for the first time. She went on to play heroine against N.T. Rama Rao in the film Sri Krishna Satya.[citation needed]

Film career

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She used to learn dance under Vempati China Satyam in Madras. Once, the producers of the film Nindu Hrudayalu visited their dance institute and roped her in for a beggar character who also knows dance. That was her first opportunity in films.

Personal life

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Vijaya married Amalanathan on 27 January 1985.[1] He used to work as a correspondent in a college. After retiring, he entered into business. Vijaya lives in Mahalingapuram, Chennai with her family.[1] She has a daughter Anushya who got married in 2013.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Tamil

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Telugu

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Malayalam

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Kannada

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Hindi

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Television

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Year Title Role Channel Language
1995 Santiniketan ETV Telugu
2001 Chinna Papa Periya Papa Sun TV Tamil
2004–2006 Kalki Vyjayanthi Jaya TV
2005 Comedy Dot Com Vissa Telugu
2005–2008 Aarthy Parvathy Raj TV Tamil
2008–2013 Mogali Rekulu Mahalaksmi Gemini TV Telugu
2008 Simran Thirai Jaya TV Tamil
2010 Abirami Kalaignar TV Tamil
2015–2016 Sindubad Pattu Maami Zee Tamizh
2018 Agni Sakshi Star Maa Telugu
2018 Bangaru Gajulu Zee Telugu
2018–2019 Minnale Sun TV Tamil
2023 Yeda loyallo Indra Dhanassu Star Maa Telugu

References

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  1. ^ a b c D.G, Bhavani (February 2014). "Pulusu Peru techindi kane". Sakshi.com. Jagati Publications. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Y. Vijaya at BFI". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Bangaru Kapuram (1984)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ VETAGALLU | { EXCLUSIVE } TELUGU FULL MOVIE | BHANUCHANDER | GIRI BABU |OORVAASI | INDIAN MOVIE CAFE. Retrieved 29 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  5. ^ ETV. "ETV Watch Chanakya Sapatham Scene". ETVWin. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Latest Telugu News, Movies, Celebrities, Images & Videos | V CINEMA". www.vcinema.com. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  7. ^ Soggadi Kapuram. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via watch.plex.tv.
  8. ^ "Vinta Dongalu". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Chennapatnam Chinnollu movie cast".
  10. ^ "Dongalludu". www.thecinebay.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Kurradi Kurradu (1994) Telugu Movie Review, Rating - Harish". www.thecinebay.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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