C. R. Vijayakumari

C. R. Vijayakumari
Born 1936
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Occupation Film actress
Spouse(s) S. S. Rajendran (Deceased)[1]
Children Ravikumar[2]

C. R. Vijayakumari is an Indian film actress in the Tamil film industry. She had 12 year courtship with Indian actor S. S. Rajendran. Later she married National Muthaliar[3]

Film career

Vijayakumari was the only Tamil artiste who had the rare talent of transforming herself into the character she did and pronouncing Tamil words perfectly with perfect accuracy. Her acting credits in films include Kumudam, Saradha, Kumgumam, Santhi, Aanandhi, Avan Pithan, Alli, Thedi vantha thirumagal, Pachai Vilakku, Naanum oru penn, Paar Magale Paar, Kaakkum Karangal, Poleeskaaran Magal, Kodimalar and Aalayamani. One of her best performances being the role of Kannagi in the movie Poomphuhar which has the longest dialogue for a woman artist till today which was penned by M. Karunanidhi[2][3]

Partial filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1953NaalvarTamil
1958Petra Maganai Vitra AnnaiJeevaTamil
1958Padhi BhaktiTamil
1958Vanjikottai ValibanGowriTamil
1959Azhagarmalai KalvanTamil
1959Kalyana ParisuGeethaTamil
1959Naatukku Oru NallavanTamil
1960Thanga RathinamTamil
1960Thangam Manasu ThangamTamil
1961KumudhamTamil
1961Panam PanthiyileTamil
1962AalayamaniPremaTamil
1962Deivathin DeivamTamil
1962Ethaiyum Thangum IthaiyamTamil
1962Muthu MandapamTamil
1962Paadha KannikkaiTamil
1962Policekaran MagalTamil
1962SaradaTamil
1962SumaithaangiTamil
1963KungumamGomathiTamil
1963Aasai AlaigalAmudhaTamil
1963Kaithiyin KathaliTamil
1963Kaanchi ThalaivanNarasimha's sisterTamil
1963KungumamkumudhaTamil
1963Mani OsaiTamil
1963Naanum Oru PennKalyaniTamil
1963Neengadha NinaivuTamil
1963Paar Magaley PaarChandraTamil
1964AlliTamil
1964Pachai VilakkuTamil
1964Pasamum NesamumTamil
1964Vazhi PiranthaduTamil
1964PoompuharKannagiTamil
1965AnandhiAnanthiTamil
1965Kaakum KarangalMahalakshmiTamil
1965Panam Tharum ParisuTamil
1965PoomalaiPoomalaiTamil
1965SanthiSanthiTamil
1965Paditha ManaiviTamil
1966Avan Pithana?GomathiTamil
1966KodimalarLakshmiTamil
1966Mani MagudamTamil
1967Penn Endral PennTamil
1967Sundara Moorthi NayanarTamil
1967VivasayeeKaveriTamil
1967KanavanPonniTamil
1967BhavaniTamil
1968Kallum KaniyagumTamil
1968Neeyum NaanumTamil
1968Thaer ThiruvizhaTamil
1968Kallum KaniyagumTamilGuest appearance
1968JeevanaamsamLalithaTamil
1969Avare En DaivamTamil
1969ManaiviTamil
1971Savaale SamaliTamil
1972AgathiyarMandothariTamil
1972Pillaiyo PillaiKanchanaTamil
1973Rajaraja CholanThe QueenTamil
1973Thirumalai DeivamAmudhaTamil
1973Anbai ThediTamil
1976Chitra PournamiTamil
1977Sri Krishna LeelaDevakiTamil
1982MettiKalyani AmmaTamil
1983Thanga MaganTamil
1984Naan Mahaan AllaTamil
1986Vasantha RaagamTamil
1986MaaveeranTamil
1990Periya Idathu PillaiTamil
1993Aranmanai KiliTamil
1993AthmaGuhai AmmaTamil
1996Poove UnakkagaSadhasivam's wifeTamil
1997Dharma ChakkaramTamil
2000ThenaliTamil
2000Kalisundam RaaTelugu
2003Kadhal SaduguduTamil

References

  1. ↑ "S.S. Rajendran: Dialogue delivery was his forte". thehindu.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Potpourri of titbits about cinema - Vijayakumari". kalyanamalaimagazine.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Vijayakumari Biography". profiles.lakshmansruthi.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  • "Vijayakumari Filmography". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  • C. R. Vijayakumari on IMDb
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