Veteran Actress-director Vijaya Nirmala passes away
Actress and director Vijaya Nirmala passed away late Wednesday in Hyderabad, after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 73. After starting as a child artiste in Tamil and Telugu film industry, Vijaya Nirmala went on to play the lead roles in films like Alluri Seetharama Raju, Meena, Poola Rangadu, Asadhyudu, Bangaru Gajulu, Mosagallaku Mosagadu, Thatha Manuvadu, Engaveettu Penn, Panama Paasama, En Annan, Gnanaoli, Uyira Maanama, Bhargavi Nilayam and Udhyogastha and many more.
Vijaya Nirmala directed 44 films in Telugu and in 2002, she entered the Guinness Book of Records as the female director of the most films. Vijaya Nirmala and Actress Savitri were the only female directors to have directed legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan. Vijaya Nirmala has a son Naresh from her first husband Krishna Murthy. Later she married Super Star Krishna after divorcing from her first husband. Krishna and Vijaya Nirmala were lead pair in more than 50 films.
