Famous Telugu Cinewriter, Director Vijayanirmala passed away. She is now 73 years old. She died last night while undergoing treatment at the Continental Hospital in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. She is the wife of famous hero superstar Krishna.
Vijayanirmala has been suffering from illness. Vijayanirmala was born on February 20, 1946 in a Telugu family settled in Tamil Nadu. Vijayanirmala made her acting debut as a child actress in a Tamil film. At the age of eleven years she entered the Telugu film industry. She made her childhood debut in Panduranga Mahatma. Entered as Heroin in Telugu through the movie named rangularatnam. Vijay Nirmala’s real name is Nirmala.
Vijay Nirmala is grateful to Vijaya Studios for his first opportunity in the film industry. Vijayanirmala’s mother to actor Naresh.She is the aunti of the famous Cineactor Jayasudha. She made her mark on the silver screen as an actress and director. Vijayanirmala, who became director with ‘Meena’, has directed 44 films. She has been named the Guinness Book of Women Directors for most films.
She was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2008 for her contributions to Telugu cinema. As of 2009, she has directed 44 films. She has made films in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. She also received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award. Devadasu, Devude gelichadu, Rowdy Rangamma, moodu puvvulu aaru kaayalu, Hema Hemilu, Ram Robert Rahim, Sirimalle navvindi, Bhogimantalu, Bejawada Bebuli, mukhyamantri, Lankebindelu, Collector Vijaya, Prajala manishi,mogudu pellala dongata,puttinti gouravam,rendu kutyumbala katha are all directed by her.Her last film as a director was a 2009 neramu-shiksha and hero is superstar Krishna.
