1. Vijaya Nirmala debuted as a lead actress in the 1964 Malayalam film Bhargavi Nilayam which became one of the biggest hits of that year.
17 Facts About Vijaya Nirmala
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Vijaya Nirmala then acted in the Tamil film Enga Veettu Penn produced by Vijaya Productions.
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Vijaya Nirmala added Vijaya to her name as a mark of gratitude to the production house that gave her a break as an artiste.
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Vijaya Nirmala debuted as a leading lady in Telugu with Rangula Ratnam.
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Vijaya Nirmala made her directorial debut in Telugu with Meena and went on to direct over 44 films.
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Vijaya Nirmala acted with her husband Krishna in over 40 films from Sakshi to Sri Sri and the duo was considered as a hit pair.
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Vijaya Nirmala handled the operations of Padmalaya Studios and Padmalaya Tele Films.
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Vijaya Nirmala's son Naresh is a noted actor in Telugu cinema.
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Vijaya Nirmala was born as Nidudavolu Nirmala on 20 February 1946 into a Telugu Brahmin family settled in Tamil Nadu who were originally from Narasaraopet.
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Vijaya Nirmala was married to Krishna Murthy and had a son Naresh, who is an actor.
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Vijaya Nirmala entered cinema as a child artist with the Tamil movie Macha Rekai.
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Vijaya Nirmala debuted in the Telugu industry in the film Rangula Ratnam.
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Vijaya Nirmala met her second husband Krishna on the sets of Sakshi, her second film in Telugu, and they starred together in 47 films.
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Vijaya Nirmala has acted in over 200 films with 25 each in Malayalam and Tamil, and the remaining in Telugu.
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Vijaya Nirmala added Vijaya to her name as a gratitude to the production house.
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Vijaya Nirmala made her directorial debut with a Malayalam film on a budget of 3 lakhs.
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Vijaya Nirmala made her directorial debut in Telugu with Meena and directed 40 films in Telugu and one film each in Malayalam and Tamil.