Vijayakumari
Vijayakumari in 2013
Born1937 (age 86–87)
Alappuzha, Kerala
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1964 – present
SpouseO. Madhavan
Children3; including Mukesh
Parents
  • Paramu Panicker
  • Bhargaviyamma

Vijayakumari is an Indian stage, television and film actress. She was a stage actress at Kerala People's Arts Club and Kalidasa Kalakendra.[1] She is the winner of the Kerala State award for best stage actress.[citation needed] She received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 1976 and the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 2005.[2][3] Currently she is the Secretary of Kalidasa Kalakendra.[citation needed]

Early and personal life

Vijayakumari was born to Paramu Panicker and Bhargaviyamma at Kollam. Her father was a boat captain and her mother was a cashew nut worker in a cashew factory at Kollam. Her father died when she was very young. She has a younger sister.[4] She had her primary education from Cantonment School, Kollam.[5]

She is married to O. Madhavan.[6] They have three children, Mukesh, Sandhya Rajendran, (both are actors) and Jayasree Syamlal .[7] Sandhya's husband, E. A. Rajendran is also a film actor.[8]

Vijayakumari madhavan KSNA slpuram award distribution2019

Filmography

Television serials

Drama

References

  1. ^ "Malayalam Cinema News | Malayalam Movie Reviews | Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam". Archived from the original on 31 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Drama". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship: Drama". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. ^ "എന്റമ്മേ..." mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. ^ Pradeep, K. (28 August 2014). "Throwing light on a burning issue". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "The Hindu : Kerala / Kochi News : Actor O. Madhavan passes away". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Chithrakeralam: Mukesh celebrates 30th year in Malayalam cinema". Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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