Vijayasanthi Biography

Vijayashanti is associate Indian film actor, producer and a political candidate. during a film career spanning thirty years, she has acted in over 186 feature films during a sort of roles in numerous Indian languages together with Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, South Dravidian and Hindi. She was labelled "The woman Superstar" and "Lady Amitabh" of South Indian cinema. She has won the National Film Award for Best actor for her work as a "super cop" in Karthavyam (1991), and received six Filmfare Awards South for best acting, together with the Filmfare time period action Award (South) within the year 2003, and 4 state Nandi Awards for her performance.

Contents:
1 Childhood
2 Early career 1979–1983
3 Stardom 1984-1992
4 Action heroine 1990–2003
5 Political career 1998–2014
6 Personal life
7 Awards
8 Filmography
9 Filmography (Producer)

Childhood:
Vijayashanti was born in Madras, Madras State on twenty four June 1965 to Varalaxmi and Srinivas Prasad, Karthavyam (1990) - Telugu
Nippu Ravva (1993) - Telugu
Tejaswini (1994) — Hindi
Adavi chukker (1999) — Telugu migrated to Madras from Ramannagudem in Warangal district, Telangana. She has same that she prefers to consider herself as being from Telangana instead of Madras, though as of 2004 she had ne'er visited her parents' village. She completed her tenth category at Holy Angels high school, Madras, before beginning her film career.

Early career 1979–1983:

Vijayashanti began her acting career at the age of thirteen, taking part in the actress within the Tamil film Kallukkul Eeram ("The wetness within stone / rock"), directed by Bharathiraja. within the same year, she debuted in Telugu cinema with the film Kilaadi Krishnudu, opposite avatar. She was given screen name "Vijaya Shanthi", that was supported that of her kinswoman and veteran actor Vijaya Lalitha. Vijayashantis 1st break as a entertainer came within the 1983 Telugu film Neti Bharatham directed by T. Krishna.

Stardom 1984-1992:

In 1985 Vijayashanti received her Delaware Nandi Award for her role in Pratighatana, during which she compete a University lecturer named Jhansi. At identical time she was casted in Agni Parvatam aboard super star avatar, wherever she utterly balanced her performance and Glam doll roles. within the early career itself she excelled in performance-oriented roles in films like Desamlo Dongalu Paddaru, Vandemaataram, Aruna kiranam, Repati Pourulu, Devaalayam, etc. Repati Pourulu received a Silver Nandi Award for the year 1986. This film was discharged once death of the film director T. Krishna. Bharathanari in 1989 bought her second Nandi Award.

Her glamour roles, beneath the direction of K. Raghavendra Rao and A. Kodandarami Reddy, in films like Challenge, Kondaveeti Raja, Pasivadi Pranam, Rudranetra, Muddula Krishnaiah, Agni Parvatam, Swayamkrushi, Yamudiki Mogudu, Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu, Muddula Mavayya, Kondaveeti Donga, and Gang Leader establishing herself together of the highest actor of Telugu cinema, and being cited within the media together of the nation's most well liked and engaging personalities of the Nineteen Eighties.  Padamati Sandhya Ragam a Jandhyala directorial film is associateother penny in her kitty wherever she appearance and performs as a conventional Telugu lady World Health Organization falls love with an yankee guy(Thomas Jane).

Two of her terribly shut friends square measure Suhasini Maniratnam World Health Organization has been instrumental in up her hair dressing skills and her contestant Radha, with whom she shares special friendships. In fact, in one among the interviews to a Telugu magazine, Vijayashnathi has mentioned that she considers Suhasini as her elder sister World Health Organization has been protecting of her in her troublesome times.

In 1992 Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam was an enormous success. therein she compete a daring woman speaking Telangana slang and delivered the career-defining song "Laloo Darwaja Laskar". within the Nineteen Nineties, she was the sole actor stringent highest remuneration in Asian country adequate her co-superstars.  Most of her films with Telugu superstars Chiranjeevi (19 films) and Balakrishna (17 films) were Brobdingnagian hits and her on-screen chemistry with each actors worked all right at the box workplace. In 1993 she acted during a twin role Police Lockup directed by Kodi Ramakrishna was a superhit. once she started concentrating on action roles, one thing special is her naivity showing. She was paired opposite wizard avatar and Shobhan man. She conjointly acted opposite Daggubati Venkatesh in Shatruvu, Surya IPS and Chinarayudu and with Nagarjuna in Vijay, Janaki Ramudu and Jaitra Yatra. She conjointly acted aboard Tamil superstars Rajinikanth, because the antagonist within the film Mannan, associated with Kamal Hassan as an investigatory newsman in Indrudu Chandrudu. She acted in 2 movies with Malayalam wizard Suresh Gopi, being Yuvathurki and Kallu Kondoru Penn. She was conjointly marked opposite huge B Amitabh Bachchan in Zamaanat  was shelved for various reason.

Action heroine 1990–2003:

In the blockbuster film Karthavyam (1990), her thrilling performance as a tricky cop (modeled once real-life supercop Kiran Bedi) won her the National Film Award for Best actor from the govt. of Asian country associated an state State award for best actor. The film, created with a budget of concerning ninety lakhs and grossed over seven crores in southern territories alone. The success of this film saw her moving faraway from exciting roles and limiting herself to heroine-oriented films failed to stop her from continued as preferred. These robust woman roles created her somebody and have become the best paid actor in Asian country. She was the trail breaking actor for those feminine power packed action roles. Actresses like Anushka Shetty, Nayanthara and Trisha square measure typically labelled and compared with Vijayashanthi for taking identical woman familiarized action roles.  She was wide applaused from film industry and to say huge B Amitabh Bachchan appreciated her daring and dashing acts all with none duplicate.

A. M. Rathnam, World Health Organization was Shanti's personal make-up creator, clothed  to be money-making producer. Vijayashanti financially supported him and created the victory Karthavyam and Aasayam. In 1990, Karthavyam was dubbed into Tamil as Vyjayanthi IPS and its success brought her superstardom in Tamil cinema yet. (It was conjointly remade in Hindi as Tejaswini, with herself taking part in the lead role directed by N. Chandra. This, too, did all right at the Hindi box-office). The film influence the then 10-year previous C. Indhumathi World Health Organization is currently associate IAS Officer was until then observed on Tamil films with men taking part in super heroes was completely affected by Vijayashanthi's portrayal of the girl cop World Health Organization fought against all odds. the girl cop grew to be her inspiration within the years to return. Vyjayanthi IPS ran for fifty days in Vetri theater in Chennai and this record is broken by a Tamil dubbed version of Baahubali in August 2015.

In 1997 she did Osey Ramulamma, directed by Dasari Narayana Rao and this was the most important blockbuster of the year, winning her fourth Nandi Award. From this film onward she is generally referred to as as "Ramulamma" by the folks. Later she appeared in robust roles in movies like Adavi chukker and Rowdy Darbar, directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.[citation needed] She conjointly worked  film industry film Gundagardi (1997) in an action role opposite Dharmendra. Vijayashanthi has conjointly worked for several commercials like Chandana Bros., and Power Detergent soap. She was the sole actor to be 1st featured during a sari business. Later several actor followed her and square measure featured in several sari and dress commercials.

Political career 1998–2014:

In 1998 Vijayashanti joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was before long created the secretary of BJP's Women's Wing (Bharateeya Mahila Morcha).  throughout the 1999 election she was named BJP's contestant from the Cuddapah Lok Sabha seat against Sonia Gandhi of Congress(I) (however, she withdrew from the race once Sonia Gandhi set to contest from Bellary). She started her own organisation, Talli Telangana, in Jan 2009 that she unified into Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to strengthen the finish of Telangana state. From 1999 her film appearances diminished as she targeted on her political career. By 2004 she had stopped sign language up for brand spanking new films. within the 2009 election, she won as a Member of Parliament from Medak body. In June 2009, she resigned from the post of administrator of TRS, expressing commonality with the resignation of Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao. In 2011, she submitted her resignation as associate MP. The resignation was later rejected by the speaker of the house, as they weren't within the correct format. Later she was actively taking part in politics for separate Telangana state (region), that she compete a key role within the method.

Vijayashanti joined Indian National Congress party in Feb 2014 once split with TRS chief  KCR and contesting the Lok Sabha elections 2014 on a Congress price ticket. She lost in those elections so taking alittle break from politics. She same she would conjointly move into to the cinema in 2017 once she found an acceptable script.

Personal life:

She is married to a real-estate bourgeois and a movie producer M. V. Srinivas Prasad.  He created a film Nippu Ravva beneath the banner Yuvarathna arts.

Awards:

National Film Awards
National Film Award for Best actor - Karthavyam (1990).
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare time period action Award (South) (2003).
Filmfare Best actor Award (Telugu) - Osey Ramulamma (1997).
Filmfare Best actor Award (Telugu) - Police Lockup (1993).
Filmfare Best actor Award (Telugu) - Karthavyam (1990).
Filmfare Best actor Award (Telugu) - Bharathanaari (1989).
Filmfare Best actor Award (Telugu) - Pratighatana (1985).
Nandi Awards
Nandi Award for Best actor - Osey Ramulamma (1997).
Nandi Award for Best actor - Karthavyam(1990).
Nandi Award for Best actor - Bharatanaari (1989).
Nandi Award for Best actor - Pratighatana (1985).
Other honors
Silver Screen Empress Award from TSR TV9 Awards (2011)

Filmography:2006

Naayudamma as Naayudamma / Jhansi

2004

Indiramma
2003

Sivani
Sri Bannari capital of Jordan (Tamil) dubbed into Telugu as 'Maha Chandi'
2002

Sri Srimathi Sathyabhaama co-starring Raghu
Sambhavi IPS
Saahasa Baludu Vichitra Kothi
Rifles (Kannada) dubbed into Telugu as Vandemaataram
2001

Vijayanthi
Adavi chukker .... Chukkamma/Santhi co-starring Charan rule
2000

Sri Srimati Satyabhama co-starring Rehman
1999

Rajasthan (Tamil) dubbed into Telugu as Rajastan, co-starring Sarath Kumar
Bharata Rathna co-starring Vinod Kumar
Suryodayam as Hindu deity (Tamil)
1998

Thadayam .... professional person Nandhini (Tamil) dubbed into Telugu as Chattam, co-starring Ramki
Srivaarante Maa Vaare co-starring Suman
Kallukonduru Penn (Malayalam)
1997

Rowdy Darbaar co-starring Ramki
Gundagardi (Hindi) co-starring Aditya Pancholi and Dharmendra
Osey Ramulamma .... Ramulamma co-starring avatar and Ramki (dubbed into Tamil as Adimai Penn)
1996

Young Turks (Yuvathurki) (Malayalam) dubbed into Telugu as city farm, co-starring Suresh Gopi
1995

Street Fighter - Vijayashantii
1994

Lady Boss co-starring Vinod Kumar (dubbed into Tamil as 'Lady Boss')
Maga Rayudu
Tejasvini .... Asst. Supt. of Police Tejasvini Joshi
Kuntee Putrudu co-starring Mohan man
Attaa Kodallu co-starring Shashi Kumar
Rowdy Mogudu co-starring Mohan man
1993

Kunthi Putrudu co-starring Mohan man
Aashayam co-starring Jagapathi man (dubbed into Tamil as Aasayam)
Doragaariki Donga Pellaam .... ranee co-starring avatar
Chinarayudu co-starring Venkatesh
Nippu Ravva co-starring Balakrishna
Police Lockup (Vijaya, Shanti) co-starring Vinod Kumar (dubbed into Tamil as Police-Lockup)
Mechanic Alludu co-starring Chiranjeevi (dubbed into Tamil as Mechanic Maappillai)
1992

Mannan co-starring Rajanikanth (Tamil)
Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam co-starring Suman
Rowdy Inspector co-starring Balakrishna (dubbed into Tamil as car Raani)
Aparadhi .... Paro co-starring Anil Kapoor
1991

Jaitra Yatra
Gang Leader .... Kanyakumari
Stuartpuram police headquarters
Talli Tandrulu co-starring Balakrishna
Lorry Driver co-starring Balakrishna
Muddula Menalludu co-starring Balakrishna
Surya IPS
1990

Karthavyam .... Vyjayanthi co-starring Vinod Kumar (dubbed into Tamil as Vyjayanthi IPS)
Palnaati Rudraiah co-starring Suman
Kondaveeti Donga .... Srilatha co-starring Chiranjeevi
Muqaddar Ka Badshaah .... Bharti Rathod
Naagaastram co-starring avatar
Shatruvu .... Vijaya co-starring Venkatesh
1989

Bhale Donga co-starring Balakrishna
Vijay co-starring Nagarjuna
Koduku Diddina Kaapuram co-starring avatar
Gunda Raajyam co-starring avatar
Bhaarata Naari co-starring Vinod Kumar
Dorikite Dongalu co-starring Sobhan man
Rudranetra co-starring Chiranjeevi
Eeshwar .... Lalita co-starring Anil Kapoor
Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu .... Rekha co-starring Chiranjeevi
Indrudu Chandrudu co-starring Kamal Hassan
Muddula Mavayya .... Radha co-starring Balakrishna
1988

Inspector Pratap co-starring Balakrishna
Donga Pelli co-starring Sobhan man
Aswadhdhaama co-starring avatar
Yamudiki Mogudu co-starring Chiranjeevi
Yuddha Bhoomi co-starring Chiranjeevi
Manchi Donga co-starring Chiranjeevi
Janaki Ramudu co-starring Nagarjuna
1987

Padamati Sandhya Ragam co-starring Thomas Jane
Bhargava Ramudu co-starring Balakrishna
Kalyana Thambhulam co-starring Shobhan man
Bhanumati cassava Mogudu co-starring Balakrishna
Muddayi co-starring avatar
Swayam Krushi
Dongagaru Swagatam co-starring Sobhan man
Pasivadi Pranam co-starring Chiranjeevi
Muvva Gopaludu co-starring Balakrishna
Sahasa Samrat co-starring Nandamuri Balakrishna
1986

Deshoddharakudu co-starring Nandamuri Balakrishna
Jeevana Poratam co-starring Shobhan man
Samsaaram Oka Sangeetam co-starring Chandramohan
Aruna Kiranam co-starring Raja Sekhar
Samaajamlo Stree co-starring Suman and Bhanu Chandar
Brahmashtram co-starring avatar
Dhairyavanthudu co-starring Chiranjeevi
Repati Pourulu co-starring Rajasekhar
Chanakya Shapadham co-starring Chiranjeevi
Kondaveeti Raja co-starring Chiranjeevi
Naaga Devata co-starring Arjun
Sravana Sandhya co-starring Sobhan man
Sakkanodu co-starring Sobhan man
Apoorva Sahodarulu co-starring Balakrishna
Muddula Krishnaiah co-starring Balakrishna
1985

Pratighatana .... Jhansi co-starring Chandra Mohan and Raja Shekhar
Srivaru co-starring Sobhan man
Ooriki Soggaadu co-starring Sobhan man
Darja Donga co-starring Suman
Chiranjeevi co-starring Chiranjeevi
Thirugubaatu co-starring with Mohanbabu
Sreevaru co-starring with Shobhan man
Agni Parvatam co-starring avatar
Desamlo Dongalupaddaru co-starring Suman
Devalayam co-starring Sobhan man
Bhandhi co-starring with Krishnam raju
Kottha pelli Kuthuru
Pattabhishekham co-starring Balakrishna
Vande Mataram co-starring Rajasekhar
1984

Kurra Cheshtalu co-starring Suman
Kutumba Gouravam co-starring Muralimohan
Adadhani Saaal co-starring Muralimohan
Veerabhadhrudu co-starring Karthik
Dongallo Dora co-starring Suman
Raaraju co-starring Krishnam Raju
Jadagantalu co-starring Suresh
Enkennalli Charithra co-starring Suman
Abhimanyudu co-starring Shobhan man
Challenge .... Haarika co-starring Chiranjeevi
Mahanagaramlo Maayagaadu co-starring Chiranjeevi
SP Bhayankar co-starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Krishnam Raju
Sundari-subbarao co-starring with chandhra mohan
Devanthakudu co-starring Chiranjeevi
1983

Kalyana Kanavugal (Tamil)
Thalaimagan (Tamil)
Villiyanur Matha (Tamil)
Neeru Pootha Neruppu (Tamil)
Keralida Hennu (Kannada)
Pandanti Kaapuraniki Pannendu Suthralu
Dharmathmudu
Pelli Chesi Chupistam
Amaayaka Chakra Varthy
Sangarshana co-starring Chiranjeevi
Navodayam
Mukku pudaka
Neti Bharatam co-starring Suman
Pelli Choopulu
Rakasi Loya
Shri Ranganeetulu co-starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao
1982

Vedikkai Manidhargal (Tamil)
Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal (Tamil)
Manjal Nilla (Tamil)
Ilan Jodigal (Tamil)
Krishnavatharam co-starring with avatar
Prathikaram co-starring Shobhan man
Vamsha Gouravam co-starring Shobhan man
Pelleedu Pillalu .... Santhi
1981

Sivappu Malli (Tamil)
Pattam Parakkattum (Tamil)
Sandhana Malargal (Tamil)
Nenjile Thunivirunthal (Tamil)
Netrikkann (Tamil)
Rajangam (Tamil)
Pandanti Jeevitham co-starring Shoban man
Satyam Sivam
1980

Khiladi Krishnudu co-starring avatar
Kallukkul Eeram (Tamil)

Filmography (Producer):

Karthavyam (1990) - Telugu
Nippu Ravva (1993) - Telugu
Tejaswini (1994) — Hindi
Adavi chukker (1999) — Telugu