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Vijayashanti

Indian actress and politician · India · On the map · Actors · Born 1966 · age 60

Moturi Vijaya Shanthi is an Indian actress, film producer and politician. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has acted in 200 feature films in a variety of roles in various languages predominantly in Telugu films, in addition to Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam films.

Vijayashanti is read about 307 times a day, in 19 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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2025Arjun S/O VyjayanthiFilm, Vyjayanthi2020Sarileru NeekevvaruFilm, Bharati1998Kallukondoru PennuFilm1997Osey RamulammaFilm, Ramulamma1993AasayamFilm, Sarojini1992ApradhiFilm, Paro1991National Film Award for Best ActressAward1990Kondaveeti DongaFilm, Srilatha1989Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki MoguduFilm, Rekha1987Padamati Sandhya RagamFilm, Sandhya1986Jeevana PoratamFilm1984ChallengeFilm, Harika1983Pelli ChoopuluFilm1981NetrikanFilm, Sangeetha (Chakravarthy's daughter/Santhosh's sister)1980Kallukul EeramFilm, Kaathi1966Born24 June 1966

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National Film Award for Best Actress1991
Nandi Award
Filmfare Awards South

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She is widely referred to as the "Lady Superstar", "Lady Amitabh" and "Action Queen of Telugu Cinema". Vijayashanti holds the record for the most "Industry Hits" in Telugu cinema for a heroine, with five films emerging as the top-grossers of their time - a feat unmatched by any actress in the industry's 100-year history. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her work as a female cop in Kartavyam for depicting both aggression and femininity with balance and restraint (1990). She is a recipient of several accolades, including four Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards for Best Actress, seven Filmfare Awards South together with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003, and the Kalaimamani Award from Tamil Nadu Government.

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Born 1966 · age 60

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