MANJULA VIJAYAKUMAR

MANJULA VIJAYAKUMAR – Film Actress

Manjula Vijayakumar (9 September 1953 – 23 July 2013) first appeared in the film Shanthi Nilayam (1969) in a supporting role (as the teenaged girl of Gemini Ganesan's character). Her first lead role was in Rickshawkaran (1971). She acted in lead roles in many films till the late seventies. Since the late 80s, she has appeared in supporting roles. Manjula has performed alongside Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Shobhan Babu, Kamal Hassan, Vishnuvardhan and Rajinikanth. She essayed memorable roles in Tamil movies like 'Ulagam Sutrum Valiban,' (1974), 'Ninaithathai Mudippavan' (1975), 'Anbe Aaruyire' (1975) and 'Shankar Salim Simon' (1978).

Her famous Telugu movies include 'Jai Jawan' (1970), 'Mayadari Malligadu' (1973), 'Alluri Seetarama Raju' (1974), 'Gunavanthudu' (1975) and 'Vaasu' (2002).

 In the 1980s she moved on to playing supporting roles in films. She continued to act, doing a few films, upto the 2000s and has notched up a repertoire of over 100 films in the three languages. 

She and actor Vijayakumar married shortly after they fell in love on the sets of Unnidam Mayanguhiren. The couple have three daughters, Vanitha, Preetha and Sridevi Vijaykumar.  Arun Vijay, Anitha, and Kavitha are her husband's children from a previous marriage.

She died on 23 July 2013 in SRMC at Chennai after falling down from bed and admitted in hospital, her death was caused by a renal failure and blood clot in the stomach .