Vijayakumar family

Vijayakumar family
Country	India
Current region	Maduravoyal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Place of origin	Nattuchalai, Pattukkottai Taluk, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
Members	Vijayakumar Arun Vijay Anitha Vijayakumar Kavitha Vijayakumar Vanitha Vijayakumar Preetha Vijayakumar Sridevi Vijaykumar
Connected members	Manjula Vijayakumar Hari Sanjeev Venkat Preethi Sanjeev Sindhu Raghuveer
Traditions	Hinduism
Estate(s)	Ashtalakshmi Nagar, Maduravoyal

The Vijayakumar family is a prominent Indian family associated with and involved in the Tamil film industry. ^[1]

Notable members of the family include actor and former politician Vijayakumar, his wife, actress Manjula Vijayakumar; his son, actor Arun Vijay; their daughters, doctor Anitha Vijayakumar, former actress Kavitha Vijayakumar, actress and film director Vanitha Vijayakumar, businesswomen and former actress Preetha Vijayakumar and actress Sridevi Vijaykumar; and Preetha's husband, film director Hari. ^[2]

Overview

The Vijayakumar family are Indian Tamil Hindu people from Nattuchalai, Pattukkottai Taluk, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The family is fluent speaking in Tamil, Telugu and English. ^[3] The Vijayakumar family also is connected to the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu through Vijayakumar's son-in-law Hari who hails from the Thoothukudi. ^[4]

Members of the Vijayakumar family

First generation

• Vijayakumar - Tamil actor and politician. ^[5]
• Muthukannu - First wife of Vijayakumar, mother of Anitha, Kavitha and Arun. ^[6]
• Manjula Vijayakumar - Indian actress, second wife of Vijayakumar, mother of Vanitha, Preetha and Sridevi, aunty of Sanjeev and Sindhu. ^[7]

Second generation

• Arun Vijay - Indian actor, Vijayakumar and Muthukannu's only son. ^[8]
• Anitha Vijayakumar - Doctor, Vijayakumar and Muthukannu's eldest daughter. ^[9]
• Kavitha Vijayakumar - Indian actress, Vijayakumar and Muthukannu's daughter.
• Vanitha Vijayakumar - Indian actress and film director, Vijayakumar and Manjula's daughter. ^{[10] [11]}
• Preetha Vijayakumar - Indian actress and businesswomen, Vijayakumar and Manjula's daughter, married to Hari. ^[12]
• Sridevi Vijaykumar - Indian actress, Vijayakumar and Manjula's daughter. ^[13]
• Hari - Indian film director, husband of Preetha Vijayakumar. ^[14]
• Sanjeev Venkat, Indian actor; nephew of Manjula Vijayakumar. ^[15]
• Preethi Sanjeev, Indian actress; wife of Sanjeev Venkat.
• Sindhu, Indian actress; niece of Manjula Vijayakumar. ^[16]
• Raghuveer - Indian actor: husband of Sindhu from 1992-2003. ^[17]

Third generation

• Diya Gokul - Doctor, Gokul and Anitha's daughter. ^[18]
• Vijay Sri Hari - Film director and actor, Akash and Vanitha's son. ^[19]
• Sreeram Hari - Indian actor, Hari and Preetha's son. ^[20]
• Jovika Vijayakumar - Film producer, Akash and Vanitha's daughter. ^[21]
• Arnav Vijay- Indian actor, Arun and Aarthi's son. ^[22]

Gallery

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  Vijayakumar
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  Arun Vijay
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  Vanitha Vijayakumar
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  Pritha Hari
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  Sridevi Vijaykumar
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  Hari

See also

• List of Tamil film families

References

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7. "விஜயகுமார் – மஞ்சுளா காதல் திருமணம்" [Vijayakumar-Manjula love marriage]. Maalai Malar. 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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10. "Vanitha Vijayakumar: Actor Vijayakumar lodges plaint against daughter | Chennai News". The Times of India . 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
11. "Actor Vijayakumar and daughter Vanitha embroiled in feud over property". The News Minute . 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
12. ""I will say sorry to my Amma" - Preetha Vijayakumar tears up" . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
13. Jeshi, K (25 October 2004). "Star daughter shines". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 April 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
14. Hari Krishnan tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com
15. "Vanitha Vijayakumar reveals her true relationship with actor Sanjeev - Fans surprised" . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
16. "Sindhu". Chiloka. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
17. "Raghuveer Daughter: ಮದುವೆಯಾಗಿ ಚೆನ್ನೈನಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ ದುರಂತ ನಾಯಕ ರಘುವೀರ್‌-ಸಿಂಧು ದಂಪತಿ ಮೊದಲ ಪುತ್ರಿ..ಫೋಟೋ ಗ್ಯಾಲರಿ". Kannada Hindustan Times.
18. "Video: Rajinikanth attends Vijayakumar's granddaughter Diya's wedding in Chennai" . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
19. "Did You Know that Vanitha's son has acted in 'Saguni'" . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
20. "Director Hari's son also made his debut as an actor without being a director" . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
21. "Vanitha's Daughter Jovika Embarks on Her Acting Career Journey" . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
22. "Arun Vijay on son Arnav's acting debut: Thanks to Suriya for producing Oh My Dog" . Retrieved 26 June 2025.