Vijayakumari | |
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![]() Vijayakumari in 2013 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1964 – present |
Spouse | O. Madhavan |
Children | 3; including Mukesh |
Parents |
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Relatives | Divyadarsan R. Engoor (grandson) |
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 ]
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]
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