Vijayashanti

Satti Vijayashanti, known mononymously as Vijayashanti, is an Indian film actress, producer and politician.[4] In a film career spanning 30 years, she has acted in over 180 feature films in a variety of roles in various Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. She has been widely called "The Lady Superstar" and "Lady Amitabh" of South Indian cinema.[5][6][7] She won the National Film Award for Best Actress[8] for her work as a "super cop" in Kartavyam (1990), for depicting both aggression and feminity with balance and restraint. She received the Kalaimamani Award from Tamil Nadu Government in 2002. She also garnered seven Filmfare Awards South, six for best acting and one Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003, and four state Nandi Awards for Best Actress.[9]

Vijayashanti
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byA. Narendra
Succeeded byKotha Prabhakar Reddy
ConstituencyMedak
Personal details
Born
Satti Vijayashanti

(1966-06-24) 24 June 1966[1][2]
Madras, Madras State, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (2014—present)
Other political
affiliations		TRS (2009–2014)
Spouse(s)M. V. Srinivas Prasad
ResidenceHyderabad, Telangana, India[3]
OccupationActress, Politician, Producer
Websitevijayashanti.com

In 1985, Vijayashanti won the state Nandi Award for her role in Pratighatana. In 1987, she appeared in Swayam Krushi alongside Chiranjeevi, which was screened at the Moscow International Film Festival; and Padamati Sandhya Ragam with Hollywood actor Thomas Jane, which was screened at the Louisville International Film Festival.[10] She appeared in successful films like Agni Parvatam (1984), Challenge (1984), Pratighatana (1985), Repati Pourulu (1986), Pasivadi Pranam (1987), Muvva Gopaludu (1987), Yamudiki Mogudu (1988), Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989), Janaki Ramudu (1988), Muddula Mavayya (1989), Kondaveeti Donga (1990), Indrudu Chandrudu (1989), Lorry Driver (1990), Sathruvu (1990), Gang Leader (1991), Mannan (1992), Rowdy Inspector (1992), Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam (1992), Chinarayudu (1993) and Police Lockup (1993), establishing herself as one of the leading actress of Telugu cinema and being cited in the media as one of the nation's most popular and attractive personalities of the late 80s and 90s.[11][5]

Her remuneration for the Telugu movie Karthavyam was ₹ 1 crore, which was then the highest ever paid in India to a female actor.[12]

She joined state politics in 1998.[13][14]

Childhood

Vijayashanti was born into a Reddy family to Satti Srinivas Prasad and Varalakshmi, in Madras (now Chennai).[15] She is the niece of famous Telugu actress and producer Vijayalalitha.[16] She has said that she prefers to think of herself as being from Telangana rather than Madras, although as of 2004 she had never visited her parents' village.[17]

She completed her 10th class at Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai, before starting her film career.[18]

Career

Film career (1979-present)

Early career

Vijayashanti began her acting career at the age of 14 in 1980, playing the leading lady in the Tamil film Kallukkul Eeram (The moisture inside stone / rock), directed by Bharathiraja. In the same year, she debuted in Telugu cinema with the movie Kilaadi Krishnudu, opposite Krishna, directed by Vijaya Nirmala. She was given the screen name "Vijaya Shanthi", which was based on that of her aunt and veteran actress Vijaya Lalitha. She got a role in the Telugu film Satyam-Sivam (1981), the cast of which included N. T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao.

Balance of Glamour and Women-centric roles (1983-1993)

After a couple of inconsequential movies came Pellichoopulu (1983), directed by P. Sambasivarao, which brought recognition to her as a star. This was a remake of K. Bhagyaraj's Tamil film Thooral Ninnu Pochchu. Her breakthrough movie was Neti Bharatam (1983), and from there she started acting in women-centric roles, teaming up with T. Krishna. He spotted her on the sets of his friend Madala Rangarao's Navodayam. He saw her perform and predicted that she would turn out to be a good actress. In 1985, Pratighatana, one of the biggest blockbusters of the year from the same director, won her accolades and a state Nandi Award for the first time. She delivered a powerful performance in the song "Ee Dhuryodhana Dusshasana", penned by legendary lyricist Veturi Sundararama Murthy and powerfully sung by S. Janaki. It was her association with T. Krishna that catapulted Vijayashanthi to stardom - Neti Bharatam, Desamlo Dongalu Paddaru, Pratighatana, Devaalayam, Vande Mataram and Repati Pourulu. This film was released after the death of director T. Krishna.

In 1992 Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam was a huge success. Vijayashanti played a bold lady speaking Telangana slang and delivered the career-defining song "Laloo Darwaja Laskar". In 1994 it was remade into Hindi as Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin. In the 1990s, Vijayashanti was the only actress demanding highest remuneration in India, equal to her co-stars Rajnikanth and Chiranjeevi.[19] Most of her films with Telugu superstars Chiranjeevi (19 films) and Balakrishna (17 films) were huge hits and her on-screen chemistry with both the actors worked very well at the box office. In K. Viswanath's Swayam Krushi, where she acts as an illiterate woman who falls in love with a cobbler played by Chiranjeevi. Her dialogue in Atta Soodamakayya is highly applauded along with her performance in Swayam Krushi. She starred in Sathruvu, Surya IPS and Chinarayudu, along with Daggubati Venkatesh. She starred with Akkineni Nagarjuna in Vijay, and Janaki Ramudu in Jaitra Yatra. She starred alongside Tamil superstar Rajinikanth as the antagonist in the film Mannan, and with Kamal Hassan as an investigative reporter in Indrudu Chandrudu. She acted in two movies with Malayalam superstar Suresh Gopi, Yuvathurki and Kallu Kondoru Pennu.

Hindi cinema (1989-1997)

In 1989, she was introduced to Hindi cinema by K. Viswanath alongside Anil Kapoor in the film Eeshwar, a remake of his Telugu film Swathi Muthyam. Her second Hindi film was Muqaddar Ka Badshaah, a remake of the Telugu film Aswaddama. In the Hindi version, she acted with another National Award-winning actress - Shabana Azmi. Her other starrers are Apradhi, in which she is paired with Anil Kapoor and Tejaswini, a remake of Karthavyam, directed by N. Chandra. Another Bollywood movie of hers is Gundagardi (1997), starring Dharmendra in an action role. In 1996, she was paired opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Zamaanat, directed by S. Ramanathan,[20] but the movie was shelved.

National Award and woman-oriented roles (1990-2006)

In a carefully nurtured career, Vijayashanthi reached the status of a "hero" in box office parlance. In the blockbuster movie Karthavyam (1990), her performance as a tough cop (modelled after the real-life supercop Kiran Bedi) under the direction of Mohan Gandhi won her the National Film Award from the Government of India and an Andhra Pradesh State award for best actress. Actor Ravi Teja was introduced in the film as a side artist. The film was made with a budget of about 90 lakhs and grossed over 7 crores in southern territories alone.[21] The film was screened at the 14th International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.[22] She was the third woman from Telugu cinema to win the award after Sharada and Archana.

The success of this movie saw her moving away from glamorous roles and limiting herself to woman-oriented roles. "There were people who questioned how can a Heroine attain the image of Hero & charge highest remuneration. But, I had overcome all of the hurdles and answered the critics with successful films."

Vijayashanti didn't rely on stunt doubles for performing risky stunts in many films. There were times when the she jumped for a height of 30 feet and she hardly cared about the injuries.[23]

In 1990, Karthavyam was dubbed into Tamil as Vyjayanthi IPS and its success brought her actress in Tamil cinema. (It was also remade in Hindi as Tejaswini, with herself playing the lead role. This, too, did very well at the Hindi box office.) The film inspired the then 10-year old C. Indhumathi to take up the civil services exam; she cleared the UPSC exam and bagged 151st rank and placed in Madurai.[24] Vyjayanthi IPS ran for 50 days in Vetri theater in Chennai. This record was broken by a dubbed version of Baahubali in August 2015.[25]

A. M. Ratnam, Vijayashanti's personal make-up man, turned out to be a money-making producer.[26] As an executive producer for Vijayashanti, he made the award-winning Karthavyam on the banner of Sri Surya Movies. On the same banner, she produced and acted in Aashayam released in 1993, which had a decent run. In Police Lockup she played a dual role, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, for which she won another Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[27] Later she played action roles. In Osey Ramulamma (1997), she played a downtrodden woman who rose against her oppressors. Directed by Dasari Narayana Rao, this was the biggest blockbuster of the year, giving Vijayashanti her fourth Nandi Award and sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[28] This film gave her another name, called as "Ramulamma/Ramulakka" by the people. The music of this film, composed by Vandemataram Srinivas, also won the Nandi Award.

Later, she appeared in critically acclaimed women oriented movies like Adavi Chukka and Rowdy Durbar, directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.

Vijayashanthi has also worked for many commercials like Chandana Bros., and Power Detergent soap. She was the first actress to be first featured in a Saree commercial.

Comeback into films (2019-present)

Vijayashanti returned to cinema after a sabbatical of 13 years, starring in the 2020 film Sarileru Neekevvaru where Mahesh Babu played the main protagonist.[29][30]

Her last seen movie is Nayudamma, released in 2006. The director of the film, Anil Ravipudi shared a welcome picture on Twitter announcing her return to films with a makeup mirror placed in front of her. He wrote "After 13 years.. It's make up time for Vijayashanthi garu.. Nothing has ever changed in all these 13 years. Same discipline, same attitude and same dynamism. Welcome on-board".[31][32]

Political career (1998-2014)

In 1998, Vijayashanti joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was soon made the secretary of BJP's Women's Wing (Bharateeya Mahila Morcha).[33] In 1998, her first public meeting was held at Nellore, a big hit in support of BJP.[34] During the 1999 general 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 after Sonia Gandhi decided to contest from Bellary. In 1996, Vijayashanti, who is pro-BJP, vowed her support to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and was a star campaigner for then Chief Jayalalitha.[35] Vijayashanti is the star campaigner for BJP Lok Sabha Polls in Tamil Nadu along with Cricketer Srikkanth.[36]

She started her own political party, Talli Telangana, in January 2009, which she merged into Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) due to lack of strength and support. From 1999, her movie appearances decreased as she focused on her political career. By 2004, she had stopped signing up for new films. In the 2009 general election, she won as a Member of Parliament from the Medak constituency from TRS.[37] In June 2009, she resigned from the post of secretary general of TRS, expressing solidarity with the resignation of Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.[38]

In 2011, she submitted her resignation as an MP along with Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao in agitation of Telangana movement. The resignation was later rejected by the speaker of the house, as it was not in the proper format.

Later, she actively participated in politics for separate Telangana State (region), in which she played a key role.

Vijayashanti joined the Indian National Congress party in February 2014 after a split with TRS chief KCR.[39] She contested in the assembly elections from Medak in the 2014 general elections from Indian National Congress party and lost as MLA. After some inactive years, in 2018 AICC president Rahul Gandhi appointed Vijayashanti as star campaigner and adviser to the election campaign committee of Telangana PCC.[40]

Personal life

Vijayashanti is married to M. V. Srinivas Prasad.[18] He is nephew to Daggubati Purandareswari. He produced the movie Nippu Ravva (1993), starring Balakrishna, under the banner Yuvarathna Arts.

Awards
National Film Awards
Kalaimamani Award
  • 2002 from Tamil Nadu Government
Filmfare Awards South
  • Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (South) (2003)
  • Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) - Osey Ramulamma (1997)
  • Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) - Police Lockup (1993)
  • Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) - Kartavyam (1990)
  • Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) - Bharathanaari (1989)
  • Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) - Swayamkrushi (1987)
  • Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) - Pratighatana (1985)
Nandi Awards
Cinema Express Awards - 3
Screen Awards - 3
T. S. R. Awards
  • Silver Screen Empress Award (2011)

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
1980Kallukkul EeramTamilDebut in Tamil
Khiladi KrishnuduTeluguDebut in Telugu
1981Satyam ShivamShanti
Pandanti Jeevitham
RajangamTamil
Netrikkann
Nenjile Thunivirunthal
Sandhana Malargal
Pattam ParakkattumTelugu
Sivappu MalliTamil
1982 Pelleedu PillaluSanthiTelugu
Vamsha Gouravam
Prathikaram
Krishnavatharam
Ilan JodigalTamil
Manjal Nilla
Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal
Vedikkai ManidhargalTamil
1983Sri Ranga NeethuluLakshmiTelugu
Rakasi LoyaTelugu
Pelli ChoopuluTelugu
Neti BharatamTeluguNandi Award for Best Feature Film Silver 1983
Mukku PudakaTeluguTamil remake of Gopurangal Saivathillai
NavodayamTelugu
SangharshanaRadhaTelugu
Amaayaka Chakra VarthyTelugu
Pelli Chesi ChupistamTelugu
DharmathmuduTelugu
Pandanti Kaapuraniki Pannendu SuthraluJayaTelugu
Keralida HennuKannadaRemake of Nyayam Kavali
Simha GarjaneKannada
Neeru Pootha NeruppuTamil
Villiyanur MathaTamil
ThalaimaganTamil
Kalyana KanavugalTamil
1984DevanthakuduTelugu
Sundari SubbaraoTelugu
S.P. BhayankarLakshmiTelugu
Mahanagaramlo MayagaduTelugu
ChallengeHaarikaTelugu
AbhimanyuduTelugu
Enkennalli CharithraTelugu
JadagantaluTelugu
RaarajuTelugu
Dongallo DoraTelugu
VeerabhadhruduTelugu
Adadhani SawalTelugu
Kutumba GouravamTelugu
Kurra CheshtaluTelugu
1985Vande MataramTelugu
PattabhishekamHemaTelugu
Kottha Pelli KuthuruTelugu
BhandhiTelugu
DevalayamTelugu
Desamlo DongalupaddaruTelugu
Agni ParvatamVijayaTelugu
ThirugubaatuTelugu
ChiranjeeviTelugu
Darja DongaTelugu
Ooriki SoggaaduTelugu
SrivaruTelugu
PratighatanaJhansiTeluguWon first Nandi Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1986Muddula KrishnaiahVijayaTelugu
Apoorva SahodaruluTelugu
SakkanoduTelugu
Sravana SandhyaSravaniTeluguRemade into Hindi as Majaal
Naaga DevataTelugu
Kondaveeti RajaRaniTelugu
Chanakya ShapadhamTelugu
Repati PouruluSaraswathiTeluguNandi Award for Best Feature Film Silver 1986
Filmfare Award for Best Film
DhairyavanthuduLavanyaTelugu
BrahmasthramTelugu
Samaajamlo StreeKarunaTelugu
Aruna KiranamArunaTelugu
Samsaaram Oka SangeetamTelugu
Jeevana PoratamTelugu
DeshoddharakuduTelugu
1987Sahasa SamratRaniTelugu
Muvva GopaluduNirmalaTelugu
Pasivadi PranamGeethaTelugu
Dongagaru SwagatamTelugu
Swayam KrushiGangaTeluguWon Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1987
MuddayiTelugu
Bhanumati Gari MoguduBhanumatiTelugu
Kalyana ThambhulamTelugu
Bhargava RamuduLathaTelugu
Padamati Sandhya RagamSandhyaTelugu
Sardar Krishnama NaiduTelugu
1988Janaki RamuduJanaki/LakshmiTelugu
Manchi DongaVijayaTelugu
Yuddha BhoomiKumariTelugu
Yamudiki MoguduGowriTelugu
AswadhdhaamaTelugu
Donga PelliShantiTelugu
Inspector PratapTelugu
1989Muddula MavayyaRadhaTelugu
Indrudu ChandruduReporter DurgaTelugu
Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki MoguduSasi RekhaTelugu
EeshwarLalithaHindiHer first Hindi film
RudranetraPratimaTelugu
Dorikite DongaluTelugu
Bhaarata NaariTeluguWon the second Nandi Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Gunda RaajyamTelugu
Koduku Diddina KapuramSasi RekhaTelugu
VijayTelugu
Bhale DongaRekhaTelugu
1990ShatruvuVijayaTelugu
NaagaastramTelugu
Muqaddar Ka BadshaahBharthi RathodHindi
Kondaveeti DongaSrilekhaTelugu
Palnaati RudraiahTelugu
KartavyamVyjayanthi IPSTeluguNational Film Award for Best Actress
Nandi Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu.
Also producer. Dubbed in Tamil as Vyjayanthi IPS.
Muddula MenalluduShantiTelugu
Lorry DriverJayammaTelugu
1991Surya IPSSirishaTelugu
Talli TandruluKavithaTelugu
Stuartpuram Police StationAlakanandaTelugu
Gang LeaderKanyakumariTelugu
Jaitra YatraTelugu
1992AparadhiParoHindi
Rowdy InspectorRaniTeluguDubbed in Tamil as Auto Raani
ChinarayuduGowriTelugu
Mondi Mogudu Penki PellamAmmulu / ChandrakalaTeluguRemade in Hindi as Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin
MannanShanti DeviTamil
1993Mechanic AlluduChittiTeluguDubbed in Tamil as Mechanical Mappillai
Police LockupVijaya, Shanti (Double Role)TeluguWon Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1993
Dubbed in Tamil as Police Lockup
Nippu RavvaTeluguProducer
Doragaariki Donga PellaamRaniTelugu
AashayamSarojiniTeluguAlso producer; dubbed in Tamil as Aasayam
Kunthi PutruduTelugu
1994Rowdy MoguduTelugu
Attaa KodalluTelugu
TejasviniASP Tejasvini JoshiHindiAlso producer
Maga RayuduSudharaniTelugu
Lady BossTeluguDubbed in Tamil as Lady Boss
1995Street FighterTelugu
1996YuvathurkiMalayalamDubbed in Telugu as Delhi Diary
1997Osey RamulammaRamulammaTeluguWon the Nandi Award for Best Actress for 4th time
Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu)
Dubbed in Tamil as Adimai Penn
GundagardiDeepaHindi
Rowdy DarbaarTelugu
1998Kallu Kondoru PennuSitaMalayalam
Srivaarante Maa VaareNagamaniTelugu
ThadayamNandhiniTamilProducer; dubbed into Telugu as Chattam
1999SuryodayamTamil
Bharata RathnaTelugu
RajasthanTamil
2000Sri Srimati SatyabhamaSatyabhamaTelugu
Adavi ChukkaChukkamma, SanthiTeluguAlso producer
2001VyjayanthiVyjayanthiTelugu
2002Vande MatharamGayatriKannada
Saahasa Baludu Vichitra KothiTelugu
Sambhavi IPSSambhaviTelugu
Sri Srimathi SathyabhaamaSathyabhaamaTelugu
2003Sri Bannari AmmanAmmanTamilDubbed in Telugu as Maha Chandi
SivaniSivaniTelugu
2004IndirammaIndiraTelugu
2006NaayudammaNaayudamma, JhansiTelugu
2020Sarileru NeekevvaruBharathi, Medical College ProfessorTeluguComeback role after 13 years
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Preceded by
A. Narendra		 Member of Parliament from Medak
2009 – 2014		 Succeeded by
Kotha Prabhakar Reddy
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