Vijaya Nirmala, passed away today at the age of 73 in Hyderabad at Continental hospitals, Gachibowli. Vijaya Nirmala is an Indian film actress, producer and director known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema.
She has directed 44 films in Telugu. In 2002, she entered the Guinness Book of Records as the female director of the most films. In 2008, she received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for her contributions to Telugu cinema.
She, and fellow Telugu actress Savitri, are the only female directors to have directed the legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan.
Vijaya Nirmala was born in Tamil Nadu. Her father had worked in film production. She has a son Naresh, who is also an actor, from her first marriage to Krishna Murthy. After divorcing her first husband, she married actor Krishna.
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