Vijayachander, (born Vijayachander Telidevara), is an Indian actor, director and producer, known for his works in

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, and television. Regarded as one of the finest character actor's of Telugu cinema, Vijayachander has appeared in more than forty feature films in a variety of roles. Vijayachander is known for his path-breaking works in

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s; He essayed

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in the 1978 film '' Karunamayudu'' which he produced, and won the

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; He then enacted his own maternal Grandfather

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in the 1982 film ''

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'' for which he has received the state Nandi Special Jury Award. He then essayed Sai Baba of Shirdi in the 1986 classic ''

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'' which was screened at the International Film Festival of India; In the same year, he appeared as saint Vemana in the super hit ''Vemana Charithra''. In 1989, he starred in the Maniratnam directed

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, '' Geetanjali'', which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He enacted the role of Kabir in the 2003 film ''Kabirdas''. The 2006 Tamil film Veyil was screened at the 2007

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in the "Tous Les Cinemas Du Monde" section. He received positive reviews for his performance in the social problem film Virodhi, which was screened at the Indian panorama section of the 2012 International Film Festival of India.

Personal life and family

He is the maternal grandson of brother of

. Yesteryear's Telugu film singer Tanguturi Suryakumari was his maternal aunt.

Cinema

After a successful career in Telugu theatre, He made his acting debut in the film '' Sudigundalu'' (1967), which won the

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for that year. In 2007, he has donated land for old film artists and Movie Artists Association.

Television

During 1996 to 1998, he was cast in a 50-episode serial titled ''Dayasagar'', which was telecast on

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. The series was also dubbed into Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and other languages.

Selected filmography

*'' Sudigundalu'' - 1968 *''Maro Prapancham'' - 1970 *''Budhimanthudu'' - 1969 *''Rowdy Raani'' - 1971 *''Basthi Bulbul'' - 1972 *''C.I.D. Raju'' - 1972 *''Mavoori Monagadu'' - 1975 *''Pasivani Paga'' - 1975 *'' Karunamayudu'' - 1978 *''

Rajadhi Raju Rajadhi may refer to * ''Rajadhi Raja'' (1989 film), a 1989 Tamil film * ''Rajadhi Raja'' (1992 film), a 1992 Kannada film * ''Rajadhi Raja'' (2009 film), a 2009 Tamil film * ''Rajadhi Raja'' (2014 film), a 2014 Malayalam film * Sri Rajadhi Ra ...

'' - 1980 *''

'' - 1982 *''

'' - 1986 *''Vemana Charithra'' - 1986 *''DAYAMAYUDU''-1987 *''Bhabali'' - 1987 *''Police Report'' - 1989 *'' Geetaanjali'' - 1989 *''

Jaitra Yatra ''Jaitra Yatra'' () is a 1991 Telugu-language social problem film written and directed by Uppalapati Narayana Rao. It stars Nagarjuna and Vijayashanti, with music composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. The film was produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishor ...

'' - 1991 *'' Raat'' - 1992 *''

Aapad Bandhavudu ''Aapadbandhavudu'' () is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. Produced by Edida Nageswara Rao's Poornodaya Movie Creations, the film stars Chiranjeevi and Meenakshi Seshadri while Jandhyala, Sarath Babu, ...

'' - 1992 *'' Athma'' - 1993 *'' Big Boss'' - 1995 *''

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'' - 1996 *''Suputhrudu'' - 1997 *''

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'' - 2001 *''Kabirdas'' - 2003 *'' Ela Cheppanu'' - 2003 *'' Pedababu'' - 2004 *'' Veyyil'' - 2006 (Tamil) *'' Hanumanthu'' - 2006 *'' Relax'' - 2007 *'' Gamyam'' - 2008 *'' Three'' - 2008 *'' Aa Okkadu'' - 2009 *'' Ratnavali'' - 2011 *'' Virodhi'' - 2011 *'' Aravaan'' - 2012 (Tamil) *''

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'' - 2017 *'' N.T.R: Kathanayakudu'' - 2019 *''

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'' - 2019

Awards

;

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(in

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) * Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - '' Karunamayudu'' (1978) *

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- ''Andhra Kesari'' (1983)

References

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* {{Authority control Telugu male actors Tamil male actors Male actors from Hyderabad, India Indian male film actors Nandi Award winners Living people Telugu film producers Film producers from Hyderabad, India Andhra University alumni Indian male stage actors Male actors in Tamil cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1949 births