Vijayachander, (born Vijayachander Telidevara), is an Indian actor, director and producer, known for his works in
Telugu cinema
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,
theatre
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, and television.
Regarded as one of the finest
character actor
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'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
biographical film
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s; He essayed
Jesus of Nazareth
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in the 1978 film ''
Karunamayudu'' which he produced, and won the
Nandi Award for Best Feature Film
This is the list of winners of the Nandi Award for Best Feature Films since 1964.
Best Feature Film - Gold
Second Best Feature Film - Silver
Third Best Feature Film - Bronze
References
See also
* Cinema of Andhra Pradesh
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; He then enacted his own maternal Grandfather
Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu in the 1982 film ''
Andhra Kesari'' for which he has received the state
Nandi Special Jury Award
The Nandi Special Jury Award is given by the state government as part of its annual Nandi Awards for Telugu films since 1981.
See also
* Nandi Awards
* Cinema of Andhra Pradesh
References
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Speci ...
.
He then essayed
Sai Baba of Shirdi
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According to accounts from his life, Sai ...
in the 1986 classic ''
Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam'' which was screened at the
International Film Festival of India
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; In the same year, he appeared as saint
Vemana in the super hit ''Vemana Charithra''. In 1989, he starred in the
Maniratnam directed
Romantic drama film
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, ''
Geetanjali'', which won the
. He enacted the role of
Kabir
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in the 2003 film ''Kabirdas''. The 2006 Tamil film
Veyil Veyil () may refer to:
* ''Veyil'' (2006 film), Indian Tamil-language drama film
* ''Veyil'' (2022 film), Indian Malayalam-language drama film
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was screened at the 2007
Cannes Film Festival
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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
Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu. Yesteryear's
Telugu film
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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
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu 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
DD National
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. The series was also dubbed into Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and other languages.
Selected filmography
*''
Sudigundalu'' - 1968
*''
Buddhimantudu'' - 1969
*''Maro Prapancham'' - 1970
*''Rowdy Raani'' - 1971
*''
Basthi Bul Bul'' - 1971...Prakash and Premnath
*''C.I.D. Raju'' - 1971
*''Mavoori Monagadu'' - 1975
*''Pasivani Paga'' - 1975
*''
Karunamayudu'' - 1978
*''
Rajadhi Raju'' - 1980
*''
Andhra Kesari'' - 1983
*''
Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam'' - 1986
*''Vemana Charithra'' - 1986
*''Dayamayudu''-1987
*''Dharmam Vellum - 1989 (Tamil)
*''Police Report'' - 1989
*''
Geetaanjali'' - 1989
*''
State Rowdy'' - 1989
*''
Anna Thammudu'' - 1990
*''
Jaitra Yatra'' - 1991
*''
Raat'' - 1992 (Hindi)
* ''
Raatri'' - 1992
*''
Aapadbandhavudu'' - 1992
*''
Athma'' - 1993
*''Naga Jyothi'' - 1993
*''
Mounam'' - 1995
*''
Big Boss'' - 1995
*''Suputhrudu'' - 1997
*''
Bhadrachalam
Bhadrachalam is a census town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is an important Hindu pilgrimage town with the Bhadrachalam Temple of Rama, situated on the banks of Godavari River. It is located east of sta ...
'' - 2001
*''
Vachina Vaadu Suryudu'' - 2002
*''
Pilisthe Palukutha'' - 2002
*''Kabirdas'' - 2003
*''
Ela Cheppanu'' - 2003
*''
Pedababu'' - 2004
*''
Relax
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Albums
* ''Relax'' (album), by Das Racist, 2011
* ''Relax'', by Blank & Jones, 2003
* ''Relax'', by Los Piratas, 2003
Songs
* "Relax" (Deetah song), 1998
* "Relax" (Frankie Goes to Hollywood song), 1983
* "Relax ...
'' - 2005
*''
Sada Mee Sevalo'' - 2005
*''
Hanumanthu'' - 2006
*''
Gamyam'' - 2008
*''
Three
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'' - 2008
*''
Aa Okkadu'' - 2009
*''
Ratnavali
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'' - 2011
*''
Virodhi'' - 2011
*''
Aravaan'' - 2012 (Tamil)
*''
Anando Brahma'' - 2017
*''
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu'' - 2019
*''
118'' - 2019
*''
Natho Nenu'' - 2023
Awards
;
Nandi Awards
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[(in Telugu)]
*
Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - ''
Karunamayudu'' (1978)
*
Special Jury Award - ''Andhra Kesari'' (1983)
References
External links
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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