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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = K. R. Vijaya
| image =
| birth_name = Deivanayaki
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|11|30}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| other_names = Punnagai Arasi
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1966–present
| children = Hemalatha (b.1967)
| spouse = Sudarshan Velayuthan <br>(m.1966; died on 2016)
| relatives = [[K. R. Savithri]]
}}

'''K. R. Vijaya''' is an Indian actress who has featured in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Kannada]] films. She started her career in the 1960s and has been acting for more than four decades in [[Cinema of South India|South Indian cinema]]. The actress has worked with almost all the stalwarts of South Indian cinema and has played many key roles.<ref>https://www.ap7am.com/lv-291365-senior-actress-kr-vijaya-open-heart-with-rk-promo.html</ref>

==Early life==
Vijaya was born as Deivanayaki, eldest children to Ramachandran and Kalyani at [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Her father was in the army and her mother was a housewife. She has a younger brother, Narayanan and four younger sisters, [[K. R. Vatsala]], [[K. R. Savithri]], Sashikala and Radha. She had her primary education at Government Higher Secondary School, Adyar, Chennai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mangalam.com/news/detail/58081-celebrity.html|title=യവനികയിലെ മണവാട്ടി|website=www.mangalam.com|access-date=7 December 2016|archive-date=6 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206163634/http://www.mangalam.com/news/detail/58081-celebrity.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her father wanted her to become an actress since he was himself acting in [[M. R. Radha]]'s drama troupe at the time after retiring from army. She made her film debut with Karpagam in 1963. She was the first ever actress to own a private jet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/features/kr-vijaya-interview/|title='Back Then, There Was No Pressure To Maintain Our Waistlines': Interview With KR Vijaya|last1=V|last2=September 24|first2=hana On|date=2017-09-24|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-05|last3=2017|archive-date=7 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207014946/https://silverscreen.in/features/kr-vijaya-interview/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She married a businessman, Sudarshan Velayuthan Nair in 1966. Her husband was the CEO of Sudarshan trading company and a movie producer. The couple have a daughter Hemalatha (born 1967).<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vqCbp5XbiIEC|year=1988|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|access-date=5 February 2019|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012041222/https://books.google.com/books?id=vqCbp5XbiIEC|url-status=live}}</ref> Velayuthan Nair died on 26 March 2016, aged 82.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Sadasivan2000">{{cite book|author=S. N. Sadasivan|title=A Social History of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Be3PCvzf-BYC&pg=PA679|year=2000|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-170-0|pages=679–682}}</ref>

==Career==
K.R.Vijaya used to dance and act on stage. Once, when she was dancing in Chennai, the actor [[Gemini Ganesan]] was present. He enjoyed her performance and said she had a good chance of becoming famous as a film star. Her first break itself as a heroine in her debut film ''[[Karpagam]]'' (1963). Her notables films include ''[[Idhaya Kamalam]]'' (1965), ''[[Saraswathi Sabatham]]'' (1966), ''[[Selvam (1966 film)|Selvam]]'' (1966), ''[[Nenjirukkum Varai (1967 film)|Nenjirukkum Varai]]'' (1967), ''[[Iru Malargal]]'' (1967), ''Namma Veettu Deivam'' (1970), ''[[Dheerga Sumangali]]'' (1974), ''[[Thangappathakkam]]'' (1974), ''[[Thirisoolam]]'' (1979) and ''[[Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove]]'' (1984).<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/k-r-vijaya/biography.html</ref>

Known for her alluring smile, she is called as Punnagai Arasi (Queen of the smiles) by her fans at a function held in Trichi.<ref>http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/Feb11_1_15/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_KR_Vijaya.html</ref> Vijaya was always the first choice of directors to portray the roles of [[goddess]] due to her unique divine looks.<ref>https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/k-r-vijaya</ref> Apart from her essaying the role of Goddess Shakti in ''[[Mel Maruvathoor Arpudhangal]]'' (1986), her Mariamman avatar in the film ''Mahasakthi Mariamman'' (1986), who have donned the divine role and justified it on screen.<ref>https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/women-s-day-from-ramya-krishnan-to-nayanthara-actresses-with-divine-presence-on-reel-q6uunw</ref> Apart from acting in many films, she has also acted in ''Raja Rajeswari'' and ''Kudumbam'', two teleserials, that are shown on TV in both India and Sri Lanka. Vijaya is still continuing her acting through serials and TV shows.<ref>https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/k-r-vijaya</ref>

K.R. Vijaya returns to a mythological role in ''[[Sri Rama Rajyam]]'' (2011). K.R Vijaya who played [[Kausalya]] for the first time in [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]'s mythological extravaganza.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/screen-goddess/article2642189.ece</ref>

K. R. Vijaya has acted in over 500 films.<ref>https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/women-s-day-from-ramya-krishnan-to-nayanthara-actresses-with-divine-presence-on-reel-q6uunw</ref>

==Awards==
; Satyabama College
* 2009 - Doctorate
;[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
* 1967 - [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for ''[[Iru Malargal]]''
* 1970 - Best Actress for ''Namma Veetu Dheivam''

;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
* 1974 - [[Filmfare Special Award - South]] for ''[[Dheerga Sumangali]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6gkfAQAAMAAJ&q=k+r+vijaya|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|first=Sir Stanley|last=Reed|date=5 February 1980|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* 2004 - [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South|Lifetime Achievement Award]]

;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
* 1984 - [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]] - ''[[Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove]]''
;[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]
* 2013: Chalachitra Rathnam Award
;Janmabhoomi Television Awards
*2018: Best Character Actress - ''Sathyam Sivam Sundaram''
;Other Awards
*2013: Nagi Reddy Memorial Awards
*2017: Congress Managalir Awards
*2019: Nakshathira Sathanaiyalar 2019

==Filmography==

{{Main|K. R. Vijaya filmography}}

==Television serials==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year!! Title !! Channel !! Language !! Notes
|-
|||''Adhiparasakthi'' || Rajshri Tamil||Tamil||
|-
|2000||''Daivathin Makkal'' || Surya TV||Malayalam ||
|-
|||''Pettamma' || DD Malayalam||Malayalam ||
|-
|2000-2003 || ''Mangai'' ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||Tamil ||as lead role ''Mangai''
|-
|2001-2007||''Vikramadithian''||Sun TV||Tamil||
|-
|2004||''[[Anandham (TV series)|Anandham]]''||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||Tamil|| Vijay's mother (cameo)
|-
|2005-2007|| ''Raja Rajeswari'' ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||Tamil||
|-
|2006|| ''Sthree 2''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Malayalam||
|-
|2008-2009||''Namma Kudumbam''||[[Kalaignar TV]] ||Tamil||
|-
|2008-2009|| ''Shree Krishna Leela'' ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Malayalam||as Kurooramma
|-
|2009|| ''Shree Mahabhagavatham''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Malayalam||
|-
|2010|| ''Devimahathmyam''|| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Malayalam||as Devakiyamma
|-
|2010-2011|| ''Adi Parasakthi''|| [[Star Vijay]]||Tamil||
|-
|2011||''Shabarimala Shri Dharmashashtha ''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Malayalam||
|-
|2012-2016||''[[Bhairavi Aavigalukku Priyamanaval]]''||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||Tamil|| as Chintamani
|-
|2016-2018|| ''Sathyam Sivam Sundaram''||[[Amrita TV]]||Malayalam|| as Valliamma
|-
|2020|| ''Ithikkarapakki''||[[Surya TV]]||Malayalam|| as Pakki's Umma
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1555772}}

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