While initially deemed an accident, the Times of India reported the death as suicide. Manjula died after suffering burns during a kitchen fire on 19 September 1986. She also acted with well known actors in other languages like Ramakrishna (Telugu), Kamalahasan and Rajinikanth (Tamil).įilmography Kannada, Telugu and Tamil Yearįilmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada Some of her notable films are Sampathige Savaal, Eradu Kanasu, Sose Thanda Sowbhagya, Besuge and Seetharamu. She specialized in the role of the bossy tomboyish village belle which brought her huge success as a top Kannada heroine in the late 1970s.

Her most successful pairing was with Srinath and they acted together in about 35 films. She shared screen with Kannada actors including Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Srinath, Ashok and Shankar Nag. Manjula is survived by husband, actor Vijayakumar and three daughters who had also acted in Tamil films as heroines. Her debut as a heroine was in the 1972 film Yaara Saakshi, directed by veteran director M. Veteran actress Manjula Vijayakumar, who had worked in more than 100 films in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, died in Chennai today due to a stomach injury. She entered the Kannada film industry in a small role in Mane Katti Nodu in 1966. Manjula started her acting career in 1965 with a drama troupe Prabhat Kalavidaru. She was married to film director Amrutham who worked with her in films such as Hudugaatada Hudugi and Kanasu Nanasu. Her father Shivanna was a police sub inspector. Shivanna and Deveramma in Honnenahalli, a village in Tumkur District. She acted in more than 100 films and won several awards for her performances, including a Filmfare Award.

She was one of the most successful and prominent actresses of Kannada films in 1970s and 1980s. She was critically acclaimed for her performance in AVM's Priyamana Thozhi by Vikraman.Manjula (8 November 1954 – 12 September 1986) was an Indian actress who acted in predominantly Kannada language films in addition to Tamil (credited as Kumari Manjula) and Telugu films (credited as Kannada Manjula). She shifted to Telugu industry and became popular.

Sridevi made her Tamil debut as heroine in the romantic film Kadhal Virus by Kathir. She started off as a child artist in a Tamil movie Rickshaw Mama. She is married to Rahul and has a daughter. Sridevi has two elder sisters, Vanitha and Preetha, two half-sisters, Kavitha and Anitha, and an elder half-brother, Arun Vijay. Sridevi was born as the youngest daughter of Tamil actor Vijayakumar and Manjula, a popular South Indian actress. She became a leading actress from the 2000s till 2017 and later shifting to supporting roles. Starting off as a child artist in the 1992 Tamil film Rickshaw Mama, she has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.

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