Vijayachander | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vijayachander Telidevara 24 May 1939 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Producer |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Relatives | Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu Tanguturi Suryakumari |
| Awards | Nandi Awards |
Vijayachander, (born Vijayachander Telidevara), is an Indian actor, director and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television. [1] 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.[2]
Vijayachander is known for his path-breaking works in biographical films; He essayed Jesus of Nazareth in the 1978 film Karunamayudu which he produced, and won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film; 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.[3]
He then essayed Sai Baba of Shirdi in the 1986 classic Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam 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.[4] In 1989, he starred in the Maniratnam directed Romantic drama film, 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 Cannes Film Festival 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.[5]
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Personal life and family
He is the maternal grandson of brother of Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu. Yesteryear's Telugu film singer Tanguturi Suryakumari was his maternal aunt.[6][7][8]
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.[8] In 2007, he has donated land for old film artists and Movie Artists Association.[9]
Television
During 1996 to 1998, he was cast in a 50-episode serial titled Dayasagar, which was telecast on DD National. The series was also dubbed into Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and other languages.[10]
Selected filmography
- Sudigundalu - 1968
- Buddhimantudu - 1969
- Maro Prapancham - 1970
- Rowdy Raani - 1971
- Basthi Bul Bul[11] - 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
- Bhabali - 1987
- Dharmam Vellum - 1989 (Tamil)
- Police Report - 1989
- Geetaanjali - 1989
- State Rowdy - 1989
- Anna Thammudu - 1990
- Jaitra Yatra - 1991
- Raat - 1992
- Aapad Bandhavudu - 1992
- Athma - 1993
- Mounam- 1995
- Big Boss - 1995
- Devi Lalithamba - 1996
- Suputhrudu - 1997
- Bhadrachalam - 2001
- Vachina Vaadu Suryudu - 2002
- Pilisthe Palukutha - 2002
- Kabirdas - 2003
- Ela Cheppanu - 2003
- Pedababu - 2004
- Relax - 2005
- Sada Mee Sevalo - 2005
- Hanumanthu - 2006
- Gamyam - 2008
- Three - 2008
- Aa Okkadu - 2009
- Ratnavali - 2011
- Virodhi - 2011
- Aravaan - 2012 (Tamil)
- Anando Brahma - 2017
- N.T.R: Kathanayakudu - 2019
- 118 - 2019
- Natho Nenu - 2023
Awards
- Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Karunamayudu (1978)
- Special Jury Award - Andhra Kesari (1983)
References
- ^ "suDigunDAlu ( 1967 )". Ghantasala.info. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
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- ^ "Nandi Awards - 1983 - Winners & Nominees".
- ^ Y. Sunita Chowdhary (12 November 2011). "Arts / Cinema : Grill Mill – Vijay Chander". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ Anupama Subramanian DC chennai (5 May 2012). "Hansika signs yet another film with STR". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Tanguturi-Vijaychander on Independent Catholic News". Indcatholicnews.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "I Love Hyderabad". I Love Hyderabad. 21 December 1978. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Actors Jayasudha, Vijaychander join Congress". The Hindu. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Telugu Movie launch, audio release, celebrity events and function coverage". Archived from the original on 4 August 2016.
- ^ Special Correspondent (18 May 2012). "NATIONAL / ANDHRA PRADESH : Vijay Chander adds lustre to poll campaign". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Basthi Bul Bul (1971)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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