K. R. Vijaya

Full Name: Deivanayaki (Known Professionally as K. R. Vijaya)
Date of Birth: 30 November 1948
Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other Names: Punnagai Arasi

Occupation
Profession: Actress
Years Active: 1963–present

Family
Spouse: Madathil Velayuthan (m. 1966; died 2016)
Children: Hemalatha (Born 1967)
Parent(s): Ramachandran Nair (Father), Kalyani (Mother)
Siblings: Narayanan (Brother), K. R. Vatsala (Sister), K. R. Savithri (Sister), Sashikala (Sister), Radha (Sister)

Education
Primary Education: Government Higher Secondary School, Adyar, Chennai

Career Highlights
Debut Film: Karpagam (1963)
Notable Films: Idhaya Kamalam (1965), Odayil Ninnu (1965), Saraswathi Sabatham (1966), Selvam (1966), Nenjirukkum Varai (1967), Iru Malargal (1967), Namma Veettu Deivam (1970), Dheerga Sumangali (1974), Thangappathakkam (1974), Thirisoolam (1979), Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove (1984)
Awards: Satyabama College: Doctorate (2009), Nandi Awards: Special Jury Award for Sutradharulu (1989), Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Best Actress for Iru Malargal (1967) and Namma Veetu Dheivam (1970), Filmfare Awards South: Special Award for Dheerga Sumangali (1974), Lifetime Achievement Award (2004), Kerala State Film Awards: Second Best Actress for Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove (1984), Kerala Film Critics Association Awards: Chalachitra Rathnam Award (2013), Janmabhoomi Television Awards: Best Character Actress for Sathyam Sivam Sundaram (2018), Other Awards: Nagi Reddy Memorial Awards (2013), Congress Managalir Awards (2017), Nakshathira Sathanaiyalar 2019 (2019)