Vijayashanti is a renowned Telugu actress who has also contributed to Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. She played the strong characters of activists, politicians, cops, or lawyers in her career spanning over four decades. With her appearance in more than 175 films, the actress is also called ‘Lady Amitabh Bachchan’ as she mainly appeared in women-oriented action roles at a time when heroines were merely glam dolls. Such was the significance that directors used to script stories for her celebration of womanhood. Recently, one of her pictures with her husband went viral on the Internet.
In 1988, Vijayashanthi got married to MV Srinivasa Prasad. Prasad does real estate business around Chennai and Hyderabad and is a nephew of Daggubati Purandareswari. The picture of the couple that is being widely circulated on the Internet shows the couple flashing a bright smile as they pose for the camera. While the actress looks elegant in a traditional pink saree as she flaunts her sindoor and mangal sutra, her husband exudes simplicity in a white shirt.
Known as the lady superstar of South Indian films, Vijayashanti won the Indian National Film Award for Best Actress for 1991 released Karthavyam. She also received the Filmfare Nandi Award from the Andhra State Government and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to South Indian films.
Although Vijayashanti has acted opposite many heroes in Telugu films, the majority of films were with Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna. Among her films that garnered her immense applause was Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam. She aced the role of a newly married girl from Karimnagar. Her innocent and charming portrayal of a young Telugu girl who travels to the US where she falls in love with a white American in Jandhyala’s Padamati Sandhyaragam is still considered one of her career-high points. In addition to that, her role as a cobbler’s wife in K Viswanath’s Swayamkrushi and a rape victim in Osey Ramulamma solidified her position as a talented actress in the entertainment industry.
Vijayashanti also appeared in films like Vandemataram, Indrudu Chandrudu, Mechanic Alludu, Stuartpuram Police Station, Gang Leader, Muddula Menalludu, and many more.