Leading south Indian actress Manjula Vijayakumar, who acted in more than a hundred films in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages, died on Tuesday morning.
She was 59 years old and is survived by her husband and actor Vijayakumar and three daughters, Vanitha, Preetha and Sridevi.
Doctors at Sri Ramachandra Medical College (SRMC) hospital, where she was admitted last Wednesday after a fall, said the actress died following renal failure.
“Her whole family was with her when she died,” said actor Arun Vijay, her stepson from Vijayakumar’s first marriage.
“She lost consciousness this morning,” he added.
According to media reports, her last rites will be performed in the evening.
Manjula, once a popular face in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada cinema, had starred in over 100 films in her three-decade long career.
She made her cinematic debut in Tamil romantic-drama “Shanti Nilayam” (1969), in which she played the teenage daughter to Gemini Ganeshan.
Some of her best films include “Rickshawkaran”, “Ulagam Sutrum Valiban” and “Alluri Seetarama Raju”.
She continued to bag lead roles till the late 70s and then appeared in supporting roles.
She was 59 years old and is survived by her husband and actor Vijayakumar and three daughters, Vanitha, Preetha and Sridevi.
Doctors at Sri Ramachandra Medical College (SRMC) hospital, where she was admitted last Wednesday after a fall, said the actress died following renal failure.
“Her whole family was with her when she died,” said actor Arun Vijay, her stepson from Vijayakumar’s first marriage.
“She lost consciousness this morning,” he added.
According to media reports, her last rites will be performed in the evening.
Manjula, once a popular face in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada cinema, had starred in over 100 films in her three-decade long career.
She made her cinematic debut in Tamil romantic-drama “Shanti Nilayam” (1969), in which she played the teenage daughter to Gemini Ganeshan.
Some of her best films include “Rickshawkaran”, “Ulagam Sutrum Valiban” and “Alluri Seetarama Raju”.
She continued to bag lead roles till the late 70s and then appeared in supporting roles.
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