She was called as 'Punnagai Arasi' (Queen of the smiles - in Tamil) by her fans at a function held in Trichy. Her notable films include 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) and Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove (1984). Vijaya's first break itself was as a heroine in her debut film Karpagam (1963). Velayuthan Nair died on 26 March 2016, aged 82. The couple have a daughter Hemalatha (born 1967). Her husband was the CEO of Sudarshan trading company and a movie producer. She married a businessman, Sudarshan Velayuthan Nair in 1966. She was the first ever actress to own a private jet. She made her film debut with Karpagam in 1963. Radha's drama troupe at the time after retiring from army. Her father wanted her to become an actress since he was himself acting in M. She had her primary education at Government Higher Secondary School, Adyar, Chennai. She has a younger brother, Narayanan and four younger sisters, K. Her father was in the army and her mother was a housewife. Vijaya was born as Deivanayaki, eldest children to Ramachandra Nair and Kalyani at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The actress has worked with almost all the stalwarts of South Indian cinema and has played many key roles.

She started her career in 1963 and has been acting for more than five decades in South Indian cinema.

Vijaya is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. Deivanayaki better known by her stage name K.

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