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Mahesh Babu
unveils statue of veteran Telugu actor-director
Vijaya Nirmala in Hyderabad
Telugu star Mahesh Babu and politician Talasani Srinivas Yadav
unveiled the statue of late actor-filmmaker Vijaya Nirmala on her
74th birth anniversary. The ceremony was held in Hyderabad on
Thursday. Nirmala was the stepmother of Mahesh Babu.Vijaya
Nirmala, who starred in over 200 films and directed 44 in her
illustrious career of over three decades, passed away in June 2019.
Nirmala made her acting debut at the age of five as a child artist
in 1950 Tamil film Machcha Rekkai, and by age of 11, she made her
Telugu debut with Panduranga Mahatyam. She rose to stardom when
she starred opposite Prem Nazir in 1964 Malayalam film Bhargavi
Nilayam, and went on to work again with him in Udhyogastha. As
a leading lady, she made her Telugu debut with Rangula Ratnam
alongside Vanisri and Anjali Devi,
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