
Acting
Manjula Vijayakumar
Born — Died
1953-09-09 — 2013-07-23
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
Manjula Vijayakumar (9 September 1953 – 23 July 2013) was a South Indian actress. She acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
Known for
When Punyakodi, a rich haughty man who is also an anti-labour, kills a union leader, one of his staff members, Latha, witnesses the murder. She exposes his crime with the help of Dharmadurai.
Mannavan Vanthaanadi
1975
6.7Selvam, a taxi driver, is on a mission to seek revenge on a person. Little does he know that his budding friendship with Raja is the person he dislikes.
Kuppathu Raja
1979
NRLawyers Sattanathan and Ramaswamy, once best friends, now share a bitter rivalry. The two are left aghast when Saravanan, Sattanathan's son, falls in love with Devi, Ramaswamy's daughter
My Beloved, My Life
1975
No synopsis available yet.
Doctor Amma
1974
NRThe films tells how a greedy moneylenders son Gangaram, is Saved from following in his fathers footsteps by an understanding wife. The villagers and particularly the arch-enemy of the youth, come to know the change in heart of the moneylenders son only after setting his house on fire. Later they save Gangarams wife and children from the fury of floods.
Ek Gaon Ki Kahani
1975
6.6Chanti is a 1992 Telugu film directed by Raviraja Pinisetty. The film stars Venkatesh, Meena, Nassar and Brahmanandam in lead roles.
Chanti
1992
Film credits
2000s · 2 titles
6.0Selvarasu is the head of the family and his two brothers Thangarasu and Chinnarasu are ready to give up their life for him. The three brothers think the world of their sister Rasamani. A rich man from the neighboring village feels insulted when Thangarasu mishandles his son, and to take revenge, he makes Rasamani his daughter-in-law. Starting with taking away all of the brothers' wealth, he insults them at every opportunity while ill-treating Rasamani. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Samuthiram
2001
7.2After graduation, Vasu runs a college canteen, and music school and teaches music for seven years to make his living. His father is an IPS officer and he wants Vasu to appear for Civil Services examinations to take up an IPS career. But Vasu has different plans for his future. He dreams of becoming a musician and a singer
Vasu
2002
1990s · 17 titles
6.6Chanti is a 1992 Telugu film directed by Raviraja Pinisetty. The film stars Venkatesh, Meena, Nassar and Brahmanandam in lead roles.
Chanti
1992
Thambidurai elopes and marries Shenbagam, who is often tortured by her stepmother. Things take a drastic turn when Shenbagam's uncle announces the fake news of Thambidurai death to her.
Thambi Durai
1997
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Cheran Pandiyan
1991
NRA forest smuggle, lives in the jungle and smuggles sandalwood. He is also involved with other anti-social behaviour and forest controlling activities like robberies, dacoity, murders and drug pedalling. He consequently kidnaps an electrician Rahul and takes him to the jungle, forcing him to teach him how to make explosives. Rahul refuses to help create bombs and is subsequently falsely accused of murder. The rest of the story is about how Rahul proves his innocence to police investigators
Red Indians
1999
No synopsis available yet.
Pudhu Varisu
1990
6.4Four years after the events of Aavanazhi, Balaram and Seetha are married with a daughter. When Seetha is killed by Dulabribai's men, Balram sends his daughter to be cared for by nuns along with his partner Madhavan. Balram faces his enemies, including Indira Shankar and Sayed Mohammad Shah, and Preethi avenges her father's death.
Inspector Balram
1991
A boy develops an interest for music despite his mother's objections, and he falls in love with a rich girl whose family has a part in his mother's misery.
Senthamizh Paattu
1992
Gowri, a woman in search of her lover Suresh, joins a group of struggling roadside singers. Friendship grows between them as they achieve success, but things change when Suresh returns.
Pudhu Vasantham
1990
5.4Abhimanyu movie is all about Hari (Mohanlal) who is a welder in a small factory, witnesses a gang-related murder and gets inadvertently involved with the underworld. The murder of a benevolent local boss complicates life in the slum where Hari lives, causing his slow transformation to a life of crime. Decent performances, in an otherwise weak script.
Abhimanyu
1991
In the Southern part of India, there are two communities living - separated by caste and hatred of each other. The lower caste community has a young woman named Priyanka, who would like to reform and build relationship with both the communities. However, when the leader of the upper caste community proposes that she marry his younger brother, Priyanka refuses, for she loves Raju, an educated village orphan, As a result, the division between the two communities grows, so much so that Priyanka's dad is killed, and she herself is assaulted. Then the communities are hit by heavy torrential rain and floods, which lead to the collapse of the upper caste community, and the question remains: will the lower caste, who have always been oppressed by the upper caste people, forgo their differences and assist them, or will they stand by and watch them being swept away.
Priyanka
1994
4.0Vijay (Arjun) is a hitman who works for Sundaramoorthy (Radha Ravi). He kills anybody for a price, other than women and children and he lives alone in an apartment. Pooja (Pooja), a young girl, studies in a boarding school and comes to her father's house for the holiday. Between her abusive father, selfish stepmother and an arrogant step-aunt, Pooja feels rather badly but she treasures her lovely little brother Dinesh (Mahanadi Dinesh). Pooja tries to befriend with Vijay but Vijay is not interested. Her father is a drug smuggler. One day, a corrupt police officer Jayanth (Raghuvaran) kills Pooja's family including her brother. Vijay decides to accommodate Pooja and Pooja compels him to teach her his skills as a hitman. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Suriya Paarvai
1999
6.8Prabhu, a swindler, pretends to be in love with Pooja, a wealthy businessman's daughter, to steal an expensive diamond. He soon meets Pooja's sister, Indu, and realises he is attracted to her.
Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
1998
10.0A police officer gets imprisoned as he is falsely accused of getting a bribe and dies of an heart attack. However, his son learns that his father was framed and he decides to avenge his death.
Vetrikkarangal
1991
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Amaran
1992
Sakthivel, an honest police officer, beats up the son of a politician. Following this, he is promoted and transferred to a village, but his promotion only lands him in trouble.
Sakthivel
1994
5.5A book that belongs to the Hindu god of death, Yama, accidentally drops to earth. This book can be used to kill or save any human's life by writing his/her name in one of the pages of the book. Gopi, a young man, gets a hold of the book and abuses its powers for his selfish needs. Chitragupta, Yama's assistant, misses a book which contains all the details of human beings. The book falls into a city in Tamil Nadu. Brahmadeva orders Yama to locate the book within one month. Chitragupta fears that if the book is seen by the human beings, chaos will happen.
Lucky Man
1995
Manikkam saves a rich man's life who, in return, offers him a job. However, problems ensue when the man's granddaughter, who hates Manikkam, accuses him of misbehaving with her.
Kaaviya Thalaivan
1992
1980s · 6 titles
NRRaghu, a business tycoon, is driving through a forest with scenic views with Rani, his preteen daughter, when they are suddenly stopped and attacked by a group of thugs. They start hitting Raghu and, when the child interferes, one of them grabs her and throws her over his head to a certain death in the deep river and waterfalls below. Surprisingly, the girl survives the fall and, with the help of wild animals, grows up healthy and athletic as Lady Tarzan. Her parents are doing their best to find her...
Lady Tarzan
1988
8.7When the young guest of honor is kidnapped from a birthday party, five courageous kids risk everything to rescue their friend. Along the way, they learn that the kidnapper, Balbir Gupta, is an old partner of the abducted child's father, recently released from prison and looking to settle a score. Directed by S.V. Rajendra Singh, this action adventure stars Amrish Puri, Sundar Krishna Urs, M.B. Shetty, Jayanthi and Manjula.
Simhada Mari Sainya
1981
7.5Pruthvi is an orphan who tries hard to become a great singer. One day he comes across a beautiful, naughty young girl Maggi , and they both fall in love. When he approaches Maggi's parents to ask her hand in marriage, his criminal background comes into the picture.
Prema
1989
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Prema Nakshatram
1982
5.5A movie buff befriends a popular actress as he believes that she is leading a happy life. However, one day he sees an unknown man making an attempt on her life.
Natchathiram
1980
8.3Srikanth meets Hayavadana Rao at a sports club and forges a friendly and competitive relationship with him in order to get closer to his daughter, Nalini, and woo her.
Nee Nanna Gellalare
1981
1970s · 33 titles
When Punyakodi, a rich haughty man who is also an anti-labour, kills a union leader, one of his staff members, Latha, witnesses the murder. She exposes his crime with the help of Dharmadurai.
Mannavan Vanthaanadi
1975
6.7Selvam, a taxi driver, is on a mission to seek revenge on a person. Little does he know that his budding friendship with Raja is the person he dislikes.
Kuppathu Raja
1979
NRLawyers Sattanathan and Ramaswamy, once best friends, now share a bitter rivalry. The two are left aghast when Saravanan, Sattanathan's son, falls in love with Devi, Ramaswamy's daughter
My Beloved, My Life
1975
No synopsis available yet.
Doctor Amma
1974
NRThe films tells how a greedy moneylenders son Gangaram, is Saved from following in his fathers footsteps by an understanding wife. The villagers and particularly the arch-enemy of the youth, come to know the change in heart of the moneylenders son only after setting his house on fire. Later they save Gangarams wife and children from the fury of floods.
Ek Gaon Ki Kahani
1975
No synopsis available yet.
Mahakavi Ashethrayya
1976
No synopsis available yet.
Naalai Namadhe
1975
NRMovie starring Vishnuvardhan, Manjula Devi, K S Ashwath and is directed by T R Ramanna.
Sirithanakke Saval
1978
Due to a familial dispute, Ramu is not allowed to marry his lady-love, Lalitha. He is then forced to marry Gouri who struggles to win him over.
Pooja
1975
Elango, a professor, and Sharada, a college student, fall in love and get married. However, trouble ensues when he is not able to consummate his marriage.
Maru Piravi
1973
NRMaalai Sooda Vaa is a 1975 Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan and Kumari Manjula in the lead roles. The script was written by Venniradai Moorthy, dialogue written by Chitralaya Gopu.
Malai Sooda Va
1975
7.0Two brothers are raised amidst difficulties, but one becomes a cop while the other takes to crime and becomes a gangster. Fate puts them against each other, which leads to disastrous consequences. It is a remake of Hindi film Deewaar (1975).
Magaadu
1976
George holds a diary which contains the secrets about Raja's children and his properties. A stranger tries to steal the diary from him to amass the wealth.
Madhana Maaligai
1976
8.5The film is a historical story, based on the 3rd century BC Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya and his mentor Chanakya. It begins with the Greek invader Alexander intruding on our borders, Magadha as his last step of sovereignty. Discerning it, fear-defying scholar Chanakya is under trace of the dynamic King to hinder it.
Chanakya Chandragupta
1977
8.8Cinematic version of the life of the legendary freedom fighter.
Alluri Seetarama Raju
1974
NRSathyam is a 1976 Tamil film directed by S. A. Kannan starring Sivaji Ganesan, Jayachitra and Manjula Vijayakumar and Kamal Hassan. The film has Kamal Haasan playing the younger brother of Sivaji Ganesan.
Sathyam
1976
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Pookkari
1973
7.0After Kamal's friends accidentally kill a female serpent, another female serpent follows them and kills them one-by-one, before disguising herself into a human being to kill Kamal.
Neeya?
1979
Directed by K Vijayan, starring Jaishankar and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna in the lead roles.
Edupa Kai Pillai
1975
Thota Ramudu is a Telugu film released on October 31, 1975. Produced by G.D.Prasad Rao and Korada Suryanarayana under the banner of Sri Dasarathy and Chalam Bombayns, the film was directed by B.V.Prasad. Chalam, M.Prabhakara Reddy and Thyagaraju are the main cast of the film and Chellapilla Sathyam has composed the music.
Thota Ramudu
1975
6.2A rickshaw puller, who also enjoys racing with other rickshaw pullers, finds a child whose father has been killed. All his attempts to seek justice for the man are thwarted by a corrupt lawyer.
Rickshawkaran
1971
Gopi and Radha fall in love during a trip but Radha's father orchestrates their breakup. Years later, the estranged couple reunites through their illegitimate child.
Manchi Manushulu
1974
Film by A.C. Trilogchander
Avandhan Manidhan
1975
7.0Sundaram, a member of a musical band, goes to chennai to earn money for his sister's marriage but his look-alike brother Ranjit, tricks him. Ranjit carries out his illegal trade without any trouble.
Ninaithadhai Mudippavan
1975
7.7Shamsher Singh plans a coup d'etat, and kills the members of the royal family, then crowns himself as king, but little does he know that the rightful heirs to the throne are still alive and plotting to recapture their heritage.
Amar Shakti
1978
NRRaja, an expert thief, loves Radha, the daughter of a smuggler. Meanwhile, Ramaiah, an honest police officer, supports Raja's desire to reform but he is blackmailed by a gang to steal.
En Magan
1974
4.8Scientist Murugan has a formula that can harness energy from lightening. A rival wants it for his evil plans. When Murugan disappears, his brother goes around the world to find him and save the world.
Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
1973
9.0Dr. Siva treats leprosy patients and gives great importance to his patients' care. When Geetha falls in love with him, he marries her expecting that she would understand the hassles of his profession.
Dr. Siva
1975
9.0A brother avenges his brothers murder by posing as an escaped felon
Engal Thanga Raja
1973
No synopsis available yet.
Avan Oru Sarithiram
1977
10.0Manickam, who was raised by a farmer, finds out that Thangappapuram, a rich businessman, is his biological father. When Manickam reveals his identity, Thangappapuram does not believe him.
Netru Indru Naalai
1974
7.0Shankar is the son of a corrupt businessman. When his sister is married against her wishes, she escapes to live with Simon, a poor man whom she loves. The society strongly objects to this union.
Shankar Salim Simon
1978
Soundharam leaves his house and takes up work with Annamalai, a treacherous person. However, he finds himself in trouble after being falsely accused of various crimes committed by Annamalai.
Idhaya Veenai
1972


