Manjula Vijayakumar

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Characters played by Manjula Vijayakumar

Valli — Pookkari (1973)

Valli is a flower seller who falls in love with Kanthan. She is caught in the conflict surrounding Ravi's planned wedding when Ravi's mistress arrives disguised and fires at him. Valli takes the bullet instead, and before dying she brings Shyamala and Kanthan together. Her love for Kanthan and her final sacrifice make her central to the story's romantic and tragic outcome.

Uma — Rickshawkaran (1971)

College student secretly raised by Parvathi, revealed to be the daughter of Kamala and Dharmaraj. She becomes a trafficking target, falls in love with Selvam, shoots Dharmaraj in self-defense, and fakes her death to help bring down Kailasam.

Indira Shankar / Dularibai — Inspector Balram (1991)

Criminal antagonist in Inspector Balram, faces off against Inspector Balram.

Paarvathi — Cheran Pandiyan (1991)

Wife of Periya Gounder. She plays a pivotal role in softening her husband's rigid caste attitudes through heartfelt advice during the crisis surrounding their daughter.

Leela — Ninaithadhai Mudippavan (1975)

Leela is a policewoman who works with Inspector Mohan to draw Ranjith into revealing his secret plans. Believing Sundaram is Ranjith while he is impersonating the businessman, she becomes intimate with him. Sundaram falls in love with her, and she is one of the people affected by the confusion between the two lookalikes.

Radha — Manchi Manushulu (1974)

A medical student and daughter of Raghupathi Rao. She falls in love with Gopi and becomes pregnant, but is deceived into believing her child was stillborn. Years later, while engaged to Dr. Ramesh, she discovers the truth about her son Babu and confronts her father.

Subha — Kaaviya Thalaivan (1992)

The twins' mother, who enjoys a luxurious party-going life and spends their money. After her husband's death, Damodaran refuses to give her any of his wealth because of her nature. She raises Saradha in Singapore and, while in debt, agrees to send Priya to Pradeep in exchange for money.

Manju — Avandhan Manidhan (1975)

Manju is Chandran's charming daughter. While Chandran is away in the United States for training, Ravikumar takes care of her. Later, Lalitha says her daughter is sick and crying for Ravikumar's dove; the plot summary does not explicitly name that daughter, so her identity as Manju is not confirmed.

Chhaya — Chanakya Chandragupta (1977)

Chhaya is the daughter of Parvataka, the tribal king whose friendship Chanakya seeks for Chandragupta's cause. Chanakya promises that she will become the future empress as part of the arrangement to strengthen Chandragupta's position. The summary provides no further details about her actions.

Chamki — Amar Shakti (1978)

One of the film's female lead roles.

Lakshmi, Ramya's mother — Nila (1994)

Ramya's biological mother who resided with her in Delhi. She mourned her daughter's supposed death following the earthquake and is later identified as part of Nila's original family after her amnesia clears.

Career Overview

Manjula Vijayakumar has 67 screen credits in a career dating back to 1958. Their work is anchored in the Balram and Tharadas Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Simhada Mari Sainya, Sirithanakke Saval, Mannavan Vanthaanadi. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

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Gender
female
Known Credits
67
Birth Date
1953-09-09

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