Vyjayanthimala Vyjayanthimala (born 13 August 1936) is a former Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two BFJA Awards and five Filmfare Awards. She made her screen debut at the age of thirteen with ...

is a former

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

and

Kollywood Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' ...

actress who also appears in Tollywood and

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i films. With the multilingual film '' Vazhkai'', ''

Jeevitham ''Jeevitham'' ( en, Life) is a 1950 Indian Telugu-language social guidance film produced by A. V. Meiyappan with his company AVM Productions and directed by M. V. Raman. The film stars Vyjayanthimala in her Telugu cinema debut with S. Vara ...

'' and '' Bahar'', she was introduced into the world of cinema by A. V. Meiyappan and discovered by M. V. Raman. She shoot to fame when one of her film, '' Nagin'' becomes

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at box office in 1954. After the success of that films, her career later focused more on Bollywood films where most of her movie was commercially successful beside being received well by critics alike. She also occasionally made appearance in Tamil films where she was also regarded as one of the successful actress in the industry. Beside her ability as an actress, she was also accomplish dancer who introduced semi-classical dance in Bollywood films and predated the concept of

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. Furthermore, she was the first

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n actress who becomes a national star which pave the way for other

n actress to foray into Bollywood. In addition of acting recognition, Vyjayanthimala also receive some honors for her achievement in classical dance where she was a trained

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dancer. Apart from acting in film she was also occasionally perform her dance show in al over the

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and abroad.

Acting Awards

Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards

The

Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards The Producers Guild Film Awards, previously known as the Apsara Awards, is an award event hosted by the Producers Guild of India to recognize excellence in Hindi film and television. Originated by filmmaker and scholar Amit Khanna in 2004, the ...

is presented by the Bollywood film industry to honour and recognize the professional excellence of their peers. Vyjayanthimala has received one special award for her contribution for

film industry.

Akkineni International Foundation Award

The

ANR National Award The ANR National Award was instituted by the Akkineni International foundation in the honor of Akkineni Nageswara Rao. The award was given annually to recognize people for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the Indian film industry. ...

is an annual award to recognize people for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the

Indian film industry The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ...

. The award was instituted in the honour of actor

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

which was equivalent to

Dadasaheb Phalke Award The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in the field of cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadca ...

. Vyjayanthimala had won the

in 2008. She was selected by the 3 member of

jury A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence and render an impartiality, impartial verdict (a Question of fact, finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a sentence (law), penalty o ...

which include

T. Subbarami Reddy T. Subbarami Reddy (born 17 September 1943) is an Indian industrialist, politician, Telugu cinema, film producer, and a philanthropist. In 1993 he produced the Sanskrit film ''Bhagavad Gita (film), Bhagavad Gita'', which garnered the National Fi ...

D. Ramanaidu Daggubati Ramanaidu (6 June 1936 – 18 February 2015) was an Indian film producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. He founded Suresh Productions in 1964 which became of one of the largest film production companies in India. He was placed i ...

and

Boney Kapoor Achal Surinder "Boney" Kapoor (born 11 November 1955) is an Indian producer primarily associated with Hindi cinema in addition to Tamil and Telugu cinema. Early life Kapoor was born as Achal Surinder Kapoor in 1955, the son of Surinder Kapoor ...

. The award carries 4

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s in cash, memento and citation. She received the award from

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was the 14th chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serving from 2004 to 2009. Reddy was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12t ...

, the then

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, at an event was held at

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Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award

The

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...

is the oldest Association of Film critics in

, founded in 1937, by the inspiration and determination of the handful of pioneers amongst the then thin section of scribes that were drawn to film journalism with a lofty mission to serve the developing film journalism and film industry. Vyjayanthimala has won two Best Actress trophies in the

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film category.

Bollywood Movie Award

The

Bollywood Movie Awards The Bollywood Movie Awards was an annual film award ceremony held between 1999 and 2007 in Long Island, New York, United States, celebrating films and actors from the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai, India. History The predecessor to ...

was an annual film award ceremony held between 1999 and 2007 celebrating films and actors from the

film industry based in

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. Vyjayanthimala received the lifetime achievement award in 2005 for her contribution to Hindi films.

FICCI Living Legend

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) funds and supports many governmental and non-governmental educational institutions across the country. Vyjayanthimala received the Living Legend Award from the federation in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Indian entertainment industry.

Film Fans' Association Award

Vyjayanthimala won the Best Tamil Actress Award (Second Prize) at the 1st Film Fans' Association Award for her debut film '' Vazhkai'' where she secured 1,676 votes.

Filmfare Award

The

Filmfare Awards The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...

are presented annually by

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to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. Vyjayanthimala has won four awards from five nominations, including a

Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. ...

for her contribution in

. She was the first person to decline the

Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the Filmf ...

for ''

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'', as she stated that the roles of Chandramukhi and Paro, played by Vyjayanthimala and Suchitra Sen respectively, were parallel and of equal importance. Vyjayanthimala is fifth frequent winner of Best Actress Category with three awards, behind

Nutan Nutan Samarth Bahl (4 June 1936 – 21 February 1991), known mononymously as Nutan, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning nearly four decades, she appeared in more than 70 films, mostly as a protagonist, in both bi ...

and

Kajol Kajol Devgan (née Mukherjee; born 5 August 1974), known mononymously as Kajol, is an Indian actress. Described in the media as one of the most successful actresses of Hindi cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six F ...

with five wins,

Meena Kumari Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano; 1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films. Popularly known as ''The Tragedy Queen'', she was active between 1939 and 1972. Kumari is widely considered one of ...

and

Madhuri Dixit Madhuri Dixit Nene (née Dixit; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. A leading actress of Indian cinema, she has appeared in over 70 films. Noted by critics for her beauty, dancing skills, and characters, ...

with four wins.

International film festivals

Vyjayanthimala had been honored in various film festivals across the globe. She was awarded under the Lifetime achievement Award category.

Kalakar Awards

Kalakar Awards is recognized as one of the leading awards ceremonies of

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. The brand Kalakar is all about a vision and the relentless pursuit towards its success. The ceremony was visioned by Shri Ashok Kalanauria. Vyjayanthimala has received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 10th Kalakar Awards.

Stardust Awards

The

Stardust Awards The Stardust Awards was an award ceremony for Hindi movies, which was sponsored by '' Stardust'' magazine. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. The first ceremony was held in 2004 for films released in 2003. The ...

are presented by '' Stardust'' magazine. They are presented annually to honour professional excellence in the Hindi language film industry of India. Vyjayanthimala was honored with the "Pride of Film Industry Award" for her contribution to Hindi cinema.

Tamil Nadu State Film Award

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The aw ...

are the most notable film awards given for

Tamil films Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...

. They are given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the

South Indian South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territo ...

film industry The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post ...

by the

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. The awards are decided by a committee headed by a jury. Vyjayanthimala was bestowed with the Thyagaraja Bhagavathar Award for her contribution in Tamil cinema. The award was instituted in the honour of actor

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar Mayavaram Krishnasamy Thiyagaraja Bhagavathar (1 March 1910 – 1 November 1959), also known by his initials as M. K. T., was an Indian actor, producer and Carnatic singer. He is considered to be one of the most successful actors in Tamil cine ...

Anandalok Pusarkar Award

Anandalok Puraskar ceremony is an award ceremony for Bengali film in

. The '' Anandalok'', only film magazine in

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, published from Ananda Publishers and ''

Ananda Bazar Patrika ''Anandabazar Patrika'' (Bengali: আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা, ) is an Indian Bengali-language daily newspaper owned by the ABP Group. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1 million cop ...

'' presents this award (Puraskar). The magazine was started on 25 January 1975 and the awards ceremony was started in 1998. Vyjayanthimala was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was handed over by

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Classical Dance

* 1973 - Arasavai Natya Kalaingnar from

for excellence in

Bharatanatyam Bharatanatyam () is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight widely recognized Indian classical dance forms, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of S ...

* 1982 -

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...

for Lifetime achievement in

* 1998 - Nadabrahmam Award from Narada Gana Sabha * 1999 - TTK memorial award from

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* 2002 - Nrithya Rathnakara Award by Bhairavi Fine Arts Society during Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana at

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* 2005 - Sanskriti Kalashree Award from Sanskriti Organization * 2005 - Lifetime Achievement Award from The Rotary Club of Chennai,

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* 2006 - Gnana Kala Bharathi award from Bharat Kalachar for achievement in Bharata Natyam * 2007 - Kalaratna Mala Award at 38th annual Bhajan Samaroh * 2009 - Yagnaraman Lifetime Achievement Award * 2009 - Natyakala Tapaswini award from Sri Ramakrishna Alva Memorial * 2010 - Bharatha Kalai Arasi award from Sri Madhavi Natyalaya Institute * 2010 -

E. Krishna Iyer E. Krishna Iyer (9 August 1897 – January 1968) was an Indian lawyer, freedom-fighter, classical artist and activist. He was the follower of traditional Isaivellalar practitioners of Sadir, also known as Bharatanatyam. Early life Krishna I ...

Medal from Sruti Foundation for her outstanding contributions to Bharatanatyam in a distinguished career spread over seven decades * 2011 - Naatya Padhmam award from Brahma Gana Sabha * 2011 - Natya Kala Shikamani award from

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and

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* 2011 - Shanmukhananda National Eminence Award from Shanmukhananda Hall * 2011 - Vocational Service Awards Lifetime Achievement for Bharatanatyam from Rotary Club of Chennai Towers * 2011 - Lifetime Achievement Award from Kartik Fine Arts * 2012 -

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as a part of the ongoing

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of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore for her significant contribution in the field of performing arts

National & international honors

* 1968 -

Padma Shri Award Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred ...

from

Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...

* 1979 -

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

State Artist Award from

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987 ...

* 1979 -

Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of ...

from

* 1995 -

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from

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* 2001 - The Federation of Indo-American Associations of North California invited her to be

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for

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s of the

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on August 12 and 13 of 2001. * 2001 - Lifetime achievement from The Federation of Indo-American Associations of North California at

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* 2003 - Lifetime achievement from Amir Khusro Sangeet Academy for contribution to the arts * 2004 - Legend of Indian Cinema Award at

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* 2005 -

Bangalore Gayana Samaja Bangalore Gayana Samaja ( kn, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಗಾಯನ ಸಮಾಜ) is one of the oldest cultural organisations in Bangalore and was established in 1905. It is the oldest operational sabhā (or arts society) in India. The organisat ...

Centenary Award by

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* 2006 -

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Award by

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charity trust * 2007 - Ambassador for Peace Award from Universal Peace Federation * 2008 - Honored by Mayor of St. Louis for her contribution to art * 2008 -

Awards of Excellence * 2010 -

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Legend Award for excellence in cinema under

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category by

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* 2010 - National Integration Award from

Kalapeetham Awards * 2011 - Honored by the

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for visiting

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during the filming of '' Sangam'' * 2011 - Padmabhushan B. Sarojadevi National Award

References

External links

List of awards and nominations received by Vyjayanthimala
at the

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Vyjayanthimala profile
at ''Upperstall.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Vyjayanthimala Lists of awards received by Indian actor

Acting Awards

Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards

Akkineni International Foundation Award

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award

Bollywood Movie Award

FICCI Living Legend

Film Fans' Association Award

Filmfare Award

International film festivals

Kalakar Awards

Stardust Awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Award

Anandalok Pusarkar Award

Classical Dance

National & international honors

See also

References

External links