Preetha Hari (

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Preetha Vijayakumar) is an Indian businesswoman and former actress who predominantly acted in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. After her marriage to film director

Hari Hari () is among the primary epithets of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu, meaning 'the one who takes away' (sins). It refers to the one who removes darkness and illusion, the one who removes all obstacles to spiritual progress. The name Ha ...

, she retired from the film industry in 2002.

Career

Preetha had first signed up to portray the leading role in

Ravi Raja Pinisetty Ravi Raja Pinisetty is an Indian film director known for his works in the Telugu cinema with actors such as Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Mohan Babu, Rajasekhar (actor), Rajasekhar and Daggubati Venkatesh. Some of his major hits include ' ...

's Telugu film ''

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'' opposite

Vineeth Vineeth Radhakrishnan (born 23 August 1969) is an Indian actor, Bharatanatyam dancer, voice artist and choreographer who primarily works in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films. He has also appeared in a few Hindi and Kannada films. He h ...

in 1997, and she made her Tamil film debut with '' Sandhippoma'' in 1998. She is noted for her role in the movie ''

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'' as

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, ...

's daughter.

Personal life

She was born as second child to actor Vijayakumar and actress Manjula. She married director

in 2002 and has three sons.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vijayakumar, Preetha Living people Tamil actresses Preetha Vijayakumar Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses from Chennai Actresses in Telugu cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses in Kannada cinema