Vijaya Chamundeshwari is an Indian fitness expert and daughter of veteran South Indian actors Gemini Ganesan and Savitri. She is the sister of famous Bollywood actress Rekha.
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Wiki/Biography and Career
Vijaya Chamundeshwari was born on 2 December 1959 (age 60 years; as in 2019) in Madras (now Chennai). His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Vijaya Chamundeshwari with her mother in childhood
She went to Andhra Mahila Sabha, Presentation Convent School in Kodaikanal and Vidyodaya High School in Chennai. She went to Ethiraj College for Women to pursue her graduation in English Literature. He is a fitness expert at GG Hospital, Chennai.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
family, caste and husband
His father Gemini Ganesan was a famous Tamil actor. His mother, Savitri was a famous Tamil and Telugu actress. His father was a Tamil Brahmin on his father’s side and Christian Vellalar on his mother’s side. Vijaya’s mother belonged to a Telugu-speaking Kapu family.
Vijaya Chamundeshwari’s parents
He has a younger brother named Satish Ganesan.
Vijaya Chamundeshwari with her brother
His father married four times, which led to his many half-siblings. Since his father’s marriage to Alamelu, he has four half-sisters, namely Dr. Revathi Swaminathan (eldest; a radiation oncologist), Dr. Kamala Selvaraj (second eldest; owner of GG Hospitals), Narayani Ganesan (third eldest; journalist with TOI), Dr. Jaya Sridhar (fourth eldest; health consultant at Inter News Network). He has two half-sisters, Rekha (actress) and Radha (former actress; lives in the US), from his father’s marriage to Pushpavalli (actress).
Vijaya Chamundeshwari with her sisters
Gemini Ganesan with his wife Alamelu
Gemini Ganesan with his wife Pushpavalli
His father married for the fourth time, to Juliana Andrews, and he had no children with her.
Gemini Ganesan with his wife, Julianna Andrews
Vijaya is married to Govind Rao Vaddi.
Vijaya Chamundeshwari with her husband
The couple has two sons, Arun Kumar Vaddi (does theater and dog grooming) and Abhinaya Vaddi (actor).
Vijaya Chamundeshwari with her sons
Vijaya also has a grandson named Ritwik and a granddaughter named Swastika.
Vijaya Chamundeshwari with her husband and grandson
Vijaya Chamundeshwari with her husband, son and granddaughter
Favourite Things
- Books: Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi
- Director: BV Nandini Reddy
- Travel Destination: Dubai
facts/common sense
- He likes traveling, gardening and farming.
- His friends and close relatives fondly call him Viji.
- Vijaya’s mother named her ‘Vijaya Chowdeshwari’ after a production house that had given her many memorable roles.
Vijaya Chamundeshwari with her mother
- His mother was known as the ‘Meenakumari’ of the South Indian film industry.
- Vijaya was only 16 years old when she got married and few years before marriage her parents had some differences and they separated.
- Due to troubles in her mother’s personal life, her mother, Savitri started drinking, which greatly affected her. One day, she slipped into a coma for 19 months and eventually died on 26 December 1981 at the age of 46.
- In an interview, Vijaya revealed that she had never seen any of her mother’s films, due to the fact that her mother used to cry in most of them, and that made her uncomfortable. However, after his mother’s death, he started watching her films.
- In May 2018, “Mahanati” released, which is her mother’s biopic. Keerthy Suresh played the role of Savitri in the film.
- After the film’s release, his sister, Dr. Kamala Selvaraj, claimed that the film was fictional and was not presented honestly, and that their father was misrepresented in the film. He also alleged that the film was made solely on the basis of Vijaya’s statement and that the filmmakers should have taken into account her father’s friends and acquaintances in the industry before casting her. In response to her comments, Vijaya said that she respected her sister’s views; Because they belonged to the same family.
Vijaya Chamundeshwari with her sister Kamala
- He loves animals and also had a snake, which died in 2015.
Vijaya Chamundeshwari with her pet snake
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn