Vijayachander

Vijayachander (born Vijayachander Telidevara) is an Indian actor, director and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television. Regarded as one of the finest character actor's of Telugu cinema, Vijayachander has appeared in more than forty feature films in a variety of roles.

He was born into a Brahmin family. He is the grandnephew of Tanguturi Prakasam, who served as Chief Minister of Andhra State in 1953–1954, and the nephew of the singer Suryakumari.

Vijayachander is known for his path-breaking works in biographical films; He essayed Jesus of Nazareth in the 1978 film Karunamayudu which he produced, and won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film; He then enacted his own maternal Grandfather Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu in the 1982 film Andhra Kesari for which he has received the state Nandi Special Jury Award.

He then essayed Sai Baba of Shirdi in the 1986 classic Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam which was screened at the International Film Festival of India; In the same year, he appeared as saint Vemana in the hit Vemana Charithra. He enacted the role of Kabir in the 2003 film Kabirdas.

Career Films After a successful career in Telugu theatre, He made his acting debut in the film Sudigundalu (1967), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. In 2007, he has donated land for old film artists and Movie Artists Association.

Television During 1996 to 1998, he was cast in a 50-episode serial titled Dayasagar, which was telecast on DD National. The series was also dubbed into Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and other languages.

Selected filmography

Sudigundalu - 1968 Buddhimantudu - 1969 Maro Prapancham - 1970 Rowdy Raani - 1971 Basthi Bul Bul - 1971...Prakash and Premnath C.I.D. Raju - 1971 Mavoori Monagadu - 1975 Pasivani Paga - 1975 Karunamayudu - 1978 Rajadhi Raju - 1980 Andhra Kesari - 1983 Maha Manishi - 1985 Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam - 1986 Sri Vemana Charithra - 1986 Dayamayudu-1987 Dharmam Vellum - 1989 (Tamil) Police Report - 1989 Lankeshwarudu - 1989 Geetaanjali - 1989 State Rowdy - 1989 Anna Thammudu - 1990 Jaitra Yatra - 1991 Raat - 1992 (Hindi) Raatri - 1992 Pellam Chatu Mogudu - 1992 Aapadbandhavudu - 1992 Athma - 1993 (Tamil) Naga Jyothi - 1993 Donga Alludu - 1993 Mounam - 1995 Big Boss - 1995 Bhadrachalam - 2001 Vachina Vaadu Suryudu - 2002 Pilisthe Palukutha - 2002 Kabirdas - 2003 Ela Cheppanu - 2003 Pedababu - 2004 Relax - 2005 Sada Mee Sevalo - 2005 Hanumanthu - 2006 Gamyam - 2008 Three - 2008 Aa Okkadu - 2009 Ratnavali - 2011 Virodhi - 2011 Aravaan - 2012 (Tamil) Anando Brahma - 2017 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu - 2019 118 - 2019 Natho Nenu - 2023

Awards Nandi Awards Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Karunamayudu (1978) Special Jury Award - Andhra Kesari (1983)