Background and Career
Born as "Shanti" and her screen name is Vijaya shanti(vam). "Vijaya" was given from her aunt Vijaya lalita. Vijayashanti is a politician and is the elected MP from the Medak constituency in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Prior to joining politics in 2004, she was a leading actress in Telugu and Tamil films. She began her acting career in 1980 as the leading lady in the Tamil film Kallukkul Eeram ("The moisture inside stone / rock") directed by P. S. Nivas. The same year, she debuted in Telugu with the movie Kilaadi Krishnudu ('Cunning Krishna'), pairing opposite Krishna. For the first few years, she portrayed mostly glamour roles. Notable among them is her role in the Telugu film Satyam-Sivam (1981), the cast of which included N. T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
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