


She is noted for her role in the movie Padayappa as Rajinikanth's daughter. Preetha had first signed up to portray the leading role in Ravi Raja Pinisetty's Telugu film Rukmini opposite Vineeth in 1997, and she made her Tamil film debut with Sandhippoma in 1998. Behindwoods conveys its deepest condolences to actor Vijayakumar and his entire family and salutes Manjula for all the incomparable contributions she has made towards Tamil Cinema.Preetha Vijayakumar is a Indian former actress known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam cinema.

The final rites were performed promptly, and the cremation of the actress is expected to happen today afternoon at the Valasaravakkam crematorium. The actress had supposedly been Vijayakumar’s greatest companion, support and a best friend all throughout her life. Looking forlorn, Vijaykumar and his daughters Vanitha, Sridevi and Preetha broke down every time someone came to convey their condolences. The common opinion was that she treated her industry colleagues as her own family. The great lady had played part in each of their lives. From the biggest celebrities of Tamil cinema like Rajinikanth, Vijaykanth, Prabhu, Sarath Kumar, Goundamani, Manorama, Senthil, Suriya, Jyothika to the current day stars like Jayam Ravi, Prasanna and Srikanth, everyone was there at Vijayakumar’s house, to shed a drop of tear.Įvery artiste, who came to pay his/her respects to the actress, carried moist eyes and a heavy heart. The entire industry gathered at Vijayakumar’s house to pay their homage to the deceased. The 59 year old breathed her last on 23 rd July. Despite meticulous efforts by the doctors, the actress couldn’t be brought back to normalcy. The actress, who has shared screen space with Sivaji Ganesan, MGR and many other top actors was admitted at Sri Ramachandra Medical Center recently, following a serious health issue after she fell from her bed. It was a scene of melancholy at the house of actor Vijayakumar yesterday as his wife and veteran actress Manjula Vijayakumar’s untimely demise has sent shock waves to the entire industry.
