Statue of Veteran actor-filmmaker Vijaya Nirmala unveiled, step son Mahesh Babu attends.

A statue of late actor-filmmaker Vijaya Nirmala was unveiled on Thursday on the 74th birth anniversary of the veteran Telugu star. The statue was unveiled by her stepson Mahesh Babu and politician Talasani Srinivas Yadav.

Vijaya Nirmala, who had starred in over 200 films and had directed 44 in her illustrious career of over three decades, passed away last June. She made her acting debut at the tender age of five as a child artist in 1950 Tamil film Machcha Rekkai and by age of eleven, she made her Telugu debut with the film Panduranga Mahatyam. 

She rose to stardom when she starred opposite Prem Nazir in 1964 Malayalam film Bhargavi Nilayam and went on to work again with him in Udhyogastha. As a leading lady, she made her Telugu debut with Rangula Ratnam alongside Vanisri and Anjali Devi. 

In 2008, the Andhra Pradesh government conferred her with Raghupathi Venkaiah award for her unmatchable contribution to Telugu cinema.