Vijayashanti

Vijayashanti
Vijayashanti in 1986
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	A. Narendra
Succeeded by	Kotha Prabhakar Reddy
Constituency	Medak
Personal details
Born	Satti Vijayashanti (1966-06-24) 24 June 1966 (age 58) Madras, Madras State, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (2014—2020; 2023-present)
Other political affiliations	Talli Telangana Party (2005-2009) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2009–2014) Bharatiya Janata Party (1998-2005; 2020-2023)
Spouse	M. V. Srinivas ​ (m. 1988)​
Residence(s)	Hyderabad, Telangana, India[1]
Occupation	Actress, Film producer, Politician
Website	vijayashanti.com

Vijayashanti (born 24 June 1966) is an Indian actress, film producer and politician. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has acted in 187 feature films in a variety of roles in various languages predominantly in Telugu films, in addition to Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam films. She is widely referred as the "Lady Superstar", "Lady Amitabh",^[2][3][4] and "The Action Queen of Indian Cinema",^[5][6] She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her work as a female cop in Kartavyam for depicting both aggression and feminity with balance and restraint (1990).^[7] She is a recipient of several accolades, including four Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards for Best Actress, seven Filmfare Awards South together with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003, and the Kalaimamani Award from Tamil Nadu Government.

Having made her acting debut in the Tamil film Kallukkul Eeram (1980), she went on to star in successful films like Netrikkan (1981), Neti Bharatam (1983), Agni Parvatam (1985), Challenge (1984), Pratighatana (1985), Muddula Krishnayya (1986), Repati Pourulu (1986), Pasivadi Pranam (1987), Muvva Gopaludu (1987), Yamudiki Mogudu (1988), Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989), Janaki Ramudu (1988), Muddula Mavayya (1989), Kondaveeti Donga (1990), Karthavyam (1990), Indrudu Chandrudu (1989), Lorry Driver (1990), Sathruvu (1990), Gang Leader (1991), Mannan (1992), Rowdy Inspector (1992), Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam (1992), Chinarayudu (1993) and Police Lockup (1993), Osey Ramulamma (1997). Vijayashanti had established herself as one of the leading actresses of Telugu cinema.^[8][9] In 1987, she appeared in Swayam Krushi alongside Chiranjeevi, which was screened at the Moscow International Film Festival, and Padamati Sandhya Ragam with Hollywood actor Thomas Jane, which was screened at the Louisville International Film Festival.^[10]

She entered state politics in 1998.^[11][12] She served as the Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha, representing the Medak constituency from Telangana Rashtra Samithi. As of November 2023^[update], she is a member of the Indian National Congress.