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Tamil actor Manjula passes away

Source: PTI
July 23, 2013 15:27 IST
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ManjulaWell known Tamil actor Manjula Vijayakumar passed away on July 23 in a private hospital in Chennai following a brief illness, sources close to her family said.

Manjula, 59, is survived by husband, actor Vijayakumar and three daughters, who had also acted in Tamil films as heroines.

Starting her career as a child artiste in the hit Shaanthi Nilayam, Manjula later went on to star opposite the stalwarts of Tamil cinema, M G Ramachandran (Rickshawkaran, Ulagam Sutrum Vaaliban) and Sivaji Ganesan (Dr Shiva) besides acting as

the female lead in a number of films.

Her colleagues including actor-politician and South Indian Artistes' Association President R Sarathkumar and actress Khushboo condoled Manjula's death.

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