Viji

{{for|the Indian actor, writer and television personality|Sarigama Viji}}

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| birth_name = Viji Aswath{{cite web |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/today20001214-1.2.23.9.aspx |title=Newspaper Article – Why do Tamil actresses keep committing suicide? |publisher=The Straits Times |access-date=8 April 2013}}

| birth_date = 1966

| birth_place = India

| death_date = 27 November 2000 (age 34){{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/12/stories/2005071207190500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050714005551/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/12/stories/2005071207190500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2005 |work=The Hindu |title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Three absolved in actress' suicide case |date=12 July 2005 |access-date=8 April 2013}}

| death_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1982–2000

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Viji was an Indian actress, who appeared in Tamil films. She made her debut in Kozhi Koovuthu and acted in over 40 films.{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/research/untold/untold_viji.html |title=Telugu cinema – Story of Viji |publisher=Idlebrain.com |access-date=8 April 2013}}

Biography

Viji made her debut in Gangai Amaren's Kozhi Koovuthu.

During shooting for a song sequence in the Vijay-starrer Poove Unakkaga, Viji experienced hip and back pain{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000302163647/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/News/97/Oct/ktk.htm Tamil Movie News – Gentleman-in pala kashtangal]}} and she underwent an operation on her spinal cord in 1996 at the Chennai Apollo Hospitals. The operation failed and doctors found an acute infection in the wound caused by the surgery.{{cite web |url=http://www.thesundayindian.com/article_print.php?article_id=1224 |title=Messiahs Turn Mercenaries |publisher=Thesundayindian.com |date=29 April 2007 |access-date=8 April 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122854/http://www.thesundayindian.com/article_print.php?article_id=1224 |url-status=dead}} After more surgeries, Viji suffered temporary paralysis. She filed a lawsuit on Apollo Hospitals which returned Rs 30,000. Viji recovered after a corrective surgery{{cite web |url=http://hindu.com/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114170027/http://hindu.com/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 January 2012 |title=It's a heavy price to pay |date=3 May 2002 |work=The Hindu |access-date=8 April 2013}} and made a comeback to films in 2000 with Simmasanam.{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jun/21spice.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry |work=Rediff.com |date=21 June 2000 |access-date=8 April 2013}} Vijayakanth, who had acted with Viji in many films, gave her an opportunity to star in the film and had promised to give her a role in his next film Vaanchinathan also,{{cite web |url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/3Hot%20News%20Just%20%20U.htm |title=Actresses may come and actresses may go but Devayani goes on forever |publisher=Cinematoday2.itgo.com |access-date=8 April 2013}} but Simmasanam ultimately remained her last film.

On 27 November 2000, Viji committed suicide in her home in Chennai. Her suicide note blamed a failed love affair with director A R Ramesh, who was already married.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine |title=India Today Magazine Issue – Dated August 2, 2021 |website=www.indiatoday.in}} The Hindu reported that the prosecution case was that Ramesh promised to marry her but declined later and that three days prior to her death, Ramesh met Viji at a function and abused her. Ramesh, his wife, A R Sumathi, and his friend Chinnasamy were charged with "abetting the suicide" of Viji and prosecuted by the Mahila Court and acquitted.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language
class="wikitable sortable"
1982	Kozhi Koovuthu	Kamakshi	Tamil
rowspan="9" \| 1983	Saatchi		Tamil
Poikkal Kudhirai	Janaki	Tamil
Muggurammayila Mogudu		Telugu
En Priyame		Tamil
Ullam Uruguthadi		Tamil
Dhooram Adhighamillai	Meena	Tamil
Valarthakada		Tamil
Anney Anney	Rathna	Tamil
Dowry Kalyanam		Tamil
rowspan="10" \| 1984	Raja Veettu Kannukkutti	Pavithra	Tamil
Sukradhisai		Tamil
Thenkoodu		Tamil
Vetri	Shanti	Tamil
Sathyam Neeye		Tamil
Sahasame Jeevitham	Chaaya	Telugu
Nalla Naal	Latha	Tamil
Dhinamthorum Deepavali		Tamil
Onnum Mindatha Bharya		Malayalam
Uyarangalil	Vasanthi	Malayalam
rowspan="7" \| 1985	Pudhu Yugam	Radha	Tamil
Nayakan	Parvathi	Malayalam
Kutravaaligal		Tamil
Eetti	Valli	Tamil
Kattukulle Thiruvizha		Tamil
Mookanankayiru		Tamil
Pournami Raavil 3D		Malayalam
rowspan="7" \| 1986	Sayam Sandhya		Malayalam
Bhadil Solval Bhadrakali	Bhadrakali	Tamil
Karimedu Karuvayan		Tamil
Mr. Bharath	Ponni	Tamil
Marakka Mattaen		Tamil
Padikkatha Padam		Tamil
Raja Nee Vaazhga		Tamil
1987	Dhoorathu Pachai		Tamil
rowspan="2" \| 1988	Neruppu Nila		Tamil
Charavalayam		Malayalam
rowspan="2" \| 1989	Eenam Thettatha Kattaru	Ponni	Malayalam
Sattathin Marupakkam	Rosy	Tamil
rowspan="2" \| 1990	Aavathellam Pennale		Tamil
Avanga Namma Ooru Ponnunga		Tamil
1992	Suriyan		Tamil
rowspan="4" \| 1993	Rikshaw Thambi		Tamil
Uzhaippali	Dancer	Tamil
Suriyan Chandiran		Tamil
En Idhaya Rani	Bhanu	Tamil
rowspan="2" \| 1994	Atha Maga Rathiname	Vijaya	Tamil
Veetla Visheshanga		Tamil
1996	Poove Unakkaga	Viji	Tamil
2000	Simmasanam	Kannamma	Tamil

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=2957986}}
[https://archive.today/20130628214516/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/persondb.cgi?name=viji Viji] at Cinesouth

Category:Actresses from Chennai

Category:Indian film actresses

Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema

Category:2000 deaths

Category:1966 births

Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema

Category:20th-century Indian actresses

Category:21st-century Indian actresses

Category:2000 suicides

Category:Suicides in India