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Telugu film actor Naresh Vijayakrishna, widely known as Actor Naresh was born on 20th of January, 1964 in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. Naresh is the son of Vijaya Nirmala and Krishna Murthy. His acting career began very early at age of 8 years in ‘Pandanti Kapuram’ in 1972. He also appeared as child artist in the movies ‘Santhanam Soubhagyam’ and ‘Kavitha’. Naresh’s first major role on screen was “Naalugu Sthambhala Aata” directed by late Sri Jandhyala. He was very alluring and enthusiastic in his teen roles during the early 80's, he quickly moved on to more challenging roles and catapulted to star status. By the early 90's, he moved up the ranks to become one of the most respected actors in Telugu film industry. On the occasion of his mother Vijaya Nirmala’s birthday and also expressing respect to women he modified his surname from Krishnamurthy to Vijayakrishna.