Spandana Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian actress and producer who works primarily in the Kannada film industry. She is the wife of famous Kannada actor Vijay Raghavendra.
Wiki/Biography
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra was born in Belthangadi, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. According to one source, she was born on Thursday, June 28, 1979 (age 44; at the time of death), and according to another source, she was born on Wednesday, June 28, 1978 (at the age of 45; at the time of death). Her zodiac sign is Cancer.
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra Childhood Photos
She attended Stella Maris School in Gayatri Devi Park Extension, Bengaluru. Later, she pursued her Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra pictured with her mother Latha Shivaram (left), both in their 30s
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
She comes from a Tulu family.
Parents and siblings
Her father BK Shivaram is a retired IPS and Assistant Commissioner of Police. Her mother, Latha Shivaram, worked as an assistant manager at a chartered accounting firm in Bengaluru.
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra with father BK Shivaram, mother Latha Shivaram and niece Anaira Rakshith
She has a brother named Rakshith Shivaram, who is a lawyer and politician of the Indian National Congress (INC).
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra with her husband Vijay Raghavendra (far left), brother Rakshith Shivaram (second from right) and sister-in-law Anvika Rakshith (far right)
husband and children
She got engaged to Kannada actor and director Vijay Raghavendra on August 20, 2007 and married on April 26, 2007.
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra and Vijay Raghavendra (right) during their engagement
Her son Shourya was born on December 31, 2008.
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra with husband Vijay Raghavendra and son Shourya
other relatives
She has a sister-in-law (Rakshi’s wife) named Anvika Rakshith and a niece named Anaira Rakshith. Her uncle BK Hariprasad is a politician and an MLC of the Indian National Congress (INC). Her father-in-law SA Chinne Gowda is a producer and film distributor and her mother-in-law is Jayamma. Her brother-in-law (brother of Vijay Raghavendra) Sriimurali, also a Kannada actor, is married to Vidya.
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra with her husband Vijay Raghavendra, father-in-law, SA Chinne Gowda, mother-in-law Jayamma, brother-in-law Srimurali and sister-in-law Vidya (right to left)
Relationships/Affairs
Vijay Raghavendra first met Spandana in 2003 at a cafe in Bangalore; however, he did not approach her. When he saw her again a few years later, he approached her and later proposed to her. They dated for a few years before getting married in 2007.
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra before her marriage to boyfriend Vijay Raghavendra
religion
She follows Hinduism.
Profession
actor and producer
She made her acting debut in 2016, playing the role of a lawyer in the Kannada film Apoorva. She has also produced several films, including the 2018 Kannada film Kismath, which was shot under her husband’s production company Spandana Shrushti.
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra and her husband Vijay Raghavendra during movie promotions
die
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra died of cardiac arrest on August 7, 2023, while on vacation with his family in Bangkok. Apparently, she went to bed on the night of August 6, 2023; however, she did not wake up the next morning. She was taken to hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. Her husband brought her body to India from Bangkok on August 8, 2023, and she was cremated on August 9, 2023, at Harishchandra Ghat in Bengaluru.
ವಿಜಯ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ಪತ್ನಿ ಸ್ಪಂದನಾ ಅಂತಿಮ ದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಸ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್ವುಡ್ನಟ, ನಟಿಯರುಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನಕಂಬನಿಮಿ ಡ ಿಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. #newsfirstlive #NewsFirstKan #spandanavijay #spandanaraghavendra #Vijayraghavendrawife #spandanavijay pic.twitter.com/HVajXHJiVg
— NewsFirst Kannada (@NewsFirstKan) August 9, 2023
Several people from the South Indian entertainment and political circles paid tribute to her and described her death as shocking.
ನಟ ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಜಯರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರ ಪತ್ನಿ ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ ಸ್ಪಂದ ನಿಜಯರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವ ಶರೀರದ ಅಂತಿಮ ದರ್ಶ ನಪಡೆದು. ದುಃಖತಪ್ತಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆಸಾಂತ್ವನಹೇಳಿದೆ. ಬದುಕುಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತ, ಸಾವುನಿಶ್ಚಿತ..ಆದರೆಇಷ್ಟುಸಣ್ಣ ವಯ ಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾವು ಬೆನ್ನಟ್ಟುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಯಾರೂ ಊಹಿ ಸಿ ರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಮೃತರಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆಸದ್ಗತಿಸಿಗಲಿಎಂದು… pic.twitter.com/sKA0RKZri8
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) August 9, 2023
Facts/Trivia
- In her spare time she enjoys dancing.
- In an interview before her death, her husband described her as very supportive, caring and always bringing him surprise gifts. He also said that Spandana inspired him to participate in the first season of Bigg Boss Kannada in 2013 and win.
Spandana Vijay Raghavendra with husband Vijay Raghavendra and son Shourya
- After her death, some speculated that she may have died from excessive dieting while trying to lose weight. She lost about 16 kilograms in the days before her death.
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Source: HIS Education