Vanitha Vijayakumar is a Bigg Boss 3 contestant who stepped into the entertainment industry as an actress and shifted to directing over the years. She comes from a family of stars. Veteran actor and actress Vijayakumar and Manjula are her parents.

Before the reality show, Vanitha Vijayakumar was involved in a feud with her family and ex-husband. Till today, Vanitha hasn't reunited with her only son Vijay Srihari because of the issue. Following the public dispute, Vanitha's family abandoned her, and she has been raising her daughters as a single mother. Her longing and love for only son Hari never faded. Vanitha hopes to see him one day and has exhausted all ways to connect with him.

In conjunction with Thalapathy Vijay's birthday on June 22, Vanitha shared throwback pictures of her son Hari with the star. According to the post, Hari celebrated his first birthday with actor Vijay. Take a look:

Vijaysrihari first birthday with #thalapathy

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Actor Vijay and Vanitha's friendship stemmed from their debut film 'Chandralekha'. Chandralekha was Vijay's first movie as a hero which was released during Deepavali, and Vanitha Vijayakumar was Vijay's first heroine.

If Vijay and Vanitha was so close back in the days, what happened to their friendship now?

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