Jayasudha profile
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Jayasudha

17th December 1958 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India Acting

ayasudha was born as Sujatha in Madras, Tamil Nadu on 17 December 1958 . Her aunt is actress and director Vijaya Nirmala. Jayasudha made her film debut when she was twelve years old as Jamuna's daughter in the Telugu film Pandanti Kapuram (1972). Director K. Balachander gave her a small role in the Tamil film Arangetram where she shared space with Kamal Haasan. She acted in a number of films in Tamil mostly under Balachander's direction—Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973), Naan Avanillai (1974) and Apoorva Raagangal. She also changed her name to Jayasudha, since there was already another actress named Sujatha. Her fame quickly spread, where Telugu film producers were offering her good film roles. While her debut role as heroine in the Telugu film Lakshmana Rekha (1975) got her attention, it was really the title role in Jyothi (remake of the Hindi film Mili starring Jaya Bhaduri) that made her a big star in Telugu films. She was now called a successor to the great Telugu actress Savitri and performed many strong roles and showed excellent range.[1] She is given the title "Sahaja Nati" which means "natural/realistic actress."

116 Movies 1 TV Shows 1 In Production 155 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Varisu poster
Varisu 11th January 2023 as Sudha Rajendran
Ruler poster
Ruler 20th December 2019 as Sarojini Naidu
Oopiri poster
Oopiri 25th March 2016 as Seenu's Mother
Rabhasa poster
Rabhasa 28th August 2014 as Karthik's mother
Rowdy poster
Rowdy 4th April 2014 as Lakshmi
Yevadu poster
Yevadu 12th January 2014 as Dr. Shailaja
Daruvu poster
Daruvu 24th May 2012 as Parvathamma, Ravindra's Mother
Solo poster
Solo 25th November 2011
Wanted poster
Wanted 26th January 2011 as Janaki
Billa poster
Billa 3rd April 2009 as Janaki
Raksha poster
Raksha 19th September 2008 as Dr.Seema
Parugu poster
Parugu 1st May 2008 as Yashoda (Cameo Appearance)
Style poster
Style 12th January 2006 as Raghava's mother
Thavasi poster
Thavasi 14th November 2001 as Thavasi’s Wife
Ishtam poster
Ishtam 1st October 2001 as Sreedevi
Aunty poster
Aunty 22nd July 1995 as Shanthi / Jyothi
Money poster
Money 5th May 1993 as Vijaya
Pandiyan poster
Pandiyan 25th October 1992 as Vijayalakshmi
Aaina poster
Aaina 11th March 1977 as Usha G. Shastri
I'm Game poster Coming soon
I'm Game 20th August 2026