Devatha Serial Acters Movie Sanaadi Appanna

Gayathri made her acting debut in the Tamil film Paasamalargal along with Revathi, directed by Suresh Chandra Menon and produced by Tele Photo Films.

She also acted with well known actors like Delhi Kumar, Bose Venkat, Rajkanth, Thirumurugan and Vishwa.

She has appeared in some well known television serials such Om Namah Shivay, Nenjathai Killadhe, Devatha and Metti Oli.

Her performances in many films were lauded especially in Paasamalargal which was one of the Best films of the year 1994.

She worked with some of the top names of that time like Gayathri in Rajavin Parvaiyile along with Vijay, Ajith Kumar, Indraja and Vadivukkarasi.

Gayathri Shastry currently doing the supporting role in Roja serial along with Eeramana Rojave Shiva in Sun TV.

From 1994 onwards, she cut back on film assignments and got more involved with a political career.

She was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur from 2004 to 2014.

She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress Telugu for her performance in Sagara Sangamam.

She has also been awarded Filmfare Special Award for her performance in Siri Siri Muvva Anthuleni Katha (1976).

The young Lalitha attended a Telugu medium school in Rajahmundry and was also enrolled in dance and music classes at an early age.

A film director in the audience offered her a three-minute dance number in the Telugu film Bhoomi Kosam.

She was paid only 10 rupees for her work in the film, but the rushes of those three minutes of film were shown to the major figures of the Telugu film industry.

Major filmmakers offered her starring roles in quality films, and she accepted them.

She became a huge star in 1976 with major hit films.

Director K. Balachander s black-and-white film Anthuleni Katha (1976) showcased her dramatic skills; K.

Viswanath s color film Siri Siri Muvva (1976) 11 showed her playing a mute girl with excellent dancing skills; and her title role as Sita in the big-budget mythological film Seetha Kalyanam confirmed her versatility.

In 1977, she starred in Adavi Ramudu, which broke box office records and which permanently cemented her star status.

The song Aaresukoboyi Paresukunnanu performed by Prada and co-star N.T.

Rama Rao became a mass hit.

Important filmmakers were casting her and repeating her in their films.

Devatha Serial Acters Movie Sanaadi Appanna

Filmmaker Vijay introduced her to Kannada cinema in his 1977 super-hit movie Sanaadi Appanna alongside Kannada matinee idol Raj Kumar.

The movie is also known to be the only movie to feature shehnai rendition by Ustad Bismillah Khan.

Jaya Prada repeated her successful pairing with Rajkumar in films such as Huliya Haalina Mevu (1979), Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983) and Shabdavedhi (2000).

She continued to act in more films in Telugu opposite actors such NTR, ANR, Krishna, Krishnam Raju and Sobhan Babu throughout the 70s and 80s.

She acted in highest number of films with Krishna like Ooriki monagadu, Singhasan (1986 film), Mundadugu, Bhale krishnudu, Sri Rajeshwari vilas coffee club, Prajarajyam.

K. Viswanath remade Siri Siri Muvva (1976) in Hindi as Sargam, introducing Jayaprada to Bollywood in 1979.

She earned her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress but couldnt capitalize on her success since she couldnt speak Hindi.

Balachander in which Chiranjeevi played her villainous, bigamist husband.

Vishwanath, starring Kamal Hassan proved to be a milestone in her career, winning her many accolades including Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu in 1983.

Vishwanath relaunched her in Hindi films, with Kaamchor where she spoke Hindi fluently for the first time.

She was now able to consistently work in Hindi films, and earned two more Filmfare nominations as Best Actress for playing Amitabh Bachchan s endearing girlfriend in Prakash Mehra s Sharaabi (1984) and for her challenging double role in K.

These films endeared Jaya Prada to the traditional conservative section of film goers and she amassed a huge female fan following as well.

It was an image that would serve her well when she started a new career as a politician.

In 1985, she acted in the Malayalam film Iniyum Katha Thudarum directed by Joshiy starring Mammootty, Baby Shalini and Ambika.

She also acted in some significant Kannada films as the heroine.