Jayasudha Biodata

Birth Name : Sujatha

Date of birth : 17/12/1958

Place of birth : Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

First Movie : Pandanti Kapuram

Category : Hindi

Jayasudha's actual name is 'Sujatha Nidudavolu' is an Indian film actress. She has worked in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and three Hindi films. Jayasudha was born on 17 December 1958 in Madras, Tamilnadu. Her aunt is an actress and director 'Vijaya Nirmala'. Jayasudha is a granddaughter of eminent scholar and literary historian, 'Nidudavolu Venkatarao'. Jayasudha made her film debut when she was twelve years old as Jamuna's daughter in the Telugu film 'Pandanti Kapuram'. Jayasudha married 'Dr.Rajendra Prasad' of Vijayawada, who is a related to Former AP CM 'Mr.Nadendla Bhaskar Rao'. The marriage ended in a divorce after couple of years. Jayasudha again fell in love with producer 'Nitin Kapoor', cousin to actor 'Jeetendra'. They married in 1985 and have two children, Sons 'Nihar' and 'Sreyanth'. She is now a MLA for Congress from the Secunderabad constituency.

Awards

Filfare Awards

Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) – Jyothi in 1976

Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) – Aame Katha in 1977

Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) – Grihapravesam in 1982

Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu) – Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2004

Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu) – Kotha Bangaru Lokam in 2008

Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South in 2010

Nandi Awards

Nandi Award for Best Actress – Jyothi in 1976

Nandi Award for Best Actress – Idi Katha Kaadu in 1979

Nandi Award for Best Actress – Premabhishekam in 1981

Nandi Award for Best Actress – Meghasandesam in 1982

Nandi Award for Best Actress – Dharmatmudu in 1983

Other Awards

Kalasagar Award for Best Actress – Meghasandesam in 1982

Pride of Indian Cinema Award in 2007

Andhra Pradesh Cinegoer's Association – Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008

ANR Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008

Tollywood Entry

Jayasudha entered in Tollywood at the age of 12 years, the movie is 'Pandanti Kapuram' in 1972. She acted in a number of films in Tamil mostly under Balachander's direction 'Sollathaan Ninaikkiren' in 1973, 'Naan Avanillai' in 1974 and 'Apoorva Raagangal'. Jayasuda's debut role as heroine in the Telugu film 'Lakshmana Rekha' in 1975, 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 is given the title "Sahaja Nati" which means 'spontaneous and lively actress.'

Film Career

Jayasudha received a break when she starred in 'Adavi Ramudu' in 1977, which broke box office records. She also showed innovativeness and lack of vanity in original Telugu films like Premabhishekam in 1981. She became such a famous actress that she starred in a film 'Jayasudha' in 1982, named after her. Her fame also allowed producers to cast her sister Subhashini in supporting roles in some of the films that she starred in, such as 'Sivaranjani' in 1978 and 'Meghasandesam' 1983.

Jayasudha acted in 225 Telugu films, and in one year, she had 24 film releases. She accomplished all this, despite her illiteracy in Telugu, by having people read lines to her and she would remember and deliver her lines. Jayasudha is also producer for some films, Those are 'Kanchana Sita' in 1987, 'Kalikalam' in 1990, 'Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai' in 1990, 'Adrustam' in 1992, 'Vinta Kodallu' in 1993, 'Hands Up' in 1999