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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jayashree
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1985–present
| spouse = Chandrasekhar<br />(m. 1988–present)
| children = 2
}}

'''Jayashree''' is an Indian actress who has mostly worked in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language films. She was introduced by film director [[C. V. Sridhar]] in ''[[Thendrale Ennai Thodu]]'', opposite [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]], in 1985.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jayashree returns to the silver screen|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/43244.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212210142/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/43244.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2008|work=indiaglitz|date=25 November 2008|access-date=23 January 2014}}</ref> She started a career in technology in 2000, taking a break from acting after her marriage.

==Career==
Jayashree started her cinematic career with the 1985 Tamil film''Thendrale Ennai Thodu'', opposite [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]]. After getting married in 1988, she left the film industry to focus on her family, and later began a career in technology. She returned to acting with the 2010 film ''[[Kadhal 2 Kalyanam]]'', though it was never released. On Christmas Day 2016, Jayashree's comeback film ''[[Manal Kayiru 2]]'' was released internationally.<ref name="deccanchronicle">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/kollywood/240116/three-decades-later-same-cast.html |title=Three decades later, same cast! |website=Deccanchronicle.com |date=23 January 2016 |access-date=15 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Poorna-is-the-lead-in-the-sequel-to-Manal-Kayiru/articleshow/50713355.cms |title=Poorna is the lead in the sequel to Manal Kayiru |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=24 January 2016 |access-date=15 November 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Jayashree is the granddaughter of [[S. Jayalakshmi]], singer and actress, and grandniece of musician and painter [[S. Rajam]] and musician and filmmaker [[S. Balachander]], both her grandmother's brothers.
She married Chandrasekhar, a banking professional, in 1988, and they settled in the United States. The couple have two sons.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jayashree returns to the silver screen|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/43244.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212210142/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/43244.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2008|work=indiaglitz|date=25 November 2008|access-date=23 January 2014}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==


*''Note: All films in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film
! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! Reference
|-
| rowspan=2|1985 || ''[[Thendrale Ennai Thodu]]''
| Malathi || || <ref>{{cite news|title=Actress Jaishree is back!|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article15144.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124122754/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article15144.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2015|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=13 December 2008|access-date=28 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''Irandu Manam''
| Shanthi ||
|<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite news |date=13 December 2008 |title=Actress Jaishree is back! |work=The New Indian Express |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article15144.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124122754/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article15144.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 January 2015 |access-date=28 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=10|1986 || ''[[Veendum]]''
| Lalitha || Malayalam film
|
|-
| ''Kaalamellam Unn Madiyil''
| Rani ||
|<ref name="newindianexpress" />
|-
| ''Kovil Yaanai''
| Kaveri ||
|<ref name="newindianexpress" />
|-
| ''[[Manithanin Marupakkam]]''
| Sujatha || ||
|-
| ''[[Vidinja Kalyanam]]''
| Divya || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Vidinja Kalyanam Vinyl LP Records|url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-Bollywood-Hindi-OST-Vidinja-Kalyanam-Ilaiyaraaja-1986-Echo-7-IBEP348-/261467721121?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3ce0b0cda1|publisher=ebay|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Nambinar Keduvathillai]]''
| Gowri || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/10/08/sabarimala-film-song-shoot-dance-viral-video.html|title=Watch: When actresses danced on the 18th step at Sabarimala|website=OnManorama|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2018/09/29/sabarimala-film0shoot-actresses-women-ban.html|title=Sabarimala cinema shoot involving actresses forced rigid curbs on women|website=OnManorama|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Anandha Kanneer]]''
| Radha || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Anandha Kanneer Shankar Ganesh Vinyl LP Records|url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/AANANDHAKKANNEER-INDIA-TAMIL-FILM-SHANKAR-GANESH-7-33-EP-WITH-PICTURE-SLEEVE-/151256836210?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item23379c2872|publisher=ebay|access-date=20 March 2014}}</ref>
|-
| ''Panneer Nadhigal''
| Radha || ||<ref name="nettv4u">{{cite web|title= Jayashree Biography|url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/jayashree|publisher=nettv4u|access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mounam Kalaikirathu]]''
| Shobana || ||
|-
| ''[[Yaaro Ezhuthiya Kavithai]]''
| Pavithra/Lakshmi || ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |1987
|''[[Kavalan Avan Kovalan]]''
|Herself
|Guest appearance
|
|-
| ''[[Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi]]''
| Nandhini || ||
|-
| ''[[Vanna Kanavugal]]''
| Anandhi || ||
|-
| ''Thaali Dhanam''
| Nirmala || ||<ref name="nettv4u" />
|-
| ''[[Anand (1987 film)|Anand]]''
| Geetha || ||
|-
| 1988 || ''Premayanam''
| Sneha || Telugu film ||<ref name="nettv4u" />
|-
| rowspan=2| 1989 || ''[[Nalaya Manithan]]''
| Shree || ||
|-
| ''Varam''
| Jaya || ||<ref name="nettv4u" />
|-
| rowspan=3|1997 || ''[[Pistha (1997 film)|Pistha]]''
| Shanthi || ||
|-
| ''[[Vivasaayi Magan]]''
| Selvi || ||
|-
| ''[[Masmaram]]''
| Madhavi || Malayalam film
|
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Kadhal 2 Kalyanam]]''
| || Unreleased || <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-on-a-short-break/article5951371.ece|title=Etcetera: On a short break|first=Nikhil|last=Raghavan|newspaper=The Hindu |date=26 April 2014|via=thehindu.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Manal Kayiru 2]]''
| Uma Kittumani || ||<ref name="deccanchronicle" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Poorna-is-the-lead-in-the-sequel-to-Manal-Kayiru/articleshow/50713355.cms |title=Poorna is the lead in the sequel to Manal Kayiru |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=24 January 2016 |access-date=15 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|608e|Jayashree}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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