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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Indian actress (1924–1971)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox person&lt;br /&gt;
| name               = Sandhya&lt;br /&gt;
| image              = Actress Sandhya.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| image_size         = 230px&lt;br /&gt;
| caption            = &lt;br /&gt;
| other_names        = Veda&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_name         = N. R. Vedavalli&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date         = 1924&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place        = [[Srirangam]], [[Trichy district]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;{{smaller|(present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], India)}}&lt;br /&gt;
| death_date    = {{death date and age|df=yes|1971|11|01|1924}}&lt;br /&gt;
| death_place   = [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]),&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Tamil Nadu]], India&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation         = Actress&lt;br /&gt;
| years_active  = 1954–1965&lt;br /&gt;
| spouse        = {{marriage|Jayaram|1935|1950|reason=his death}}&lt;br /&gt;
| children           = Jayakumar&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha Jayaram]]&lt;br /&gt;
| parents            = N. Rangasamy Iyengar (father)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Kamalambal (mother)&lt;br /&gt;
| relatives          = [[Deepa Jayakumar]] (Granddaughter)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vedavalli&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, better known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sandhya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1924 – 1 November 1971) was a South Indian film actress, who appeared in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films. She adopted the screen name Sandhya for her acting career and was known for portraying character roles, often as the heroine’s sister or mother. Her younger sister, Vidyavathi, was also an actress. She was the mother of former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[J. Jayalalithaa]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=14 October 2016 |title=அன்று சந்தியா... இன்று சசிகலா... ஜெயலலிதா வாழ்க்கையில் பயணித்த மூவர்! |url=http://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/69513-three-personalities-who-dominated-jayalalithas-life.art |access-date=6 December 2016 |website=கட்டுரை |publisher=ஆனந்த விகடன்}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She acted in the [[Malaikkallan]] (1954), which starred [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and was written by [[M. Karunanidhi]]. She also acted in paired with [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in [[Mayabazar]] (1957), with [[Kalyan Kumar]] and [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in few films like [[Bale Pandiya (1962 film)|Bale Pandiya]] (1962).&lt;br /&gt;
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== Early life and family ==&lt;br /&gt;
She was born as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vedavalli&amp;#039;&amp;#039; into an [[Tamils|Tamil]] [[Iyengar|Iyengar Brahmin]] family in [[Srirangam]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]. Her father, Rangasamy Iyengar, moved to Mysore from [[Srirangam]] to work with [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]. She had one brother and two sisters—Ambujavalli and Padmavalli. Sandhya and her siblings along with their grand-parents initially lived in East Chittirai Street in Srirangam, later her father Rangasamy, who was a practicing lawyer based in [[Karur]] during the period from the 1910s to the 1930s, purchased a house from a Diwan in the same street and named it &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Komala Vilas Veda Nilayam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;. She is of the same maternal lineage as former Attorney General of India [[K. Parasaran]]. Sandhya’s maternal family roots trace back to Sakkaravala Nallur, near [[Devipattinam]] in Ramanathapuram district. Later at this location, on 4 April 1984, her daughter Jayalalithaa donated ₹1.65 lakh from her personal funds to establish the &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Annai Sandhya Memorial Nutritious Meal Centre&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot; in memory of her mother, Sandhya.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |language=ta|url=https://www.dinamani.com/amp/story/all-editions/edition-madurai/ramanathapuram/2018/Jul/13/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AA-2959475.html |title=தமிழகத்தில் முன்னோடி மையமாக தேவிப்பட்டினம் சத்துணவுக் கூடம் தேர்வு: ஜெயலலிதாவின் நிதியுதவியில் கட்டப்பட்டது|work=dinamani|date=14 July 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |language=ta|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/92830-.html |title=தேவிபட்டினத்தில் தாயார் நினைவாக சொந்த செலவில் ஜெயலலிதா அமைத்த சத்துணவுக் கூடம்﻿|work=hindutamil|date=8 December 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Vedavalli was married as second wife to Jayaram, son of Narasimhan Rengachary, who is the native of [[Nangavaram]] and also later a Secretary in [[Mysore Palace]] and a lawyer of the [[Royal family of Mysore]] in 1935 at the age of 11, while she was studying in the sixth grade. The couple Jayaram and Vedvalli had two children: a son, Jayakumar, and a daughter, [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;thehansindia&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Chandrakanth |first1=W |title=A never-say-die leader |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/National/2016-12-06/A-never-say-die-leader/267247 |access-date=11 December 2016 |work=[[The Hans India]] |date=6 December 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Her husband Jayaram, was a lawyer but never worked and squandered most of the family&amp;#039;s wealth.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;outlook20110321&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-road-to-ammahood/270858 |website=Outlook India |title=The Road To Ammahood |date=21 March 2011 |first=Sugata |last=Srinivasaraju |access-date=11 December 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=29 September 2014 |title=ஜெயலலிதாவின் தாயார் சந்தியா மைசூர் கோர்ட்டில் சந்தித்த வழக்கு! |url=http://tamil.oneindia.com/news/india/jaya-mom-share-court-link-211952.html |access-date=6 December 2016 |website=கட்டுரை |publisher=ஒன் இந்தியா}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Sandhya was trained in various pursuits, including reading, vocal music, veena, violin, swimming, tennis, and cross-country cycling. Following the death of her husband, Jayaram in 1950, The widowed Vedavalli returned to her father&amp;#039;s home in [[Bengaluru|Bangalore]] in 1950 and began working as a secretary in a company at the age of 26. Vedavalli learned shorthand and typewriting to take up a clerical position as a stenotypist in the Directorate of Agriculture under [[Government of Karnataka|Government of Mysore]] to help support the family in 1950.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=6 December 2016 |title=அம்மாவும்... அம்மாவின் அம்மாவும்! |url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/74287-fond-memories-of-jayalalithaa-and-her-mother-sandhya |access-date=6 December 2016 |publisher=vikatan}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Later career==&lt;br /&gt;
Her younger sister Ambujavalli had moved to Madras, working as an air hostess. She also started acting in dramas and films using the screen name Vidyavathy. On the insistence of Ambujavalli, Vedavalli, also relocated to Madras and stayed with her sister from 1952. Vedavalli worked in a commercial firm in Madras and began dabbling in acting from 1953 under the screen name Sandhya. She made her film debut in 1954 tamil movie [[Karkottai]]. Jayalalithaa remained under the care of her mother&amp;#039;s sister Padmavalli and maternal grandparents from 1950 to 1958 in Mysore.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;outlook20110321&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;thehansindia&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; She made her daughter Jayalalithaa attend [[Bishop Cotton Girls&amp;#039; School]], [[Bangalore]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TNgov&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/assembly2001/archives/jjaya.htm |title=Profile |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303212850/http://tn.gov.in/tnassembly/assembly2001/archives/jjaya.htm |archive-date=3 March 2009 |access-date=10 November 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She also acted in a few Kannada films. After attaining a modest level of financial stability, she moved into a reasonably comfortable rented house on Fourth Main Road in [[Gandhi Nagar, Chennai|Gandhi Nagar, Adyar]] to grow her children. It was here that the childhood of Jayalalithaa and her brother Jayakumar was spent. Following her growing recognition in cinema, Sandhya later relocated to Sivagnanam Street in [[T. Nagar]]. Sandhya nurtured her daughter Jayalalithaa into a disciplined and accomplished individual, whom she and later co-stars and friends referred as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ammu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, training her in dance from the age of three, later teaching her piano, and often taking her along to film shooting locations.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last=Babu |first=Venkatesha |title=Ammu to Amma: The life and times of Jayalalithaa Jayaraman |url=http://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/ammu-to-amma-the-life-and-times-of-jayalalithaa-jayaraman/story/241781.html |website=Business Today |date=6 December 2016 |access-date=9 December 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During a visit to Madras, She was accompanied by her daughter Jayalalitha to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Shri Shaila Mahathme]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; film set, where she was asked to replace an absent child actress. Sandhya initially refused but later consented, and Jayalalithaa agreed to act on the condition that she would not be compelled again.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=24 February 2017|title=“என் வாழ்வை வழிநடத்தியது விதி... எல்லாம் என் தலையெழுத்து!” - ஜெயலலிதா கடந்த பாதை|url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/81817-jayalalithaas-sad-moments-in-her-life |access-date=24 February 2017|publisher=Vikatan}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1964, Sandhya accompanied her daughter Jayalalithaa to the 100th-day celebrations of the film [[Karnan (1964 film)|Karnan]]. During this period, filmmaker [[B. R. Panthulu]] signed Jayalalithaa to play the female lead in his Kannada film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Chinnada Gombe]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, marking her early entry into cinema.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Jayalalithaa&amp;#039;s early film days set the stage for politics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/jayalalithaas-early-film-days-set-the-stage-for-politics/|website=times of india|date=25 February 2016 |access-date=25 February 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She received further opportunities to act in Kannada films, through which she was introduced as a lead actress by director [[C. V. Sridhar]] in the film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vennira Aadai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;,leading Jayalalithaa to forgo her college ambitions after briefly attending Stella Maris College.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=13 May 2016 |title=ஜெயலலிதா 10... அறிந்ததும் அறியாததும்!|url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/64072-10-unknown-facts-about-jayalalitha |access-date=13 May 2016 |publisher=vikatan}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Subsequently, her role opposite [[M. G. Ramachandran]] in [[Aayirathil Oruvan (1965 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]] brought her instant fame. Within a few years, she became one of the leading actresses in South Indian cinema. Thereafter, Sandhya withdrew from acting and largely remained at home, managing her daughter’s film commitments.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the late 1960s, when her daughter Jayalalithaa was at the peak of her fame, Sandhya developed the ambition of building a grand residence for her daughter’s future and bought a plot on 1 July 1967 at a cost of ₹ 1.32 lakh, measuring around 24,000 sq. feet (10 grounds) with a built-up area of 21,662 sq. feet in Teynampet area of Madras (now Chennai).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/veda-nilayam-set-to-become-jayalalithaa-memorial/article31521989.ece |title=Veda Nilayam set to become Jayalalithaa memorial |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 May 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jayalalithaas-assets-double-secret-seems-be-real-estate-30668 |title=Jayalalithaa&amp;#039;s assets double – the secret seems to be real estate |work=[[The News Minute]] |date=6 June 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The design of the house was revised multiple times to suit Jayalalithaa’s preferences before it was finally constructed in its present form. The residence, later known as the Poes Garden house, was thus built with great care and aspiration for her daughter’s future. During the &amp;quot;[[Engirundho Vandhaal]]&amp;quot; (1970) film shoot, Sandhya approached her daughter Jayalalithaa to discuss purchasing sarees for relatives in connection with their house’s ground breaking ceremony. A minor disagreement arose between them, and Jayalalithaa later expressed regret, recalling that she had uttered an inauspicious remark to her mother during the exchange.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Vikatan&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=19 November 2017|title=சந்தியா, எம்.ஜி.ஆர், சோ, ஜெயலலிதா... இது போயஸ் கார்டன் வீட்டின் கதை!|url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/108218-jayalalithaa-memories-with-poes-garden-a-flashback |access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Vikatan}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Illness, death, and aftermath==&lt;br /&gt;
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However, Sandhya did not live to witness the housewarming ceremony of the home she had envisioned, which remained a significant personal loss in Jayalalithaa’s life. By mid-1971, the construction of the house had been completed. On 31 October 1971, Sandhya suddenly fell ill after vomiting blood and was admitted to a private hospital in [[Poonamallee]]. She died the following day, on 1 November 1971 at the age of 47, despite medical treatment.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=28 October 2016|title=இறந்தபின்னும் மகளின் ஆசையை நிறைவேற்றிய சந்தியா; ஜெயலலிதாவினால் மறக்க முடியாத தீபாவளி|url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/70742-unforgettable-diwali-of-jayalalithaa |access-date=28 October 2016|publisher=Vikatan}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As per her will, she bequeathed to [[Jayalalithaa]] her share in the properties of &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Natayakala Niketan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;, along with a land and building in Poes Garden, Chennai, a house in [[Hyderabad]], and agricultural lands measuring about 10.2 acres in [[Ranga Reddy district]], including a grape garden, farmhouse, and servants’ quarters purchased in 1968. The will also included an additional 3.5 acres of land in [[Basheerabad]] village, [[Andhra Pradesh]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-poes-garden-controversy-who-s-residence-is-it-anyway/story-HJVC4MGtz7InYigJmtWYwL.html |title=Tamil Nadu: {{as written|Wh|o&amp;#039;s [sic]}} residence is it anyway? Jayalalithaa&amp;#039;s Poes Garden lies unoccupied |work=Hindustan Times |date=25 June 2017 |access-date=16 December 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The housewarming ceremony of the Poes Garden residence was held on 15 May 1972. Sandhya, who had envisioned celebrating the occasion with her daughter, had passed away by then and was present only in a photograph displayed in the house. Jayalalithaa named the residence “Veda Nilayam,” after her mother’s given name, Vedavalli (Sandhya). The event was attended by several prominent figures of Tamil Nadu, excepting M. G. Ramachandran, who had attended the ground breaking ceremony. [[Cho Ramaswamy]], a close family friend and one of Jayalalithaa’s companions from her younger years was also not present in the ceremony. Sandhya had traditionally conducted family functions in his presence, and Jayalalithaa reportedly expected him to attend the occasion. Despite being in the city, Cho did not attend the ceremony. When asked about his absence, he later wrote a detailed letter explaining that he felt slighted for not being personally invited, expressing regret for the misunderstanding. After her sudden demise, Sandhya&amp;#039;s mother Kamalambal lived along with Jayalalithaa at &amp;#039;Veda Nilayam&amp;#039; as a support and died in 1973.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Vikatan&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Filmography ==&lt;br /&gt;
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| rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;| 1954 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Karkottai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||Debut on-screen appearance&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Malaikkallan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Chinni||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Natashekhara&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || ||[[Kannada]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vipra Narayana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Madhuravani ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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| 1955 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sodari]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || ||[[Kannada]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|1956 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Tenali Raman (film)|Tenali Raman]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || [[Tirumala Devi|Tirumalambal]] ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Tenali Ramakrishna (film)|Tenali Ramakrishna]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || [[Tirumala Devi]] ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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| rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;|1957 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Samaya Sanjeevi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mayabazar]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || [[Rukmini]] ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Premada Putri]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||  ||[[Kannada]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Preme Daivam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|1958 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sampoorna Ramayanam (1958 film)|Sampoorna Ramayanam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||[[Mandodari]] ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=21 February 2017 |title=ஜெ.ஜெயலலிதா என்னும் நான்... - அம்மாவின் கதை! - 6 |url=https://www.vikatan.com/oddities/women/128882-jayalalitha-biography-series |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=3 August 2019 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Pillai Kaniyamudhu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Chenchu Lakshmi (1958 film)|Chenchu Lakshmi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Queen of the Chenchus||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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| rowspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;| 1959 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Krishna Leelalu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || [[Rohini (wife of Vasudeva)|Rohini]] ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minnal Veeran]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Manimekalai (1959 film)|Manimekalai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || [[Madhavi (Silappatikaram)|Madhavi]] ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Maragatham]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||Karpagavalli ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jagajyothi Basveshwara]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || ||[[Kannada]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mahishasura Mardini]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || [[Chamunda|Goddess Chamundeswari]]/[[Tripura Sundari]]||[[Kannada]]|| First major Pan-India film&lt;br /&gt;
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| rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;| 1960 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Baghdad Thirudan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Gulshad ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Padikkadha Medhai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Thyagu&amp;#039;s wife ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ranadheera Kanteerava]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||  ||[[Kannada]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || [[Saraswati|Goddess Saraswati]] ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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| rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;| 1961 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Bharya Bhartalu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Kanakam ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nagarjuna (film)|Nagarjuna]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || [[Parvati]] ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Shri Shaila Mahathme]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||  ||[[Kannada]]|| Acted along with Jayalalithaa ||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Thayilla Pillai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Sushila ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vijayanagarada Veeraputhra]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||  ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||  ||&lt;br /&gt;
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| rowspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;| 1962|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sarada (1962 film)|Sarada]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Sarada&amp;#039;s mother ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Swarna Gowri]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || [[Parvati|Goddess Parvati]] ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Bale Pandiya (1962 film)|Bale Pandiya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Kanagam ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kathiruntha Kangal]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Thilagam ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kula Gotralu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Anasuya ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Deivathin Deivam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Kanmani&amp;#039;s mother ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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| rowspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;| 1963|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Iruvar Ullam (1963 film)|Iruvar Ullam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Nagammal ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=29 March 2019 |title=இருவர் உள்ளம்: அப்பவே அப்படி கதை&amp;amp;nbsp;– இருவர் உள்ளம் படத்துக்கு 56 வயது! |trans-title=&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Iruvar Ullam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– Then itself such a story&amp;amp;nbsp;– The film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Iruvar Ullam&amp;#039;&amp;#039; turns 56! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/157994-56.html |url-status=live |access-date=5 July 2021 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Aasai Alaigal]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Bhakyavathi ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kulamagal Radhai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Vanaja ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Gowri (1963 film)|Gowri]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||  ||[[Kannada]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Punarjanma (1963 film)|Punarjanma]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||Janaki ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nartanasala (1963 film)|Nartanasala]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||[[Sudeshna]] ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;| 1964 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Karnan (1964 film)|Karnan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Kanagan&amp;#039;s wife ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Chinnada Gombe]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || ||[[Kannada]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mane Aliya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || ||[[Kannada]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |1965|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Poojaikku Vandha Malar]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Ravi and Chitra&amp;#039;s mother||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Santhi (1965 film)|Santhi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Santhanam&amp;#039;s mother||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||&lt;br /&gt;
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== In popular culture ==&lt;br /&gt;
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In the 2019 [[web series]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Queen (TV series)|Queen]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, [[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi Shivamani]] and [[Sonia Agarwal]] portrayed Ranganayaki, the fictional adaptation of Sandhya. In the Tamil film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Thalaivii]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2021), Sandhya was portrayed by [[Bhagyashree]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{IMDb name|0761892|Sandhya (1924-1971)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:1924 births]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1971 deaths]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Victorxsi</name></author>
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