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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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| name                = '''Jayasudha'''
{{Infobox politician
| name                = '''Jayasudha Kapoor'''
| image              =  
| image              =  
| caption            = Jayasudha (leftmost) in ''Jyothi'', 1976 film poster
| caption            =  
| office2            = Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| office              = [[13th Andhra Pradesh Assembly| Member of legislative assembly, Andhra Pradesh]]
| constituency2      = [[Secunderabad (Assembly constituency)|Secunderabad]], Telangana, India
| 2blankname          = Chief Minister
| term_start2        = 2009
| 2namedata          = [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
| term_end2          = 2014
| constituency       = [[Secunderabad]], Andhra Pradesh, India
| birth_name          = Sujatha<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-09-30|title=సినిమాల కోసం పేరు మార్చుకున్న స్టార్‌ హీరోయిన్లు|url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/south-heroines-who-changed-their-names-movies-1318532|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Sakshi|language=te}}</ref>
| term_start          = 2009
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|12|17}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kavirayani|first=Suresh|date=2018-12-18|title=A low-key Birthday for Jayasudha|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/181218/a-low-key-birthday-for-jayasudha.html|access-date=2021-04-23|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
| term_end            = 2014
| birth_place        = Madras, [[Madras State]], India<br/>(now [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]])
| birth_name          = Sujatha Nidudavolu
| years active        = 1972–present
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|12|17}}
| occupation          = {{hlist | Actress | politician}}
| birth_place        = [[Madras]], [[Madras State]], [[India]]<br />(now [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]])
| spouse              = {{Marriage|[[Nitin Kapoor]] |1985|2017|reason=his death}}
| occupation          = Actress, politician
| children            = 2
| spouse              = {{marriage|[[Nitin Kapoor]]|1985|2017|end=died}}<br/>Kakarlapudi Rajendra prasad(m 1982 Divorced)
| website_caption    =  
| children            = Nihar (b. 1986) <br/> Shreayan (b.1990)
| party              = [[YSR Congress Party]]<br />({{small|2019 - 2022}})
| otherparty          = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />({{small|2009- 2014}})<br />[[Telugu Desam Party]]<br />({{small|2016 - 2019}})
| relatives          = See [[List_of_South_Indian_film_families#Nidudavolu_family|Nidudavolu Family]]
| death_date          =  
| death_date          =  
| relations          = [[Nidudavolu Venkatarao]] (grandfather)
| death_place        =  
| party              = [[Indian National Congress]]
}}
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'''Jayasudha Kapoor''' (born '''Sujatha Nidudavolu''') is an Indian actress and politician known for her works predominantly in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil cinema]]. She has also worked in few [[Kannada]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Hindi]] films.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/jayasudha-gets-candid-on-her-films-and-lifes-journey/article24643116.ece |title=Jayasudha gets candid on her films and life's journey |first=Y. Sunita |last=Chowdhary |date=9 August 2018 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Known as natural actress, she received five state [[Nandi Awards]] for her acting in works such as  ''[[Jyothi (1976 film)|Jyothi]]'' (1976), ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979), ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' (1981), ''[[Meghasandesam]]'' (1982), and ''[[Dharmaatmudu]]'' (1983).<ref name="auto1"/>


'''Jayasudha''' (born '''Sujatha'''; 17 December 1958) is an Indian actress and politician. She predominantly works in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films along with Tamil films in addition to a few appearances in [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]], and [[Kannada]] films. Jayasudha is a former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for the [[Congress]] in [[Secunderabad (Assembly constituency)|Secunderabad]]. She has received numerous [[accolades]] including eight state [[Nandi Awards]] of [[Andra Pradesh]] and seven [[Filmfare Awards South]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-04/news-interviews/27154581_1_film-industries-special-jury-award-actor |title=51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare Award winners |date=4 June 2004 |access-date=3 August 2012 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024170402/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-04/news-interviews/27154581_1_film-industries-special-jury-award-actor |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She has garnered five [[Filmfare Awards South]], for her performances in ''[[Jyothi (1976 film)|Jyothi]]'' (1976), ''[[Aame Katha]]'' (1977), ''[[Gruha Pravesam]]'' (1982), ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' (2004), and ''[[Kotha Bangaru Lokam]]'' (2008).<ref name="auto1"/> In 2008, she received the [[ANR National Award]], and in 2010, she won the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South]] for her contributions to Indian cinema.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.greatandhra.com/ganews/viewnews.php?id=2830&scat=4 |title=Great Andhra |publisher=Great Andhra |accessdate=3 August 2012 |archive-date=15 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215210316/http://www.greatandhra.com/ganews/viewnews.php?id=2830&scat=4 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jayasudha served as Member, Legislative Assembly, from [[Secunderabad]] constituency during 2009–2014 in the erstwhile combined [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-04/news-interviews/27154581_1_film-industries-special-jury-award-actor |title=51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare Award winners |work=The Times of India |date=4 June 2004 |accessdate=3 August 2012 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024170402/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-04/news-interviews/27154581_1_film-industries-special-jury-award-actor |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Early life and career==
==Early and personal life==
Jayasudha was born as Sujatha in a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] family in [[Madras]] on 17 December 1958.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/13jaya.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 November 2006 |archive-date=18 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418065331/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/13jaya.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Her aunt is the Telugu film actress and director [[Vijaya Nirmala]]. Jayasudha made her film debut when she was twelve years old as [[Jamuna (actress)|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 Telugu and Tamil, mostly under Balachander's direction; ''[[Sollathaan Ninaikkiren]]'' (1973), ''[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]'' (1974) and ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'' and in [[Idi Katha Kaadu]] with [[Chiranjeevi]]. She also changed her name to Jayasudha, since there was already another actress named [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]. Her fame quickly spread, where [[Telugu film]] producers were offering her good film roles.
Jayasudha was born as Sujatha Nidudavolu in [[Madras]], Tamil Nadu on 17 December 1958 to a Telugu-speaking family of Nidudavolu Rameshwara Rao, and actress Joga Bai known for films such as ''Balanandam'' (1954), and ''[[Kalahasti Mahatyam]]'' (1954).<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/300619/jayasudha-remembers-aunt-vijaya-nirmala.html |title=Jayasudha remembers aunt Vijaya Nirmala |first=suresh |last=kavirayani |date=30 June 2019 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Telugu film actress and director [[Vijaya Nirmala]] is the first cousin of her father.<ref name="auto2"/> Jayasudha's paternal grandfather is eminent scholar and literary historian, [[Nidudavolu Venkatarao]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/13jaya.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: The Jayasudha interview |publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref> Her first marriage was to film producer Vadde ramesh's brother-in-law Kakarlapudi Rajendra prasad. However, the marriage ended in divorce. She then married [[Nitin Kapoor]], cousin to actor [[Jeetendra]], in 1985 and they have two children, sons Nihar (born in 1986) and Shreayan (born in 1990).<ref>http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/interview/js.html Nilacharal</ref><ref>http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/jayasudha.php {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215013004/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/jayasudha.php |date=15 February 2009 }} {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref>


While her debut role as heroine in the [[Telugu film]] ''Lakshmana Rekha'' (1975) got her attention, it was really the title role in ''[[Jyothi (1976 film)|Jyothi]]'' (remake of the Hindi film [[Mili (1975 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 (actress)|Savitri]] and performed many strong roles and showed excellent range.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/13jaya.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: The Jayasudha interview<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=10 November 2006 |archive-date=18 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418065331/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/13jaya.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
She was elected as [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] from the Secunderabad constituency in [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2009|2009 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections]] from [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/15/stories/2008101555530400.htm |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Jayasudha to join Congress today |work=The Hindu |date=15 October 2008 |accessdate=3 August 2012}}</ref>She later joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2016 |title=Telugu actress Jayasudha officially joins TDP |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/telugu-actress-jayasudha-officially-joins-tdp-37795 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>Later in 2019 she quit the Telugu Desam Party and joined [[YSR Congress Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Talari |first=Yadedya |date=7 March 2019 |title=Actress Jayasudha to join YSRCP |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Latest-News/2019-03-07/Actress-Jayasudha-to-join-YSRCP/508972 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>
She is given the title "Sahaja Nati" which means "natural/realistic actress."


Her roles varied from the cute looking teeny-bopper who wore minis in ''Nomu'' (1974), to that of a tortured wife of a sadist husband in [[K. Balachander]]'s film ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979), to that of a comedian who discovers that her husband wants to murder her for her wealth in ''Money'' (1993). She performed showy roles in Telugu remakes of Hindi films, such as ''[[Yugandhar]]'' (1979) (the fighter role that [[Zeenat Aman]] originated in ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'') and ''Illalu (1981 film)'' ([[Reena Roy]]'s dark-shaded role from ''[[Apnapan]]'' (1977)).
==Career==
Jayasudha made her film debut when she was twelve years old with the [[Telugu film]] ''[[Pandanti Kapuram]]'' (1972). Director [[K. Balachander]] gave her a small role in the Tamil film ''[[Arangetram (film)|Arangetram]]'' where she shared space with [[Kamal Haasan]]. She acted in a number of films in Telugu and Tamil mostly under Balachander's direction—''[[Sollathaan Ninaikkiren]]'' (1973), ''[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]'' (1974) and ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'' and in [[Idi Katha Kaadu]] with [[Chiranjeevi]]. 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.


In commercial cinema, she received a huge break when she starred in ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'' (1977), which broke box office records.<ref>[http://www.tollywoodinfo.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=61 Adavi Ramudu: 29 years passed but the magic still remains<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051122103054/http://www.tollywoodinfo.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=61 |date=22 November 2005 }}</ref> She also showed innovation and lack of vanity in original Telugu films like ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' (1981), where she played a supporting role as a deglamourised prostitute, while [[Sridevi]] played the female lead.<ref>[http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/premabhishekam_25yrs.php ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109160857/http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/premabhishekam_25yrs.php |date=9 November 2006 }}</ref>
While her debut role as heroine in the [[Telugu film]] ''Lakshmana Rekha'' (1975) got her attention, it was really the title role in ''[[Jyothi (1976 film)|Jyothi]]'' (remake of the Hindi film ''[[Mili (1975 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 (actress)|Savitri]] and performed many strong roles and showed excellent range.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
 
She is given the title "Sahaja Nati" which means "natural/realistic actress."
She has acted in 325 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.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Noted filmmaker [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] repeatedly cast her in his films. In the film ''Idekkadi Nyayam'' (1977), he used her name in the song "Andalanni Neelone Dagunnayi...Jayasudha," that was picturised on her. By 1982, she became such a famous actress that Dasari titled a film that she starred in, ''Jayasudha'' (1982), 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 (1978 film)]]'' (1978), ''Doctor Cine-actor'' and ''[[Meghasandesam]]'' (1983).


==Personal life==
Her roles varied from the cute looking teeny bopper who wore minis in ''Nomu'' (1974), to that of a tortured wife of a sadist husband in [[K. Balachander]]'s film ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979) to that of a comedian who discovers that her husband wants to murder her for her wealth in ''Money'' (1993). She performed showy roles in Telugu remakes of Hindi films, such as ''[[Yugandhar]]'' (1979) (the fighter role that [[Zeenat Aman]] originated in ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]''), ''[[Illalu (1981 film)|Illalu]]'' ([[Reena Roy]]'s dark-shaded role from ''[[Apnapan]]'' (1977)).
Jayasudha is a granddaughter of eminent scholar and literary historian, [[Nidudavolu Venkatarao]] and Gidugu Krishna Murthy. She was initially married to famous cinema producer Vadde Ramesh's brother-in-law, Rajendra Prasad, in Vijayawada. However, the marriage ended in divorce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/jayasudha/biography.html|title=Exclusive biography of #Jayasudha and on her life.|website=FilmiBeat|language=en|access-date=2020-03-03|archive-date=3 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303042658/https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/jayasudha/biography.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Subsequently, she married producer [[Nitin Kapoor]], cousin to actor [[Jeetendra]], in 1985 and had two children, sons Nihar and Shreayan.


She has friends in the industry, such as [[Raadhika]] and [[Jayaprada]], with whom she had acted in a number of films such as ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'' and ''[[Meghasandesam]]''.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/interview/js.html |title=Nilacharal<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=10 November 2006 |archive-date=5 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105210355/http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/interview/js.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/jayasudha.php |title=Stars : Star Interviews : JAYASUDHA<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=11 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215013004/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/jayasudha.php |archive-date=15 February 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She converted to Christianity in 2001 and was elected as MLA for Congress from the [[Secunderabad (Assembly constituency)|Secunderabad]] constituency in [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections]]
In commercial cinema, she received a huge break when she starred in ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'' (1977), which broke box office records.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.domainmarket.com/buynow/tollywoodinfo.com |title=TollywoodInfo.com is available at DomainMarket.com |website=TollywoodInfo.com is available at DomainMarket.com}}</ref> She also showed innovativeness and lack of vanity in original Telugu films like ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' (1981) where she played a supporting role as a deglamorised prostitute, while [[Sridevi]] played the female lead.<ref>[http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/premabhishekam_25yrs.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109160857/http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/premabhishekam_25yrs.php|date=9 November 2006}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/15/stories/2008101555530400.htm |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Jayasudha to join Congress today |date=15 October 2008 |access-date=3 August 2012 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105092954/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/15/stories/2008101555530400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> but lost the election and was placed 3rd in the [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014 Telangana assembly elections]].
She has acted in 300 plus feature films in a variety of roles, and in one year, she had 24 film releases.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
 
She has made her unique space in Telugu cinema industry amidst a huge competition between her contemporary actresses [[Sridevi]] and [[Jayaprada]]. She considers [[Jayaprada]] as her closest friend amongst her friends in the industry.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
Her husband Nitin Kapoor committed suicide by jumping from the top of a building on March 14, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/jayasudhas-husband-nitin-kapoor-commits-suicide/articleshow/57633794.cms |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 March 2017 |archive-date=15 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315123752/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/jayasudhas-husband-nitin-kapoor-commits-suicide/articleshow/57633794.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> It was stated that he was under depression since many years, but the actual reason for his suicide is not known.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jeetendras-cousin-and-telugu-actor-jayasudhas-husband-nitin-kapoor-found-dead-3335098.html|title=Nitin Kapoor, Jeetendra's cousin and Telugu actor Jayasudha's husband, found dead- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=2017-03-15|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2020-03-03|archive-date=3 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303052201/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jeetendras-cousin-and-telugu-actor-jayasudhas-husband-nitin-kapoor-found-dead-3335098.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==  Awards ==


==Awards==
{{More citations needed section|date=January 2023}}
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
* [[Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu)]] – ''[[Jyothi (1976 film)|Jyothi]]'' (1976)
* Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) – ''[[Aame Katha]]'' (1977)
* Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) – ''Grihapravesam'' (1982)
* [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu)]] – ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' (2004)
* Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu) – ''[[Kotha Bangaru Lokam]]'' (2008)
* [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South]] (2010)


* [[Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu)|Best Actress - Telugu]] – ''[[Jyothi (1976 film)|Jyothi]]'' (1976)
;[[Nandi Awards]]
* Best Actress - Telugu – ''[[Aame Katha]]'' (1977)
* [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] – ''[[Jyothi (1976 film)|Jyothi]]'' (1976)
* Best  Actress - Telugu – ''Gruhapravesam'' (1982)
* Nandi Award for Best Actress – ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979)
* [[Filmfare Special Award – South|Special Jury Award]] - ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' (1981)
* Nandi Award for Best Actress – ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' (1981)
* [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu)|Best Supporting Actress - Telugu]] – ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' (2003)
* Nandi Award for Best Actress – ''[[Meghasandesam]]'' (1982)
* Best Supporting Actress - Telugu – ''[[Kotha Bangaru Lokam]]'' (2008)
* Nandi Award for Best Actress – ''[[Dharmaatmudu]]'' (1983)
* [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South]] - [[58th Filmfare Awards South|2010]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kasepu.com/movies/news-movies/telugu-news-movies/58-filmfare-awards-south-india-2-07-2011/|title=58 Filmfare Awards South India 2-07-2011|date=2011-07-02|work=Kasepu.com|access-date=2016-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403233952/http://kasepu.com/movies/news-movies/telugu-news-movies/58-filmfare-awards-south-india-2-07-2011/|archive-date=2012-04-03|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news365today.com/58th-filmfare-awards-south-2011-complete-winner-lists/#axzz1agSTZqJS|title=58th Filmfare Awards South 2011- A Complete Winner Lists|work=News365Today|date=2011-07-03|access-date=2016-03-16}}</ref>
 
;[[Nandi Awards|Andra Pradesh State Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
 
* [[Nandi Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979)
* Best Actress – ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' (1981)
* Best Actress – ''[[Meghasandesam]]'' (1982)
* Best Actress – ''[[Dharmaatmudu]]'' (1983)
* [[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] – ''[[Swathi Chinukulu]]'' (1989)
* [[Nandi Award for Best Character Actress|Best Character Actress]] – ''[[Jailor Gaari Abbayi]]'' (1994)
* Best Character Actress – ''[[Yuvakudu]]'' (2000)
* Best Supporting Actress – ''[[Sathamanam Bhavati]]'' (2016)


;Other Awards
;Other Awards
* Kalasagar Award for Best Actress – ''[[Meghasandesam]]'' (1982)
* Kalasagar Award for Best Actress – ''[[Meghasandesam]]'' (1982)
*Best Supporting Actress Award – ''[[Yevadu|Yevadu (2014)]]'' at 13th Santosham Film Awards
* Pride of Indian Cinema Award (2007)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharatwaves.com/news/Jayasudha-receives-Pride-of-Indian-Cinema-Award-4625.html |title=Jayasudha receives Pride of Indian Cinema Award – Telugu Cinema News |publisher=Bharatwaves.com |accessdate=3 August 2012}}</ref>
* Pride of Indian Cinema Award (2007)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharatwaves.com/news/Jayasudha-receives-Pride-of-Indian-Cinema-Award-4625.html |title=Jayasudha receives Pride of Indian Cinema Award – Telugu Cinema News |publisher=Bharatwaves.com |access-date=3 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930133725/http://www.bharatwaves.com/news/Jayasudha-receives-Pride-of-Indian-Cinema-Award-4625.html |archive-date=30 September 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* Andhra Pradesh Cinegoer's Association – Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
* Andhra Pradesh Cinegoer's Association – Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
* [[ANR National Award]] (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatandhra.com/ganews/viewnews.php?id=2830&scat=4 |title=Great Andhra |publisher=Great Andhra |access-date=3 August 2012 |archive-date=15 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215210316/http://www.greatandhra.com/ganews/viewnews.php?id=2830&scat=4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[ANR National Award]] (2008)<ref name="auto"/>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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===Telugu===
===Telugu===
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* ''[[Pandanti Kapuram]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Pandanti Kapuram]]'' (1972)
* ''Tirapathi'' (1974)
* ''Tirapathi'' (1974)
* ''[[Jeevitha Rangam]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Soggadu (1975 film)|Soggadu]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Soggadu (1975 film)|Soggadu]]'' (1975)
* ''Raju Vedale'' (1976)
* ''Raju Vedale'' (1976)
* ''Monagadu'' (1976)
* ''Monagadu'' (1976)
* ''Mangalyaniki Maromudi'' (1976)
* ''[[Mangalyaniki Maromudi]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Secretary (1976 film)|Secretary]]'' (1976)
* ''Alludochhadu'' (1976)
* ''Alludochhadu'' (1976)
* ''[[Jyothi (1976 film)|Jyothi]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Jyothi (1976 film)|Jyothi]]'' (1976)
* ''Premalekhalu'' (1977)
* ''Premalekhalu'' (1977)
* ''MallePuvvu'' (1977)
* ''Gadusu Ammayi'' (1977)
* ''Gadusu Ammayi'' (1977)
* ''Gadasu Pillodu'' (1977)
* ''Gadasu Pillodu'' (1977)
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* ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Aame Katha]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Aame Katha]]'' (1977)
* ''MallePuvvu'' (1978)
* ''[[Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Sivaranjani (film)|Sivaranjani]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Sivaranjani (film)|Sivaranjani]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Lawyer Viswanath]]'' (1978)
* ''Lawyer Vishwanath'' (1978)
* ''[[KD No:1]]'' (1978)
* ''KD No. 1'' (1978)
* ''Katakatala Rudraiah'' (1978)
* ''Katakatala Rudraiah'' (1978)
* ''Kalanthakulu'' (1978)
* ''[[Kalanthakulu]]'' (1978)
* ''Pranam Kareedu'' (1978)
* ''Pranam Kareedu'' (1978)
* ''[[Vichitra Jeevitham]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Vichitra Jeevitham]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Yugandhar]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Yugandhar]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Shri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam]]'' (1979) ... Goddess Lakshmi
* ''[[Shri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam]]'' (1979) .... Goddess Lakshmi
* ''Shivamettina Satyam'' (1979)
* ''Shivamettina Satyam'' (1979)
* ''[[Muddula Koduku]]'' (1979)
* ''Muddula Koduku'' (1979)
* ''Mande Gundelu'' (1979)
* ''Mande Gundelu'' (1979)
* ''[[Kalyani (1979 film)|Kalyani]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Kalyani (1979 film)|Kalyani]]'' (1979)
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* ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979)
* ''Sreevari Muchatlu'' (1980)
* ''Sreevari Muchatlu'' (1980)
* ''Pilla Zamindar'' (1980)
* ''Gopala Rao Gari Ammayi'' (1980)
* ''Gopala Rao Gari Ammayi'' (1980)
* ''[[Gopala Krishnudu]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Gopala Krishnudu]]'' (1980)
* ''Gajadonga'' (1980)
* ''Gajadonga'' (1980)
* ''Edantastulameda'' (1980)
* ''Edantastulameda'' (1980)
* ''Moogaku Maatosthe'' (1980)
* ''[[Prema Tarangalu]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Prema Tarangalu]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Gaja Donga]]'' (1981)
* ''Illalu'' (1981)
* ''[[Maha Purushudu]]'' (1981)
* ''Illalu '' (1981)
* ''[[Agni Poolu (film)|Agni Poolu]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Agni Poolu (film)|Agni Poolu]]'' (1981)
* '' [[Aadavaallu Meeku Joharlu]]'' (1981)
* ''Aadavallu Meeku Joharulu'' (1981)
* ''[[Yuvaraju (1982 film)|Yuvaraju]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Yuvaraju (1982 film)|Yuvaraju]]'' (1982)
* ''Raga Deepam'' (1982)
* ''Raga Deepam'' (1982)
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* ''[[Anuraga Devatha]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Anuraga Devatha]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Gruha Pravesam]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Gruha Pravesam]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Trishulam]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Ramudu Kadu Krishnudu]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Ramudu Kadu Krishnudu]]'' (1983)
* ''Rajkumar'' (1983)
* ''Raj Kumar'' (1983)
* ''Poratham'' (1983)
* ''Poratham'' (1983)
* ''[[Meghasandesam]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Meghasandesam]]'' (1983)
* ''Lanke Bindelu'' (1983)
* ''Lanke Bindelu'' (1983)
* ''[[Dharma Poratam]]'' (1983) as Rupa
* ''Amayakudu Kadhu Asadhyudu'' (1983)
* ''Amayakudu Kadhu Asadhyudu'' (1983)
* ''[[Chattaniki Veyi Kallu]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Trisulam]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Zakhmi Sher]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Yuddham]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Yuddham]]'' (1984)
* ''Jagan (film)'' (1984)
* ''[[Jagan]]'' (1984)
* ''Iddaru Dongalu'' (1984)
* ''Iddaru Dongalu'' (1984)
* ''Dandayatra'' (1984)
* ''Dandayatra'' (1984)
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* ''Thirugubatu'' (1985)
* ''Thirugubatu'' (1985)
* ''Palnati Simham'' (1985)
* ''Palnati Simham'' (1985)
* ''Bharyabhartala Bandham'' (1985)
* ''[[Mangalya Balam]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Mangalya Balam]]'' (1985)
* ''Maha Sangramam'' (1985)
* ''Maha Sangramam'' (1985)
* ''Edadugula Bandham'' (1985)
* ''Edadugula Bandham'' (1985)
* ''Andarikante Monagadu'' (1985)
* ''Andarikante Monagadu'' (1985)
* ''[[Tandra Paparayudu (film)|Tandra Paparayudu]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Tandra Paparayudu]]'' (1986)
* ''Muddula Manavaraalu'' (1986)
* ''Muddula Manavaraalu'' (1986)
* ''Dharma Peetam Daddarillindi'' (1986)
* ''Dharma Peetam Daddarillindi'' (1986)
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* ''[[Aatma Bandhuvulu]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Aatma Bandhuvulu]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Sardar Dharmanna]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Sardar Dharmanna]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Gandhinagar Rendava Veedhi]]'' (1987)
* ''Kanchana Seeta'' (1988)
* ''Kanchana Seeta'' (1988)
* ''Bharyabhartala Bandam'' (1988)
* ''Raogari Illu'' (1988)
* ''Raogari Illu'' (1988)
* ''[[Ontari Poratam]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Ontari Poratam]]'' (1989)
* ''Bhale Dampathulu'' (1989)
* ''Naa Mogudu Naake Sontham'' (1989)
* ''Naa Mogudu Naake Sontham'' (1989)
* ''[[Vijay (1989 film)|Vijay]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Vijay (1989 film)|Vijay]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Kalikalam]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Kalikalam]]''
* ''Doragaariki Donga pellam'' (Guest Appearance)
* ''Doragaariki Donga pellam'' (Guest Appearance)
* ''Chillara Mogudu Allari Koduku'' (1992)
* ''Jeevitha khaidi''
* ''Repati Koduku'' (1992)
* ''Aasthi mooredu aasa baaredu''
* ''Chillara Mogudu Allari Koduku''
* ''Repati Koduku''
* ''[[Thodi Kodallu]]''
* ''Pellala Rajyam''
* ''[[Aunty (film)|Aunty]]''
* ''[[Money (1993 film)|Money]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Money (1993 film)|Money]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram]]'' (1993)
* ''Vintha Kodallu'' (1993)
* ''Inspector Jhansi'' (1993)
* ''Inspector Jhansi'' (1993)
* ''[[Srinatha Kavi Sarvabhowmudu]]''(1993)
* ''[[Shrinatha Kavi Sarvabhowma]]''(1993)
* ''Jeevitha Khaidi'' (1994)
* ''[[Super Police]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Jailor Gaari Abbayi]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Bangaru Kutumbam]]''(1994)
* ''[[Bangaru Kutumbam]]''(1994)
* ''Todi Kodallu'' (1994)
* ''[[Money Money (film)|Money Money]]'' (1994)
* ''Aasthi Mooredu Aasa Baaredu'' (1995)
* ''[[Rikshavodu]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Rikshavodu]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Aunty (film)|Aunty]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Money Money (film)|Money Money]]'' (1995)
* ''Pellala Rajyam'' (1996)
* ''[[Deyyam (1996 film)|Deyyam]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Deyyam]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Akka Bagunnava]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Akka Bagunnava]]'' (1996)
* ''Atta Nee Koduku Jagratta'' (1997)
* ''[[Daddy Daddy]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Daddy Daddy]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary]]''
* ''[[Yuvakudu]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Yuvakudu]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Kante Koothurne Kanu]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Kante Koothurne Kanu]]'' (2000)
* ''Chinna'' (2001)
* ''Chinna'' (2001)
* ''[[Ammaye Navvithe]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Ammaye Navvithe]]'' (2001)
* ''Fools '' (2003)
* ''[[Fools (2003 film)|Fools]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Vishnu (2003 film)|Vishnu]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Vishnu]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Balu ABCDEFG]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Balu ABCDEFG]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Style (2006 film)|Style]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Style (2006 film)|Style]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Bommarillu]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Bommarillu]]'' (2006)
* ''Photo'' (2006)
* ''[[Photo (film)|Photo]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Vijayadasami (film)|Vijayadasami]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Vijaya Dasami]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Parugu]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Parugu]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Raksha (2008 film)|Raksha]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Raksha (2008 film)|Raksha]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Kalidasu]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Kalidasu]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Kotha Bangaru Lokam]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Kotha Bangaru Lokam]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Raju Maharaju]]'' (2009)  
* ''[[Kalavaramaye Madilo]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Solo (2011 film)|Solo]]'' (2011
* ''[[Solo (2011 film)|Solo]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Daruvu]]'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/44148/tollywood/daruvu-overseas-by-bluesky-news-details |title=Daruvu Overseas by BlueSky |publisher=Supergoodmovies.com |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=3 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708073724/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/44148/tollywood/daruvu-overseas-by-bluesky-news-details |archive-date=8 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* ''[[Daruvu]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Devudu Chesina Manushulu (2012 film)|Devudu Chesina Manushulu]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Adhinayakudu]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Adhinayakudu]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Sarocharu]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Sarocharu]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu]]'' (2013)<ref>{{cite web|[email protected] |url=http://andhravilas.com/movienews/256361/SVSC-regular-shooting-from-Jan-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125083918/http://www.andhravilas.com/movienews/256361/SVSC-regular-shooting-from-Jan-18 |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 November 2018 |title=SVSC regular shooting from Jan 18 – Andhravilas.com -Telugu Cinema, Telugu Movies, India News & World News , Bollywood , Songs |publisher=Andhravilas.com |date=26 December 2011 |access-date=3 August 2012 }}</ref>
* ''[[Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu]]'' (2013)<ref>{{cite web |[email protected] |url=http://andhravilas.com/movienews/256361/SVSC-regular-shooting-from-Jan-18?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter |title=SVSC regular shooting from Jan 18 – Andhravilas.com -Telugu Cinema, Telugu Movies, India News & World News , Bollywood , Songs |publisher=Andhravilas.com |date=26 December 2011 |accessdate=3 August 2012}}</ref>
* ''[[Ramayya Vasthavayya]]'' (2013, only appears in portraits used on set)
* ''[[Yevadu]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Yevadu]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Rowdy (2014 film)|Rowdy]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Rowdy (2014 film)|Rowdy]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Govindudu Andarivadele]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Govindudu Andarivadele]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Lion (2015 film)|Lion]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Kaki: Sound of Warning]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Oopiri]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Oopiri]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Brahmotsavam (film)|Brahmotsavam]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Brahmotsavam (film)|Brahmotsavam]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Shatamanam Bhavati]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ruler (film)|Ruler]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Srinivasa Kalyanam (2018 film)|Srinivasa Kalyanam]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Maharshi (2019 film)|Maharshi]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Maharshi (2019 film)|Maharshi]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Ruler (film)|Ruler]]'' (2019)
* ''Kuruvi'' (2022)
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===Tamil===
===Tamil===
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{{colbegin}}
* ''Kula Gouravam'' (1972)
* ''[[Sollathaan Ninaikkiren]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Petha Manam Pithu]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Bharatha Vilas]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Arangetram (film)|Arangetram]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Arangetram (film)|Arangetram]]'' (1973)
* ''Petha Manam Pithu'' (1973)
* ''[[Bharatha Vilas]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Sollathaan Ninaikkiren]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Baghdad Perazhagi]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Baghdad Perazhagi]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Vellikizhamai Viratham]]'' (1974)
* ''Vellikhizhamai Viratham'' (1974)
* ''Pudhiya Manidhan'' (1974)
* ''Prayachittham'' (1974)
* ''Prayachittham'' (1974)
* ''[[Dheerga Sumangali]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Dheerga Sumangali]]'' (1974)
* ''Pandhattam'' (1974)  
* ''Pandhattam'' (1974)  
* ''[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Pattikkaattu Raja]]'' (1975)
* ''Sisubalan'' (1974)
* ''[[Aayirathil Oruthi]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Aayirathil Oruthi]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Mannavan Vanthaanadi]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Mannavan Vanthaanadi]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Thangathile Vairam]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Melnaattu Marumagal]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Melnaattu Marumagal]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Pattikkaattu Raja]]'' (1975)
* ''Maharasi Vazhga'' (1976)
* ''Maharasi Vazhga'' (1976)
* ''Athirshtam Azhaikirathu'' (1976)
* ''Athirshtam Azhaikirathu'' (1976)
* ''Kula Gouravam'' (1976)
* ''[[Vaazhkai Alaigal ]]'' (1978)
* ''Adhirstakaran'' (1978)
* ''[[Pattakkathi Bhairavan]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Pattakkathi Bhairavan]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'' (1979)  
* ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Pandiyan (film)|Pandian]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Pandiyan (film)|Pandiyan]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Rajadurai (film)|Rajadurai]]'' (1993)  
* ''[[Rajadurai (film)|Rajadurai]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Anthimanthaarai]]'' (1996)  
* ''[[Anthimanthaarai]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|Alaipayuthey]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|Alaipayuthey]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Thavasi]]'' (2001)  
* ''[[Thavasi]]'' (2001)
* ''[[1977 (film)|1977]]'' (2009)  
* ''[[1977 (film)|1977]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Oopiri|Thozha]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Oopiri|Thozha]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Ka Ka Ka: Aabathin Arikuri]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Varisu]]'' (2023)


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===Malayalam===
===Malayalam===
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* ''[[Thiruvonam (film)|Thiruvonam]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Thiruvonam (film)|Thiruvonam]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Romeo (1976 film)|Romeo]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Romeo (1976 film)|Romeo]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Siva Thandavum|Shivathandavam]]'' (1977)
* ''Mohiniyattam'' (1976)
* ''Shivathandavam'' (1977)
* ''[[Sivaranjani (film)|Sivaranjani]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Priyadarshini (film)|Priyadarshini]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Priyadarshini (film)|Priyadarshini]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Pappu (film)|Pappu]]'' (1980)
* ''Jeevikkan Padikkanam'' (1981)
* ''[[Sarovaram (film)|Sarovaram]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Sarovaram (film)|Sarovaram]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Ishtam (2001 Malayalam film)|Ishtam]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Ishtam (2001 Malayalam film)|Ishtam]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Aaina (1977 film)|Aaina]]'' (1977)  
* ''[[Aaina (1977 film)|Aaina]]'' (1977)  
* ''[[Shabhash Daddy]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Shabhash Daddy]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Zakhmi Sher]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Sooryavansham]]'' (1999) (as Jaya Kapoor)
* ''[[Sooryavansham]]'' (1999) (as Jaya Kapoor)


===Kannada===
===Kannada===
 
*''[[Nee Thanda Kanike]]'' (1985)
{| class="wikitable"
*''[[Thayiya Madilu]]'' (2007)
|-
*''[[Vajrakaya]]'' (2015)
! Year
! Film
! Role
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Nee Thanda Kanike]]''
| Meena Devi
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Monda]]''
| Sharada 
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Thayiya Madilu]]''
| Poornima
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Vajrakaya]]''
| Lakshmi
|}


===As producer===
===As producer===
* ''Adi Dampatulu'' (1986)
* ''Kanchana Sita'' (1987)
* ''Kanchana Sita'' (1987)
* ''Kalikalam'' (1990)
* ''Kalikalam'' (1990)
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0419707}}
* {{IMDb name|0419707}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060428035712/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/03/13/stories/2006031300200700.htm ]
* [https://archive.today/20121006104418/http://www.hinduonnet.com/.../2006021702020400.htm]


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"Jaya Sudha" redirects here. For the Tamil Nadu politician, see L. Jaya Sudha.

Jayasudha Kapoor (born Sujatha Nidudavolu) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She has also worked in few Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films.[1] Known as natural actress, she received five state Nandi Awards for her acting in works such as Jyothi (1976), Idi Katha Kaadu (1979), Premabhishekam (1981), Meghasandesam (1982), and Dharmaatmudu (1983).[1]

Jayasudha Kapoor
Member of legislative assembly, Andhra Pradesh
In office
2009–2014
Chief MinisterY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
ConstituencySecunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Personal details
Born
Sujatha Nidudavolu

(1958-12-17) 17 December 1958 (age 66)
Madras, Madras State, India
(now Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Political partyYSR Congress Party
(2019 - 2022)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
(2009- 2014)
Telugu Desam Party
(2016 - 2019)
Spouse(s)
​
(
m. 1985; died 2017)

Kakarlapudi Rajendra prasad(m 1982 Divorced)
ChildrenNihar (b. 1986)
Shreayan (b.1990)
RelativesSee Nidudavolu Family
OccupationActress, politician

She has garnered five Filmfare Awards South, for her performances in Jyothi (1976), Aame Katha (1977), Gruha Pravesam (1982), Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (2004), and Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008).[1] In 2008, she received the ANR National Award, and in 2010, she won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South for her contributions to Indian cinema.[2] Jayasudha served as Member, Legislative Assembly, from Secunderabad constituency during 2009–2014 in the erstwhile combined Government of Andhra Pradesh.[3]

Early and personal lifeEdit

Jayasudha was born as Sujatha Nidudavolu in Madras, Tamil Nadu on 17 December 1958 to a Telugu-speaking family of Nidudavolu Rameshwara Rao, and actress Joga Bai known for films such as Balanandam (1954), and Kalahasti Mahatyam (1954).[4] Telugu film actress and director Vijaya Nirmala is the first cousin of her father.[4] Jayasudha's paternal grandfather is eminent scholar and literary historian, Nidudavolu Venkatarao.[5] Her first marriage was to film producer Vadde ramesh's brother-in-law Kakarlapudi Rajendra prasad. However, the marriage ended in divorce. She then married Nitin Kapoor, cousin to actor Jeetendra, in 1985 and they have two children, sons Nihar (born in 1986) and Shreayan (born in 1990).[6][7]

She was elected as MLA from the Secunderabad constituency in 2009 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections from Indian National Congress.[8]She later joined the Telugu Desam Party in 2016.[9]Later in 2019 she quit the Telugu Desam Party and joined YSR Congress Party.[10]

CareerEdit

Jayasudha made her film debut when she was twelve years old with 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 Telugu and Tamil mostly under Balachander's direction—Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973), Naan Avanillai (1974) and Apoorva Raagangal and in Idi Katha Kaadu with Chiranjeevi. 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.[5] She is given the title "Sahaja Nati" which means "natural/realistic actress."

Her roles varied from the cute looking teeny bopper who wore minis in Nomu (1974), to that of a tortured wife of a sadist husband in K. Balachander's film Idi Katha Kaadu (1979) to that of a comedian who discovers that her husband wants to murder her for her wealth in Money (1993). She performed showy roles in Telugu remakes of Hindi films, such as Yugandhar (1979) (the fighter role that Zeenat Aman originated in Don), Illalu (Reena Roy's dark-shaded role from Apnapan (1977)).

In commercial cinema, she received a huge break when she starred in Adavi Ramudu (1977), which broke box office records.[11] She also showed innovativeness and lack of vanity in original Telugu films like Premabhishekam (1981) where she played a supporting role as a deglamorised prostitute, while Sridevi played the female lead.[12] She has acted in 300 plus feature films in a variety of roles, and in one year, she had 24 film releases.[5] She has made her unique space in Telugu cinema industry amidst a huge competition between her contemporary actresses Sridevi and Jayaprada. She considers Jayaprada as her closest friend amongst her friends in the industry.[citation needed]

AwardsEdit

Filmfare Awards South
Nandi Awards
Other Awards
  • Kalasagar Award for Best Actress – Meghasandesam (1982)
  • Pride of Indian Cinema Award (2007)[13]
  • Andhra Pradesh Cinegoer's Association – Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
  • ANR National Award (2008)[2]

Selected filmographyEdit

TeluguEdit

TamilEdit

MalayalamEdit

HindiEdit

KannadaEdit

As producerEdit

  • Kanchana Sita (1987)
  • Kalikalam (1990)
  • Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai (1990)
  • Adrustam (1992)
  • Vinta Kodallu (1993)
  • Hands Up (1999)

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (9 August 2018). "Jayasudha gets candid on her films and life's journey". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Great Andhra". Great Andhra. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare Award winners". The Times of India. 4 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 kavirayani, suresh (30 June 2019). "Jayasudha remembers aunt Vijaya Nirmala". Deccan Chronicle.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "rediff.com, Movies: The Jayasudha interview". Rediff.com.
  6. ↑ http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/interview/js.html Nilacharal
  7. ↑ http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/jayasudha.php Archived 15 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
  8. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Jayasudha to join Congress today". The Hindu. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Telugu actress Jayasudha officially joins TDP". The News Minute. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Talari, Yadedya (7 March 2019). "Actress Jayasudha to join YSRCP". thehansindia.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "TollywoodInfo.com is available at DomainMarket.com". TollywoodInfo.com is available at DomainMarket.com.
  12. ↑ [1] Archived 9 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "Jayasudha receives Pride of Indian Cinema Award – Telugu Cinema News". Bharatwaves.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  14. ↑ [email protected] (26 December 2011). "SVSC regular shooting from Jan 18 – Andhravilas.com -Telugu Cinema, Telugu Movies, India News & World News , Bollywood , Songs". Andhravilas.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

External linksEdit

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