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{{short description|Indian actress and politician (born 1962)}}
{{Short description|Indian actress and politician (born 1955)}}
{{About|the actress and MP|the 1939 film|Jayaprada (film)}}
{{About|the actress and MP|the 1939 film|Jayaprada (film)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Jaya Prada Nahata
| name                = Jaya Prada Nahata
| image              = Jaya Prada graces Perfect Pati TV serial launch (03).jpg
| image              = Jaya Prada graces Perfect Pati TV serial launch (03).jpg
| caption            = Jay Prada in 2019
| caption            = Prada in 2019
| birth_name          = Lalita Rani<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2020 |title=సినిమాల కోసం పేరు మార్చుకున్న స్టార్‌ హీరోయిన్లు |url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/south-heroines-who-changed-their-names-movies-1318532 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=9 January 2021 |website=Sakshi |language=te}}</ref>
| birth_name          = Lalita Rani<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2020 |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=9 January 2023 |website=Sakshi |language=te}}</ref>
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|04|03}}<ref name="loksabha">{{Cite web |title=Detailed Profile – Smt. P. Jaya Prada Nahata – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who |work=archive.india.gov.in |access-date=29 May 2016 |url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4165 |archive-date=30 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630142802/http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4165 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|04|03}}<ref name="loksabha">{{Cite web |title=Detailed Profile – Smt. P. Jaya Prada Nahata – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who |work=archive.india.gov.in |access-date=29 May 2016 |url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4165 |archive-date=30 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630142802/http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4165 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Rajahmundry]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| birth_place        = [[Rajahmundry]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| spouse              = {{marriage|Srikanth Nahata|1986}}
| spouse              = {{marriage|Srikanth Nahata|1987}}
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start          = 13 May 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_II_LS_2004.pdf |title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GEN ELECTIONS, 2004 TO THE 14TH LOK SABHA |publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA |date=13 May 2004 |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713093401/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_II_LS_2004.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
| term_start          = 13 May 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_II_LS_2004.pdf |title=Statistical Report On Gen Elections, 2004 To The 14th Lok Sabha |publisher=Election Commission Of India |date=13 May 2004 |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713093401/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_II_LS_2004.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
| term_end            = 16 May 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS244.htm|title=GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014, Uttar Pradesh – Bijnor |publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=16 May 2014 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135216/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS244.htm?ac=4 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS247.htm|title=GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014, Uttar Pradesh – Rampur |publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=28 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628134414/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS247.htm?ac=7 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| term_end            = 16 May 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS244.htm |title=General Election To Lok Sabha Trends & Result 2014, Uttar Pradesh – Bijnor |publisher=Election Commission Of India |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=16 May 2014 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135216/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS244.htm?ac=4 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS247.htm |title=General Election To Lok Sabha Trends & Result 2014, Uttar Pradesh – Rampur |publisher=Election Commission Of India |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=28 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628134414/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS247.htm?ac=7 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| predecessor        = [[Noor Bano (politician)|Noor Bano]]
| predecessor        = [[Noor Bano (politician)|Noor Bano]]
| successor          = [[Naipal Singh]]
| successor          = [[Naipal Singh]]
| constituency        = [[Rampur Lok Sabha constituency|Rampur]]
| constituency        = [[Rampur Lok Sabha constituency|Rampur. Uttar Pradesh]]
| office1            = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| office1            = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency1      = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start1        = 10 April 1996
| term_start1        = 10 April 1996
| term_end1          = 09 April 2002
| term_end1          = 9 April 2002
| predecessor1        = [[R. K. Dhawan]]
| successor1          = [[Nandi Yellaiah]]
| constituency1      = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]]
| otherparty          = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (until 2004)<br /> [[Samajwadi Party]] (2004–2010)<br />[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] (2014–2019)
| otherparty          = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (until 2004)<br /> [[Samajwadi Party]] (2004–2010)<br />[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] (2014–2019)
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-ajit-singhs-rld/1/347637.html |title=Ajit Singh gives RLD tickets to Amar Singh, Jaya Prada from UP |work=India Today |date=10 March 2014 |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=27 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327064327/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-ajit-singhs-rld/1/347637.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/highlights/story/amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-ajit-singhs-rld-184323-2014-03-10 |title=Ajit Singh gives RLD tickets to Amar Singh, Jaya Prada from UP |work=India Today |date=10 March 2014 |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=27 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327064327/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-ajit-singhs-rld/1/347637.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2019–Present)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/jaya-prada-joins-bjp-samajwadi-party-bollywood-actor-article-218325.html |title=Jaya Prada, veteran Bollywood actor and Samajwadi Party leader, joins BJP |publisher=newsnation.in |date=26 March 2019 |access-date=26 March 2019 |archive-date=26 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326075634/https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/jaya-prada-joins-bjp-samajwadi-party-bollywood-actor-article-218325.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (since 2019)<ref name="newsnation.in">{{cite web |url=https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/jaya-prada-joins-bjp-samajwadi-party-bollywood-actor-article-218325.html |title=Jaya Prada, veteran Bollywood actor and Samajwadi Party leader, joins BJP |publisher=newsnation.in |date=26 March 2019 |access-date=26 March 2019 |archive-date=26 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326075634/https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/jaya-prada-joins-bjp-samajwadi-party-bollywood-actor-article-218325.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
| occupation          = Actress, politician
| occupation          = {{hlist|Actress|politician}}
| children            = None
| children            = 1 (adopted)
| year                = 1970s
}}
}}


'''Jaya Prada Nahata''' (born '''Lalitha Rani Rao'''; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. She is hailed as one of the most iconic and influential actresses in both [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Hindi]] film industries in late '70s, '80s and early '90s.<ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/jaya-prada-the-diva-whom-ray-described-as-most-beautiful-tribute-119032700457_1.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415015639/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/jaya-prada-the-diva-whom-ray-described-as-most-beautiful-tribute-119032700457_1.html|date=15 April 2019}}. Bueinsss Standard (27 March 2019). Retrieved 18 May 2020.</ref> Jayaprada is the recipient of three [[Filmfare Awards South]] and has starred in many [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films along with several [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] and [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) from [[Rampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rampur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] from 2004 to 2014.
'''Jaya Prada Nahata''' (born '''Lalitha Rani Rao'''; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works majorly in [[Telugu cinema]] and [[Hindi cinema]] as well as in [[Tamil films]] in late '70s, '80s and early '90s and '20s. Jayaprada is the recipient of three [[Filmfare Awards South]] and has starred in many [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films along with several [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] and [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) from [[Rampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rampur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] from 2004 to 2014.


Some of her notable films include ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976), ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' (1976), ''[[Sita Kalyanam (1976 film)|Sita Kalyanam]]'' (1976), ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'' (1977), ''[[Yamagola]]'' (1977), ''[[Sanaadi Appanna]]'' (1977), ''[[Huliya Haalina Mevu]]'' (1979), ''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'' (1979), ''[[Ooriki Monagadu]]'' (1981), ''[[Kaamchor]]'' (1982), ''[[Kaviratna Kalidasa]]'' (1983), ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'' (1983), ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984), ''[[Sharaabi]]'' (1984), ''[[Maqsad]]'' (1984), ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]'' (1985), ''[[Aakhree Raasta]]'' (1986), ''[[Simhasanam (1986 film)|Simhasanam]]'' (1986), ''[[Sindoor (film)|Sindoor]]'' (1987), ''[[Samsaram (1988 film)|Samsaram]]'' (1988), ''[[Elaan-E-Jung]]'' (1989), ''[[Aaj Ka Arjun]]'' (1990), ''[[Thanedaar]]'' (1990), ''[[Maa (1992 Hindi film)|Maa]]'' (1991), ''[[Habba]]'' (1999), ''[[Shabdavedhi]]'' (2000), ''[[Devadoothan]]'' (2000), ''[[Pranayam]]'' (2011), ''[[Ee Bandhana]]'' (2007) and ''[[Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna]]'' (2012). She won the [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress – Telugu]] for her performance in ''Sagara Sangamam''. She has also been awarded Filmfare [[Filmfare Special Award - South|Special Award]] for her performance in ''Siri Siri Muvva'' and ''Anthuleni Katha''.
Some of her notable films include ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976), ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' (1976), ''[[Sita Kalyanam (1976 film)|Sita Kalyanam]]'' (1976), ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'' (1977), ''[[Yamagola]]'' (1977), ''[[Sanaadi Appanna]]'' (1977), ''[[Huliya Haalina Mevu]]'' (1979), ''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'' (1979), ''[[Ooriki Monagadu]]'' (1981), ''[[Kaamchor]]'' (1982), ''[[Kaviratna Kalidasa]]'' (1983), ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'' (1983), ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984), ''[[Sharaabi]]'' (1984), ''[[Maqsad]]'' (1984), ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]'' (1985), ''[[Aakhree Raasta]]'' (1986), ''[[Simhasanam (1986 film)|Simhasanam]]'' (1986), [[Muddat]] (1986), ''[[Sindoor (film)|Sindoor]]'' (1987), ''[[Samsaram (1988 film)|Samsaram]]'' (1988), ''[[Elaan-E-Jung]]'' (1989), ''[[Aaj Ka Arjun]]'' (1990), ''[[Thanedaar]]'' (1990), ''[[Maa (1992 Hindi film)|Maa]]'' (1991), ''[[Habba]]'' (1999), ''[[Shabdavedhi]]'' (2000), ''[[Devadoothan]]'' (2000), ''[[Pranayam (2011 film)|Pranayam]]'' (2011), ''[[Ee Bandhana]]'' (2007) and ''[[Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (2012 film)|Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna]]'' (2012). She won the [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress – Telugu]] for her performance in ''Sagara Sangamam''. She has also been awarded Filmfare [[Filmfare Special Award - South|Special Award]] for her performance in ''Siri Siri Muvva'' and ''Anthuleni Katha''.


She has been considered by many as one of the most beautiful face to have ever graced Indian cinema including [[Satyajit Ray]] who called her "the most beautiful face on the Indian screen".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/on-a-creative-high/article2076721.ece |title=On a creative high |newspaper=The Hindu |date=5 June 2011 |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012030938/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/on-a-creative-high/article2076721.ece |url-status=live |last1=Anand |first1=Shilpa Nair}}</ref>
She has been considered by many as the most beautiful faces to have ever graced Indian cinema including [[Satyajit Ray]] who called her "the most beautiful face on the Indian screen".<ref name="TheJaya">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/on-a-creative-high/article2076721.ece |title=On a creative high |newspaper=The Hindu |date=5 June 2011 |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012030938/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/on-a-creative-high/article2076721.ece |url-status=live |last1=Anand |first1=Shilpa Nair}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Jayaprada was born Lalitha Rani Rao in [[Rajahmundry]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] into a Telugu speaking family. Her father, Krishna Rao, was a Telugu film financier. Her mother, Neelavani, was a home-maker. Lalitha attended a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] medium school in Rajahmundry and was also enrolled in dance and music classes at an early age.
Jayaprada was born Lalitha Rani Rao in a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] family in [[Rajahmundry]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Her father, Krishna Rao, was a Telugu film financier. Her mother, Neelaveni, was a home-maker. Lalitha attended a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] medium school in Rajahmundry and was also enrolled in dance and music classes at an early age.


==Film career==
==Film career==
[[File:Raadhika and Jayaprada 62nd FF.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Jayaprada with actress Raadhika at [[62nd Filmfare Awards South]].]]
[[File:Raadhika and Jayaprada 62nd FF.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Jayaprada with actress Radhika at [[62nd Filmfare Awards South]].]]


When Jayaprada was a teenager, she performed a dance at her school's annual function. A film director in the audience offered her a three-minute dance number in the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Bhoomi Kosam]]'' (1974).  She was hesitant, but her family encouraged her to accept it. 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 colour film ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' (1976) showed her playing a mute girl with excellent dancing skills; and her title role as [[Sita]] in the big-budget mythological film ''[[Seetha Kalyanam (1976 film)|Seetha Kalyanam]]'' (1976) confirmed her versatility. In 1977, she starred in ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'', which broke box office records and which permanently cemented her star status.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051122103054/http://www.tollywoodinfo.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=61 Adavi Ramudu: 29 years passed but the magic still remains]. tollywoodinfo.com (28 April 1977).</ref> The song "Aaresukoboyi Paresukunnanu" performed by Prada and co-star [[N.T. Rama Rao]] (NTR) became a mass hit. Important filmmakers were casting her and repeating her in their films. Filmmaker [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay]] introduced her to [[Kannada]] cinema in his 1977 super-hit movie ''[[Sanaadi Appanna]]'' alongside [[Kannada]] matinee idol [[Dr. Rajkumar]]. The movie is also known to be the only movie to feature [[shehnai]] rendition by [[Ustad Bismillah Khan]].
When she was a teenager, she performed a dance at her school's annual function. A film director in the audience offered her a three-minute dance number in the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Bhoomi Kosam]]'' (1974).  She was hesitant, but her family encouraged her to accept it. 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. Character actor , M.Prabhakar Reddy  gave Jaya Prada her screen name  and introduced her to the film industry  in 1976 . ( Bharatpedia +1)  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 colour film ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' (1976) showed her playing a mute girl with excellent dancing skills; and her title role as [[Sita]] in the big-budget mythological film ''[[Seetha Kalyanam (1976 film)|Seetha Kalyanam]]'' (1976) confirmed her versatility. In 1977, she starred in ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'', which broke box office records and which permanently cemented her star status.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051122103054/http://www.tollywoodinfo.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=61 Adavi Ramudu: 29 years passed but the magic still remains]. tollywoodinfo.com (28 April 1977).</ref> The song "Aaresukoboyi Paresukunnanu" performed by Prada and co-star [[N.T. Rama Rao]] (NTR) became a mass hit. Important filmmakers were casting her and repeating her in their films. Filmmaker [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay]] introduced her to [[Kannada]] cinema in his 1977 super-hit movie ''[[Sanaadi Appanna]]'' alongside [[Kannada]] matinee idol [[Dr. Rajkumar]]. The movie is also known to be the only movie to feature [[shehnai]] rendition by [[Ustad Bismillah Khan]]. She further acted with the Kannada matinee idol in super hits like ''[[Kaviratna Kalidasa]]'' in 1983 and ''[[Shabdavedhi]]'' in 2000.


In 1979, [[K. Balachander]] repeated her in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'' opposite [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Rajinikanth]] in which she played a terminally-ill patient. She continued to act in more films in Telugu opposite actors such as NTR, [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|ANR]], [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Krishnam Raju]] and [[Sobhan Babu]] throughout the 70s and 80s. She acted in highest number of films with [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] like ''Sri Rajeshwari vilas coffee club'' (1976), ''[[Bhale Krishnudu]]'' (1980), ''[[Ooruki Monagadu]]'' (1981), ''[[Mundadugu]]'' (1983),  ''Prajarajyam'' (1983) and ''[[Singhasan]]'' (1986),. [[K. Viswanath]] remade ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' (1976) in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'', introducing Jayaprada to [[Bollywood]] in 1979. The film was successful and she became a star there as well. She earned her first [[Filmfare]] nomination as [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] but couldn't capitalize on her success since she couldn't speak Hindi.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071029/asp/entertainment/story_8480555.asp The Telegraph – Calcutta : Entertainment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526025004/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071029/asp/entertainment/story_8480555.asp |date=26 May 2011 }}. Telegraphindia.com (29 October 2007). Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref>
In 1979, [[K. Balachander]] repeated her in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'' opposite [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Rajinikanth]] in which she played a terminally-ill patient. She continued to act in more films in Telugu opposite actors such as NTR, [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|ANR]], [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Krishnam Raju]] and [[Sobhan Babu]] throughout the 70s and 80s. She acted in highest number of films with [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] like ''Sri Rajeshwari vilas coffee club'' (1976), ''[[Bhale Krishnudu]]'' (1980), ''[[Ooruki Monagadu]]'' (1981), ''[[Mundadugu]]'' (1983),  ''Prajarajyam'' (1983) and ''[[Singhasan]]'' (1986). [[K. Viswanath]] remade ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' (1976) in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'', introducing Jayaprada to [[Bollywood]] in 1979. The film was successful and she became a star there as well. She earned her first [[Filmfare]] nomination as [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] but couldn't capitalize on her success since she couldn't speak Hindi.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071029/asp/entertainment/story_8480555.asp The Telegraph – Calcutta : Entertainment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526025004/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071029/asp/entertainment/story_8480555.asp |date=26 May 2011 }}. Telegraphindia.com (29 October 2007). Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref>


In 1981, she starred in the critically acclaimed [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film ''[[47 Natkal]]''  and simultaneously made [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film ''[[47 Rojulu]]'' by filmmaker [[K. Balachander]] in which [[Chiranjeevi]] played her villainous, bigamist husband. After she took Hindi lessons, director [[K. Vishwanath]] relaunched her in Hindi films, with ''[[Kaamchor]]'' where she spoke Hindi fluently for the first time.<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/jun/20slide4.htm Rediff.com: The best of Rakesh Roshan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414033326/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/jun/20slide4.htm |date=14 April 2009 }}. Specials.rediff.com (20 June 2006). Retrieved 19 April 2013.</ref> ''[[Saagara Sangamam]]'' directed by K. Vishwanath, starring [[Kamal Haasan]] proved to be a milestone in her career, winning her many accolades including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu]] in 1983. She was now able to consistently work in Hindi films, and earned two more [[Filmfare]] nominations as [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for playing [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s endearing girlfriend in [[Prakash Mehra]]'s ''[[Sharaabi]]'' (1984) and for her challenging double role in K. Vishwanath's ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]'' (1985).
In 1981, she starred in the critically acclaimed [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film ''[[47 Natkal]]''  and simultaneously made [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film ''[[47 Rojulu]]'' by filmmaker [[K. Balachander]] in which [[Chiranjeevi]] played her villainous, bigamist husband. After she took Hindi lessons, director [[K. Vishwanath]] relaunched her in Hindi films, with ''[[Kaamchor]]'' where she spoke Hindi fluently for the first time.<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/jun/20slide4.htm Rediff.com: The best of Rakesh Roshan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414033326/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/jun/20slide4.htm |date=14 April 2009 }}. Specials.rediff.com (20 June 2006). Retrieved 19 April 2013.</ref> ''[[Saagara Sangamam]]'' directed by K. Vishwanath, starring [[Kamal Haasan]] proved to be a milestone in her career, winning her many accolades including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu]] in 1983. She was now able to consistently work in Hindi films, and earned two more [[Filmfare]] nominations as [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for playing [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s endearing girlfriend in [[Prakash Mehra]]'s ''[[Sharaabi]]'' (1984) and for her challenging double role in K. Vishwanath's ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]'' (1985).


Jayaprada made a successful team not just with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Jeetendra]], but also with her immediate screen rival [[Sridevi]], with whom she has acted in about a dozen films. Their hit Telugu film ''[[Devatha (1982 film)|Devatha]]'' (1982), where they played sisters who made huge sacrifices for each other, was remade into the hit [[Hindi]] film ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984). These films endeared Jayaprada 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 Kadha Thudarum]]'' directed by [[Joshi (director)|Joshiy]] starring [[Mammootty]], [[Baby Shalini]] and [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]].
Jayaprada made a successful team not just with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Jeetendra]], but also with her immediate screen rival [[Sridevi]], with whom she has acted in about a dozen films. Their hit Telugu film ''[[Devatha (1982 film)|Devatha]]'' (1982), where they played sisters who made huge sacrifices for each other, was remade into the hit [[Hindi]] film ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984). These films endeared Jayaprada 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 Kadha Thudarum]]'' directed by [[Joshi (director)|Joshiy]] starring [[Mammootty]], [[Baby Shalini]] and [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]].
Indian director [[Satyajit Ray]] described her as one of the prettiest women in the world.<ref>[http://www.smashits.com/news/bollywood/movie-talk/4925/mahima-small-is-beautiful-too.html – MAHIMA: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL TOO – Bollywood Hindi Tamil Telugu Indian Music Videos and News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214060929/http://www.smashits.com/news/bollywood/movie-talk/4925/mahima-small-is-beautiful-too.html |date=14 February 2009 }}. Smashits.com (14 October 2005). Retrieved 19 April 2013.</ref> Although she has acted in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films, she has never worked for Ray. (She claimed that Ray had her in mind for a film, but his illness and subsequent death prevented their collaboration).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113004151/http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Nov112007/enter2007111035004.asp A woman of today]. Deccan Herald (11 November 2007).</ref>


[[File:Jaya Prada at the launch of T P Aggarwal's trade magazine 'Blockbuster' 13.jpg|thumb|Jayaprada at the launch of T P Aggarwal's trade magazine ''Blockbuster'']]
[[File:Jaya Prada at the launch of T P Aggarwal's trade magazine 'Blockbuster' 13.jpg|thumb|Jayaprada at the launch of T P Aggarwal's trade magazine ''Blockbuster'']]
Jayaprada continued to act as a heroine mainly opposite Amitabh and Jeetendra during the early 1990s. She also acted in some significant Kannada films as the heroine. From 1994 onwards, she cut back on film assignments and got more involved with a political career on call by her co-star NTR.
Jayaprada continued to act as a heroine mainly opposite Amitabh and Jeetendra during the early 1990s. She also acted in some significant Kannada films as the heroine. From 1994 onwards, she cut back on film assignments and got more involved with a political career on call by her co-star NTR.


In 2000, she acted in the Malayalam film ''[[Devadoothan]]'', starring [[Mohanlal]], directed by [[Sibi Malayil]]. The film garnered immensely popular reviews from the critics but failed at the box office. But it met with great appreciation from the audience when released in Home Media and when aired on television. his movie had evergreen hit songs. She also starred for the last time, opposite Kannada super star [[Dr. Rajkumar]] in Shabdavedi. In 2002, she stepped into the Marathi film industry by being a guest in the movie ''Aadhaar''.<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-05-24/news-interviews/27112058_1_jaya-prada-marathi-cinema-south-indian "Jaya Prada forays into Marathi films"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220200/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-05-24/news-interviews/27112058_1_jaya-prada-marathi-cinema-south-indian |date=4 October 2013 }}, Indiatimes.com, 24 May 2002</ref> Thus far, she has acted in eight languages and has completed 300 films during a 30-year film career. In 2004, she acted in ''[[Ee Snehatheerathu]]'', a Malayalam film as [[Kunchacko Boban]]'s mother. She started playing mature roles.
In 2000, she acted in the Malayalam film ''[[Devadoothan]]'', starring [[Mohanlal]], directed by [[Sibi Malayil]]. The film garnered immensely popular reviews from the critics but failed at the box office. But it met with great appreciation from the audience when released in Home Media and when aired on television. his movie had evergreen hit songs. She also starred for the last time, opposite Kannada super star [[Dr. Rajkumar]] in Shabdavedi. In 2002, she stepped into the Marathi film industry by being a guest in the movie ''Aadhaar''.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Jaya-Prada-forays-into-Marathi-films/articleshow/13896947.cms "Jaya Prada forays into Marathi films"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220200/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-05-24/news-interviews/27112058_1_jaya-prada-marathi-cinema-south-indian |date=4 October 2013 }}, Indiatimes.com, 24 May 2002</ref> Thus far, she has acted in eight languages and has completed 300 films during a 30-year film career. In 2004, she acted in ''[[Ee Snehatheerathu]]'', a Malayalam film as [[Kunchacko Boban]]'s mother. She started playing mature roles.


She also owns the Jayaprada Theater in Chennai.<ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/news/gossip/moregossip1.html "Jaya Prada in troubled waters"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906124830/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/gossip/moregossip1.html |date=6 September 2006 }}, Idlebrain.com, 4 September 2003</ref>
She also owns the Jayaprada Theater in Chennai.<ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/news/gossip/moregossip1.html "Jaya Prada in troubled waters"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906124830/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/gossip/moregossip1.html |date=6 September 2006 }}, Idlebrain.com, 4 September 2003</ref>


In 2011, she returned to Malayalam cinema with a strong role in ''[[Pranayam]]'', alongside [[Mohanlal]] and [[Anupam Kher]]. She played "Grace" in this film, which won her critical acclaim and several awards.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Salam |first1=Ziya Us |title=Grace keeps pace |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/grace-keeps-pace/article3218123.ece |access-date=25 December 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 May 2006 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012030938/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/grace-keeps-pace/article3218123.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> Her 2012 Kannada film ''Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna'' (''[[Sangolli Rayanna (film)|Sangolli Rayanna]]'') that saw her donning the historical role of courageous [[Kittur Chennamma]], completed 100 days at the box office.
In 2011, she returned to Malayalam cinema with a strong role in ''[[Pranayam (2011 film)|Pranayam]]'', alongside [[Mohanlal]] and [[Anupam Kher]]. She played "Grace" in this film, which won her critical acclaim and several awards.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Salam |first1=Ziya Us |title=Grace keeps pace |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/grace-keeps-pace/article3218123.ece |access-date=25 December 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 May 2006 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012030938/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/grace-keeps-pace/article3218123.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> Her 2012 Kannada film ''[[Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (2012 film)|Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna]]'' that saw her donning the historical role of courageous [[Kittur Chennamma]], completed 100 days at the box office.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
On 22 February 1986, she married producer Srikanth Nahata, who was already married to Chandra and had 3 children.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050227183117/http://filmchamber.com/tmpl.asp?it=wrjaya A dream come true]. FilmChamber.</ref> This marriage stirred a lot of controversy, especially since Nahata did not divorce his wife and had children with his first wife after marrying Jayaprada.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050227183117/http://filmchamber.com/tmpl.asp?it=wrjaya A dream come true]. FilmChamber.</ref>
On 22 February 1986, she married producer Srikanth Nahata, who was already married to Chandra and had two children.<ref name="A dream come true">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050227183117/http://filmchamber.com/tmpl.asp?it=wrjaya A dream come true]. FilmChamber.</ref> This marriage stirred a lot of controversy, especially since Nahata did not divorce his wife and had a child with his first wife after marrying Jayaprada.<ref name="A dream come true"/>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Jayaprada joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) in 1994 at the invitation of its founder [[N. T. Rama Rao]], on the eve of the assembly elections, and rose quickly through the ranks. At that time there was speculation that she would run for election, but she preferred not to make her electoral debut, although she was offered a seat by Rao.
Jayaprada joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) in 1994 at the invitation of its founder [[N. T. Rama Rao]], on the eve of the assembly elections, and rose quickly through the ranks. At that time there was speculation that she would run for election, but she preferred not to make her electoral debut, although she was offered a seat by Rao.


She campaigned in several constituencies in 1994.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/aug/20jaya.htm Rediff On The NeT: Jaya Prada faces her first big test] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923140735/http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/aug/20jaya.htm |date=23 September 2012 }}. Rediff.com (20 August 1999). Retrieved 19 April 2013.</ref> When Rao became the Chief minister in 1994, he appointed one of his sons-in-law Nara Chandrababu Naidu as the Revenue Minister. Soon after the formation of the government, Chandrababu Naidu convinced a majority of the TDP MLAs to elect him as the chief minister and revolted against his father in law. Since most of the legislators had gone over to his side, the Anti Defection Law did not apply and the Telugu Desam Party label passed on to the Chandrababu Naidu faction. During this period, Prada too joined the Chandrababu Naidu faction of the party. She was nominated to the Rajya Sabha representing Andhra Pradesh in 1996. She also held the post of [[Telugu Mahila]] President.
She campaigned in several constituencies in 1994.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/aug/20jaya.htm Rediff On The NeT: Jaya Prada faces her first big test] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923140735/http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/aug/20jaya.htm |date=23 September 2012 }}. Rediff.com (20 August 1999). Retrieved 19 April 2013.</ref> When Rao became the Chief minister in 1994, he appointed one of his sons-in-law Nara Chandrababu Naidu as the Revenue Minister. After Lakshmi Parvati, wife of NTR started interfering in politics several TDP leaders revolted against NTR. When all TDP leaders have met in Viceroy hotel, NTR went to convince them along with Lakshmi Parvati, which ended up TDP leaders throwing slippers on Lakshmi Parvati and NTR went between, followed by No Confidence Motion NTR was thrown out of power.
Since most of the legislators had gone over to his side, the Anti Defection Law did not apply and the Telugu Desam Party label passed on to the Chandrababu Naidu side. During this period, Prada too joined the Chandrababu Naidu party. She was nominated to the Rajya Sabha representing Andhra Pradesh in 1996. She also held the post of [[Telugu Mahila]] President.
 
Following differences with party Supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu, she left the TDP to join [[Samajwadi Party]]. She contested from Rampur parliamentary Constituency in UP during the 2004 General election and got elected with a margin of more than 85000 votes. During her campaign for the [[2009 Indian general election|Lok Sabha elections]] in 2009, she was issued a notice by the Election Commission for violating the code of conduct by distributing [[Bindi (decoration)|bindis]] to women in Rampur's Swar locality.<ref>[http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=je1mueecigj&title=Jayaprada_issued_notice_for_violating_poll_code&?vsv=TopHP1 Jayaprada issued notice for violating poll code] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710122413/http://www.sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=je1mueecigj&title=Jayaprada_issued_notice_for_violating_poll_code&%3fvsv=TopHP1 |date=10 July 2017 }}. Sify.com (27 April 2009). Retrieved 19 April 2013.</ref> On 11 May 2009, Jayaprada alleged that senior [[Samajwadi Party]] leader [[Azam Khan (politician)|Azam Khan]] was distributing nude pictures of her.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-05-11 |title=Azam circulating nude posters of mine: Jaya |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/azam-circulating-nude-posters-of-mine-jaya/92312-37.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005243/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/azam-circulating-nude-posters-of-mine-jaya/92312-37.html |archive-date=28 May 2014 |access-date=2025-07-26 |work=IBNLive |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was re-elected with a margin of more than 30,000 votes.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
 
After she came out in open support of the former General Secretary of the Samajwadi Party, [[Amar Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Amar Singh]], Prada was expelled from the party on 2 February 2010 for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities and damaging the party's secular image.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/03/stories/2010020356440100.htm Front Page : Amar Singh, Jayaprada expelled from SP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091406/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/03/stories/2010020356440100.htm |date=20 September 2011 }}. The Hindu (3 February 2010). Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref> Amar Singh, along with Jayaprada floated his own political party, Rashtriya Lok Manch, in 2011, and fielded candidates in 360 of the 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the 2012 assembly polls. However, his party did not win a single seat in these elections. Later she, along with Amar Singh joined the [[Rashtriya Lok Dal|RLD]] on 10 March 2014<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/2014-ls-polls-amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-rashtriya-lok-dal_916944.html |title=2014 LS polls: Amar Singh, Jaya Prada join Rashtriya Lok Dal |date=10 March 2014 |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518174938/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/2014-ls-polls-amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-rashtriya-lok-dal_916944.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and after that she got the ticket to contest from the [[Bijnor (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bijnor]] seat in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/highlights/story/amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-ajit-singhs-rld-184323-2014-03-10 |title=Ajit Singh gives RLD tickets to Amar Singh, Jaya Prada from UP |date=10 March 2014 |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=27 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327064327/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-ajit-singhs-rld/1/347637.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rld-gives-ticket-to-amar-singh-jaya-prada/article5773812.ece |title=RLD gives ticket to Amar Singh, Jaya Prada |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 March 2014 |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=11 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311195200/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rld-gives-ticket-to-amar-singh-jaya-prada/article5773812.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> She, however, lost the election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS244.htm |title=General Election To Lok Sabha Trends & Result 2014, Uttar Pradesh – Bijnor |publisher=Election Commission Of India |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=16 May 2014 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135216/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS244.htm?ac=4 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/news/Mixed-Luck-for-Film-Stars-at-LS-Polls/2014/05/16/article2228664.ece |title=Mixed Luck for Film Stars at LS Polls |work=The New Indian Express |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=17 May 2014 |archive-date=28 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528125944/http://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/news/Mixed-Luck-for-Film-Stars-at-LS-Polls/2014/05/16/article2228664.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
She joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the presence of National General Secretary [[Bhupender Yadav]] on 26 March 2019.<ref name="newsnation.in">{{cite web |url=https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/jaya-prada-joins-bjp-samajwadi-party-bollywood-actor-article-218325.html |title=Jaya Prada, veteran Bollywood actor and Samajwadi Party leader, joins BJP |publisher=newsnation.in |date=26 March 2019 |access-date=26 March 2019 |archive-date=26 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326075634/https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/jaya-prada-joins-bjp-samajwadi-party-bollywood-actor-article-218325.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2025, the Moradabad MP-MLA Court issued a non-bailable warrant against her in connection with a case involving senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-21 |title=Jaya Prada Faces Non-Bailable Warrant from Moradabad Court - Filmibeat |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/videos/jaya-prada-non-bailable-warrant-issued-moradabad-court-011-276816.html |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.filmibeat.com |language=en}}</ref>


Following differences with party Supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu, she left the TDP to join [[Samajwadi Party]]. She contested from Rampur parliamentary Constituency in UP during the 2004 General election and got elected with a margin of more than 85000 votes. During her campaign for the [[2009 Indian general election|Lok Sabha elections]] in 2009, she was issued a notice by the Election Commission for violating the code of conduct by distributing [[Bindi (decoration)|bindis]] to women in Rampur's Swar locality.<ref>[http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=je1mueecigj&title=Jayaprada_issued_notice_for_violating_poll_code&?vsv=TopHP1 Jayaprada issued notice for violating poll code] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710122413/http://www.sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=je1mueecigj&title=Jayaprada_issued_notice_for_violating_poll_code&%3fvsv=TopHP1 |date=10 July 2017 }}. Sify.com (27 April 2009). Retrieved 19 April 2013.</ref> On 11 May 2009, Jayaprada alleged that senior [[Samajwadi Party]] leader [[Azam Khan (politician)|Azam Khan]] was distributing nude pictures of her.<ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/news/azam-circulating-nude-posters-of-mine-jaya/92312-37.html Azam circulating nude posters of mine: Jaya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512163113/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/azam-circulating-nude-posters-of-mine-jaya/92312-37.html |date=12 May 2009 }}. CNN-IBN (11 May 2009).</ref> She was re-elected with a margin of more than 30,000 votes.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
==Artistry and legacy==
[[File:Jayaprada 62nd Filmfare Awards South (cropped).jpg|thumb|Jaya Prada in 2015]]


After she came out in open support of the former General Secretary of the Samajwadi Party, [[Amar Singh (politician)|Amar Singh]], Prada was expelled from the party on 2 February 2010 for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities and damaging the party's secular image.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/03/stories/2010020356440100.htm Front Page : Amar Singh, Jayaprada expelled from SP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091406/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/03/stories/2010020356440100.htm |date=20 September 2011 }}. The Hindu (3 February 2010). Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref> Amar Singh, along with Jayaprada floated his own political party, Rashtriya Lok Manch, in 2011, and fielded candidates in 360 of the 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the 2012 assembly polls. However, his party did not win a single seat in these elections. Later she, along with Amar Singh joined the [[Rashtriya Lok Dal|RLD]] on 10 March 2014<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/2014-ls-polls-amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-rashtriya-lok-dal_916944.html |title=2014 LS polls: Amar Singh, Jaya Prada join Rashtriya Lok Dal |date=10 March 2014 |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518174938/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/2014-ls-polls-amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-rashtriya-lok-dal_916944.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and after that she got the ticket to contest from the [[Bijnor (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bijnor]] seat in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-ajit-singhs-rld/1/347637.html |title=Ajit Singh gives RLD tickets to Amar Singh, Jaya Prada from UP |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=27 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327064327/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amar-singh-jaya-prada-join-ajit-singhs-rld/1/347637.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rld-gives-ticket-to-amar-singh-jaya-prada/article5773812.ece |title=RLD gives ticket to Amar Singh, Jaya Prada |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 March 2014 |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=11 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311195200/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rld-gives-ticket-to-amar-singh-jaya-prada/article5773812.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> She, however, lost the election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS244.htm|title=GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014, Uttar Pradesh – Bijnor |publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=16 May 2014 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135216/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS244.htm?ac=4 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/news/Mixed-Luck-for-Film-Stars-at-LS-Polls/2014/05/16/article2228664.ece |title=Mixed Luck for Film Stars at LS Polls |work=The New Indian Express |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=17 May 2014 |archive-date=28 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528125944/http://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/news/Mixed-Luck-for-Film-Stars-at-LS-Polls/2014/05/16/article2228664.ece |url-status=live}}</ref>
Jayaprada is regarded as one of the greatest and extremely beautiful actresses of [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Heroines who ruled a million hearts in the '80s and earlier 90s|work=Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/heroines-who-ruled-million-hearts-in-the-80s-2881459/lite/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628234730/https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/heroines-who-ruled-million-hearts-in-the-80s-2881459/lite/ |archive-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> Indian director [[Satyajit Ray]] described her as one of the prettiest women in the world.<ref>[http://www.smashits.com/news/bollywood/movie-talk/4925/mahima-small-is-beautiful-too.html – Mahima: Small Is Beautiful Too – Bollywood Hindi Tamil Telugu Indian Music Videos and News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214060929/http://www.smashits.com/news/bollywood/movie-talk/4925/mahima-small-is-beautiful-too.html |date=14 February 2009 }}. Smashits.com (14 October 2005). Retrieved 19 April 2013.</ref> Although she has acted in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films, she has never worked for Ray. (She claimed that Ray had her in mind for a film, but his illness and subsequent death prevented their collaboration).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113004151/http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Nov112007/enter2007111035004.asp A woman of today]. Deccan Herald (11 November 2007).</ref> In 2022, she was placed in ''[[Outlook India]]''{{'}}s "75 Best Bollywood Actresses" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=75 Bollywood Actresses Who Ruled The Silver Screen With Grace, Beauty And Talent |work=Outlook India |date=16 August 2022 |access-date=16 August 2022 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-bollywood-actresses-who-ruled-the-silver-screen-with-grace-beauty-and-talent-news-216694/amp |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-bollywood-actresses-who-ruled-the-silver-screen-with-grace-beauty-and-talent-news-216694/amp |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the highest paid actress of 1980s and 1990s, both in Hindi and Telugu films, Jayaprada appeared in ''[[Box Office India]]''{{'}}s "Top Actresses" list 10 times from 1984 to 1993 and topped of the list 3 times ranked first thrice (1984to1986).<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Actresses |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104144753/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |archive-date=4 January 2012 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=Box Office India}}</ref>


She joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the presence of National General Secretary [[Bhupender Yadav]] on 26 March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/jaya-prada-joins-bjp-samajwadi-party-bollywood-actor-article-218325.html |title=Jaya Prada, veteran Bollywood actor and Samajwadi Party leader, joins BJP |publisher=newsnation.in |date=26 March 2019 |access-date=26 March 2019 |archive-date=26 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326075634/https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/jaya-prada-joins-bjp-samajwadi-party-bollywood-actor-article-218325.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
Writing for ''[[Filmfare]]'', Devesh Sharma termed her as one of the "top commercial great actresses" of her era.<ref>{{Cite web |title=As good as it gets! |work=Filmfare |access-date=28 September 2021 |url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/as-good-as-it-gets-9610.amp |archive-date=24 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624142138/https://m.filmfare.com/features/as-good-as-it-gets-9610.amp |url-status=live }}</ref> On her Hindi debut he added, "Jaya Prada became an overnight sensation after the release of ''Sargam''. Her classical beauty got compared to Ajanta statues and nymph of heaven. She bedazzled the Hindi film audience with her classical-based dances."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Debut hits of top heroines down the years |work=Filmfare |access-date=16 November 2022 |url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-recommends-debut-hits-of-top-heroines-down-the-years-40141.amp |archive-date=11 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411142138/https://m.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-recommends-debut-hits-of-top-heroines-down-the-years-40141.amp |url-status=live }}</ref> Neeraja Murthy of ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted, "For over four decades, Jaya Prada has been the quintessential {{as written|glamo|urous [sic]}} greatest megastar setting hearts aflutter on screen."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jaya Prada in a new avatar |work=The Hindu |date=27 July 2023 |access-date=13 August 2023 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/jaya-prada-in-a-new-avatar/article67101273.ece/ |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727142138/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/jaya-prada-in-a-new-avatar/article67101273.ece/amp/ |url-status=live |last1=Murthy |first1=Neeraja }}</ref> Nibandh Vinod of ''[[News18]]'' noted, "Jaya Prada, ruled the industry with her charm, graceful dance skills and nuanced acting chops."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaya Prada Special: Top 5 movies of the actress with Amitabh Bachchan |work=News18 India |date=3 April 2023 |access-date=12 August 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/jaya-prada-birthday-top-5-movies-of-the-actress-with-amitabh-bachchan-7439707.html |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410142138/https://www.news18.com/amp/movies/jaya-prada-birthday-top-5-movies-of-the-actress-with-amitabh-bachchan-7439707.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Filmmaker Satyajit Ray called Jayaprada as "the most beautiful face on the Indian screen".<ref name="TheJaya" /> In the 2019 biopic film ''[[NTR: Kathanayakudu]]'', actress [[Hansika Motwani]] portrayed Jaya Prada onscreen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manoj Kumar R. |date=2019-01-09 |title=NTR Kathanayakudu movie review: Tribute to the legend of NT Rama Rao |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ntr-kathanayakudu-movie-review-nandamuri-balakrishna-vidya-balan-5530474/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129073651/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ntr-kathanayakudu-movie-review-nandamuri-balakrishna-vidya-balan-5530474/ |archive-date=29 November 2022 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>


==Television==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|-
! Year !! Title !!Role!! Language
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Bhoomi Kosam]]'' ||  Chelli Chandramma|| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| 1975 || ''Naaku Swatantram Vachindi'' || || Telugu
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1976 || ''[[Manmadha Leelai (1976 film)|Manmatha Leelai]]'' || Kannagi|| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' || Sarita|| Telugu
|-
| ''Sri Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club'' || Rajeswari|| Telugu
|-
| ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]''
|| Hyma|| Telugu
|-
| ''[[Seeta Kalyanam (1976 film)|Seeta Kalyanam]]'' || [[Sita|Seeta]] and [[Goddess Lakshmi]]|| Telugu
|-
|-
! Year
| ''Prema Bandham'' || || Telugu
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref(s).
|-
|-
|
| ''Mangalyaniki Maromudi'' || || Telugu 
|''Jayapradam''
|Host
|
|
|-
|-
|2018
| rowspan="14" | 1977 || ''Bhadrakali'' || Gayathri|| Telugu
|''Perfect Pati''
|Rajyashri Rathore
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 August 2018|title=Veteran actress Jaya Prada hopes to redefine Indian TV's 'saas' with debut show 'Perfect Pati'|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-veteran-actress-jaya-prada-hopes-to-redefine-indian-tv-s-saas-with-debut-show-perfect-pati-2654141|access-date=10 March 2022|work=[[DNA India]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2021
| ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'' || Padma|| Telugu
|''The Kapil Sharma Show season 2''
|Herself as guest along with [[Raj Babbar]] and team for Punjabi movie promotion
|
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U25mg4WyqC4 | title=The Kapil Sharma Show Season 2 -Laughter Riot with Raj Babbar-Ep 176-Full Episode-17th January, 2021 | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>
|-
|-
|2021
| ''[[Seetha Rama Vanavasam]]''
|''Indian Idol''
| Sita
|Herself
|Telugu
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2022
| ''[[Kurukshetram (1977 film)|Kurukshetram]]'' || [[Uttara (Mahabharata)|Uttara]]|| Telugu
|''[[Sasural Simar Ka 2]]''
|rowspan="2"|Herself
|Cameo appearance
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=IANS|date=10 March 2022|title=Jaya Prada on making a TV cameo in 'Sasural Simar Ka 2'|url=https://www.mid-day.com/amp/entertainment/television-news/article/jaya-prada-on-making-a-tv-cameo-in-sasural-simar-ka-2-23217798|access-date=10 March 2022|work=[[Mid-Day]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|''[[Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan]]''
| ''Andame Aanandam'' || Padma|| Telugu
|Guest appearance
|
|-
|-
|2023
| ''Eenati Bandham Enatido'' || || Telugu
|''Drama Juniors 4 Telugu''
|Herself as judge
|
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.zee5.com/global/tv-shows/details/drama-juniors-season-6/0-6-4z5375747/legendary-actors-judge-the-mega-auditions/0-1-6z5377323 | title=Watch Drama Juniors Season 6 TV Serial 11th June 2023 Full Episode 1 Online on ZEE5 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|}
| ''[[Chanakya Chandragupta]]'' || Aasa || Telugu  
 
==Awards==
{{BLP sources section|date=December 2022}}
;[[Nandi Awards]]
* [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]]&nbsp;– ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976)
 
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
* [[Filmfare Special Award - South|Special Award]] – ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' & ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976) <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8kQAQAAMAAJ&q=gummidi |title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who |year=1979 |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012030939/https://books.google.com/books?id=w8kQAQAAMAAJ&dq=editions:s7JYM5Ah__kC&q=gummidi&hl=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress – Telugu]]&nbsp;– ''[[Saagara Sangamam]]'' (1983)
* [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award&nbsp;– South|Lifetime Achievement Award&nbsp;– South]] (2007)<ref>[http://www.totaltollywood.com/news/Happy-Days-makes-a-sweep-at-Filmfare_2333.html Happy Days makes a sweep at Filmfare – Latest News in Telugu Movies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080818090045/http://totaltollywood.com/news/Happy-Days-makes-a-sweep-at-Filmfare_2333.html |date=18 August 2008 }}. Totaltollywood.com (13 July 2008). Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref>[[File:JayaPrada.jpg|thumb|she was given [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (South)]] in 2007.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}]]
 
;[[Filmfare Awards]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%;"
|-
|-
! width=5%| Year
| ''[[Yamagola]]'' || Savithri|| Telugu
! style="width:35%;"| Artist/Work
! style="width:25%;"| Category
! style="width:20%;"| Language
! style="width:15%;"| Outcome
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |1979
| ''[[Sanaadi Appanna]]'' || Basanti|| [[Kannada]]  
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]''
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Hindi
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |1984
| ''Eetharam Manishi'' || || Telugu
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sharaabi]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |1985
| ''Jeevitha Nauka'' || || Telugu
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]''
| {{Nom}}
|}
 
===Filmfare Awards South===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%;"
|-
|-
! width=5%| Year
|''Dongalaku Donga''
! style="width:35%;"| Artist/Work
|Sunitha
! style="width:25%;"| Category
|Telugu
! style="width:20%;"| Language
! style="width:15%;"| Outcome
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |1976
| ''[[Maa Iddari Katha]]'' || Seeta || Telugu
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Anthuleni Katha]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Telugu
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]''
| ''[[Chakradhari (1977 film)| Chakradhari]]'' || Manju || Telugu
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'',''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]''
| rowspan="10" |1978
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Special Award - South|Special Jury Award]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8kQAQAAMAAJ&q=gummidi |title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who |year=1979 |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012030939/https://books.google.com/books?id=w8kQAQAAMAAJ&dq=editions:s7JYM5Ah__kC&q=gummidi&hl=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ''Nayudu Bava'' || Malli|| Telugu
| {{Won}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |1979
| ''[[Athani Kante Ghanudu]]'' || || Telugu
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Tamil
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |1980
| ''[[Agent Gopi]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agent Gopi (1978) |url=https://indiancine.ma/STH |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>|| Latha|| Telugu
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Chandipriya]]''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Telugu
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |1981
| ''Dongala Veta'' || || Telugu
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[47 Rojulu]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |1982
| ''[[Rama Krishnulu]]'' || Jaya|| Telugu
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Meghasandesam]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |1983
| ''[[Devadasu Malli Puttadu]]'' || Shanthi|| Telugu
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sagara Sangamam]]''
| {{Won}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |1984
| ''[[Melu Kolupu]]'' || Susheela|| Telugu
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sampoorna Premayanam]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2000
| ''[[Rajaputra Rahasyam]]'' || Priyadarshini|| Telugu
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Devadoothan]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Malayalam
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2007
| ''Radhakrishna'' || Radha|| Telugu  
| style="text-align:center;" |Overall Contribution to Telugu Film Industry
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award&nbsp;– South|Lifetime Achievement Award]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Telugu
| {{Won}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2011
| ''[[Kumara Raja (1978 film)| Kumara Raja]]'' || || Telugu
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Pranayam]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam|Best Actress]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Malayalam
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2012
| rowspan="10" | 1979 || ''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'' || Hema Pradhan|| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]  
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada|Best Supporting Actress]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Kannada
| {{nom}}
|}
 
;Other awards
* Uttam Kumar Award<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060114222742/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/kiosk/rsfinal3/whoswho/alpha_n2.htm Nahata, Shrimati Jayaprada]. rajyasabha.nic.in</ref>
* ANR Achievement Award (2008)<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-3519022,prtpage-1.cms 'You need spirit to survive in politics' – Times Of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012030943/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/You-need-spirit-to-survive-in-politics/articleshow/3519022.cms |date=12 October 2020 }}. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (24 September 2008). Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref>
* Venus of Indian Cinema Award from TSR TV9 Film Awards (2011)<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Jaya-Prada-honoured/articleshow/8006482.cms Jaya Prada honoured – Times Of India]. ''The Times of India''. (18 April 2011). Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref>
 
==Filmography==
 
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|-
|-
! Year !! Title !! Language!!Role
| ''[[Huliya Haalina Mevu]]'' ||Poovi|| Kannada 
|-
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Bhoomi Kosam]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Chelli Chandramma
| ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'' ||Sona|| Tamil
|-
|-
| 1975 || ''Naaku Swatantram Vachindi'' || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Andamaina Anubhavam]]'' ||Sona|| Telugu
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1976 || ''[[Manmadha Leelai (1976 film)|Manmatha Leelai]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Kannagi
| ''[[Lok Parlok]]'' ||Savithri|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' || Telugu || Sarita
| ''[[Rangoon Rowdy]]'' || Indu/Rajani|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Shri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club'' || Telugu || Rajeshwari
|''Dongalaku Saval''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dongalaku Saval (1979) |url=https://indiancine.ma/TSZ/info |access-date=10 May 2023 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Rekha
|Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' || Telugu
| ''[[Kotta Alludu]]'' || || Telugu
|| Hyma
|-
|-
| ''[[Seeta Kalyanam (1976 film)|Seeta Kalyanam]]'' || Telugu || Seeta and [[Goddess Lakshmi]]
| ''[[Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam]]'' || Goddess Padmavati|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Mangalyaniki Maromudi'' || Telugu  ||  
| ''[[Mande Gundelu]]''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| rowspan="11" | 1977 || ''Bhadrakali'' || Telugu || Gayathri
| rowspan="15" | 1980 || ''[[Challenge Ramudu]]'' || Aruna|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'' || Telugu || Padma
| ''[[Bhale Krishnudu]]'' || Ratti|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Kurukshetram (1977 film)|Kurukshetram]]'' || Telugu || [[Uttara (Mahabharata)|Uttara]]
| ''[[Superman (1980 film)|Superman]]'' || Jaya|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Andame Aanandam'' || Telugu || Padma
| ''[[Buchchi Babu]]'' ||Buchi|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Eenati Bandham Enatido'' || Telugu ||  
| ''Bandodu Gundamma'' || || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Chanakya Chandragupta]]'' || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Takkar (1980 film)|Takkar]]'' ||Ganga|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Yamagola]]'' || Telugu || Savithri
| ''Allari Bava'' || || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Sanaadi Appanna]]'' || [[Kannada]] || Basanti
| ''[[Sita Ramulu]]'' || Sita|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Eetharam Manishi'' || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Circus Ramudu]]'' || || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Jeevitha Nauka'' || Telugu ||  
| ''Chandipriya'' || Chandipriya|| Telugu
|-
|-
|''Dongalaku Donga''
|''[[Ragile Hrudayalu]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ragile Hrudayalu (1980) |url=https://indiancine.ma/VDA |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Seethalu
|Telugu
|Telugu
|Sunitha
|-
|-
| rowspan="9" | 1978 || ''[[Mūru gaṇṭugaḷu]]''Seetha || Kannada ||  
| ''Chesina Baasalu'' || || Telugu
|-
| ''Dharm Chakram'' || || Telugu
|-
| ''Sannaayi Appanna'' || || Telugu
|-
| ''[[Kottapeta Rowdy]]'' || Radha || Telugu
|-
| rowspan="12" | 1981 || ''[[Srivari Muchatlu]]'' || Radha|| Telugu
|-
| ''Taxi Driver'' || Rani/Jaya|| Telugu
|-
| ''Rahasya Goodachari'' || || Telugu
|-
| ''[[47 Natkal]]'' ||Vaishali|| Tamil
|-
|-
| ''[[Athani Kante Ghanudu]]'' || Telugu ||
| ''[[47 Rojulu]]'' ||Vaishali|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Agent Gopi'' || Telugu ||
| ''[[Ooruki Monagadu]]''||Rekha|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Dongala Veta'' || Telugu ||
| ''Jatagadu''|| ||Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Rama Krishnulu]]'' || Telugu || Jaya
| ''[[Ragile Jwala]]''|| Vani|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Devadasu Malli Puttadu]]'' || Telugu || Shanthi
| ''[[Agni Poolu (film)|Agni Poolu]]''|| Rukmini|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Melu Kolupu]]'' || Telugu || Susheela
| ''[[Prema Mandiram]]''|| Madhura Ranjani|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Rajaputra Rahasyam]]'' || Telugu || Priyadarshini
| ''Girija Kalyanam''|| Girija|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Radhakrishna'' || Telugu || Radha
| ''Deepaaraadhana''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| rowspan="10" | 1979 || ''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'' || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] || Hema Pradhan
| rowspan="14" | 1982 || ''[[Madhura Swapnam]]''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Huliya Haalina Mevu]]'' || Kannada  ||Poovi
| ''[[Kaamchor]]''||Geeta Sanghvi|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'' || Tamil ||Sona
| ''[[Baawri]]'' || Gayatri|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Andamaina Anubhavam]]'' || Telugu ||Sona
| ''[[Talli Kodukula Anubandham]]''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Lok Parlok]]'' || Hindi ||Savithri
| ''[[Pagabattina Simham]]''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Rangoon Rowdy]]'' || Telugu || Indu/Rajani
| ''[[Meghasandesam]]''||Padma|| Telugu
|-
|-
|''[[Dongalaku Saval]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dongalaku Saval (1979) |url=https://indiancine.ma/TSZ/info |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|''[[Jagannatha Rathachakralu]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jagannatha Radhachakralu 1982 Telugu Movie Cast Crew,Actors,Director, Jagannatha Radhachakralu Producer,Banner,Music Director,Singers & Lyricists |url=https://moviegq.com/movie/jagannatha-radhachakralu-3774/cast-crew |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=MovieGQ |language=en}}</ref>
|Radha
|Telugu
|Telugu
|Rekha
|-
|-
| ''[[Kotta Alludu]]'' || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Dil-e-Nadaan]]''||Asha|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam]]'' || Telugu || Goddess Padmavati
| ''[[Swayamvaram (1982 film)|Swayamvaram]]''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Mande Gundelo'' || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Nivuru Gappina Nippu]]''|| Rekha || Telugu
|-
|-
| rowspan="12" | 1980 || ''[[Challenge Ramudu]]'' || Telugu || Aruna
| ''[[Devata (1982 film)|Devata]]''|| Janaki|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Superman (1980 film)|Superman]]'' || Telugu || Jaya
| ''Krishnarjunulu''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Buchchi Babu]]'' || Telugu||Buchi
|''[[Pralaya Rudrudu]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pralaya Rudrudu (1982) |url=https://indiancine.ma/WYA |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Jaya
|Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Bandodu Gundamma'' || Telugu ||  
|''[[Golconda Abbulu]]''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Takkar (1980 film)|Takkar]]'' || Hindi ||Ganga
| rowspan="12" | 1983 || ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]''|| Madhavi|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Allari Bava'' || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Nijam Chepithe Nerama]]''|| Rajani|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Sita Ramulu]]'' || Telugu || Sita
| ''[[Qayamat (1983 film)|Qayamat]]''||Geeta|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Circus Ramudu]]'' || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Mawaali]]''||Nisha Verma|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''Chandipriya'' || Telugu || Chandipriya
| ''[[Mundadugu]]''||Padma|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Chesina Baasalu'' || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Kaviratna Kalidasa]]''|| Vidyadhare and Shakuntala|| Kannada
|-
|-
| ''Dharm Chakram'' || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Adavi Simhalu]]''|| Lalita|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Sannaayi Appanna'' || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Puli Bebbuli]]''|| Sita|| Telugu
|-
|-
| rowspan="12" | 1981 || ''[[Srivari Muchatlu]]'' || Telugu || Radha
| ''[[Siripuram Monagadu]]''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Taxi Driver'' || Telugu || Rani/Jaya
| ''[[Amarajeevi (1983 film)|Amarajeevi]]''|| Lalita|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Rahasya Goodachari'' || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Main Awara Hoon]]''|| Bela|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[47 Natkal]]'' || Tamil ||Vaishali
| ''Praja Rajyam''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[47 Rojulu]]'' || Telugu ||Vaishali
| rowspan="15" |1984
|''Sardar''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sardar (1984) |url=https://indiancine.ma/ZDL |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Vijaya
|Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Ooruki Monagadu]]''|| Telugu ||Rekha
| ''[[Tohfa]]''|| Janki|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''Jatagadu''||Telugu ||  
| ''[[Tandava Krishnudu]]''|| Vani|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Ragile Jwala]]''|| Telugu || Vani
| ''[[Dharm Aur Qanoon]]''|| Shanta|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Agni Poolu (film)|Agni Poolu]]''|| Telugu || Rukmini
| ''[[Yuddham (1984 film)|Yuddham]]''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Prema Mandiram]]''|| Telugu || Madhura Ranjani
| ''[[Mera Faisla]]''|| Nisha Dhawan|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''Girija Kalyanam''|| Telugu || Girija
| ''[[Sharaabi]]''|| Meena|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''Deepaaraadhana''|| Telugu ||  
| ''[[Maqsad]]''|| Rani|| Hindi
|-
|-
| rowspan="11" | 1982 || ''[[Madhura Swapnam]]''|| Telugu ||  
| ''[[Naya Kadam]]''|| Bijlee|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Kaamchor]]''|| Hindi ||Geeta Sanghvi
| ''[[Haisiyat]]''|| Sita|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Baawri]]'' || Hindi || Gayatri
| ''[[Awaaz]]''|| Anu|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Talli Kodukula Anubandham]]''|| Telugu ||  
|''Bangaru Kapuram''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangaru Kapuram (1984) |url=https://indiancine.ma/YKF/info |access-date=2 June 2023 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Jaya
|Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Pagabattina Simham]]''|| Telugu ||  
| ''[[Sampoorna Premayanam]]''|| Prema|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Meghasandesam]]''|| Telugu ||Padma
| ''Sangeeta Samrat''|| Radha|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Dil-e-Nadaan]]''|| Hindi ||Asha
|''[[Nayakulaku Saval]]''
|Chaithanya
|Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Swayamvaram (1982 film)|Swayamvaram]]''|| Telugu ||  
| rowspan="11" | 1985 || ''[[Pataal Bhairavi]]''|| Rajkumari Indumati Singh|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Nivuru Gappina Nippu]]''|| Telugu ||  
| ''Maha Sangramam''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Devata (1982 film)|Devata]]''|| Telugu || Janaki
| ''[[Maha Manishi]]''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Krishnarjunulu''|| Telugu ||  
| ''[[Surya Chandra]]''|| Pooja|| Telugu
|-
|-
| rowspan="12" | 1983 || ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]''|| Telugu || Madhavi
| ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]''|| Yashoda & Asha|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Nijam Chepithe Nerama]]''|| Telugu || Rajani
| ''[[Hoshiyar]]''||Radha|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Qayamat (1983 film)|Qayamat]]''|| Hindi ||Geeta
| ''[[Zabardast]]''||Mala Saigal|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Mawaali]]''|| Hindi ||Nisha Verma
| ''[[Iniyum Katha Thudarum]]''|| Nimmi|| [[Malayalam]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Mundadugu]]''|| Telugu ||Padma
| ''[[Haqeeqat (1985 film)|Haqeeqat]]''|| Bharti|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Kaviratna Kalidasa]]''|| Kannada || Vidyadhare and Shakuntala
| ''Sur Sangam''|| || Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Adavi Simhalu]]''|| Telugu || Lalita
| ''[[Mera Saathi]]''|| Raagini|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Puli Bebbuli]]''|| Telugu || Sita
| rowspan="11" | 1986 || ''[[Krishna Garadi]]''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Siripuram Monagadu]]''|| Telugu ||  
| ''[[Tandra Paparayudu (film)|Tandra Paparayudu]]''|| Jyothirmai|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Amarajeevi (1983 film)|Amarajeevi]]''|| Telugu || Lalita
| ''Singhasan''|| Alaknanda Devi|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Main Awara Hoon]]''|| Hindi || Bela
| ''[[Simhasanam (1986 film)|Simhasanam]]''|| Alaknanda Devi|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Praja Rajyam''|| Telugu ||  
| ''[[Veta (1986 film)|Veta]]''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| rowspan="15" |1984
| ''[[Aakhree Raasta]]''|| Mary D'Costa|| Hindi
|''Sardar''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sardar (1984) |url=https://indiancine.ma/ZDL |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Telugu
|Vijaya
|-
|-
| ''[[Tohfa]]''|| Hindi || Janki
| ''[[Swarag Se Sunder]]''|| Laxmi Choudhary|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Tandava Krishnudu]]''|| Telugu || Vani
| ''[[Muddat (1986 film)|Muddat]]''|| Bharti|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Dharm Aur Qanoon]]''|| Hindi || Shanta
| ''[[Pyaar Ke Do Pal]]''|| Geeta|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Yuddham (1984 film)|Yuddham]]''|| Telugu ||  
| ''[[Aisa Pyaar Kahan]]''|| Sarita|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Mera Faisla]]''|| Hindi || Nisha Dhawan
| ''[[Ugra Narasimham]]''|| Jyothi|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Sharaabi]]''|| Hindi || Meena
| rowspan="6" | 1987 || ''[[Aulad (1987 film)|Aulad]]''|| Yashoda|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Maqsad]]''|| Hindi || Rani
| ''[[Majaal]]''|| Sandhya|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Naya Kadam]]''|| Hindi || Bijlee
| ''[[Thene Manasulu (1987 film)|Thene Manasulu]]''|| Rukmini|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Haisiyat]]''|| Hindi || Sita
| ''[[Viswanatha Nayakudu]]''|| Kalavati|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Awaaz]]''|| Hindi || Anu
| ''[[Insaaf Kaun Karega]]''|| Sitara Devi|| Hindi
|-
|-
|''Bangaru Kapuram''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangaru Kapuram (1984) |url=https://indiancine.ma/YKF/info |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
| ''[[Sindoor (film)|Sindoor]]''|| Laxmi|| Hindi
|Telugu
|Jaya
|-
|-
| ''[[Sampoorna Premayanam]]''|| Telugu || Prema
| rowspan="7" | 1988 || ''[[Mardon Wali Baat]]''|| Asha|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''Sangeeta Samrat''|| Telugu || Radha
| ''[[Samsaram (1988 film)|Samsaram]]''|| Padmavathi|| Telugu
|-
|-
|''[[Nayakulaku Saval]]''
|''Rocky''
|
|Telugu
|Telugu
|Chaithanya
|-
|-
| rowspan="11" | 1985 || ''[[Pataal Bhairavi]]''|| Hindi || Rajkumari Indumati Singh
| ''[[Ganga Tere Desh Mein]]''|| Dr.Asha|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''Maha Sangramam''|| Telugu ||  
| ''[[Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati]]''|| Saraswati|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Maha Manishi]]''|| Telugu ||  
| ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988 film)|Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]''|| Sita|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Surya Chandra]]''|| Telugu || Pooja
| ''Kaliyuga Karnudu''|| Lakshmi|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]''|| Hindi || Yashoda & Asha
| rowspan="10" | 1989 || ''[[Jaadugar (1989 film)|Jaadugar]]''|| Meena|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Hoshiyar]]''|| Hindi ||Radha
| ''[[Main Tera Dushman]]''|| Jaya|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Zabardast]]''|| Hindi ||Mala Saigal
| ''[[Souten Ki Beti]]''|| Rukmini|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Iniyum Katha Thudarum]]''|| [[Malayalam]]|| Nimmi
| ''[[Elaan-E-Jung]]''|| Reema|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Haqeeqat (1985 film)|Haqeeqat]]''|| Hindi || Bharti
| ''Atha Mechina Alludu''|| Jaya|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Sur Sangam''|| Hindi ||  
| ''[[Kanoon Ki Awaaz]]''|| Janki Rai|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Mera Saathi]]''|| Hindi || Raagini
| ''[[Paraya Ghar]]''|| || Hindi
|-
|-
| rowspan="11" | 1986 || ''[[Krishna Garadi]]''|| Telugu ||  
| ''[[Hum Bhi Insaan Hain (1989 film)|Hum Bhi Insaan Hain]]''|| Radha|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Tandra Paparayudu (film)|Tandra Paparayudu]]''|| Telugu || Jyothirmai
| ''[[Gharana (1989 film)|Gharana]]''|| Naina|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''Singhasan''|| Hindi || Alaknanda Devi
| ''Sumangali''|| || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Simhasanam (1986 film)|Simhasanam]]''|| Telugu || Alaknanda Devi
| rowspan="6" | 1990 || ''[[Majboor (1990 film)|Majboor]]''|| Sharda|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Veta]]''|| Telugu ||  
| ''Zakhmi Zameen''|| Radha|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Aakhree Raasta]]''|| Hindi || Mary D'Costa
| ''[[Aaj Ka Arjun]]''|| Gauri|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Swarag Se Sunder]]''|| Hindi || Laxmi Choudhary
| ''[[Thanedaar]]''|| Sudha|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Muddat (1986 film)|Muddat]]''|| Hindi || Bharti
| ''Ekalavya''|| || Kannada
|-
|-
| ''[[Pyaar Ke Do Pal]]''|| Hindi || Geeta
| ''[[Nyay Anyay]]''|| Rama Khanna|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Aisa Pyaar Kahan]]''|| Hindi || Sarita
| rowspan="3" | 1991 || ''[[Indrajeet]]''|| Shanti Devi|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Ugra Narasimham]]''|| Telugu || Jyothi
| ''[[Veerta]]''|| Shalu|| Hindi
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1987 || ''[[Aulad (1987 film)|Aulad]]''|| Hindi || Yashoda
| ''[[Farishtay]]''|| Special appearance|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Majaal]]''|| Hindi || Sandhya
| rowspan="3" | 1992 || ''[[Maa (1992 Hindi film)|Maa]]''|| Mamta|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Thene Manasulu (1987 film)|Thene Manasulu]]''|| Telugu || Rukmini
| ''[[Tyagi (film)|Tyagi]]''|| Mrs. Parvati Dayal|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Viswanatha Nayakudu]]''|| Telugu || Kalavati
| ''[[Aathma Bandhana]]''|| Shanti|| Kannada
|-
|-
| ''[[Insaaf Kaun Karega]]''|| Hindi || Sitara Devi
| rowspan="6" | 1993 || ''[[Insaniyat Ke Devta]]''|| || Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Sindoor (film)|Sindoor]]''|| Hindi || Laxmi
| ''[[Manikantana Mahime]]''|| Kamala|| Kannada
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1988 || ''[[Mardon Wali Baat]]''|| Hindi ||  
| ''[[Ezhai Jaathi]]''|| Thilakavathi || Tamil
|-
|-
| ''[[Samsaram (1988 film)|Samsaram]]''|| Telugu || Padmavathi
|''[[Kundan (1993 film)|Kundan]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kundan (1993) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/-7519/cast-crew |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref>
|Jyothi
|Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Ganga Tere Desh Mein]]''|| Hindi || Dr.Asha
| ''[[Dhartiputra]]''|| || Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati]]''|| Hindi || Saraswati
| ''[[Khal-Naaikaa]]''|| Jaya Ravi Kapoor|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988 film)|Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]''|| Hindi || Sita
| rowspan="3" | 1994 || ''[[Insaniyat (1994 film)|Insaniyat]]''|| Shalu / Champabai || Hindi
|-
|-
| ''Kaliyuga Karnudu''|| Telugu || Lakshmi
| ''Jeevitha Khaidi''|| Bhargavi|| Telugu
|-
|-
| rowspan="10" | 1989 || ''[[Jaadugar (1989 film)|Jaadugar]]''|| Hindi || Meena
| ''[[Chauraha]]''|| Pooja|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Main Tera Dushman]]''|| Hindi || Jaya
| rowspan="2" | 1995 || ''[[Himapatha]]''||Nayana|| Kannada
|-
|-
| ''[[Souten Ki Beti]]''|| Hindi || Rukmini
| ''[[Paappi Devataa]]''||Rosie|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Elaan-E-Jung]]''|| Hindi || Reema
| 1996 || ''Pellala Rajyam'' || Parvati|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Atha Mechina Alludu''|| Telugu ||  
| rowspan="3" | 1997 || ''[[Jeevan Yudh]]''|| Rani|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Kanoon Ki Awaaz]]''|| Hindi ||  
| ''Prema Geethe''|| Radha|| Kannada
|-
|-
| ''[[Paraya Ghar]]''|| Hindi ||  
| ''[[Lav Kush]]''|| [[Sita|Seeta]]|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Hum Bhi Insaan Hain (1989 film)|Hum Bhi Insaan Hain]]''|| Hindi ||  
| 1998 || ''[[Aami Sei Meye]]'' || ||[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Gharana (1989 film)|Gharana]]''|| Hindi || Naina
| rowspan="3" |1999
| ''[[Velugu Needalu (1999 film)|Velugu Needalu]]''
|
|Telugu
|-
|-
| ''Sumangali''|| Telugu ||  
|''[[Lohpurush]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lohpurush - Movie - - Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=2463 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
|Aarti
|Hindi
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1990 || ''[[Majboor (1989 film)|Majboor]]''|| Hindi || Sharda
| ''[[Habba]]'' || Vishnu's Wife|| Kannada
|-
|-
| ''Zakhmi Zameen''|| Hindi || Radha
| rowspan="3" | 2000 || ''[[Devadoothan]]'' || Angelina Ignatious / Aleena|| Malayalam
|-
|-
| ''[[Aaj Ka Arjun]]''|| Hindi || Gauri
| ''Aadhar'' || || [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Thanedaar]]''|| Hindi || Sudha
| ''[[Shabdavedhi (film)|Shabdavedhi]]'' || Vatsala|| Kannada
|-
|-
| ''Ekalavya''|| Kannada ||  
| 2002 || ''[[Chandravamsam]]'' || Dharma Raju's wife || Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Nyay Anyay]]''|| Hindi || Rama Khanna
| 2003 || ''Sri Renukadevi'' || Jogamma|| Kannada
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1991 || ''[[Indrajeet]]''|| Hindi || Shanti Devi
| rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[Khakee (film)|Khakee]]'' ||Jaya Srivastav|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Veerta]]''|| Hindi || Shalu
| ''[[Ee Snehatheerathu]]''|| Lakshmi||Malayalam
|-
|-
| ''[[Farishtay]]''|| Hindi ||  
| 2006 || ''[[Tathastu]]'' ||Dr. Nita|| Hindi
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992 || ''[[Maa (1992 Hindi film)|Maa]]''|| Hindi || Mamta
| rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''[[Ee Bandhana]]'' || Nandini|| Kannada
|-
|-
| ''[[Tyagi]]''|| Hindi || Mrs. Parvati Dayal
| ''[[Maharathi (2007 film)|Maharathi]]'' ||Chamundeshwari|| Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Aathma Bandhana]]''|| Kannada || Shanti
| ''Deha'' ||Sandhya Joshi/Sandhya Desai|| Hindi
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1993 || ''[[Insaniyat Ke Devta]]''|| Hindi ||  
|2008 || ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || Ranjitha Kaur|| Tamil
|-
|-
| ''[[Manikantana Mahime]]''|| Kannada || Kamala
 
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''Sesh Sangat'' || || Bengali
|-
|-
| ''[[Ezhai Jaathi]]''|| Tamil ||  
| ''[[Raaj The Showman]]'' || Cameo|| Kannada
|-
|-
| ''[[Dhartiputra]]''|| Hindi ||
| 2010 || ''[[The Desire (2010 film)|The Desire]]'' ||Gautmi's mother|| Hindi-English<br />[[Standard Chinese|Chinese]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Khal-Naaikaa]]''|| Hindi || Jaya Ravi Kapoor
| 2011 || ''[[Pranayam (2011 film)|Pranayam]]'' || Grace|| Malayalam
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994 || ''[[Insaaniyat]]''|| Hindi ||  
| 2012 || ''[[Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (2012 film)|Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna]]'' || [[Kittur Chennamma]]|| Kannada
|-
|-
| ''Jeevitha Khaidi''|| Telugu || Bhargavi
| 2013 || ''[[Rajjo]]'' ||Janki Devi|| Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Chauraha]]''|| Hindi || Pooja
| rowspan='3' |2018|| ''[[Kinar (film)|Kinar]]'' || rowspan="2" |Indira|| Malayalam
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995 || ''[[Himapatha]]''|| Kannada ||Nayana
| ''[[Kinar (film)|Keni]]'' || Tamil
|-
|-
| ''[[Paappi Devataa]]''|| Hindi ||Rosie
| ''Sarabha'' ||Parvathamma|| Telugu
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''Pellala Rajyam'' || Telugu || Parvati
| 2023 || ''[[Suvarna Sundari (2023 film)|Suvarna Sundari]]'' || ||Telugu
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1997 || ''[[Jeevan Yudh]]''|| Hindi || Rani
|2023||''[[Ramachandra Boss & Co]]''||Salma Ram|| Malayalam
|}
 
== Television ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| ''Prema Geethe''|| Kannada || Radha
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref(s).
|-
|-
| ''[[Lav Kush]]''|| Hindi || Seeta
|
|''Jayapradam''
|Host
|
|
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Aami Sei Meye]]'' ||[[Bengali language|Bengali]] ||
|2018
|''Perfect Pati''
|Rajyashri Rathore
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 August 2018 |title=Veteran actress Jaya Prada hopes to redefine Indian TV's 'saas' with debut show 'Perfect Pati' |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-veteran-actress-jaya-prada-hopes-to-redefine-indian-tv-s-saas-with-debut-show-perfect-pati-2654141 |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=[[DNA India]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Habba]]'' || Kannada || Vishnu's Wife
|2021
|''The Kapil Sharma Show season 2''
|Herself as guest along with [[Raj Babbar]] and team for Punjabi movie promotion
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U25mg4WyqC4 |title=The Kapil Sharma Show Season 2 -Laughter Riot with Raj Babbar-Ep 176-Full Episode-17th January, 2021 |date=19 January 2021 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000 || ''[[Devadoothan]]'' || Malayalam || Angelina Ignatious / Aleena
|2021
|''Indian Idol''
|Herself
|
|<ref>{{cite web |date=11 August 2021 |title=Indian Idol 12: 12-hour long grand finale on August 15 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/indian-idol-12-heres-all-that-you-need-to-know-about-the-12-hour-long-grand-finale-on-august-15/articleshow/85231542.cms |access-date=12 August 2021 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Aadhar]]'' || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ||
|rowspan="2"|2022
|''[[Sasural Simar Ka 2]]''
|rowspan="2"|Herself
|Cameo appearance
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=10 March 2022 |title=Jaya Prada on making a TV cameo in 'Sasural Simar Ka 2' |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/jaya-prada-on-making-a-tv-cameo-in-sasural-simar-ka-2-23217798 |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Shabdavedhi (film)|Shabdavedhi]]'' || Kannada || Vatsala
|''[[Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan]]''
|Guest appearance
|
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''Sri Renukadevi'' || Kannada || Jogamma
|2023
|''Drama Juniors 4 Telugu''
|Herself as judge
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zee5.com/global/tv-shows/details/drama-juniors-season-6/0-6-4z5375747/legendary-actors-judge-the-mega-auditions/0-1-6z5377323 |title=Watch Drama Juniors Season 6 TV Serial 11th June 2023 Full Episode 1 Online on ZEE5}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[Khakee]]'' || Hindi ||Jaya Srivastav
|}
 
==Awards and nominations ==
 
;[[Nandi Awards]]
* [[Nandi Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]&nbsp;– ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976)
* [[Nandi Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]&nbsp;– ''[[Meghasandesam]]'' (1982)
 
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
* [[Filmfare Special Award - South|Special Award]] – ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' & ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976) <ref name="books.google.com">{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8kQAQAAMAAJ&q=gummidi |title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who |year=1979 |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012030939/https://books.google.com/books?id=w8kQAQAAMAAJ&dq=editions:s7JYM5Ah__kC&q=gummidi&hl=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress – Telugu]]&nbsp;– ''[[Saagara Sangamam]]'' (1983)
* [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award&nbsp;– South|Lifetime Achievement Award&nbsp;– South]] (2007)<ref>[http://www.totaltollywood.com/news/Happy-Days-makes-a-sweep-at-Filmfare_2333.html Happy Days makes a sweep at Filmfare – Latest News in Telugu Movies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080818090045/http://totaltollywood.com/news/Happy-Days-makes-a-sweep-at-Filmfare_2333.html |date=18 August 2008 }}. Totaltollywood.com (13 July 2008). Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref>[[File:JayaPrada.jpg|thumb|JayaPrada was given [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (South)]] in 2007.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bollyspice.com/view.php/1411-happy-days-at-the-55th-tiger-balm-filmfare-south-awards.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082036/http://bollyspice.com/view.php/1411-happy-days-at-the-55th-tiger-balm-filmfare-south-awards.html|archive-date=8 July 2011|title=Happy Days at the 55th Tiger Balm Filmfare South Awards|work=bollyspice.com|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
;[[Filmfare Awards]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%;"
|-
|-
| ''[[Ee Snehatheerathu]]''||Malayalam || Lakshmi
! width=5%| Year
! style="width:35%;"| Artist/Work
! style="width:25%;"| Category
! style="width:20%;"| Language
! style="width:15%;"| Outcome
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Tathastu]]'' || Hindi ||Dr. Nita
| style="text-align:left;" |1979
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]''
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Hindi
| {{Nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |1984
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sharaabi]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''[[Ee Bandhana]]'' || Kannada || Nandini
| style="text-align:left;" |1985
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]''
| {{Nom}}
|}
 
===Filmfare Awards South===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%;"
|-
! width=5%| Year
! style="width:35%;"| Artist/Work
! style="width:25%;"| Category
! style="width:20%;"| Language
! style="width:15%;"| Outcome
|-
|-
| ''[[Maharathi (2007 film)|Maharathi]]'' || Telugu ||Chamundeshwari
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |1976
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Anthuleni Katha]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Telugu
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| ''Deha'' || Hindi ||Sandhya Joshi/Sandhya Desai
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
|2008 ||  ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || Tamil || Ranjitha Singh
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'',''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Special Award - South|Special Jury Award]]<ref name="books.google.com"/>
| {{Won}}
|-
|-
 
| style="text-align:left;" |1979
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''Sesh Sangat'' || Bengali ||  
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Tamil
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| ''[[Raaj The Showman]]'' || Kannada ||  
| style="text-align:left;" |1980
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Chandipriya]]''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Telugu
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[The Desire (2010 film)|The Desire]]'' || Hindi<br />English<br />[[Standard Chinese|Chinese]]||Gautmi's mother
| style="text-align:left;" |1981
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[47 Rojulu]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Pranayam]]'' || Malayalam || Grace
| style="text-align:left;" |1982
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Meghasandesam]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna]]'' || Kannada || [[Kittur Chennamma]]
| style="text-align:left;" |1983
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sagara Sangamam]]''
| {{Won}}
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Rajjo]]'' || Hindi ||Janki Devi
| style="text-align:left;" |1984
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sampoorna Premayanam]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| rowspan='3' |2018|| ''[[Kinar (film)|Kinar]]'' || Malayalam || rowspan="2"|Indira
| style="text-align:left;" |2000
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Devadoothan]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Malayalam
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| ''[[Kinar (film)|Keni]]'' || Tamil
| style="text-align:left;" |2007
| style="text-align:center;" |Overall Contribution to Telugu Film Industry
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award&nbsp;– South|Lifetime Achievement Award]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Telugu
| {{Won}}
|-
|-
| ''Sarabha'' || Telugu ||Parvathamma
| style="text-align:left;" |2011
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Pranayam (2011 film)|Pranayam]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam|Best Actress]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Malayalam
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''Suvarna Sundari'' ||Telugu ||  
| style="text-align:left;" |2012
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (2012 film)|Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada|Best Supporting Actress]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Kannada
| {{nom}}
|}
|}
;Other awards
* Uttam Kumar Award<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060114222742/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/kiosk/rsfinal3/whoswho/alpha_n2.htm Nahata, Shrimati Jayaprada]. rajyasabha.nic.in</ref>
* ANR Achievement Award (2008)<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-3519022,prtpage-1.cms 'You need spirit to survive in politics'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012030943/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/You-need-spirit-to-survive-in-politics/articleshow/3519022.cms |date=12 October 2020 }}. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (24 September 2008). Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref>
* Venus of Indian Cinema Award from TSR TV9 Film Awards (2011)<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Jaya-Prada-honoured/articleshow/8006482.cms Jaya Prada honoured]. ''The Times of India''. (18 April 2011). Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref>


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Latest revision as of 10:03, 28 March 2026


This article is about the actress and MP. For the 1939 film, see Jayaprada (film).

Jaya Prada Nahata
Prada in 2019
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
13 May 2004[1] – 16 May 2014[2][3]
Preceded byNoor Bano
Succeeded byNaipal Singh
ConstituencyRampur. Uttar Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
10 April 1996 – 9 April 2002
Preceded byR. K. Dhawan
Succeeded byNandi Yellaiah
ConstituencyAndhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born
Lalita Rani[4]

(1962-04-03) 3 April 1962 (age 64)[5]
Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (since 2019)[6]
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party (until 2004)
Samajwadi Party (2004–2010)
Rashtriya Lok Dal (2014–2019) [7]
Spouse(s)
Srikanth Nahata
(
m. 1987)
Children1 (adopted)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • politician

Jaya Prada Nahata (born Lalitha Rani Rao; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works majorly in Telugu cinema and Hindi cinema as well as in Tamil films in late '70s, '80s and early '90s and '20s. Jayaprada is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South and has starred in many Telugu and Hindi films along with several Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh from 2004 to 2014.

Some of her notable films include Anthuleni Katha (1976), Siri Siri Muvva (1976), Sita Kalyanam (1976), Adavi Ramudu (1977), Yamagola (1977), Sanaadi Appanna (1977), Huliya Haalina Mevu (1979), Sargam (1979), Ooriki Monagadu (1981), Kaamchor (1982), Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983), Sagara Sangamam (1983), Tohfa (1984), Sharaabi (1984), Maqsad (1984), Sanjog (1985), Aakhree Raasta (1986), Simhasanam (1986), Muddat (1986), Sindoor (1987), Samsaram (1988), Elaan-E-Jung (1989), Aaj Ka Arjun (1990), Thanedaar (1990), Maa (1991), Habba (1999), Shabdavedhi (2000), Devadoothan (2000), Pranayam (2011), Ee Bandhana (2007) and Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (2012). 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 and Anthuleni Katha.

She has been considered by many as the most beautiful faces to have ever graced Indian cinema including Satyajit Ray who called her "the most beautiful face on the Indian screen".[8]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Jayaprada was born Lalitha Rani Rao in a Telugu family in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. Her father, Krishna Rao, was a Telugu film financier. Her mother, Neelaveni, was a home-maker. Lalitha attended a Telugu medium school in Rajahmundry and was also enrolled in dance and music classes at an early age.

Film career[edit | edit source]

Jayaprada with actress Radhika at 62nd Filmfare Awards South.

When she was a teenager, she performed a dance at her school's annual function. A film director in the audience offered her a three-minute dance number in the Telugu film Bhoomi Kosam (1974). She was hesitant, but her family encouraged her to accept it. 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. Character actor , M.Prabhakar Reddy gave Jaya Prada her screen name and introduced her to the film industry in 1976 . ( Bharatpedia +1) 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 colour film Siri Siri Muvva (1976) showed her playing a mute girl with excellent dancing skills; and her title role as Sita in the big-budget mythological film Seetha Kalyanam (1976) confirmed her versatility. In 1977, she starred in Adavi Ramudu, which broke box office records and which permanently cemented her star status.[9] The song "Aaresukoboyi Paresukunnanu" performed by Prada and co-star N.T. Rama Rao (NTR) became a mass hit. Important filmmakers were casting her and repeating her in their films. Filmmaker Vijay introduced her to Kannada cinema in his 1977 super-hit movie Sanaadi Appanna alongside Kannada matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar. The movie is also known to be the only movie to feature shehnai rendition by Ustad Bismillah Khan. She further acted with the Kannada matinee idol in super hits like Kaviratna Kalidasa in 1983 and Shabdavedhi in 2000.

In 1979, K. Balachander repeated her in the Tamil film Ninaithale Inikkum opposite Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth in which she played a terminally-ill patient. She continued to act in more films in Telugu opposite actors such as NTR, ANR, Krishna, Krishnam Raju and Sobhan Babu throughout the 70s and 80s. She acted in highest number of films with Krishna like Sri Rajeshwari vilas coffee club (1976), Bhale Krishnudu (1980), Ooruki Monagadu (1981), Mundadugu (1983), Prajarajyam (1983) and Singhasan (1986). K. Viswanath remade Siri Siri Muvva (1976) in Hindi as Sargam, introducing Jayaprada to Bollywood in 1979. The film was successful and she became a star there as well. She earned her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress but couldn't capitalize on her success since she couldn't speak Hindi.[10]

In 1981, she starred in the critically acclaimed Tamil film 47 Natkal and simultaneously made Telugu film 47 Rojulu by filmmaker K. Balachander in which Chiranjeevi played her villainous, bigamist husband. After she took Hindi lessons, director K. Vishwanath relaunched her in Hindi films, with Kaamchor where she spoke Hindi fluently for the first time.[11] Saagara Sangamam directed by K. Vishwanath, starring Kamal Haasan proved to be a milestone in her career, winning her many accolades including Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu in 1983. 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. Vishwanath's Sanjog (1985).

Jayaprada made a successful team not just with Amitabh Bachchan and Jeetendra, but also with her immediate screen rival Sridevi, with whom she has acted in about a dozen films. Their hit Telugu film Devatha (1982), where they played sisters who made huge sacrifices for each other, was remade into the hit Hindi film Tohfa (1984). These films endeared Jayaprada 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 Kadha Thudarum directed by Joshiy starring Mammootty, Baby Shalini and Ambika.

Jayaprada at the launch of T P Aggarwal's trade magazine Blockbuster

Jayaprada continued to act as a heroine mainly opposite Amitabh and Jeetendra during the early 1990s. She also acted in some significant Kannada films as the heroine. From 1994 onwards, she cut back on film assignments and got more involved with a political career on call by her co-star NTR.

In 2000, she acted in the Malayalam film Devadoothan, starring Mohanlal, directed by Sibi Malayil. The film garnered immensely popular reviews from the critics but failed at the box office. But it met with great appreciation from the audience when released in Home Media and when aired on television. his movie had evergreen hit songs. She also starred for the last time, opposite Kannada super star Dr. Rajkumar in Shabdavedi. In 2002, she stepped into the Marathi film industry by being a guest in the movie Aadhaar.[12] Thus far, she has acted in eight languages and has completed 300 films during a 30-year film career. In 2004, she acted in Ee Snehatheerathu, a Malayalam film as Kunchacko Boban's mother. She started playing mature roles.

She also owns the Jayaprada Theater in Chennai.[13]

In 2011, she returned to Malayalam cinema with a strong role in Pranayam, alongside Mohanlal and Anupam Kher. She played "Grace" in this film, which won her critical acclaim and several awards.[14] Her 2012 Kannada film Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna that saw her donning the historical role of courageous Kittur Chennamma, completed 100 days at the box office.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

On 22 February 1986, she married producer Srikanth Nahata, who was already married to Chandra and had two children.[15] This marriage stirred a lot of controversy, especially since Nahata did not divorce his wife and had a child with his first wife after marrying Jayaprada.[15]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Jayaprada joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 at the invitation of its founder N. T. Rama Rao, on the eve of the assembly elections, and rose quickly through the ranks. At that time there was speculation that she would run for election, but she preferred not to make her electoral debut, although she was offered a seat by Rao.

She campaigned in several constituencies in 1994.[16] When Rao became the Chief minister in 1994, he appointed one of his sons-in-law Nara Chandrababu Naidu as the Revenue Minister. After Lakshmi Parvati, wife of NTR started interfering in politics several TDP leaders revolted against NTR. When all TDP leaders have met in Viceroy hotel, NTR went to convince them along with Lakshmi Parvati, which ended up TDP leaders throwing slippers on Lakshmi Parvati and NTR went between, followed by No Confidence Motion NTR was thrown out of power. Since most of the legislators had gone over to his side, the Anti Defection Law did not apply and the Telugu Desam Party label passed on to the Chandrababu Naidu side. During this period, Prada too joined the Chandrababu Naidu party. She was nominated to the Rajya Sabha representing Andhra Pradesh in 1996. She also held the post of Telugu Mahila President.

Following differences with party Supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu, she left the TDP to join Samajwadi Party. She contested from Rampur parliamentary Constituency in UP during the 2004 General election and got elected with a margin of more than 85000 votes. During her campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in 2009, she was issued a notice by the Election Commission for violating the code of conduct by distributing bindis to women in Rampur's Swar locality.[17] On 11 May 2009, Jayaprada alleged that senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was distributing nude pictures of her.[18] She was re-elected with a margin of more than 30,000 votes.[citation needed]

After she came out in open support of the former General Secretary of the Samajwadi Party, Amar Singh, Prada was expelled from the party on 2 February 2010 for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities and damaging the party's secular image.[19] Amar Singh, along with Jayaprada floated his own political party, Rashtriya Lok Manch, in 2011, and fielded candidates in 360 of the 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the 2012 assembly polls. However, his party did not win a single seat in these elections. Later she, along with Amar Singh joined the RLD on 10 March 2014[20] and after that she got the ticket to contest from the Bijnor seat in the 2014 general elections.[21][22] She, however, lost the election.[23][24]

She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of National General Secretary Bhupender Yadav on 26 March 2019.[6] In March 2025, the Moradabad MP-MLA Court issued a non-bailable warrant against her in connection with a case involving senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.[25]

Artistry and legacy[edit | edit source]

Jaya Prada in 2015

Jayaprada is regarded as one of the greatest and extremely beautiful actresses of Indian cinema.[26] Indian director Satyajit Ray described her as one of the prettiest women in the world.[27] Although she has acted in Bengali films, she has never worked for Ray. (She claimed that Ray had her in mind for a film, but his illness and subsequent death prevented their collaboration).[28] In 2022, she was placed in Outlook India's "75 Best Bollywood Actresses" list.[29] One of the highest paid actress of 1980s and 1990s, both in Hindi and Telugu films, Jayaprada appeared in Box Office India's "Top Actresses" list 10 times from 1984 to 1993 and topped of the list 3 times ranked first thrice (1984to1986).[30]

Writing for Filmfare, Devesh Sharma termed her as one of the "top commercial great actresses" of her era.[31] On her Hindi debut he added, "Jaya Prada became an overnight sensation after the release of Sargam. Her classical beauty got compared to Ajanta statues and nymph of heaven. She bedazzled the Hindi film audience with her classical-based dances."[32] Neeraja Murthy of The Hindu noted, "For over four decades, Jaya Prada has been the quintessential Template:As written greatest megastar setting hearts aflutter on screen."[33] Nibandh Vinod of News18 noted, "Jaya Prada, ruled the industry with her charm, graceful dance skills and nuanced acting chops."[34] Filmmaker Satyajit Ray called Jayaprada as "the most beautiful face on the Indian screen".[8] In the 2019 biopic film NTR: Kathanayakudu, actress Hansika Motwani portrayed Jaya Prada onscreen.[35]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language
1974 Bhoomi Kosam Chelli Chandramma Telugu
1975 Naaku Swatantram Vachindi Telugu
1976 Manmatha Leelai Kannagi Tamil
Anthuleni Katha Sarita Telugu
Sri Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club Rajeswari Telugu
Siri Siri Muvva Hyma Telugu
Seeta Kalyanam Seeta and Goddess Lakshmi Telugu
Prema Bandham Telugu
Mangalyaniki Maromudi Telugu
1977 Bhadrakali Gayathri Telugu
Adavi Ramudu Padma Telugu
Seetha Rama Vanavasam Sita Telugu
Kurukshetram Uttara Telugu
Andame Aanandam Padma Telugu
Eenati Bandham Enatido Telugu
Chanakya Chandragupta Aasa Telugu
Yamagola Savithri Telugu
Sanaadi Appanna Basanti Kannada
Eetharam Manishi Telugu
Jeevitha Nauka Telugu
Dongalaku Donga Sunitha Telugu
Maa Iddari Katha Seeta Telugu
Chakradhari Manju Telugu
1978 Nayudu Bava Malli Telugu
Athani Kante Ghanudu Telugu
Agent Gopi[36] Latha Telugu
Dongala Veta Telugu
Rama Krishnulu Jaya Telugu
Devadasu Malli Puttadu Shanthi Telugu
Melu Kolupu Susheela Telugu
Rajaputra Rahasyam Priyadarshini Telugu
Radhakrishna Radha Telugu
Kumara Raja Telugu
1979 Sargam Hema Pradhan Hindi
Huliya Haalina Mevu Poovi Kannada
Ninaithale Inikkum Sona Tamil
Andamaina Anubhavam Sona Telugu
Lok Parlok Savithri Hindi
Rangoon Rowdy Indu/Rajani Telugu
Dongalaku Saval[37] Rekha Telugu
Kotta Alludu Telugu
Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam Goddess Padmavati Telugu
Mande Gundelu Telugu
1980 Challenge Ramudu Aruna Telugu
Bhale Krishnudu Ratti Telugu
Superman Jaya Telugu
Buchchi Babu Buchi Telugu
Bandodu Gundamma Telugu
Takkar Ganga Hindi
Allari Bava Telugu
Sita Ramulu Sita Telugu
Circus Ramudu Telugu
Chandipriya Chandipriya Telugu
Ragile Hrudayalu[38] Seethalu Telugu
Chesina Baasalu Telugu
Dharm Chakram Telugu
Sannaayi Appanna Telugu
Kottapeta Rowdy Radha Telugu
1981 Srivari Muchatlu Radha Telugu
Taxi Driver Rani/Jaya Telugu
Rahasya Goodachari Telugu
47 Natkal Vaishali Tamil
47 Rojulu Vaishali Telugu
Ooruki Monagadu Rekha Telugu
Jatagadu Telugu
Ragile Jwala Vani Telugu
Agni Poolu Rukmini Telugu
Prema Mandiram Madhura Ranjani Telugu
Girija Kalyanam Girija Telugu
Deepaaraadhana Telugu
1982 Madhura Swapnam Telugu
Kaamchor Geeta Sanghvi Hindi
Baawri Gayatri Hindi
Talli Kodukula Anubandham Telugu
Pagabattina Simham Telugu
Meghasandesam Padma Telugu
Jagannatha Rathachakralu[39] Radha Telugu
Dil-e-Nadaan Asha Hindi
Swayamvaram Telugu
Nivuru Gappina Nippu Rekha Telugu
Devata Janaki Telugu
Krishnarjunulu Telugu
Pralaya Rudrudu[40] Jaya Telugu
Golconda Abbulu Telugu
1983 Sagara Sangamam Madhavi Telugu
Nijam Chepithe Nerama Rajani Telugu
Qayamat Geeta Hindi
Mawaali Nisha Verma Hindi
Mundadugu Padma Telugu
Kaviratna Kalidasa Vidyadhare and Shakuntala Kannada
Adavi Simhalu Lalita Telugu
Puli Bebbuli Sita Telugu
Siripuram Monagadu Telugu
Amarajeevi Lalita Telugu
Main Awara Hoon Bela Hindi
Praja Rajyam Telugu
1984 Sardar[41] Vijaya Telugu
Tohfa Janki Hindi
Tandava Krishnudu Vani Telugu
Dharm Aur Qanoon Shanta Hindi
Yuddham Telugu
Mera Faisla Nisha Dhawan Hindi
Sharaabi Meena Hindi
Maqsad Rani Hindi
Naya Kadam Bijlee Hindi
Haisiyat Sita Hindi
Awaaz Anu Hindi
Bangaru Kapuram[42] Jaya Telugu
Sampoorna Premayanam Prema Telugu
Sangeeta Samrat Radha Telugu
Nayakulaku Saval Chaithanya Telugu
1985 Pataal Bhairavi Rajkumari Indumati Singh Hindi
Maha Sangramam Telugu
Maha Manishi Telugu
Surya Chandra Pooja Telugu
Sanjog Yashoda & Asha Hindi
Hoshiyar Radha Hindi
Zabardast Mala Saigal Hindi
Iniyum Katha Thudarum Nimmi Malayalam
Haqeeqat Bharti Hindi
Sur Sangam Hindi
Mera Saathi Raagini Hindi
1986 Krishna Garadi Telugu
Tandra Paparayudu Jyothirmai Telugu
Singhasan Alaknanda Devi Hindi
Simhasanam Alaknanda Devi Telugu
Veta Telugu
Aakhree Raasta Mary D'Costa Hindi
Swarag Se Sunder Laxmi Choudhary Hindi
Muddat Bharti Hindi
Pyaar Ke Do Pal Geeta Hindi
Aisa Pyaar Kahan Sarita Hindi
Ugra Narasimham Jyothi Telugu
1987 Aulad Yashoda Hindi
Majaal Sandhya Hindi
Thene Manasulu Rukmini Telugu
Viswanatha Nayakudu Kalavati Telugu
Insaaf Kaun Karega Sitara Devi Hindi
Sindoor Laxmi Hindi
1988 Mardon Wali Baat Asha Hindi
Samsaram Padmavathi Telugu
Rocky Telugu
Ganga Tere Desh Mein Dr.Asha Hindi
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati Saraswati Hindi
Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani Sita Hindi
Kaliyuga Karnudu Lakshmi Telugu
1989 Jaadugar Meena Hindi
Main Tera Dushman Jaya Hindi
Souten Ki Beti Rukmini Hindi
Elaan-E-Jung Reema Hindi
Atha Mechina Alludu Jaya Telugu
Kanoon Ki Awaaz Janki Rai Hindi
Paraya Ghar Hindi
Hum Bhi Insaan Hain Radha Hindi
Gharana Naina Hindi
Sumangali Telugu
1990 Majboor Sharda Hindi
Zakhmi Zameen Radha Hindi
Aaj Ka Arjun Gauri Hindi
Thanedaar Sudha Hindi
Ekalavya Kannada
Nyay Anyay Rama Khanna Hindi
1991 Indrajeet Shanti Devi Hindi
Veerta Shalu Hindi
Farishtay Special appearance Hindi
1992 Maa Mamta Hindi
Tyagi Mrs. Parvati Dayal Hindi
Aathma Bandhana Shanti Kannada
1993 Insaniyat Ke Devta Hindi
Manikantana Mahime Kamala Kannada
Ezhai Jaathi Thilakavathi Tamil
Kundan[43] Jyothi Hindi
Dhartiputra Hindi
Khal-Naaikaa Jaya Ravi Kapoor Hindi
1994 Insaniyat Shalu / Champabai Hindi
Jeevitha Khaidi Bhargavi Telugu
Chauraha Pooja Hindi
1995 Himapatha Nayana Kannada
Paappi Devataa Rosie Hindi
1996 Pellala Rajyam Parvati Telugu
1997 Jeevan Yudh Rani Hindi
Prema Geethe Radha Kannada
Lav Kush Seeta Hindi
1998 Aami Sei Meye Bengali
1999 Velugu Needalu Telugu
Lohpurush[44] Aarti Hindi
Habba Vishnu's Wife Kannada
2000 Devadoothan Angelina Ignatious / Aleena Malayalam
Aadhar Marathi
Shabdavedhi Vatsala Kannada
2002 Chandravamsam Dharma Raju's wife Telugu
2003 Sri Renukadevi Jogamma Kannada
2004 Khakee Jaya Srivastav Hindi
Ee Snehatheerathu Lakshmi Malayalam
2006 Tathastu Dr. Nita Hindi
2007 Ee Bandhana Nandini Kannada
Maharathi Chamundeshwari Telugu
Deha Sandhya Joshi/Sandhya Desai Hindi
2008 Dasavathaaram Ranjitha Kaur Tamil
2009 Sesh Sangat Bengali
Raaj The Showman Cameo Kannada
2010 The Desire Gautmi's mother Hindi-English
Chinese
2011 Pranayam Grace Malayalam
2012 Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Kittur Chennamma Kannada
2013 Rajjo Janki Devi Hindi
2018 Kinar Indira Malayalam
Keni Tamil
Sarabha Parvathamma Telugu
2023 Suvarna Sundari Telugu
2023 Ramachandra Boss & Co Salma Ram Malayalam

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s).
Jayapradam Host
2018 Perfect Pati Rajyashri Rathore [45]
2021 The Kapil Sharma Show season 2 Herself as guest along with Raj Babbar and team for Punjabi movie promotion [46]
2021 Indian Idol Herself [47]
2022 Sasural Simar Ka 2 Herself Cameo appearance [48]
Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan Guest appearance
2023 Drama Juniors 4 Telugu Herself as judge [49]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Nandi Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards
Year Artist/Work Category Language Outcome
1979 Sargam Best Actress Hindi Nominated
1984 Sharaabi Nominated
1985 Sanjog Nominated

Filmfare Awards South[edit | edit source]

Year Artist/Work Category Language Outcome
1976 Anthuleni Katha Best Actress Telugu Nominated
Siri Siri Muvva Nominated
Anthuleni Katha,Siri Siri Muvva Special Jury Award[50] Won
1979 Ninaithale Inikkum Best Actress Tamil Nominated
1980 Chandipriya Best Actress Telugu Nominated
1981 47 Rojulu Nominated
1982 Meghasandesam Nominated
1983 Sagara Sangamam Won
1984 Sampoorna Premayanam Nominated
2000 Devadoothan Best Actress Malayalam Nominated
2007 Overall Contribution to Telugu Film Industry Lifetime Achievement Award Telugu Won
2011 Pranayam Best Actress Malayalam Nominated
2012 Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Best Supporting Actress Kannada Nominated
Other awards
  • Uttam Kumar Award[53]
  • ANR Achievement Award (2008)[54]
  • Venus of Indian Cinema Award from TSR TV9 Film Awards (2011)[55]

References[edit | edit source]

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