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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jayashree Venketaramanan
| image =
| caption = Venketaramanan in 2021
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| occupation = Actress
| parents =
| known for =
''[[Beend Banoongaa Ghodi Chadhunga]]''<br />''[[Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha]]''<br />''[[Hum Paanch (TV series)|Hum Paanch Phir Se]]''<br />''[[MX Player|Thinkistan]]''
| yearsactive = 2011-present
| spouse = {{marriage|Akhlaque Khan|2020}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEDDING PICS: TV couple Jayashree Venketaramanan & Akhlaque Khan tie the knot in a court marriage!|work=ABP Live|date=4 March 2020|url=https://news.abplive.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/television-court-marriage-pictures-of-jayashree-venketaramanan-akhlaque-khan-out-na-bole-tum-na-maine-kuch-kaha-couple-looks-stunning-together-1170086/amp}}</ref>
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'''Jayashree Venketaramanan''' is an Indian actress who primarily works in [[Television in India|Hindi]] television and web shows. She made her acting debut in 2011 with ''[[Beend Banoongaa Ghodi Chadhunga]]'' portraying Sarika Poddar. She is best known for her portrayal of Navika Bhatnagar in ''[[Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha|Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha 2]]'' and Kajal Mathur in ''[[Hum Paanch (TV series)|Hum Paanch Phir Se]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jayashree Venketaramanan reacts to trolls commenting on her bikini pics, 'I don't understand why people make a big issue of it'|work=Times Of India|access-date=23 April 2022|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-na-bole-tum-fame-jayashree-venketaramanan-reacts-to-trolls-commenting-on-her-bikini-pics-i-dont-understand-why-people-make-a-big-issue-of-it/articleshow/91001782.cms}}</ref>

Venketaramanan made her web debut with ''[[Breathe (TV series)|Breathe]]'' (2018) and is best known for her role in ''[[MX Player|Thinkistan]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jayashree Venketaramanan: The 90s were considered the golden era of advertising|work=Times Of India|access-date=31 May 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/jayashree-venketaramanan-the-90s-were-considered-the-golden-era-of-advertising/articleshow/69595378.cms#_ga=2.20517307.2099030940.1658292579-50549975.1658292579}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Venketaramanan tied the knot with her longtime boyfriend, actor Akhlaque Khan on March 3, 2020, in a court in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha actress Jayashree Venketaramanan ties the knot with Akhlaque Khan|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/jayashree-venketaramanan-and-akhlaque-khan-get-married-in-court-1652371-2020-03-04|date=4 March 2020|work=India Today}}</ref>

==Career==
===Debut and success (2011–2017)===
Venketaramanan made her acting debut with ''[[Beend Banoongaa Ghodi Chadhunga]]'' portraying Sarika Poddar<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beend Banoongaa Ghodi Chadhunga: Sarika ka beendh chala Singapore!|date=18 September 2011|work=Times Of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sarika-ka-beendh-chala-singapore/articleshow/10018668.cms}}</ref> alongside Anuj Thakur and later [[Naman Shaw]] from 2011 to 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jayashree and Naman's Beend Banoongaa Ghodi Chadhunga may be axed soon|date=3 February 2012|work=Times Of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/beend-banunga-may-be-axed/articleshow/11727135.cms}}</ref>

In 2013, her portrayal of Navika "Nanhi" Bhatnagar Tilakdari in ''[[Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha|Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha 2]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jayashree Venketaramanan to play grown up Nanhi in Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha..|date=3 December 2012| work=Times Of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/jayashree-venketaramanan-approached-to-play-nanhi-in-na-bole-/articleshow/17465924.cms}}</ref> opposite [[Siddharth Arora]] marked a turning point in her career.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha: Look of Jayshree in a burqa|date=2 March 2013|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/look-of-jayshree-in-a-burqa/articleshow/18762170.cms|work=Times Of India}}</ref> The same year she appeared as Mehak in ''[[Yeh Hai Aashiqui]]'' alongside [[Jugal Hansraj]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jayshree Venketaramanan opposite Jugal Hanraj in Yeh Hai Aashiqui|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/jugal-hansraj-yeh-hai-aashiqui-aaja-nachle-madhuri-dixit/articleshow/24291310.cms|work=Times Of India|date=17 October 2013}}</ref>

She played Shivi and the host in ''[[UTV Stars|TV Shivi]]'' in 2014. She portrayed Appu Chowdhury in ''[[Zindagi Khatti Meethi]]'' opposite Abhishek Tiwari, Urmimala "Urmi" in ''[[Stories by Rabindranath Tagore]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Epic-Channel-launches-new-show-Stories-By-Rabindranath-Tagore/articleshow/47824564.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628214551/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Epic-Channel-launches-new-show-Stories-By-Rabindranath-Tagore/articleshow/47824564.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2015 |title=Epic Channel launches new show 'Stories By Rabindranath Tagore' |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |date=26 January 2015 |access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref> and Naina in ''[[Yeh Hai Aashiqui]]'' opposite Zaan Khan, all in 2015.

She also appeared in an episode of ''[[Code Red (Indian TV series)|Code Red Talaash]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colors.in.com/in/videos/code-red/code-red-full-episode-214-october-2nd-2015-10119018.html|title=Code Red episodes|publisher=Code Red|date=20 May 2014|access-date=20 May 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> From 2017 to 2018, she portrayed Kajal Mathur/Kajal Bhai in ''[[Hum Paanch (TV series)|Hum Paanch Phir Se]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/hum-paanch-is-returning-and-here-is-the-look-at-his-new-cast-see-photos-4713635/|title=Hum Paanch is returning and here's the look at its new cast, see photos|date=20 June 2017|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> In 2017, she appeared in two short film, ''Kissss'' as Ichcha and ''#Free Basics''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha actors locked lips for a short film|work=India Today|date=30 August 2017|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/what%2527s-hot/story/na-bole-tum-na-maine-kuch-kaha-actors-locked-lips-for-a-short-film-lifetv-1034429-2017-08-30}}</ref>

===Recent work and web career (2019-present)===
Venketaramanan made her web debut with [[Amazon Prime]]'s ''[[Breathe (TV series)|Breathe]]'' portraying Anita Sahani.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-26|title=Breathe review: R Madhavan's Amazon show is the weirdest thing on TV right now. You've got to see it to believe it|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/breathe-review-madhavan-s-amazon-show-is-the-weirdest-thing-on-tv-right-now-you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it/story-qseYO1lwcU494z5qNyMaSP.html|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> She appeared as Parul in POPxo's ''Unmarried'' alongside Sanchay Goswami the same year.

She portrayed Priya in [[MX Player]]'s ''Thinkistan''<ref>{{Cite web|title=MX Player brings viewers Kiska Hoga Thinkistan - Season 2 on public demand|work=Times Of India|date=27 August 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/mx-player-brings-viewers-kiska-hoga-thinkistan-season-2-on-public-demand/articleshow/70858191.cms}}</ref> opposite [[Shravan Reddy]] and Riddhi in [[Chhavi Mittal|Shitty Ideas Trending]]'s ''Yours Cupidly'' opposite Skand Sanjeev Thakur, both in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WATCH! All episodes of Shitty Ideas Trending's 'Yours Cupidly'|access-date=16 June 2020|url=https://www.jiocinema.com/watch/tv/yours-cupidly/1/1/1580211496142/b1fb43503b8311eab4fc1f5cb533cdeb/0}}</ref>

In 2021, she appeared as Anita in [[Eros Now]]'s ''Hindmata''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hindmata Season 1 Review: A light-hearted watch centered around women issues|work=Times Of India|date=31 March 2021|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/hindmata/season-1/seasonreview/81762109.cms}}</ref> Since 2022, she is portraying various characters including Rosy/ Rita in her husband's series ''Biwi & Me''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jayashree opens up on working with husband, his ex-girlfriend in 'Biwi & Me'|work=Times Of India|date=1 July 2022|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/actress-jayashree-opens-up-on-working-with-husband-his-ex-girlfriend/articleshow/92590730.cms}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
|2011–2012
|''[[Beend Banoongaa Ghodi Chadhunga]]''
|Sarika Poddar
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110514/ttlife1.htm|title=Beend Banoongaa Ghodi Chadhunga on Imagine TV|first=Jasmine|last=Singh|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|Tribune India]]|date=14 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013
|''[[Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha|Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha 2]]''
|Navika "Nanhi" Bhatnagar
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha: Aakanksha and Jayshree's bonding on the set|date=25 February 2013|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/aakanksha-and-jayshrees-bonding/articleshow/18675314.cms|work=Times Of India}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Yeh Hai Aashiqui]]''
|Mehak
|Episode: "Love All"
|
|-
|2014
|''TV Shivi''
|Shivi
|Host
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WATCH! UTV Stars's TV Shivi promo: Jayashree to star as Shivi and the host| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDc679-23ag|access-date=15 May 2019}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="4"|2015
|''[[Zindagi Khatti Meethi]]''
|Appu Chowdhury
|
|
|-
|''[[Stories by Rabindranath Tagore]]''
|Urmimala "Urmi"
|Episode: "Two Sisters"
|
|-
| ''[[Yeh Hai Aashiqui]]''
| Naina
|Episode: "Never Been Kissed"
|
|-
|''[[Code Red (Indian TV series)|Code Red Talaash]]''
|{{unknown}}
|
|
|-
|2017–2018
|''[[Hum Paanch (TV series)|Hum Paanch Phir Se]]''
|Kajal Mathur/Kajal Bhai
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Kajal Bhai aka Jayashree Venketaramanan opens up on Hum Paanch remake|work=India Today|date=25 May 2017|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/soaps/story/new-kajal-bhai-opens-up-on-hum-paanch-remake-lifetv-979191-2017-05-25}}</ref>
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
|rowspan="2"|2018
|''[[Breathe (TV series)|Breathe]]''
|Anita Sahani
|Season 1
|
|-
|''Unmarried''
|Parul
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019
|''[[Thinkistan]]''
|Priya
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jayashree Venketaramanan takes Tamil lessons from her friend for web series 'Thinkistan'|work=Times Of India|date=28 May 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/jayashree-venketaramanan-takes-tamil-lessons-from-her-friend-for-web-series/articleshow/69539401.cms}}</ref>
|-
|''Yours Cupidly''
|Riddhi
|
|
|-
|2021
|''Hindmata''
|Anita
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rashi Mal and Jayshree Venketaramanan starrer 'Hindmata' Official Trailer Video|work=Times Of India|date=30 March 2021|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/mx-play/hindi/hindmata-trailer-video-rashi-mal-and-jayshree-starrer-hindmata-official-trailer-video/videoshow/81761639.cms}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''Biwi & Me''
|Rozy/Rita
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Actress Jayashree Venketaramanan opens up on working with husband's ex-girlfriend Roopal Tyagi|date=1 July 2022|work=Outlook|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/actress-jayashree-venketaramanan-opens-up-on-working-with-husband-his-ex-girlfriend-news-205964/amp}}</ref>
|}

===Short films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Ref.
|-
|rowspan="2"|2017
|''Kissss''
|Ichcha
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jayashree Venkatramanan and Akhlaque Khan's chemistry will set temperatures soaring, see pics|work=India.com|date=28 August 2017|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/jayashree-venkatramanan-and-akhlaque-khans-chemistry-will-set-temperatures-soaring-see-pics-2432546/amp/}}</ref>
|-
|''Free Basics''
|{{unknown}}
|
|}

===Theater===
*''Gulel Banaunga Chidiya Maroonga'' by Akhlaque Khan (2014)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha siblings together in a play|date=21 June 2014|work=Times Of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/theatre/na-bole-siblings-together-in-a-play/articleshow/29111536.cms}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Indian television actresses]]
*[[List of Hindi television actresses]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links ==
*{{IMDb name|9561970}}
*{{Twitter|jayashree_vr}}
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