https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=M._Jayashree M. Jayashree - Revision history 2026-07-31T12:26:55Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=M._Jayashree&diff=461795&oldid=prev ArnulfoVos at 06:42, 18 December 2025 2025-12-18T06:42:29Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian actress}}<br /> {{distinguish|B. Jayashree|B. Jaya (actress)}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=May 2024}}<br /> {{Infobox person<br /> | name = N Jayashree<br /> | image = M. Jayashree in Mutthaide Bhagya.jpg<br /> | image_size = 280px<br /> | caption = Jayashree in &#039;&#039;[[Mutthaide Bhagya (1956 film)|Mutthaide Bhagya]]&#039;&#039; (1956)<br /> | birth_name = <br /> | birth_date = 1921<br /> | birth_place = [[Mysore]], [[Mysore state]], [[British India]] (in present-day [[Karnataka]], India)<br /> | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|10|29|1921|df=y}}{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} <br /> | death_place = [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], India<br /> | death_cause = <br /> | occupation = {{hlist|Actress}}<br /> | spouse = <br /> | children = <br /> | relatives = <br /> | years_active = 1948–1996<br /> | height = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;M. Jayashree&#039;&#039;&#039; (1921 – 2006), was an Indian actress who worked mainly in [[Kannada]] films. She is known for her supporting roles in such movies including [[Rayara Sose]] (1957), [[Naagarahaavu]] (1972), [[Eradu Kanasu (1974 film)|Eradu Kanasu]] and [[Sri Srinivasa Kalyana]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}<br /> <br /> She was fondly referred to as &#039;Amma of Silvar screen&#039;. She received [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance in the movie &#039;&#039;Amara Bharathi&#039;&#039; in 1970.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}<br /> <br /> == Career ==<br /> Jayashree was brought to Pakshiraj Studio of Tamil Nadu by Devi, the sister of the studio owner who allowed her to cast in Tamil film &#039;&#039;Vazhivil Thirunal&#039;&#039;. Offers were poured in for Jayashree in Tamil movies.&lt;ref name=&quot;M.Jayashree&quot;/&gt; This was noticed by Kannada film maker [[Honnappa Bhagavathar]] and he made her to debut in Kannada films with the 1948 movie [[Bhakta Kumbara (film)|Bhakta Kumbara]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ka/movie/Bhakta-Kumbara-1949/9219800742|title=Bhakta Kumbara|accessdate=21 September 2020|publisher=nthwall.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209214323/http://www.nthwall.com/ka/movie/Bhakta-Kumbara-1949/9219800742|archivedate=9 February 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Her next project in Kannada as heroine was [[Nagakannika]] in 1949, a blockbuster movie directed by G. Vishwanath.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title= Sepia stories at 60 |url= http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/03/16/stories/2007031601760100.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130509033718/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/03/16/stories/2007031601760100.htm |url-status= dead |author=B V Shiva Shankar|date= 16 March 2007 |work= [[The Hindu]] |archivedate= 9 May 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt; This film considered to be the first Kannada movie based on a folk tale.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} She played the title role in her next movie &#039;&#039;Thilotthame&#039;&#039; in 1951. Gradually she got shifted to supporting roles playing mother, mother-in-law, aunt for stalwarts like [[Dr. Rajkumar]], [[Kalyan Kumar]], [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Ambareesh]], [[Tiger Prabhakar]], [[Rajesh (Tamil actor)|Rajesh]], [[Gangadhar]], [[Srinath (Kannada actor)|Srinath]] and many. In her five decades acting career, Jayashree starred more than 450 films.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}<br /> <br /> == Last days and death ==<br /> Jayashree did only two movies in the 1990s. Her last released movie was &#039;&#039;Savira Mettilu&#039;&#039;, an unfinished film of Puttanna Kanagal and finished by [[K. S. L. Swamy]].<br /> <br /> Jayashree spent last years of her life in &#039;&#039;Sri Vasavi Shantidhama&#039;&#039;, an old age home in Mysore. She died of heart attack early morning on 29 October 2006.&lt;ref name=&quot;M.Jayashree&quot;&gt;{{ cite news | url= http://kannada.thenewsism.com/m-jayashri/ |title=ಬೆಳ್ಳಿತೆರೆಯ ಅಜರಾಮರ ಅಭಿನೇತ್ರಿ ಎಂ. ಜಯಶ್ರೀ | language=Kannada |trans-title=Immortal actress of silver screen M. Jayashree |website=The Newsism.com | date= 12 July 2017 | accessdate=21 September 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Awards ==<br /> * 1970-71 - [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for the film &#039;&#039;‛Amara Bharathi’&#039;&#039;.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}<br /> <br /> == Selected filmography ==<br /> {{incomplete list|date=November 2020}}<br /> <br /> ===Kannada===<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Bhakta Kumbara (film)|Bhakta Kumbara]]&#039;&#039; (1949)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Nagakannika]]&#039;&#039; (1949)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Thilotthame&#039;&#039; (1951)...Thilotthame<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Jaganmohini (1951 film)|Jaganmohini]]&#039;&#039; (1951)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Mangala Gowri&#039;&#039; (1953)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Natashekhara&#039;&#039; (1954)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Sodari]]&#039;&#039; (1955)...Chanchaladevi<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Mutthaide Bhagya (1956 film)|Muttaide Bhagya]]&#039;&#039; (1956)...Gowri<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Rayara Sose]]&#039;&#039; (1957)...Gowri<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Sati Nalaayini]]&#039;&#039; (1957)...[[Parvati]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Bettada Kalla]]&#039;&#039; (1957)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Rani Honnamma]]&#039;&#039; (1960)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Bhakta Kanakadasa]]&#039;&#039; (1960)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Dashavathara (film)|Dashavathara]]&#039;&#039; (1960)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Rathna Manjari]]&#039;&#039; (1962)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Swarna Gowri]]&#039;&#039; (1962)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Mahathma Kabir]]&#039;&#039; (1962)...Neema<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Jenu Goodu]]&#039;&#039; (1963)...Sharada<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Mana Mecchida Madadi]]&#039;&#039; (1963)...Girija<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Naandi (film)|Naandi]]&#039;&#039; (1964)...Savitri<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Chandavalliya Thota]]&#039;&#039; (1964)...Puttathayi<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Kalaavati]]&#039;&#039; (1964)...Puttamma<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Thumbida Koda]]&#039;&#039; (1964)...Jaya<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Ide Mahasudina]]&#039;&#039; (1965)...Poornima<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Miss Leelavathi]]&#039;&#039; (1965)...Ganga<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Madhumalathi]]&#039;&#039; (1966)...Gajalakshmi<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Lagna Pathrike]]&#039;&#039; (1967)...Savitri<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Bhagyada Bagilu]]&#039;&#039; (1968)...Kamala<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Hannele Chiguridaga]]&#039;&#039; (1968)...Raji<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Uyyale]]&#039;&#039; (1969)...Krishna&#039;s mother<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Mayor Muthanna]]&#039;&#039; (1969)...Kamala<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Margadarshi]]&#039;&#039; (1969)...Raji<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Bhale Raja]]&#039;&#039; (1969)... Parvattamma<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Hasiru Thorana]]&#039;&#039; (1970)...Jayashree<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Devara Makkalu]]&#039;&#039; (1970)...Rukmini<br /> * &#039;&#039;Lakshmi Saraswathi&#039;&#039; (1970)...Lalitha<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Sakshatkara]]&#039;&#039; (1971)...Maniyamma<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Baala Bandhana]]&#039;&#039; (1971)...Parvati<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Naagarahaavu]]&#039;&#039; (1972)...Sonabai<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Sipayi Ramu]]&#039;&#039; (1972)...Ramu<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Devaru Kotta Thangi (1973 film)|Devaru Kotta Thangi]]&#039;&#039; (1973)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Kesarina Kamala]]&#039;&#039; (1973)...Parvati<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Sri Srinivasa Kalyana]]&#039;&#039; (1974)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Eradu Kanasu (1974 film)|Eradu Kanasu]]&#039;&#039; (1974)...Gowri&#039;s mother<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Raja Nanna Raja]]&#039;&#039; (1976)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Bayalu Daari]]&#039;&#039; (1976)...Anusuya<br /> * &#039;&#039;Baduku Bangaravayithu&#039;&#039; (1976)...Ganga<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Sose Tanda Soubhagya]]&#039;&#039; (1977)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Paduvaaralli Pandavaru]]&#039;&#039; (1978)...Lakshmi<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Haddina Kannu]]&#039;&#039; (1980)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Moogana Sedu]]&#039;&#039; (1980)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Tony (1982 film)|Tony]]&#039;&#039; (1982)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Premave Balina Belaku&#039;&#039; (1983)...Susheela<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Nanna Prathigne]]&#039;&#039; (1985)...Seethamma<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Aruna Raaga]]&#039;&#039; (1986)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Karna (1986 film)|Karna]]&#039;&#039; (1986)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Sundara Swapnagalu]]&#039;&#039; (1986)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Aaganthuka]]&#039;&#039; (1987)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Ee Bandha Anubandha]]&#039;&#039; (1987)...Vijay&#039;s aunt<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Nammoora Hammera]]&#039;&#039; (1990)<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ===Telugu===<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu]]&#039;&#039; (1956)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Anthuleni Katha]]&#039;&#039; (1976)<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *{{IMDb name|6482718}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Jayashree, M.}}<br /> [[Category:1921 births]]<br /> [[Category:2006 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]<br /> [[Category:People from Mysore]]<br /> [[Category:People from Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]<br /> [[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]<br /> [[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]<br /> [[Category:Indian actresses]]<br /> [[Category:Karnataka State Film Award winners]]<br /> [[Category:People from Mysore district]]<br /> [[Category:Kannada actresses]]</div> ArnulfoVos