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| Office | Ex-Minister for Women and Child Development and Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens, Government of Karnataka Leader of the Upper House, Karnataka Legislative Council |
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| Office | Minister for Kannada and Culture, and Information and Public Relations, Government of Karnataka |
| Office | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council |
| Office | President, Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce
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| Term start | June 2018 |
| Term end | June 2019 |
| Predecessor | Umashree
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| Predecessor | Umashree
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| Born | Template:Birth year and age |
| Born | Mangalore
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Tiger Prabhakar, H.M. Ramachandra
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Jayamala (born 1955)[1] is an Indian actress and politician. She served as the Minister for Women and Child Development and Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens in the Government of Karnataka, by virtue of being a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council.[2] She served as the female president of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce between 2008 and 2010.[3][4] Her popular Kannada films include Premada Kanike, Shankar Guru, Antha and Chandi Chamundi among several others. She has produced and acted in the award-winning Thaayi Saheba.
Personal life
Jayamala was born to a Tulu speaking family in Mangalore. Her father G. Omaiah was an agriculturist and mother Kamalamma, a homemaker. She has six sisters and a brother. They moved to Chikmagalur in 1963 after being displaced due to the harbour work in Panambur.[5] She was briefly married to Kannada Film actor Tiger Prabhakar. and the couple has a daughter Soundarya Jayamala, a popular actress in her own right After her divorce [6][7] she married cinematographer H. M. Ramachandra.[5][8]
Film career
Template:BLP refimprove Jayamala has acted in several movies mainly in Kannada. Jayamala was the most glamorous heroine of Kannada cinema during the early 1980s. She started her career as a Rajkumar heroine and after a string of successful movies with him went on to star opposite all the top heroes of Sandalwood,[9] With Anant Nag, she has acted in romantic movies as Janma Janmada Anubandha and Premave Baalina Belaku. With Vishnuvardhan, she starred in multi-starrer pot-boilers like Hanthakana Sanchu, Naga Kala Bhairava and Sididedda Sahodara. Her pairing with Ambareesh, started with the cult classic Antha where she played the tragic role of a cabaret dancer who is his sister and then went on to become his heroine in several movies like Ajith, Prema Matsara and Khadeema Kallaru. Her pairing with Shankar Nag in many movies also proved successful, including the heroine-oriented Chandi Chamundi that made her a household name as an action heroine.
Her last successful pairing was with Prabhakar, (who incidentally had played her brother in Chandi Chamundi) whom she married in 1985 after which she quit films. Interestingly Jayamala and top heroine Aarathi costarred in nine films with Jayamala's glamour quotient complementing Aarathi's simple-girl appeal.
Her first production venture Thaayi Saheba was directed by Girish Kasaravalli and won a National award. Jayamala received a special jury award for her performance in the film.[10] Jayamala created history of sorts when she became the only actress in the Indian film industry to be conferred a doctorate for writing a thesis. Her thesis was on the rehabilitation of rural woman in Karnataka and required her to tour Karnataka and also scrutinise several documents. The Doctorate was conferred by the Bangalore University on 18 January 2008 and presented by former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam.
Controversy
She was at the center of a controversy when she claimed that she touched the Lord Ayyappa idol in Sabarimala during the shooting of Tamil movie titled 'Nambinar Keduvathillai'. Women from the age 10–50 are banned from entering Sabarimala temple. It created a furor in India and led to ideological warfare in Indian media and courts. It was Mr V Rajendran[11][12] who is currently the Kerala state committee member of Bharatiya Janata Party who filed the petition against her in Ranni court. Jayamala has said she regretted her action, but clarified that she was pushed into the shrine by a crowd of devotees. Rajendran insisted that it is impossible to touch as the shrine is located far inside the Garbhagriha. The Supreme Priest of Sabarimala Kantararu Maheshwararu had dismissed the actress's statement as a figment of her imagination.[13][14][15][16][17]
Filmography
Kannada films
| Year | Film | Hero | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu | None | Debut in supporting role[18] |
| 1975 | Daari Tappida Maga | Dr. Raj Kumar | |
| 1975 | Thrimurthy | Dr. Raj Kumar | |
| 1976 | Yaaru Hitavaru | Ramgopal | |
| 1976 | Badavara Bandhu | Dr. Raj Kumar | |
| 1976 | Premada Kanike | Dr. Raj Kumar | |
| 1977 | Babruvahana | Dr. Raj Kumar | |
| 1977 | Giri Kanye | Dr. Raj Kumar | |
| 1978 | Shankar Guru | Dr. Raj Kumar | |
| 1979 | Khandavideko Mamsavideko | Suresh Heblikar | |
| 1979 | Savalige Saval | Jai Jagdish | |
| 1979 | Madhu Chandra | Shankar Nag | |
| 1980 | Hanthakana Sanchu | Vishnuvardhan | |
| 1980 | Janma Janmada Anubandha | Anant Nag | |
| 1980 | Akhanda Brahmacharigalu | None | |
| 1980 | Kappu Kola | Ashok | |
| 1981 | Bhagyada Belaku | Manu | |
| 1981 | Bhaari Bharjari Bete | Shankar Nag | |
| 1981 | Muniyana Madari | Jai Jagdish | |
| 1981 | Naga Kala Bhairava | Vishnuvardhan | |
| 1981 | Sangeetha | Lokesh, Manu | |
| 1981 | Antha | None | Special appearance as Ambarish's sister/cabaret dancer |
| 1981 | Number 5 Ekka | Srinath | |
| 1982 | Ajith | Ambarish | |
| 1982 | Khadeema Kallaru | Ambarish | |
| 1982 | Prema Matsara | Ambarish, Ramakrishna, Manu | |
| 1982 | Raga Thala | Newcomer Prithviraj | |
| 1982 | Shankar Sundar | Ambarish | |
| 1982 | Pedda Gedda | Dwarkish | |
| 1983 | Chandi Chamundi | Shankar Nag, Prabhakar | |
| 1983 | Geluvu Nannade | Ambarish, Prabhakar | |
| 1983 | Hosa Theerpu | Ambarish | |
| 1983 | Nyaya Gedditu | Prabhakar | |
| 1983 | Sididedda Sahodara | Vishnuvardhan | |
| 1983 | Thirugu Baana | Ambarish | |
| 1983 | Prema Yuddha | Prabhakar | |
| 1984 | Bedaru Bombe | Shankar Nag | |
| 1984 | Benki Birugali | Vishnuvardhan | |
| 1984 | Gandu Bherunda | Shankar Nag | |
| 1984 | Hosa Ithihaasa | Prabhakar | |
| 1984 | Jiddu | Prabhakar | |
| 1984 | Nagabekamma Nagabeku | Shankar Nag | |
| 1984 | Onti Dhwani | Ambarish | |
| 1984 | Premave Balina Belaku | Anant Nag | |
| 1984 | Raktha Thilaka | Shankar Nag | |
| 1985 | Pralaya Rudra | Prabhakar | |
| 1995 | Gadibidi Aliya | Srinath | |
| 1996 | Geluvina Saradara | Srinath | |
| 1996 | Nirbandha | Anant Nag | |
| 1997 | Thaayi Saheba | Girish Kasaravalli | National Film Special Jury Award Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada[19] |
| 2004 | Rowdy Aliya | Ashok | |
| 2008 | Navashakthi Vaibhava |
Tamil
- Oru Kodiyil Iru Malargal (1976)
- Jamboo (1980)
- Bhama Rukmani (1980)
- Andru Muthal Indru Varai (1981)
- Kadavulin Theerpu (1981)
- Kalthoon (1981)
- Asthivaram (1982)
- Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum (1983) as Valli
- Thalaimagan (1983)
- Kuvaa Kuvaa Vaaththukkal (1984)
- Pozhuthu Vidinchachu (1984)
- Padikkadha Pannaiyar (1985)
- Nambinar Keduvathillai (1986)
- En Pondatti Nallava (1995) as Mayilu
Malayalam: Credited as Jayanthi
- Devalokam (Unreleased)
- Makara Vilakku (1980)
- Oridathoru Phayalvaan (1981) as Chakkara
- Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam (1982)
- Kadamba (1983)
- Rishi (1992)
Telugu
- Rakshasudu (1986)
References
- ↑ ನಟಿ ಜಯಮಾಲಾಗೆ ಒಲಿದ 'ಮಂತ್ರಿ' ಅದೃಷ್ಟ: ಬೆಲ್ಲ ಸವಿದು ಸಂಭ್ರಮ. oneindia.com(6 June 2018). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ Four members to be nominated to Karnataka Council after poll results. The Hindu(2 May 2014). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ Jayamala elected KFCC president. The Hindu(29 June 2008). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ Basanth Patil is new chief of KFCC. Deccan Herald(9 May 2010). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Archived copy. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ↑ This fighter finally met his match | Bengaluru News - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ↑ WebHost4Life | Web Hosting, Unix Hosting, E-Mail, Web Design. www.webhost4life.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ↑ Jayamala Jr set for debut? - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ↑ Jayamala - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos. BookMyShow. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ↑ Thaayi Saheba Awards: List of Awards won by Kannada movie Thaayi Saheba. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ↑ Sabarimala cinema shoot involving actresses forced rigid curbs on women. OnManorama. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ↑ Bharatiya Janata Party. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ↑ India actress 'defiles' shrine(3 July 2006). Retrieved 2 March 2007.
- ↑ News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates. News18(2020-06-15). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ↑ Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ↑ Actress' confession sparks Sabarimala row. Rediff. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ↑ Template:YouTube
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- ↑ Filmfare (South) awards presented(26 April 1999). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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