Sowcar Janaki

Sankaramanchi Janaki December 12 1931 August 21 2026 popularly known as Shavukar Janaki was a southIndian actress who acted in more than 385 TamilTelugu Kannada Hindi and Malayalam films She also performed on stage in more than 300 shows and performed for TANA all over the United States in 2 Telugu plays created by actor Murali Mohan At the age of 11 she worked as a radio artist in Telugu programs She started her acting career when she had a threemonthold baby and went on to become a popular actress with hits such as Sowcar Telugu Pudhiya Paravai Tamil Iru Kodugal Tamil She also played leading roles under renowned directors such as Dada Mirasee K Balachandar She was the elder daughter of T Venkoji Rao a paper technologist England and Sachi Devi She completed her matriculation at Gauhati University in Assam and received an honorary doctorate from University of Arizona