Jayasudha

Sujatha Nidudavolu born December 1 1958 known professionally as Jayasudha is an Indian actress and politician who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema She began her film career as a child actor in Pandanti Kapuram 1972 before transitioning to leading roles with Arangetram 1973 Nomu 1974 and the romantic drama Apoorva Raagangal 1975 Throughout the 1970s and 1980s she established herself in mainstream commercial cinema starring in features such as Soggadu 1975 the action film Adavi Ramudu 1977 Idi Katha Kaadu 1979 and the musical romantic drama Premabhishekam 1981 For her leading performances she received seven Filmfare Awards South and eight Nandi Awards including wins for Jyothi 1976 Aame Katha 1977 and Meghasandesam 1982 Beginning in the late 1990s Jayasudha shifted into supporting and character roles appearing in the comedy Money 1993 the drama Anthimanthaarai 1996 and the Hindi drama Sooryavansham 1999 Over the subsequent decades she played matriarchal figures across Telugu and Tamil productions including the romantic drama Alaipayuthey 2000 Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi 2003 Bommarillu 2006 Kotha Bangaru Lokam 2008 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2013 and Shatamanam Bhavati 2017 Her later feature credits include Chekka Chivantha Vaanam 2018 the family drama Varisu 2023 Bhairavam 2025 and Im Game 2026