Cast & creator
Jamuna
Best known for Anbu Sagodharargal, Katakatala Rudrayya, Marutha Nattu Veeran
Jamuna (August 30, 1936 – January 27, 2023) was an Indian actress and politician who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema, alongside appearances in Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films. Raised in Duggirala, Andhra Pradesh, she began stage acting as a child before making her feature screen debut in the drama *Puttillu* (1952). She achieved mainstream recognition in the mid-1950s with the romantic comedy *Missamma* (1955) and the drama *Donga Ramudu* (1955). Over the 1950s and 1960s, she established herself as a prominent leading actress, starring in the comedy *Gundamma Katha* (1962), the mythological film *Sri Krishna Tulabharam* (1966), and the drama *Mooga Manasulu* (1964). Jamuna also worked in Hindi cinema, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the romantic drama *Milan* (1967). In South Indian cinema, she headlined titles including the family drama *Pandanti Kapuram* (1972) and mythological features such as *Yashoda Krishna* (1975). In her later career, she transitioned into character roles in films such as *Eenadu* (1982) and *Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey* (1983), before making a final screen appearance in the drama *Annapurnamma Gari Manavadu* (2021). Beyond film, she served as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing Rajahmundry.
Also known as: Jamuna Rao , Jana Bai, N. Jamuna, Jamuna Ramanarao, Jamuna Ramana Rao
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Filmography (71)
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Anbu Sagodharargal
Rani Malini Devi / Kamala
1973
Katakatala Rudrayya
1978
Marutha Nattu Veeran
Princess Rathna
1961
Eenadu
1982
Golden Baby
Santha
1955
Pooja Phalamu
1964
Pandanti Kapuram
Rani Malini Devi/Savitha
1972
Seetha Kalyanam
Kaikeyi
1976
Kurukshetram
Draupadhi
1977
Donga Ramudu
Lakshmi
1955
Mama Allulla Saval
1980
Padandi Munduku
Sarala
1962
Milan
Gauri
1967
Navaratri
1966
Maro Prapancham
Bharata Maata
1970
Illarikam
1959
Bangaru Koduku
1982
Dorikithe Dongalu
Latha / Madhavi
1965
Tenali Raman
Kamala
1956Mooga Nomu
Gauri
1969
Pellinaati Pramanalu
Rukmini
1958
Gundamma Katha
Saroja
1962
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
1957Chinnari Papalu
1968
Ameeree
Anu
1945
Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey
1983
Guru Sarvabhouma Sri Raghavendra Karune
1980
Kafan
1990
Yashoda Krishna
Yashoda
1975
Letha Manasulu
Satya Bhama
1966
Iran Ki Ek Raat
1949
Chadarangam
1967
Bhookailasa
Mandodari
1958
Yaadgaar
1984
Lady Tarzan
Rani / Lady Tarzan
1988
Sri Rama Pattabhishekam
Mandodari
1978
Missamma
Sita
1955
Agnee
Roopa
1988
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
Sundari
1959
Hamrahi
Sharda
1963
Sri Krishna Tulabharam
1966
Sakshathkara
Uma
1971
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
Leela
1959
Bhookailas
Mandodari
1958
Vaddante Dabbu
Rekha
1954
Ramudu Bheemudu
Leela
1964
Mooga Manasulu
1964Mattilo Manikyam
1971Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam
1958
Tenali Ramakrishna
Kamala
1956
Annapurnamma Gari Manavadu
2021
Akbar Saleem Anarkali
Jodha
1978
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
Sathyabama@Bama
1965
Kaksha
1980
Tahsildar Gari Ammayi
Madhumathi
1971
Sati Savitri
Vijaya
1978Miss Mary
1957
Ramu
Lakshmi
1968Bhagyarekha
Lakshmi
1957
Mangamma Sapatham
Mangamma
1965
Chintamani
Radha
1956
Rishte Naate
1965Nalla Theerpu
1959
Gulebakavali Katha
Yuktimati
1962
Palnati Yudham
1966
Santosham
Sarasa
1955
Ekaveera
Meenakshi
1969
Nitchaya Thamboolam
1961Manithan Maravillai
1961
Srimanthudu
Radha
1971