Cast & creator

Jayasudha

1958-12-17 (age 67) Madras, Tamil Nadu, IndiaIMDb

Best known for Unstoppable with NBK, I'm Game, Baghdad Perazhagi

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 *I'm Game* (2026).

Also known as: Sujatha, Jayasutha

Movies

160

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

162

1972–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 7.8

Unstoppable with NBK

Self · 2021

★ 6.6

I'm Game

Mercy John · 2026

Baghdad Perazhagi

Shakila · 1973

Paape Naa Pranam

Acting · 1998

Gopala Rao Gari Ammayi

Acting · 1980

Across film & television

Filmography (162)

Showing 162 of 162 credits

Series

★ 7.8

Unstoppable with NBK

Self

Jayasudha

Known for

Unstoppable with NBK

I'm Game

Baghdad Perazhagi

Paape Naa Pranam

Gopala Rao Gari Ammayi

Filmography (162)

Unstoppable with NBK

I'm Game

Baghdad Perazhagi

Paape Naa Pranam

Gopala Rao Gari Ammayi

Katakatala Rudrayya

Mannavan Vanthaanadi

Yevadu

Swathi Chinukulu

Varisu

Aame Katha

Mallepoovu

Maharshi

Yuddham

Govindudu Andarivaadele

Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty

Athirshtam Azhaikkirathu

Rajakumar

Oorantha Sankranthi

Alaipayuthey

Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary

Rabhasa

Daruvu

Parugu

Sooryavansham

Oopiri

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu

Pandanti Kapuram

Deyyam

Billa

Nyayam Meere Cheppali

Garjinchina Ganga

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam

Appudappudu

Ramayya Vasthavayya

Bommarillu

Vaana

Soggadu

Wanted

English Pellam East Godavari Mogudu

Sarovaram

Kotha Bangaru Lokam

Custody

Raksha

Moratodu

Aahaa..!

Apoorva Raagangal

Shatamanam Bhavati

Ontari Poratam

Brahmotsavam

Gandhinagar Rendava Veedhi

Vijayadasami

Ka..Ka..Ka.. Aabathin Arikuri

Vishnu

Lion

Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi

Melnaattu Marumagal

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren

Aunty

Neti Gandhi

Style

Arangetram

Pilla Zamindar

Srinivasa Kalyanam

Solo

Parama Veera Chakra

Bhairavam

It's My Love Story

Rikshavodu

Akrandana

Balu

Nee Thanda Kanike