Jayashree (actress)

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Jayashree
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
OccupationActress
Years active1985–1989; 1997; 2016
Spouse(s)Chandrasekhar
(m. 1988–present)
Children2

Jayashree is an Indian actress who appeared in Tamil-language films in the 1980s. She was introduced by film director C. V. Sridhar in Thendrale Ennai Thodu , opposite Mohan, in 1985.[ citation needed ] She started a career in technology in 2000, taking a break from acting after her marriage.

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Career

Jayashree started her cinematic career with the 1985 Tamil filmThendrale Ennai Thodu, opposite Mohan. After getting married in 1988, she left the film industry to focus on her family, and later began a career in technology. She returned to acting with the 2010 film Kadhal 2 Kalyanam , though it was never released. On Christmas Day 2016, Jayashree's comeback film Manal Kayiru 2 was released internationally. [1] [2]

Personal life

Jayashree is the granddaughter of S. Jayalakshmi, singer and actress, and grandniece of musician and painter S. Rajam and musician and filmmaker S. Balachander, both her grandmother's brothers. She married Chandrasekhar, a banking professional, in 1988, and they settled in the United States. The couple have two sons.[ citation needed ]

Selected filmography

Tamil

YearFilmRoleNotesReference
1985 Thendrale Ennai Thodu [3]
1986 Manithanin Marupakkam Remake of Malayalam film Nirakkoottu
Vidinja Kalyanam [4]
Nambinar Keduvathillai [5] [6]
Anandha Kanneer [7]
Mounam Kalaikirathu
Yaaro Ezhuthiya Kavithai
1987 Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi
Vanna Kanavugal
Anand
1989 Nalaya Manithan
1997 Pistha
1997 Vivasaayi Magan Veeramuthu's wife
2010 Kadhal 2 Kalyanam Unreleased [8]
2016 Manal Kayiru 2 [9] [10]

Malayalam

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
1986 Veendum
1997 Masmaram

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