Jyothi (actress, born 1963)

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Born
Jyothi

January 1 1961
Died18 May 2007(2007-05-18) (aged 44)[ citation needed ]
Nationality Indian
OccupationActress

Jyothi (1 January 1963 - 18 May 2007) was an Indian actress who appeared in South Indian films.

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Career

She acted in over 50 films. She is known for films like Pudukavithai and Rail Payanangalil . [1] She had acted in over 50 films in Tamil and Telugu including Toorpu Velle Railu and Vamsa Vruksham in her earlier career.

She shot into the limelight when her maiden film Rayil Payanangalil, directed by T. Rajendar, turned out to be a success. She had also paired with Rajinikanth in Pudukavithai, produced by Kavithalayaas in the mid-1980s. Jyothi died of breast cancer at a private hospital in Chennai in 2007. She was 44. A divorcee, Jothi was staying with her daughter at suburban Neelangarai on the ECR and getting treatment for the last couple of years. Her body was cremated at Besant Nagar crematorium.

Partial filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1979 Toorpu Velle Railu Alimelu Telugu
1980 Vamsa Vruksham Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu)
1981 Rail Payanangalil Tamil
Kanni Theevu
1982 Pudukavithai Uma
Sattam Sirikkiradhu
Nenjangal
Malle PandiriSyamalaTelugu
Koritharicha Naal Malayalam
Maro Malupu Telugu
Aa Divasam Malayalam
1983Idhi Kaadu Mugimpu [2] DeepaTelugu
Asthram RekhaMalayalam
Gramathu KiligalTamil
Ikanaina MarandiTelugu
Ee Desamlo Oka Roju
Ee Pillaku Pellavuthundha
1984 Swarna Gopuram MercyMalayalam
Shankari GracyTamil
Amrutha Ghalige Kannada
Mudivalla Arambam Tamil
1985 Raman Sreeraman Vidya
Bhale Thammudu NeelaveniTelugu
Sri Katna Leelalu
1987 Agni Putrudu Gayatri
Raga Leela
1988 Chikkadu Dorakadu
1989Raktha Kanneeru [3] Nirmala
Ashoka Chakravarthy Rukmini
1990Chinna Kodalu
1991 Stuartpuram Police Station
Indra Bhavanam
Surya IPS Parvathi
Nirnayam Nalini
1992 Killer Lalitha
Dharma Kshetram Benarjee's sister
Nani
Joker Mama Super Alludu
Police Brothers
1993Jeevana Vedam
1994Kalikalam Adadi
1995Desa Drohulu
2000 Parthen Rasithen Shankar's motherTamil
Vanna Thamizh Pattu Bhuvana's mother
2001 Ullam Kollai Poguthae Jyothi's mother
Kadal Pookkal Peter's mother
2002 Alli Arjuna Kishore's mother
Raja Raja's mother
Style Viji's mother
2003 Kalatpadai Bhama
Anbu Anbu's mother

Death

Affected with breast cancer, she was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai a few days before her death. She did not respond to the treatment and died on the night of 18 May 2007, at the age of 44. A divorcee, she was staying with her daughter at suburban Neelangarai on the ECR and getting treatment for the last couple of years. Her body was cremated at Besant Nagar crematorium.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "Yesteryear actress dead". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. "Idhi Kaadu Mugimpu cast".
  3. RAKTHA KANNEERU | TELUGU FULL MOVIE | SUMAN | SARADA | PARUCHURI | TELUGU CINE CAFE, May 2018, retrieved 13 May 2023