Jamuna (actress)

This article is about the Telugu actress. For other uses, see Jamuna (disambiguation).

Jamuna
File:Jamuna Missamma.jpg Jamuna in Missamma (1955)
Born	(1936-08-30) 30 August 1936 Hampi, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor, politician
Years active	1952 - 1990
Spouse(s)	Ramana Rao (m. 1965 - 2014; dead)
Children	2

Jamuna (born 30 August 1936) is a veteran Telugu actress, a director and a politician. She made her acting debut at the age of 16 in Dr. Garikapati Rajarao's Puttillu (1953), and received her breakthrough with L. V. Prasad's Missamma .

Early life

Jamuna was born in Hampi, Karnataka, to Nippani Srinivas Rao, a businessman, and Kausalya Devi. She grew up in Duggirala, Guntur District in Andhra Pradesh state, India. When Savitri was performing drama in Duggirala, she stayed in Jamuna's house. Later, Savitri invited Jamuna to act in films. She entered as heroine in movies at the age of 14.

Career

Jamuna was a stage artist in school. Her mother taught her vocal music and harmonium. Dr. Garikipati Raja Rao (see Indian People's Theatre Association IPTA) watched her stage show Maa Bhoomi and gave her offer to act in his movie Puttillu in 1952.

She acted in 198 films in Telugu and other south Indian languages. She also acted in Hindi films, winning the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Milan (1967), repeating her role from the original Telugu film Mooga Manasulu (1964).

She also established Telugu artist association and doing social service through it for the last 25 years.

She joined Congress party in 1980s and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rajahmundry constituency in 1989. She then retired from politics but briefly campaigned for the B.J.P. in 1990s.

Personal life

She married Professor Juluri Ramana Rao, a zoology professor in S.V. University, in 1965; he died on 10 November 2014 aged 86 due to cardiac arrest. They have a son, Vamsikrishna and daughter, Sravanthi. They live in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. She now serves as the Board of Director for Abhyasa International Residential Public School, Toopran.

Awards

• 1968: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award - Milan
• 2008: NTR National Award

Filmography

Telugu

1. Bhookailas(1958)
2. Samsaram (1975)
3. Atta o kodalu(1969)
4. Dorikite Dongalu
5. Ekaveera (1969)
6. Bangaru Papa (1954)
7. Srikakula Andhramaha Vishnu
8. Donga Ramudu (1955)
9. Muddu Bidda (1956)
10. Srikrishna Tulabharam
11. Manchi Manishi
12. Ilavelpu (1956)
13. Gulebakavali Katha (1962)
14. Poolarangadu
15. Pooja Phalam
16. Ramu
17. Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
18. Bhagyarekha
19. Chiranjeevulu (1956)
20. Buddhimantudu
21. Ramudu Bheemudu (1964)
22. Bobbili Yuddham (1964)
23. Illarikam (1959)
24. Leta Manasulu
25. Eedu Jodu
26. Muralikrishna (1964)
27. Pandanti Kapuram (1972)
28. Gundamma Katha
29. Missamma
30. Mooga Manasulu (1964)
31. Adajanma
32. Puttilu
33. Keelu Bommalu (1965)
34. Milan (1967)(HINDI)
35. Vanaja Girija
36. Thasildargari Ammayi
37. Thodu Needa
38. Pellinati Pramaralu
39. Collector Janaki
40. Mama Allulla Saval
41. Bangaru Thalli
42. Gauri
43. Manushulanta Okkate
44. Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
45. Kuruskhetram
46. Ramu
47. Mangamma Sapadham
48. Bobbili Yuddham
49. Seeta Kalyanam
50. Undamma Bottu Pedatha
51. Gadusu Pilladu
52. Kodalu Diddina Kapuram

Kannada

1. Sakshatkara with Dr.Rajkumar and directed by Puttanna Kanagal

2. Ratnagiri Rahasya

Tamil

1. Thangamalai Ragasiyam (1957)
2. Nichaya Thaamboolam (1962)
3. Kuzhanthaiyum Deivamum (1965)
4. Nalla Theerpu
5. Marutha Naatu Veeran
6. Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali7
7. Manithan maaravillai (1962)
8. Thoongaathe thambi thoonkaathe (1983)
9. Bommai kalyanam
10. Missiamma (1955)

Hindi

1. Miss Mary (1957) Gemini Ganeshan, Meena Kumari
2. Ek Raaz (1963), Kishore Kumar
3. Hamrahi (1963), Rajendra Kumar
4. Beti Bete (1964), Sunil Dutt, Mehmood
5. Rishte Nate (1965), Raaj Kumar
6. Milan (1967), Sunil Dutt .... Wins FilmFare Best Supporting Actress award

External links

• Jamuna at the Internet Movie Database