Jamuna

Known for ActingBorn 1936-08-30Died 2023-01-27Hampi, Karnataka, India

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.Read more

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Bangaru Koduku

Sri Rama Pattabhishekam

Maro Prapancham

Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum

Rishte Naate

Manithan Maravillai

Nalla Theerpu

Kafan

Kurukshetram

Seetha Kalyanam

Pandanti Kapuram

Srimanthudu

Ekaveera

Navaratri

Letha Manasulu

Palnati Yudham

Pooja Phalamu

Gulebakavali Katha

Bhagyarekha

Chintamani

Golden Baby

Iran Ki Ek Raat

Ameeree

Bhookailasa

Sakshathkara

Guru Sarvabhouma Sri Raghavendra Karune

Kaksha

Ramu

Nitchaya Thamboolam

Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam

Miss Mary

Tenali Raman

Tenali Ramakrishna

Agnee

Vaddante Dabbu

Missamma

Gundamma Katha

Bhookailas

Yaadgaar

Mama Allulla Saval

Akbar Saleem Anarkali

Mattilo Manikyam

Chadarangam

Dorikithe Dongalu

Ramudu Bheemudu

Mooga Manasulu

Marutha Nattu Veeran

Illarikam