Jayasudha

Known for ActingBorn 1958-12-17 (age 67)Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

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).Read more

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Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram

Naa Mogudu Naake Sontham

Magadheerudu

Premabhishekam

Prema Tarangalu

Sivaranjani

Siva Thaandavam

Raasaleela

Pranam Khareedu

Anthimanthaarai

Bangaru Kutumbam

Bobbili Brahmanna

Yuddham

Driver Ramudu

Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi

Mande Gundelu

Mohiniyattom

Pattikkaattu Raja

Thiruvonam

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren

Pandanti Kapuram

Meghasandesam

Money

Malli Pelli

Raksha

Unstoppable with NBK

Sarovaram

Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu

Tandra Paparayudu

Bharyabhartala Bandham

Yugandhar

Amara Deepam

Raju Vedale

Money Money

Apoorva Raagangal

Alaipayuthey

Oopiri

Yedanthasthula Meda

Idi Katha Kaadu

Naan Avanillai

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu

Raju Maharaju

Ontari Poratam

Vijay

Kirayi Dada

Edadugula Bandham

Iddaru Dongalu

Oorantha Sankranthi