Jayasudha

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She was elected as MLA from the Secunderabad constituency in 2009 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections from Indian National Congress. She later joined the Telugu Desam Party in 2016. Later in 2019 she quit the Telugu Desam Party and joined YSR Congress Party.

While her debut role as a heroine in the Telugu film Lakshmana Rekha (1975) got her attention, it was really the title role in Jyothi (remake of the Hindi film Mili starring Jaya Bhaduri) that made her a big star in Telugu films. She was now called a successor to the great Telugu actress Savitri and performed many strong roles and showed excellent range. She is given the title "Sahaja Nati" which means "natural/realistic actress."

Her roles varied from the cute-looking teeny-bopper who wore minis in Nomu (1974), to that of a tortured wife of a sadist husband in K. Balachander's film Idi Katha Kaadu (1979) to that of a comedian who discovers that her husband wants to murder her for her wealth in Money (1993). She performed showy roles in Telugu remakes of Hindi films, such as Yugandhar (1979) (the fighter role that Zeenat Aman originated in Don), Illalu (Reena Roy's dark-shaded role from Apnapan).

In commercial cinema, she received a huge break when she starred in Adavi Ramudu (1977), which broke box office records. She also showed innovativeness and lack of vanity in original Telugu films like Premabhishekam (1981) where she played a supporting role as a deglamorized prostitute, while Sridevi played the female lead.[1] She has acted in 300-plus feature films in a variety of roles, and in one year, she had 24 film releases. She has made her unique space in the Telugu cinema industry amidst a huge competition between her contemporary actresses Sridevi and Jayaprada.

Filmfare Awards South

• Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) – Jyothi (1976)
• Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) – Aame Katha (1977)
• Filmfare Special Jury Award – Premabhishekam (1981)
• Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) – Grihapravesam (1982)
• Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu) – Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (2004)
• Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu) – Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008)
• Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South (2010)

Nandi Awards

• Nandi Award for Best Actress – Jyothi (1976)
• Nandi Award for Best Actress – Idi Katha Kaadu (1979)
• Nandi Award for Best Actress – Premabhishekam (1981)
• Nandi Award for Best Actress – Meghasandesam (1982)
• Nandi Award for Best Actress – Dharmaatmudu (1983)
• Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress – Swathi Chinukulu (1989)
• Nandi Award for Best Character Actress – Jailor Gaari Abbayi (1994)
• Nandi Award for Best Character Actress – Yuvakudu (2000)
• Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress – Sathamanam Bhavati (2016)

Other Awards

• Kalasagar Award for Best Actress – Meghasandesam (1982)
• Pride of Indian Cinema Award (2007)
• Andhra Pradesh Cinegoer's Association – Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
• ANR National Award (2008)

• Janani (2000–01) (ETV)