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Jamuna

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Jamuna

Born August 30, 1936 in Hampi, Karnataka, IndiaDied January 27, 202371 films

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).

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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.

Filmography

71 films as actor
  1. 2021Annapurnamma Gari Manavadu
  2. 1990Kafan
  3. 1988AgneeRoopa
  4. 1988Lady TarzanRani / Lady Tarzan
  5. 1984Yaadgaar
  6. 1983Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey
  7. 1982Eenadu
  8. 1982Bangaru Koduku
  9. 1980Mama Allulla Saval
  10. 1980Guru Sarvabhouma Sri Raghavendra Karune
  11. 1980Kaksha
  12. 1978Katakatala Rudrayya
  13. 1978Sri Rama PattabhishekamMandodari
  14. 1978Akbar Saleem AnarkaliJodha
  15. 1978Sati SavitriVijaya
  16. 1977KurukshetramDraupadhi
  17. 1976Seetha KalyanamKaikeyi
  18. 1975Yashoda KrishnaYashoda
  19. 1973Anbu SagodharargalRani Malini Devi / Kamala
  20. 1972Pandanti KapuramRani Malini Devi/Savitha
  21. 1971Tahsildar Gari AmmayiMadhumathi
  22. 1971SakshathkaraUma
  23. 1971SrimanthuduRadha
  24. 1971Mattilo Manikyam
  25. 1970Maro PrapanchamBharata Maata
  26. 1969EkaveeraMeenakshi
  27. 1969Mooga NomuGauri
  28. 1968Chinnari Papalu
  29. 1968RamuLakshmi
  30. 1967MilanGauri
  31. 1967Chadarangam
  32. 1966Sri Krishna Tulabharam
  33. 1966Navaratri
  34. 1966Palnati Yudham
  35. 1966Letha ManasuluSatya Bhama
  36. 1965Kuzhandaiyum DeivamumSathyabama@Bama
  37. 1965Mangamma SapathamMangamma
  38. 1965Dorikithe DongaluLatha / Madhavi
  39. 1965Rishte Naate
  40. 1964Ramudu BheemuduLeela
  41. 1964Mooga Manasulu
  42. 1964Pooja Phalamu
  43. 1963HamrahiSharda
  44. 1962Gundamma KathaSaroja
  45. 1962Gulebakavali KathaYuktimati
  46. 1962Padandi MundukuSarala
  47. 1961Manithan Maravillai
  48. 1961Marutha Nattu VeeranPrincess Rathna
  49. 1961Nitchaya Thamboolam
  50. 1959Thaai Magalukku Kattiya ThaaliSundari
  51. 1959Illarikam
  52. 1959Nalla Theerpu
  53. 1959Appu Chesi Pappu KooduLeela
  54. 1958Pellinaati PramanaluRukmini
  55. 1958Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam
  56. 1958BhookailasMandodari
  57. 1958BhookailasaMandodari
  58. 1957Vinayaka Chavithi
  59. 1957Thangamalai Ragasiyam
  60. 1957BhagyarekhaLakshmi
  61. 1957Miss Mary
  62. 1956ChintamaniRadha
  63. 1956Tenali RamanKamala
  64. 1956Tenali RamakrishnaKamala
  65. 1955SantoshamSarasa
  66. 1955Donga RamuduLakshmi
  67. 1955Golden BabySantha
  68. 1955MissammaSita
  69. 1954Vaddante DabbuRekha
  70. 1949Iran Ki Ek Raat
  71. 1945AmeereeAnu