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Jamuna
Hampi, 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 film…
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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.
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1990
Kafan
Movie
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1988
Agnee
Movie Roopa
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1988
Lady Tarzan
Movie Rani / Lady Tarzan
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1984
Yaadgaar
Movie
- 1983
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1982
Eenadu
Movie
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1982
Bangaru Koduku
Movie
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1980
Mama Allulla Saval
Movie
- 1980
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1980
Kaksha
Movie
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1978
Katakatala Rudrayya
Movie
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1978
Sri Rama Pattabhishekam
Movie Mandodari
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1978
Akbar Saleem Anarkali
Movie Jodha
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1977
Kurukshetram
Movie Draupadhi
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1976
Seetha Kalyanam
Movie Kaikeyi
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1975
Yashoda Krishna
Movie Yashoda
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1972
Pandanti Kapuram
Movie Rani Malini Devi/Savitha
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1971
Tahsildar Gari Ammayi
Movie Madhumathi
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1971
Sakshathkara
Movie Uma
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1971
Srimanthudu
Movie Radha
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1971
Mattilo Manikyam
Movie
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1970
Maro Prapancham
Movie Bharata Maata
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1969
Ekaveera
Movie Meenakshi
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1969
Mooga Nomu
Movie Gauri
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1968
Chinnari Papalu
Movie
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1968
Ramu
Movie Lakshmi
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1967
Milan
Movie Gauri
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1967
Chadarangam
Movie
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1966
Sri Krishna Tulabharam
Movie
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1966
Navaratri
Movie
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1966
Palnati Yudham
Movie
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1966
Letha Manasulu
Movie Satya Bhama
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1965
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
Movie Sathyabama@Bama
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1965
Mangamma Sapatham
Movie Mangamma
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1965
Dorikithe Dongalu
Movie Latha / Madhavi
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1965
Rishte Naate
Movie
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1964
Ramudu Bheemudu
Movie Leela
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1964
Mooga Manasulu
Movie
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1964
Pooja Phalamu
Movie
