Jamuna (actress)

This article is about the Telugu actress. For other meanings, see Jamuna.

Jamuna

Jamuna (born 30 August 1936) is a veteran Telugu glamorous actress, a director and a politician.

Early life and background

Jamuna was born in Hampi, Karnataka to Nimpani Srinivas Rao, a business man, and Kausalya Devi, in a Telugu brahmin family. She grew up in Duggirala, Guntur District in Andhra Pradesh state, India.

Career

Jamuna was a stage artist in school. Her mother taught her vocal music and harmonium. Dr. Rajarao watched her stage show Maa Bhoomi and gave her offer to act in his movie Puttillu in 1952.

She acted in 198 films in Telugu and other south Indian languages. She also acted in Hindi films, winning the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Milan (1967), repeating her role from the original Telugu film Mooga Manshulu (1963).

She also established Telugu artist association and doing social service through it for the last 25 years.

She joined Congress party in 1980s and switched to B.J.P. in 1990s.

Personal life

She married Professor Juluri Ramanarao, a zoology professor in Osmania University, in 1965. They have a son, Vamsikrishna and daughter, Shravanthi. They live in Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh,India.

Awards

• 1968: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award - Milan

Filmography

1. Jayabheri
2. Bhookailas
3. Samsaram
4. Dorikite Dongalu
5. Ekaveera
6. Srikakula Andhramaha Vishnu
7. Srikrishna Tulabharam
8. Manchi Manishi
9. Gulebhakavali Katha
10. Poolarangadu
11. Poojaphalam
12. Ramu
13. Appuchesi pappukudu
14. Bhagyarekha
15. Chiranjeevulu
16. Buddhimantudu
17. Ramudu Bheemudu
18. Illarikam
19. Leta Manasulu
20. Eedu Jodu
21. Muralikrishna
22. Gundamma Katha
23. Missamma
24. Moogamanasulu
25. Adajanma
26. Puttilu

External links

• Jamuna Interview
• Jamuna at JustTollywood
• Jamuna at IMDb