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Indian actress
Born: January 6, 1945, Ballari, India
Died: July 26, 2021, Banashankari, Bengaluru, India
Spouse: Peketi Sivaram
Children: Krishna Kumar
Parents: Balasubramanyam, Santhanalakshmi
Real Name: Kamala Kumari
Fathers Name: Balasubramanyam
Mothers Name: Santhanalakshmi
Husband: Peketi Sivaram
Profession: Actress
Date of Birth: 6 January 1945
Birthplace: Bellary, Karnataka, India
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Madras, India
Religion: Hinduism
Hobbies: Dancing
Children: Krishna Kumar
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Jayanthi was born in Bellary, in the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India on 6 January 1945.
Her father Balasubramanyam worked as English professor at the St Joseph’s College in Bangalore. Her mother was Santhanalakshmi.
Jayanthi was the eldest of three siblings and had two younger brothers.
Her parents separated when she was young and her mother took the children and moved to Madras.
Jayanthi’s mother was keen on making her daughter a classical dancer and hence she joined a dance school.
Her friend in dance school was the famous Tamil actress Manorama.
Kannada Actress Kamala Kumari, popularly known by her stage name Jayanthi passed away citing some breathing difficulties.
The Kannada actress Jayanthi is known for her contributions to different genres of films from the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s has appeared in over 500 films including films in the Kannada, Telugu, Tamil Malayalam, Hindi, and Marathi languages.
Born on 6th January 1945, Jayanthi was 76 years old.
Actress Jayanthi passed away on 26th July 2021 due to some breathing difficulty.
Actress Kamala Kumari was married to Peketi Sivaram
Actress Jayanthi’s son is Krishna Kumar.
Actress Jayanthi is cited as Kannada Cinema’s most bold and beautiful actress by various media outlets, which gained her significant publicity.
Jayanthi has been four times Best Actress Award winner by the Karnataka State Film Awards, and twice as the Best Supporting Actress.
Jayanthi also has been awarded the President’s Medal for Best Actress and two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress too.
Jayanthi has also been honored with the title of “Abhinaya Sharadhe” (which means Goddess Sharada in acting) by the Kannada film industry for her contribution to the industry.
She’s known by the moniker Abhinaya Sharadhe or the goddess of acting in Kannada industry.
She has won six Karnataka State Film awards (four Best Actress and two Best Supporting Actress).
Jayanthi was born in Ballari in Karnataka and was a trained classical dancer.
She went on to become an acting stalwart by performing in versatile roles.
In 2005-06, she won the Dr Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award. Jayanthi also tasted success in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema.
Kannada film director YR Puttaswamy gave Jayanthi her first chance in his film Jenugoodu.
He also suggested she adopt the stage name Jayanthi.
In Kannada, she has worked with Dr Rajkumar and iconic filmmakers like Puttanna Kanagal and Dorai-Bhagwan in several cult-classic films. With Dr Rajkumar, she has acted in record 45 films.