Jamuna
Acting
Born: August 30, 1936 · Hampi, Karnataka, India
Died: January 27, 2023 (aged 86)
Highest Rated
Biography
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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Movies (63)
Golden Baby
Santha
Pooja Phalamu
1964
Illarikam
1959
Padandi Munduku
Sarala
Pandanti Kapuram
Rani Malini Devi/Savitha
Katakatala Rudrayya
1978
Eenadu
1982
Chadarangam
1967
Gundamma Katha
Saroja
Pellinaati Pramanalu
Rukmini
Seetha Kalyanam
Kaikeyi
Navaratri
1966
Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey
1983
Milan
Gauri
Tenali Raman
Kamala
Yaadgaar
1984
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
1957
Marutha Nattu Veeran
Princess Rathna
Donga Ramudu
Lakshmi
Sakshathkara
Uma
Letha Manasulu
Satya Bhama
Mama Allulla Saval
1980
Yashoda Krishna
Yashoda
Kurukshetram
Draupadhi
Bangaru Koduku
1982
Dorikithe Dongalu
Latha / Madhavi
Bhookailasa
Mandodari
Srimanthudu
Radha
Agnee
Roopa
Akbar Saleem Anarkali
Jodha
Mooga Manasulu
1964
Sri Rama Pattabhishekam
Mandodari
Hamrahi
Sharda
Sri Krishna Tulabharam
1966
Mangamma Sapatham
Mangamma
Nitchaya Thamboolam
1961
Tenali Ramakrishna
Kamala
Maro Prapancham
Bharata Maata
Missamma
Sita
Santosham
Sarasa
Guru Sarvabhouma Sri Raghavendra Karune
1980
Ameeree
Anu
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
Sundari
Lady Tarzan
Rani / Lady Tarzan
Kafan
1990
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
Leela
Iran Ki Ek Raat
1949
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
Sathyabama@Bama
Bhookailas
Mandodari
Vaddante Dabbu
Rekha
Annapurnamma Gari Manavadu
2021
Rishte Naate
1965
Ramudu Bheemudu
Leela
Tahsildar Gari Ammayi
Madhumathi
Vinayaka Chavithi
1957
Ramu
Lakshmi
Kaksha
1980
Ekaveera
Meenakshi
Chintamani
Radha
Palnati Yudham
1966
Gulebakavali Katha
Yuktimati
Sati Savitri
Vijaya
Maa Gopi
1954