Jyothi Lakshmi

Jyothi Lakshmi (2 November 1948 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian actress who appeared in more than 130 movies. In the early 1970s, she was well noted for her leading roles and songs in movies. She also acted in female-oriented movies and was a trained dancer. She predominantly worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam movies. In the early 1980s, her popularity gradually declined due to her sister Jayamalini's entry into the movie industry. Her debut was in the film Vanambadi in 1963 as a dancer in the song 'Yaaradi Vanthaar'. She is best remembered for her supporting roles in Thedi Vandha Mappillai and Periya Idathu Penn.

Her daughter Jyothi Meena is also an actress.

Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes1963VanambadiDancerTamilDebut FilmPeriya Idathu Penn1965MurappennuMalayalamKulla Agent 000Kannada1966Bangalore Mail1967Pattanathil BhoothamTamilPedda Akkayya TeluguPunyavathiKunjali MarakkarMalayalamNagarame Nandi1968Galatta KalyanamTamilPoovum PottumPanakkara PillaiAggi Meeda GuggilamTeluguBhagya ChakramuNene MonaganniVichitra KutumbamCircar ExpressInspectorMalayalamKodungalloorammaGoa Dalli CID 999KannadaPayal Ki JhankarHindi1969AdimaippennTamilMuhurtha BalamRajiniTeluguTakkari Donga Chakkani ChukkaPrathidhwaniKannada1970ThalaivanTamilThedi Vandha MappillaiJayaTamilVairakyamTamilJanmabhoomiTeluguAllude MenalluduTeluguVijayam ManadeTeluguThalla? Pellama?TeluguMarina ManishiTeluguKathanayika MollaTeluguPettandaruluTeluguLakshmi KatakshamTeluguThaali BottuJyothiTeluguPaga SaadisthaTeluguJawabHindi1971Neerum NeruppumTamilRickshawkaranTamilBasthi Bul BulTeluguPattindalla BangaramTeluguPagabattina PaduchuTeluguChalaki Rani Khiladi RajaTeluguAdrusta JathakuduTeluguMosagallaku MosagaduTeluguSisindri ChittibabuTeluguAndariki MonagaduTeluguPrema NagarTeluguBhale PapaTeluguJames Bond 777TeluguRajakota RahasyamTelugu1972Yaar JambulingamTamilSomaripothuTeluguPrajanayakuduTeluguBhale MosagaduTeluguGandara GandaduTeluguManavudu DanavuduTeluguKathula RathaiahTeluguPilla? Piduga?NeeliTeluguAmma MaataTeluguKorada RaniTeluguMonagadostunnadu JagrathaTeluguPistolwaliHindiHantakulu DevaantakuluTelugu1973Memu ManushulameTeluguPanjaramlo PasipapaTeluguJyothi LakshmiTeluguJeevithamTeluguBala Mitrula KathaTeluguIda LokhamTeluguHifazatHindi1974Manushulu Matti BommaluTeluguGundelu Teesina MonagaduTelugu1975Unga Veetu KalyanamTamilAlibabayum 41 KallanmaarumMalayalamDevudu Chesina PelliTelugu1976UttamaraluTelugu1977KurukshetramTeluguOke RakthamTelugu1979Peddillu ChinnilluTeluguGandharvya KanyaTeluguCheyyethi Jai KottuTelugu1980Maha ShaktiTeluguKalyana ChakravarthyTeluguSita Ramulu TeluguKottapeta RowdyTeluguAdrushtavanthuduTeluguBebbuliTeluguSri Vemana CharithraTeluguSardar PaparayuduTeluguManushyamrigamMalayalamBhaktha HanumanMalayalamHaddina KannuKannada1981Babulugaddi DeebaTeluguThadavaraMalayalamSanchari1982Ragam Thedum PallaviTamilBobbili PuliTeluguRaja MahalTeluguChellida RakthaKannadaOorige Upakari1983Ennai Paar En Azhagai PaarTamilDharma PoratamMohiniTeluguKanthayya KanakayyaSundariTelugu198424 Mani NeramTamilBharatamlo SankharavamTeluguHeroTelugu1985Visha KanyaTeluguLanchavatharamTeluguMaha ManishiTelugu1986ChaitanyamTelugu1987NayakanTamilNaag ManiHindi1989State RowdyRambhaTelugu1995MuthuTamilBig BossTeluguPokiri RajaTelugu1997Dharma ChakkaramTamilVaimaye VellumTamilPasamulla PandiyareTamilNesamTamil1998Maru MalarchiTamil1999SethuTamil2000Ennamma KannuTamil2001Middle Class MadhavanTamilEn Purushan Kuzhandhai MaadhiriTamilVijaya DashamiKannada2002SeshuTeluguKalusukovalaniTelugu2003Annai KaligambalTamilDonga Ramudu & PartyTeluguRaktha KanneeruKannadaShri KalikambaKannada2004M. Kumaran S/O MahalakshmiTamilSahukaraKannada2006Pachchak KuthiraTamil2008SandaiTamilKuberuluTelugu2009JaganmohiniTamilBangaru BabuTelugu2011SiruthaiTamil2012Kozhi KoovuthuTamil2015Vasuvum Saravananum Onna PadichavangaTamilTrisha Illana NayantharaTamil2016Kavalai VendamTamilLast Film

Serial

All serials are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. Year Title Role Channel Note2002-2004VelanNaagammaSun TV2002-2005AnnamalaiGandhimathi2005Raja RajeswariPodakki2010VasanthamKanagavalli2015-2016ValliRajeswariLast serial

Death She died in Chennai on 8 August 2016 due to blood cancer.

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