Jyothi (1 January 1963 - 18 May 2007) was an Indian actress who appeared in South Indian films.
Career She acted in over 50 films. She is known for films like Pudukavithai and Rail Payanangalil. She had acted in over 50 films in Tamil and Telugu including Toorpu Velle Railu and Vamsa Vruksham in her earlier career.
She shot into the limelight when her maiden film Rayil Payanangalil, directed by T. Rajendar, turned out to be a success. She had also paired with Rajinikanth in Pudukavithai, produced by Kavithalayaas in the mid-1980s.
Partial filmography Year Film Role Language Notes 1979 Toorpu Velle Railu Alimelu Telugu 1980 Vamsa Vruksham Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) 1981 Rail Payanangalil Tamil Kanni Theevu 1982 Pudukavithai Uma Sattam Sirikkiradhu Nenjangal Malle Pandiri Syamala Telugu Koritharicha Naal Malayalam Maro Malupu Telugu Aa Divasam Malayalam 1983Idhi Kaadu MugimpuDeepaTelugu Asthram Rekha Malayalam Gramathu Kiligal Tamil Ikanaina MarandiTelugu Ee Desamlo Oka Roju Ee Pillaku Pellavuthundha 1984 Swarna Gopuram Mercy Malayalam Shankari Gracy Tamil Mudivalla Arambam Tamil 1985 Raman Sreeraman Vidya Bhale Thammudu Neelaveni Telugu Sri Katna Leelalu 1987 Agni Putrudu Gayatri Raga Leela 1988Chikkadu Dorakadu1989Raktha KanneeruNirmala Ashoka Chakravarthy Rukmini 1990 Chinna Kodalu 1991 Stuartpuram Police Station Indra Bhavanam Surya IPS Parvathi Nirnayam Nalini 1992 Killer Lalitha Dharma Kshetram Benarjee's sister Nani Joker Mama Super Alludu Police Brothers 1993Jeevana Vedam 1994 Kalikalam Adadi 1995Desa Drohulu 2000 Parthen Rasithen Shankar's mother Tamil Vanna Thamizh Pattu Bhuvana's mother 2001 Ullam Kollai Poguthae Jyothi's mother Kadal Pookkal Peter's mother 2002 Alli Arjuna Kishore's mother Raja Raja's mother Style Viji's mother 2003 Kalatpadai Bhama Anbu Anbu's mother
Death Affected with breast cancer, she was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai a few days before her death. She did not respond to the treatment and died on the night of 18 May 2007, at the age of 44. A divorcee, she was staying with her daughter at suburban Neelangarai on the ECR and getting treatment for the last couple of years. Her body was cremated at Besant Nagar crematorium.
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