Jamuna
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 30, 1936
- Died
- January 27, 2023 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Hampi, Karnataka, India
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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Filmography
Annapurnamma Gari Manavadu
Movie
Kafan
Movie
Lady Tarzan
Movie · as Rani / Lady Tarzan
Agnee
Movie · as Roopa
Yaadgaar
Movie
Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey
Movie
Eenadu
Movie
Bangaru Koduku
Movie
Guru Sarvabhouma Sri Raghavendra Karune
Movie
Mama Allulla Saval
Movie
Kaksha
Movie
Sri Rama Pattabhishekam
Movie · as Mandodari
Akbar Saleem Anarkali
Movie · as Jodha
Katakatala Rudrayya
Movie
Sati Savitri
Movie · as Vijaya
Kurukshetram
Movie · as Draupadhi
Seetha Kalyanam
Movie · as Kaikeyi
Yashoda Krishna
Movie · as Yashoda
Bhoomi Kosam
Movie · as Raji
Anbu Sagodharargal
Movie · as Rani Malini Devi / Kamala
Devudu Chesina Manushulu
Movie · as Special appearance
Pandanti Kapuram
Movie · as Rani Malini Devi/Savitha
Attanu Diddina Kodalu
Movie
Srimanthudu
Movie · as Radha
Sakshathkara
Movie · as Uma
Mattilo Manikyam
Movie
Tahsildar Gari Ammayi
Movie · as Madhumathi
Maro Prapancham
Movie · as Bharata Maata
Mooga Nomu
Movie · as Gauri
Ekaveera
Movie · as Meenakshi
Ramu
Movie · as Lakshmi
Chinnari Papalu
Movie
Milan
Movie · as Gauri
Chadarangam
Movie
Navaratri
Movie
Letha Manasulu
Movie · as Satya Bhama
Palnati Yudham
Movie
Sri Krishna Tulabharam
Movie
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
Movie · as Sathyabama@Bama
Rishte Naate
Movie
Mangamma Sapatham
Movie · as Mangamma
Dorikithe Dongalu
Movie · as Latha / Madhavi
Pooja Phalamu
Movie
Ramudu Bheemudu
Movie · as Leela
Mooga Manasulu
Movie
Hamrahi
Movie · as Sharda
Gundamma Katha
Movie · as Saroja
Gulebakavali Katha
Movie · as Yuktimati
Padandi Munduku
Movie · as Sarala
Nitchaya Thamboolam
Movie
Manithan Maravillai
Movie
Marutha Nattu Veeran
Movie · as Princess Rathna
Illarikam
Movie
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
Movie · as Leela
Nalla Theerpu
Movie
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
Movie · as Sundari
Bhookailasa
Movie · as Mandodari
Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam
Movie
Bhookailas
Movie · as Mandodari
Pellinaati Pramanalu
Movie · as Rukmini
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
Movie
Bhagyarekha
Movie · as Lakshmi
Miss Mary
Movie
Vinayaka Chavithi
Movie
Tenali Raman
Movie · as Kamala
Tenali Ramakrishna
Movie · as Kamala
Chintamani
Movie · as Radha
Santosham
Movie · as Sarasa
Donga Ramudu
Movie · as Lakshmi
Golden Baby
Movie · as Santha
Missamma
Movie · as Sita
Vaddante Dabbu
Movie · as Rekha
Maa Gopi
Movie
Iran Ki Ek Raat
Movie
Ameeree
Movie · as Anu