Jayabharathi
Actor, Award Winner
1953 –
Who is Jayabharathi?
JayabhaRATHI is a popular Malayalam film actress who started her career in late 1960s. She is a two-time winner of the Kerala State Film Award for best actress.
Jayabharathi's first leading role was given by director P. Venu in C.I.D. Nazir opposite Prem Nazir in 1971. And later she became one of the most successful Malayalam film actresses and performed with such notable leading men as Madhu, Vincent, Jayan, M. G. Soman, Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth. She won the Kerala State Film Awards for her performances in various films in 1972 and Madhavikutty in 1973. One of her famous films was Rathinirvedam, directed by Bharathan, in which she played the role of a woman who fell in love with a boy younger than her. She also directed few films in Malayalam.
After being trained since the age of five under Kalamandalam Natarajan, Rajaram and Vazhuvoor Samraj Pillai, Jayabharathi entered films as a teenager. Life revolved around film studios, dance rehearsals and stage performances. The actress is busy these days with her dance school, Aswathi Arts Academy, which she runs from home. She is also starting another one in Coimbatore.
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- Born
- 1953
Erode - Also known as
- Jaya Bharathi
- Jayabharati
- Jay Bharti
- Jaya Bharti
- Lakshmi Bharathi
- Jaya Bharaty
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sathaar
(1979 - ) - Hari Pothan
- Sathaar
- Children
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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