JAYACHITRA , TAMIL ACTRESS BORN SEPTEMBER 9,1957

JAYACHITRA , TAMIL ACTRESS 
BORN SEPTEMBER 9,1957

Jayachitra born in 1957 SEPTEMBER 9(Telugu: జయచిత్ర) was an acting star in South Indian films of the 1970s and 1980s, consisting mostly of Tamil and Telugu films.

Childhood[edit]
Jayachitra was born in 1957. Her family was originally from Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father Mahendra was a veterinary doctor, who had earlier worked as a lawyer. Her mother Ammaji (a.k.a. Jayasree) was an actress, who had acted in films such as the Tamil film "Mahaveeran" (1955). They moved to Chennai for work, which was where Jayachitra was born and raised as Rohini. Her grandmother looked after her, when her parents were busy with work. With her mother's encouragement, she became a child star at the age of six in the Telugu film "Bhakta Potana".[1]

Career as heroine[edit]

When Jayachitra was in her early teens, she screen-tested for a Telugu film titled "Beedala Paatlu," but the director felt she was too young and rejected her for the role. However, he did recommend her to K.S. Gopalakrishnan, who was looking for a young, spirited heroine, for the Tamil film "Korathi Magan," (1973). He immediately cast her, because he loved the way she delivered her lines. He signed her for three films under his banner and gave her the name Jayachitra. She continued in heroine roles in "Ponnukku Thanga Manasu" (1973) and played Sivaji's daughter in Bharata Vilas and was one of the 9 heroines in MGR's "Navaratnam." She worked for big-name directors, such as K. Balachander in "Sollathaan Ninaikiren" and Arangetram. She was Kamal Hassan's heroine in the Tamil film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu (1978) and its Telugu remake Vayasu Pilichindi (1978). As an actress, she was known for her courage and spontaneity as she continued to star in Tamil and Telugu films. She faced a snake up close in "Vellikizhamai Viratham" (1974), and then a tiger in the Telugu film "Cheppindi Chesta" (1978). She made other unforgettable films: "Ponnukku Thanga Manasu", "Sathyam", "Kalyanamam Kalyanam", "Vandikaran Magan", Cinema Paithiyam (remake of the Hindi hit film Guddi (1971)). Most of her Tamil films are with Kamal Hassan. She memorably played the title role in the Telugu film "Kalpana" (1977), a remake of the Hindi hit film Anamika (1973).

Career as matured actress[edit]

Later, she became a character actress in K. Balachander's film "Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal" (1989).[2] After completing 200 films, she turned to television with the serial "Sumangali," which she produced, directed and acted in. It became a hit, and she was soon acting and producing other serials, "Alaigal," and "Sivaranjini" (2005).[3] She was unanimously elected chairperson of the action committee of the TV Serial Producers' Guild of South India, which in turn led to her involvement in politics. She joined the Congress party and has remained fairly active.[4] She has won numerous awards, including Tamil Nadu's Kalaimamani Award.

Career as director[edit]

She cast herself as the heroine in the Tamil film Pudhiya Raagam (1991), which marked her debut as a director and producer. Unfortunately, the film flopped. In 2010, she cast her son Amresh Ganesh as the hero in the Tamil film "Naane Ennul Illai" (2010), which she wrote, produced, and directed.[5]





Personal life[edit]

After more than a decade as a heroine, Jayachitra decided to concentrate on her personal life by getting married to an industrialist named Ganesh in 1983. She has a son with him named Amresh, whom she is trying to promote in show business, just as her mother had done with her.[6] Despite giving him a debut through Naane Ennul Illai (2010), the film's failure made it difficult for Amresh to succeed as an actor. In 2011, it was announced that he would work on projects titled Kaliyuga Kadhalan and Machan Ava En Aalu Da, with the former being set in three different eras, but neither film was completed.[7] Later in the year, Jayachitra announced that she was working on three more films with Amresh in the lead role, Mundru Mugangal, Nedunchalai and Scene Podathey, but again neither film materialised.[8] He also shot for a comedy film titled Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam alongside Mansoor Ali Khan during late 2011, but the film also did not release.[9] In 2013, he briefly worked on the making of another incomplete film Thaaru Maaru, which had a grand launch event.[10] In 2015, he was signed on by Raghava Lawrence to work on the music for his forthcoming film, Motta Siva Ketta Shiva.

Partial filmography[edit]

Tamil films[edit]

Year	Movie	Co-star	Notes
1972	Kurathi Magan	Gemini Ganesan, Kamal Haasan	Debut in Tamil
1972	Vazhaiyadi Vazhai	Muthuraman, Prameela
1973	Arangetram	Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan, Jayasudha, Prameela
1973	School Master	Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki
1973	Bharatha Vilas	Sivaji Ganesan, K.R Vijaya
1973	Ponnukku Thanga Manasu	Sivakumar, Vijayakumar
1973	Pennai Nambungal	Sivakumar, A.V.M Rajan, Jayanthi
1973	Ponvandu	Jai Shankar, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Ushanandini
1973	Sollathaan Ninaikkiren	Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan, Jayasudha, Sri Vidya, Shubha
1973	Pookkari	M. K. Muthu, Manjula Vijayakumar, Vennira Aadai Nirmala
1974	Engamma Sapatham	Muthuraman, Sivakumar
1974	Panathukkaga	Kamal Haasan, Sivakumar
1974	Akkarai Pachai	Jaishankar, Ravichandran
1974	Ungal Viruppam	Jaishankar, Manorama
1974	Idhayam Parkirathu	Jaishankar, Sreekanth, Shubha
1974	Onne Onnu Kanne Kannu	Sivakumar, Cho
1974	Patha Poojai	Jaishankar, Pandaribai
1974	Unnaithan Thambi	Jaishankar, Sreekanth
1974	Kadavul Mama	Muthuraman
1974	Thaai Paasam	Sivakumar
1974	Vellikizhamai Viratham	Sivakumar, Jayasudha
1974	Kalyanamam Kalyanam	Jaishankar
1974	Engal Kula Deivam	Muthuraman, K.R Vijaya
1974	Kaliyuga Kannan	Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki
1975	Pattikkaattu Raja	Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan
1975	Pattampoochi	Kamal Haasan
1975	Cinema Paithiyam	Kamal Haasan
1975	Yarukku Maappillai Yaro	Jaishankar, Sreekanth
1975	Sonthangal Vazhga	Jaishankar
1975	Pinju Manam	Jaishankar, Lakshmi
1975	Then Sindhudhe Vaanam	Kamal Haasan, Sivakumar, Rani Chandra
1976	Inspector Manaivi	Jaishankar
1976	Panakkara Penn	Jaishankar
1976	Dasavatharam	Ravikumar
1976	Thottathellam Pon Aagum	Jaishankar
1976	Asai 60 Naal	Vijayakumar
1976	Payanam	Vijayakumar
1976	Thayilla Kuzhandai	Muthuraman
1976	Satyam	Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan
1976	Kumaara Vijayam	Kamal Haasan
1976	Varaprasadham	Ravichandran, Vijayakumar, M. N. Rajam
1976	Nee Indri Naan Illai	Vijayakumar
1977	Aalukkoru Aasai	Jaishankar
1977	Navarathinam	M.G.R
1978	Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu	Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan
1978	Sadhurangam	Rajinikanth
1978	Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye	Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar
1978	Sakka Podu Podu Raja	Jaishankar, Kamal Haasan
1978	Vandikkaran Magal	Jaishankar
1978	Pilot Premnath	Sivaji Ganesan, Vijayakumar, Jaiganesh, Sridevi, Sathyapriya
1978	Varuvan Vadivelan	Jaiganesh, Vijayakumar, Latha, Chandrakala
1979	Mayandi	Jaishankar
1979	Gnana Kuzhandhai	Gemini Ganesan, Venirradai Nirmala
1980	Pennukku Yaaru Kaaval	Vijayakumar, Pandari Bhai
1980	Ratha Paasam	Sivaji Ganesan, Sripriya
1981	Sorgathin Thirappu Vizha	Jaiganesh
1981	Srinivasa Kalyanam	Ravikumar, Sripriya, Sumithra
1982	Nandri, Meendum Varuga	Prathap K Pothan, Suhasini	Cameo Appearance
1982	Mamiyara Marumagala	Suresh, Manju Bhargavi
1982	Nayakarin Magal	Sathyaraj	100th film
1983	Kaman Pandigai	K.R.Vijaya
1985	Thandanai	Vijayakumar
1985	Engal Kural	Arjun, Suresh, Nalini, Jeevitha
1985	Yaar?	Arjun, Nalini, Jaishankar
1986	Lakshmi Vanthachu	Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini
1987	Paruva Ragam	Ravichandran, Juhi Chawla, Manorama
1987	Ivargal Varungala Thoongal	Prabhu, Ambika
1988	Agni Nakshatram	Karthik, Prabhu, Nirosha, Amala
1989	Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal	Rahman, Sithara
1991	Pudhiya Raagam	Rahman	Director, Producer, Writer
1995	Maaman Magal	Sathyaraj, Meena
1996	Selva	Vijay, Swathi
1997	Raasi	Ajith Kumar, Rambha
1997	Kaadhali	Vignesh, Devayani
1997	Vasuki	Rajendra Prasad, Urvashi
2010	Rettaisuzhi	K. Balachander, P. Bharathiraja
2010	Naane Ennul Illai	Amresh, Nassar, Saranya Ponvannan

Telugu films[edit]

• Soggadu (1975)
• Bharatamlo Oka Ammayi (1975)
• Yavvanam Katesindi (1976)
• Maa Daivam (1976)
• Chillarakottu Chittemma (1977)
• Savasagaallu (1977)
• Tholireyi Gadichindi (1977)
• Kalpana (1977)
• Manchi Babayi (1978)
• Nindu Manishi (1978)
• Cheppindi Chesta (1978)
• Katakataala Rudraiah (1978)
• Mugguru Muggure (1978)
• Vayasu Pilichindi (1978)
• Annadammula Savaal (1978)
• Rickshaw Raji (1978)
• Muttaiduva (1979)
• Tirupati Shri Venkateswara Kalyanam (1979)
• Raavanude Ramudaithe (1979)
• Kaksha (1980)
• Bobbili Puli (1982)
• Muvva Gopaludu (1987)
• Mama Alludu (1990)
• Abbaigaru (1993)
• Rajeshwari Kalyanam (1993)
• Gharana Bullodu (1995)
• Attaa ... Nee Koduku Jaagratta (1997)
• Samarasimha Reddy (2001)
• Kondaveeti Simhasanam (2002)
• Adrustam (2002)
• Narasimhudu (2005)
• Prema Lokam (2005)
• Kashmora (2005)

Malayalam films[edit]

• Nee Ente Lahari (1976)

Kannada films[edit]

• Huliya Haalina Mevu
• Mane Mane Kathe
• Kulla Kulli