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Jamuna Veteran Telugu actor passes away at 86

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Jamuna Veteran Telugu actor passes away at 86

Jamuna Veteran Telugu actor passes away at 86

Jamuna Veteran Telugu actor passes away at 86

News comes to light of the sad demise of veteran Telugu actor Jamuna. She was 86 and passed away of brief illness at her Chennai residence.

Jamuna has successfully acted in about 200 movies in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi
The actor is survived by a son and a daughter.

Jamuna, whose real name was Jana Bai, made her acting debut at the age of 16 with Puttillu directed by Garikapari Rajarao.

But, it was L. V. Prasad’s Missamma which gave her recognition. She had played a supporting character in the film with the lead roles played by
N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri and Akkineni Nageswara Rao.

In a career spanning four decades, she portrayed a variety of roles and acted with legendary actors of her time.

Notably, Jamuna also acted in 11 Hindi films. She was honoured with FilmFare award for best supporting actress for Milan starring Sunil Dutt and Nutan. It was a remake of Telugu movie Mooga Manasulu which featured Jamuna along with Nageswara Rao and Savitri.

Impressed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, she joined the Congress party in 1980 and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rajahmundry in 1989, but quit politics after the defeat in 1991. She later joined BJP and campaigned for the party in late 1990s.
RIP Jamuna.

News Input K.V.Raman

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