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Jaya Pradha 
Jayaprada during an audio-launch MP Incumbent Assumed office
2004Preceded by Noor Bano Constituency Rampur Personal details Born 3 April 1962 Political party Samajwadi Party [SP], Uttar Pradesh Occupation Actress, Politician Religion Hindu Jaya Prada (Telugu: జయప్రద born 3 April 1962)[1] is an Indian film actress and politician. She has starred in hundreds of Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi films.
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Early life
Jaya Prada was born as Lalita Rani on 3 April 1962[2] in a middle-class family in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father Krishna Rao was a Telugu film financier. Her mother Neelavani enrolled her in dance and music classes at an early age.
Film career
1970s
When she was fourteen years old, she performed a dance at her school's annual function. A film director was in the audience, and he offered her a three-minute dance number in the Telugu film Bhoomikosam. She was hesitant, but her family encouraged her to accept it. She was paid only 10 rupees for her work in the film, but she also received much greater opportunities, as the rushes of those three minutes of film was shown to the major figures of the Telugu film industry, and the floodgates opened. Major filmmakers offered her starring roles in quality films, and she accepted them. She became a major star in 1976 with big hits. Famous director K. Balachander's black-and-white film Anthuleni Katha (1976) showcased her dramatic skills; K. Viswanath's color film Siri Siri Muvva (1976) showed her playing a mute with excellent dancing skills; and her title role as Sita in the big-budget mythological film Seetha Kalyanam confirmed her versatility. In 1977, she starred in Adavi Ramudu, which broke box office records and which permanently cemented her star status.[3] The song "Aaresukoboyi Paresukunnanu" picturized on her and co-star N.T. Rama Rao became a mass hit.[4] In 1979, she acted in Ninaithale Inikkum opposite Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth in which she played a terminally-ill patient. She continued to act in more films in Telugu opposite major actors throughout the 70s. K. Viswanath remade Siri Siri Muvva (1976) in Hindi as Sargam introducing Jayaprada to Bollywood in 1979. The film became a huge hit and she became an overnight star there as well. She earned her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress but couldn't capitalize on her success since she couldn't speak Hindi.[5]
1980s
In 1981, she starred in the critically acclaimed 47 Natkal. Director K. Vishwanath relaunched her again in Hindi films, with the hit film Kaamchor where she spoke Hindi fluently for the first time.[6] She was now able to consistently work in Hindi films and earn two more Filmfare nominations as Best Actress for playing Amitabh Bachchan's endearing girlfriend in Prakash Mehra's Sharaabi (1984) and for her challenging double role in K. Vishwanath's Sanjog. Saagara Sangamam released in 1983 proved to be a milestone in her career, Starring Kamal Haasan, the film won her lot of accolades including Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu.
She earned fans, not just with the masses, but also with the great Indian director Satyajit Ray, who has said she was one of the prettiest women in the world.[7] Although, she has acted in Bengali films, she has never worked for Ray. (She claimed that Ray had her in mind for a film, but his illness and subsequent death prevented their collaboration)[8]
Jayaprada made a successful team, not just with Amitabh Bachchan and Jeetendra, but also with her immediate screen rival Sridevi, with whom she has acted in about a dozen films. Their hit Telugu film Devata (film) (1982) where they played sisters who made big sacrifices for each other, was remade into the hit Hindi film Tohfaa (1984). These films endeared Jayaprada to the traditional conservative section of filmgoers. It was an image that would serve her well when she started a new career as a politician.
In film Paatal Bhairavi, at the peak of her facial and physical beauty, Jayapradha plays the role of a princess in a magical kingdom. This performance became renowned as the supreme example of grand and classical beauty of South Indian women in Bollywood.
In 2002, she stepped into the Marathi film industry by being a guest in the movie Aadhaar.[9] Thus far, she acted in eight languages and has completed 300 films during a 30-year film career. She started playing mature roles in 2004.
She also owns the Jaya Prada Theater in Chennai.[10]
In 2011, she portrayed a strong role in a malayalam movie Pranayam, with Mohanlal and Anupam Kher.
Personal life
In 1986, she married producer Srikant Nahata, who was already married to Chandra and had 3 children. Needless to say, this marriage stirred a lot of controversy, especially since Nahata did not divorce his current wife and had children with his first wife after marrying Jayaprada.[11] Jayaprada and Srikanth have no children together, but she expressed desire to have children. Both Jaya Prada and her husband's first wife have cordially agreed to share a husband.[12]
Political career
Jayaprada was initiated into the Telugu Desam Party by her former co-star N.T.Rama Rao in 1994. She later broke away from him and joined the Chandrababu Naidu faction of the party. She was nominated to the Rajya Sabha representing Andhra Pradesh in 1996.
Following differences with party Supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu, she left TDP to join Samajwadi Party and contested from Rampur parliamentary Constituency in UP during the last General election in 2004 and got elected. During her campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, she was issued a notice by the Election Commission for violating the code of conduct by distributing bindis to women in Rampur's Swar locality.[13] On 11 May 2009, Jaya Prada alleged that senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was distributing nude pictures of her.[14] She was re-elected with a margin of more than 30,000 votes.[15]
Jayaprada was expelled from the party on February 2, 2010 on the charge of indulging in activities inimical to its political interests and damaging its image.Jayaprada was accused by Samajwadi party members for infiltration into the party of capitalist and communal forces, which threatened to derail it from its Samajwadi moorings and damage its secular character.[16]
Filmfare Awards & Nominations
- Won
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu - Saagara Sangamam (1983)
- Lifetime Achievement Award (South) (2007)[17]
- Nominated
- Best Actress - Sargam (1979)
- Best Actress - Sharaabi (1985)
- Best Actress - Sanjog (1986)
Other awards
- Nandi Special Award for Anthuleni Katha (1976)
- Kala Saraswati Award
- Kinnera Savitri Award
- Rajiv Gandhi Award
- Nargis Dutt Gold Medal
- Shakuntala Kala Rathnam Award
- Uttam Kumar Award[18]
- ANR Achievement Award (2008)[19]
- Venus of Indian Cinema Award from TSR TV9 Film Awards (2011)[20]
References
- ^ Take Two. The Hindu (2004-01-17). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
- ^ "Biographical Info". http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=416.
- ^ Adavi Ramudu: 29 years passed but the magic still remains
- ^ (song can be viewed here)
- ^ The Telegraph - Calcutta : Entertainment. Telegraphindia.com (2007-10-29). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
- ^ Rediff.com: The best of Rakesh Roshan. Specials.rediff.com (2006-06-20). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
- ^ SmasHits.com - MAHIMA: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL TOO - Bollywood Hindi Tamil Telugu Indian Music Videos and News
- ^ Deccan Herald - A woman of today
- ^ "Jaya Prada forays into Marathi films", Indiatimes.com, 24 May 2002
- ^ "Jaya Prada in troubled waters", Idlebrain.com, 4 September 2003
- ^ FilmChamber
- ^ Screen the business of entertainment-Films-Interview
- ^ Jayaprada issued notice for violating poll code
- ^ Azam circulating nude posters of mine: Jaya
- ^ ayaprada steals the show, wins Rampur
- ^ Front Page : Amar Singh, Jayaprada expelled from SP. The Hindu (2010-02-03). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
- ^ Happy Days makes a sweep at Filmfare - Latest News in Telugu Movies. Totaltollywood.com (2008-07-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
- ^ Nahata, Shrimati Jayaprada:
- ^ ‘You need spirit to survive in politics' - Times Of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2008-09-24). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
- ^ Jaya Prada honoured - Times Of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2011-04-18). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
External links
Other links
- Jaya Prada at the Internet Movie Database
- Dasavatharam (Ten Reincarnations): Jaya Prada, the evergreen Indian Actress charms once again
Preceded by
Noor BanoMember of Parliament from Rampur
2004 – presentIncumbent Categories:- Living people
- Indian actors
- Indian Hindus
- Tamil film actors
- Hindi film actors
- Indian politicians
- Telugu people
- Telugu actors
- Telugu politicians
- 14th Lok Sabha members
- Samajwadi Party politicians
- Indian actor–politicians
- 15th Lok Sabha members
- Non Malayali actors acted in Malayalam-language films
- 1962 births
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