- Jamuna Ramanarao
Infobox actor
name = Jamuna
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birthdate = birth date|1936|8|30
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deathdate = death date|1994|12|18
notable role = Gundamma in "Gundamma Katha"Jamuna (born 30 August 1936) is a veteran Telugu glamorous actress, a director and a politician.
Early life
She was born to Nimpani Srinivas Rao, Telugu business man, and Kausalya Devi, Kannada woman, in
Hampi ,Karnataka ,India in a telugu brahmin family. She grew up inDuggirala ,Guntur District inAndhra Pradesh state,India .Career
Jamuna was a stage artist in school. Her mother taught her vocal music and harmonium. Dr. Rajarao watched her stage show "Maa Bhoomi" and gave her offer to act in his movie "Puttillu" in 1952.
She acted in 198 films in
Telugu and other south Indian languages. She also acted in Hindi films, winning theFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Milan (1967), repeating her role from the originalTelugu filmMooga Manshulu (1963).Personal life
She married Professor Juluri Ramanarao, a zoology professor in
Osmania University , in 1965. They are blessed with one son, Vamsikrishna and daughter, Shravanthi. She joined Congress party in 1980s and switched to B.J.P. in 1990s. She also established Telugu artist association and doing social service through it for the last 25 years.Awards
*1968:
Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award - MilanFilmography
# Jayabheri
# Bhookailas
# Samsaram
# Dorikite Dongalu
# Ekaveera
# Srikakula Andhramaha Vishnu
# Srikrishna Tulabharam
# Manchi Manishi
# Gulebhakavali Katha
# Poolarangadu
# Poojaphalam
# Ramu
# Appuchesi pappukudu
# Bhagyarekha
# Chiranjeevulu
# Buddhimantudu
# Ramudu Bheemudu
# Illarikam
# Leta Manasulu
# Eedu Jodu
# Muralikrishna
# Gundamma Katha
# Missamma
# Moogamanasulu
# Adajanma
# PuttiluNote: The lists are not comprehensive.
External links
* [http://ilovehyd.com/interviews/interviews-first-telugu-cinema-dream-girl-jamuna.html Jamuna Interview]
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