M. Jayashree - Actress (Kannada, Telugu)

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Saturday 27, September 2025,05:25.

Jayashree in Mutthaide Bhagya (1956)

N Jayashree: Born - 1921, Mysore, Mysore state, British India (in present-day Karnataka, India)

Died 29 October 2006 (aged 84–85), Mysore, Karnataka, India

Occupation - Actress

Years active 1948–1996

Introductions:


M. Jayashree (1921 – 2006), was an Indian actress who worked mainly in Kannada films. She is known for her supporting roles in such movies including Rayara Sose (1957), Naagarahaavu (1972), Eradu Kanasu and Sri Srinivasa Kalyana.

She was fondly referred to as 'Amma of Silvar screen'. She received Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the movie Amara Bharathi in 1970.[citation needed]


Career:

Jayashree was brought to Pakshiraj Studio of Tamil Nadu by Devi, the sister of the studio owner who allowed her to cast in Tamil film Vazhivil Thirunal. Offers were poured in for Jayashree in Tamil movies. This was noticed by Kannada film maker Honnappa Bhagavathar and he made her to debut in Kannada films with the 1948 movie Bhakta Kumbara.

Her next project in Kannada as heroine was Nagakannika in 1949, a blockbuster movie directed by G. Vishwanath. This film considered to be the first Kannada movie based on a folk tale.[citation needed] She played the title role in her next movie Thilotthame in 1951. Gradually she got shifted to supporting roles playing mother, mother-in-law, aunt for stalwarts like Dr. Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar, Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Tiger Prabhakar, Rajesh, Gangadhar, Srinath and many. In her five decades acting career, Jayashree starred more than 450 films.

Last days and death:

Jayashree did only two movies in the 1990s. Her last released movie was Savira Mettilu, an unfinished film of Puttanna Kanagal and finished by K. S. L. Swamy.

Jayashree spent last years of her life in Sri Vasavi Shantidhama, an old age home in Mysore. She died of heart attack early morning on 29 October 2006.

Awards:

1970-71 - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film ‛Amara Bharathi’.

Selected filmography:

1.Kannada

Bhakta Kumbara (1949)

Nagakannika (1949)

Thilotthame (1951)...Thilotthame

Jaganmohini (1951)

Mangala Gowri (1953)

Natashekhara (1954)

Sodari (1955)...Chanchaladevi

Muttaide Bhagya (1956)...Gowri

Rayara Sose (1957)...Gowri

Sati Nalaayini (1957)...Parvati

Bettada Kalla (1957)

Rani Honnamma (1960)

Bhakta Kanakadasa (1960)

Dashavathara (1960)

Rathna Manjari (1962)

Swarna Gowri (1962)

Mahathma Kabir (1962)...Neema

Jenu Goodu (1963)...Sharada

Mana Mecchida Madadi (1963)...Girija

Naandi (1964)...Savitri

Chandavalliya Thota (1964)...Puttathayi

Kalaavati (1964)...Puttamma

Thumbida Koda (1964)...Jaya

Ide Mahasudina (1965)...Poornima

Miss Leelavathi (1965)...Ganga

Madhumalathi (1966)...Gajalakshmi

Lagna Pathrike (1967)...Savitri

Bhagyada Bagilu (1968)...Kamala

Hannele Chiguridaga (1968)...Raji

Uyyale (1969)...Krishna's mother

Mayor Muthanna (1969)...Kamala

Margadarshi (1969)...Raji

Bhale Raja (1969)... Parvattamma

Hasiru Thorana (1970)...Jayashree

Devara Makkalu (1970)...Rukmini

Lakshmi Saraswathi (1970)...Lalitha

Sakshatkara (1971)...Maniyamma

Baala Bandhana (1971)...Parvati

Naagarahaavu (1972)...Sonabai

Sipayi Ramu (1972)...Ramu

Devaru Kotta Thangi (1973)

Kesarina Kamala (1973)...Parvati

Sri Srinivasa Kalyana (1974)

Eradu Kanasu (1974)...Gowri's mother

Raja Nanna Raja (1976)

Bayalu Daari (1976)...Anusuya

Baduku Bangaravayithu (1976)...Ganga

Sose Tanda Soubhagya (1977)

Paduvaaralli Pandavaru (1978)...Lakshmi

Haddina Kannu (1980)

Moogana Sedu (1980)

Tony (1982)

Premave Balina Belaku (1983)...Susheela

Nanna Prathigne (1985)...Seethamma

Aruna Raaga (1986)

Karna (1986)

Sundara Swapnagalu (1986)

Aaganthuka (1987)

Ee Bandha Anubandha (1987)...Vijay's aunt

Nammoora Hammera (1990)

2.Telugu:

Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu (1956)

Anthuleni Katha (1976)

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