HYDERABAD: Veteran actress Jamuna passed away at her residence in Hyderabad on Friday. She was 86.
As a heroine, Jamuna acted in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam. It was with ‘Missamma’ released in 1955 that Jamuna got noticed. The film was made by L V Prasad.
Jamuna also forayed into politics and was elected MP from Rajahmundry constituency in the 1989 elections.
Jamuna acted alongside N T Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, the reigning heroes of her time.
Some of her well-known films include 'Puttillu' made in 1952, 'Tenali Ramakrishna', ‘Ma Inti Mahalakshmi', 'Gundamma Katha', 'Collector Janaki', 'Sri Krishna Tulabaram' and 'Poolarangadu'.
The body is expected to be brought to the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce for the film industry to pay its respects.
Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyde...
Read MoreSushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.
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