Jayamalini

She acted in more than 500 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies. Jayamalini was born in Chennai on 22 December 1958 into a Tamil family. She was the youngest of 8 siblings. She was introduced to Tollywood in 1974 by Vittalacharya in the movie he produced, Aadadani Adrustam. She acted in several Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam movies. She learned dancing from Heeralal master. She acted in Hindi movies too. She had a dance number in Shalimar (1978), starring Rex Harrison, Dharmendra and Zeenat Aman, which were in both English and Hindi versions. She also had a raunchy dance number, which was provocatively titled "Maamalu Maamalu Baavalu Baavulu", in the movie Maha Shaktimaan. Her sister Jyothi Lakshmi was also a cabaret dancer in films.

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Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977)

A retelling of Mahabharata through the perspectives of KARNA and DURYODHANA. The film uses dialogue and poetry written in Classical Telugu/ Grandhika Basha.  (more)

DIRECTION:  N.T. Rama Rao
CAST:  N.T. Rama Rao  •  Chalapathi Rao  •  Harikrishna Nandamuri  •  Jayabhaskar

A retelling of Mahabharata through the perspectives of KARNA and DURYODHANA. The film uses dialogue and poetry written in Classical Telugu/ Grandhika Basha.  (more)

DIRECTION:  N.T. Rama Rao
CAST:  N.T. Rama Rao  •  Chalapathi Rao  •  Harikrishna Nandamuri  •  Jayabhaskar

Shalimar (1978)

Kumar, a thief by profession poses as the son of Raja Bahadur Singh to accept an invitation to the island of Sir John Locksley. The guests include K.P.W. Iyengar aka Romeo, Dr. Dubari, Colonel Columbus, and Countess Sylvia Rasmussen. A stunned Kumar finds out that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krishna Shah
CAST:  Dharmendra  •  Zeenat Aman  •  Rex Harrison  •  Sylvia Miles

Kumar, a thief by profession poses as the son of Raja Bahadur Singh to accept an invitation to the island of Sir John Locksley. The guests include K.P.W. Iyengar aka Romeo, Dr. Dubari, Colonel Columbus, and Countess Sylvia Rasmussen. A stunned Kumar finds out that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krishna Shah
CAST:  Dharmendra  •  Zeenat Aman  •  Rex Harrison  •  Sylvia Miles

Valibamey Vaa Vaa (1982)

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DIRECTION:  Bharathiraja
CAST:  Karthik Muthuraman  •  Radha  •  Goundamani  •  Jayamalini

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DIRECTION:  Bharathiraja
CAST:  Karthik Muthuraman  •  Radha  •  Goundamani  •  Jayamalini

Salem Vishnu (1990)

Vishnu, a clever student but intolerant to cheating, is detained from college. He then becomes a car mechanic, but his life starts to change when his brother is transferred to the same city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thyagarajan
CAST:  Thyagarajan  •  Rupini  •  R. Sarathkumar  •  Geetha

Vishnu, a clever student but intolerant to cheating, is detained from college. He then becomes a car mechanic, but his life starts to change when his brother is transferred to the same city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thyagarajan
CAST:  Thyagarajan  •  Rupini  •  R. Sarathkumar  •  Geetha

Jaganmohini (1978)

The story of woman betrayed by a king reappears in his next life as a ghost intent on possessing him. On the advice of a priest,the king marries a pious woman who matches her devotional prowess against the ghost’s seductions and wins  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Vittalacharya
CAST:  Jayamalini  •  Narasimha Raju  •  Koti Surya Prabha  •  Dhoolipala

The story of woman betrayed by a king reappears in his next life as a ghost intent on possessing him. On the advice of a priest,the king marries a pious woman who matches her devotional prowess against the ghost’s seductions and wins  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Vittalacharya
CAST:  Jayamalini  •  Narasimha Raju  •  Koti Surya Prabha  •  Dhoolipala

Abkari (1988)

Vasu and Chacko are working as drivers and low ranking workers for the Abkari contractor Sreekandan. Sreekandan is heavily involved in the smuggling of liquor from the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu in order to increase the already high profits in his business. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  I V Sasi
CAST:  Mammootty  •  Urvashi  •  Thyagarajan  •  Ratheesh

Vasu and Chacko are working as drivers and low ranking workers for the Abkari contractor Sreekandan. Sreekandan is heavily involved in the smuggling of liquor from the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu in order to increase the already high profits in his business. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  I V Sasi
CAST:  Mammootty  •  Urvashi  •  Thyagarajan  •  Ratheesh

State Rowdy (1989)

An aspiring police officer changes the course of his life when he is unable to achieve his dream due to dirty politics. Then, he turns into an outlaw and decides to eliminate crime on his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Gopal
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Bhanupriya  •  Radha  •  Jyothi Lakshmi

An aspiring police officer changes the course of his life when he is unable to achieve his dream due to dirty politics. Then, he turns into an outlaw and decides to eliminate crime on his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Gopal
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Bhanupriya  •  Radha  •  Jyothi Lakshmi

Lok Parlok (1979)

Amar lives a poor lifestyle along with his widowed mom in a village, and has a sweetheart in Savitri. He is a trouble-maker and makes life difficult for the Panchayat Chair, Kalicharan, who also happens to be Savitri's father, so much so that Kalicharan hires Ram ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rama Rao Tatineni
CAST:  Jeetendra  •  Jaya Prada  •  Amjad Khan  •  Madan Puri

Amar lives a poor lifestyle along with his widowed mom in a village, and has a sweetheart in Savitri. He is a trouble-maker and makes life difficult for the Panchayat Chair, Kalicharan, who also happens to be Savitri's father, so much so that Kalicharan hires Ram ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rama Rao Tatineni
CAST:  Jeetendra  •  Jaya Prada  •  Amjad Khan  •  Madan Puri

Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu (1984)

Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu is fully comedy based movie in which, Chiranjeevi played a role of Raja, whose main aim is to make money by hook or crook and get his sister married. His father commits suicide after being accused of theft and his mother dies of disease.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijaya Bapineedu
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Vijayashanti  •  Allu Ramalingaiah  •  Nutan Prasad

Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu is fully comedy based movie in which, Chiranjeevi played a role of Raja, whose main aim is to make money by hook or crook and get his sister married. His father commits suicide after being accused of theft and his mother dies of disease.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijaya Bapineedu
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Vijayashanti  •  Allu Ramalingaiah  •  Nutan Prasad

Nakili Manishi (1980)

Prasad (Chiranjeevi) a middle class man loses his job due to his honesty. Unable to get the job and he has to feed this family he agrees to die for the money. Rama (Suneeta) who hires him to die pays money for it. But in the last minutes Prasad wants to live and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  S D Lal
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Kavitha  •  Sangeeta  •  Prabhakar Reddy

Prasad (Chiranjeevi) a middle class man loses his job due to his honesty. Unable to get the job and he has to feed this family he agrees to die for the money. Rama (Suneeta) who hires him to die pays money for it. But in the last minutes Prasad wants to live and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  S D Lal
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Kavitha  •  Sangeeta  •  Prabhakar Reddy

Hero (1984)

Hero is action oriented movie in which Chiranjeevi played a role of archeologist in thish movie, who comes to a village in search of a plan for the hidden treasure. His friend vikram was killed in the same village trying for that plan.One day during his work, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijaya Bapineedu
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Radhika Sarathkumar  •  Rao Gopal Rao  •  Kaikala Satyanarayana

Hero is action oriented movie in which Chiranjeevi played a role of archeologist in thish movie, who comes to a village in search of a plan for the hidden treasure. His friend vikram was killed in the same village trying for that plan.One day during his work, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijaya Bapineedu
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Radhika Sarathkumar  •  Rao Gopal Rao  •  Kaikala Satyanarayana

Yamanukku Yaman (1980)

Sathya reaches the court of Yama after he is killed for exposing the crimes of the village head. When he starts a protest to get his life back, Yama goes on a vacation and grants him his wish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoganand D
CAST:  Sivaji Ganesan  •  Sripriya  •  Major Sundarrajan  •  Thengai Srinivasan

Sathya reaches the court of Yama after he is killed for exposing the crimes of the village head. When he starts a protest to get his life back, Yama goes on a vacation and grants him his wish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoganand D
CAST:  Sivaji Ganesan  •  Sripriya  •  Major Sundarrajan  •  Thengai Srinivasan

24 Mani Neram (1984)

A young man sets out to find the real culprit when he is falsely accused of murdering a woman. However, he has to find the murderer within twenty-four hours and avenge the woman's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manivannan
CAST:  Mohan  •  Nalini  •  Jaishankar  •  Sathyaraj

A young man sets out to find the real culprit when he is falsely accused of murdering a woman. However, he has to find the murderer within twenty-four hours and avenge the woman's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manivannan
CAST:  Mohan  •  Nalini  •  Jaishankar  •  Sathyaraj

Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982)

Murli is a stylish and handsome young man who is forced to get married to an ugly village girl, Arukani, by his father. To escape from his wife and his father, he takes a transfer to Bangalore. In Bangalore, he gets friendly with one of his colleague, Julie, who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manivannan
CAST:  Mohan  •  Suhasini Maniratnam  •  Radha  •  S.Ve. Sekar

Murli is a stylish and handsome young man who is forced to get married to an ugly village girl, Arukani, by his father. To escape from his wife and his father, he takes a transfer to Bangalore. In Bangalore, he gets friendly with one of his colleague, Julie, who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manivannan
CAST:  Mohan  •  Suhasini Maniratnam  •  Radha  •  S.Ve. Sekar

Natchathiram (1980)

A movie buff befriends a popular actress as he believes that she is leading a happy life. However, one day he sees an unknown man making an attempt on her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Sripriya  •  Mohan Babu  •  Sivaji Ganesan  •  Rajinikanth

A movie buff befriends a popular actress as he believes that she is leading a happy life. However, one day he sees an unknown man making an attempt on her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Sripriya  •  Mohan Babu  •  Sivaji Ganesan  •  Rajinikanth

Anbukku Naan Adimai (1980)

This is the story of a street dancer, a policeman, and a thief - and the latter two are brothers  (more)

DIRECTION:  R. Thyagarajan
CAST:  Rajinikanth  •  Rati Agnihotri  •  Thengai Srinivasan  •  Suruli Rajan

This is the story of a street dancer, a policeman, and a thief - and the latter two are brothers  (more)

DIRECTION:  R. Thyagarajan
CAST:  Rajinikanth  •  Rati Agnihotri  •  Thengai Srinivasan  •  Suruli Rajan

Maria, My Darling (1980)

A minor thug, Raghu, and a pickpocket, Maria, fall in love. To find proof, Raghu joins a gang that killed Maria's father but soon realises that they are planning to kill Maria to bury any evidence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Durai
CAST:  Kamal Haasan  •  Sripriya  •  Vajramuni  •  Srikanth

A minor thug, Raghu, and a pickpocket, Maria, fall in love. To find proof, Raghu joins a gang that killed Maria's father but soon realises that they are planning to kill Maria to bury any evidence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Durai
CAST:  Kamal Haasan  •  Sripriya  •  Vajramuni  •  Srikanth

Guru (1980)

A young man Raghu sets up an explosive in a railway track to blow up a train. Raghu is a freedom fighter who wants to destroy the train in which British officers are travelling. He returns home after his successful attempt and is slammed by his rich father who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  I V Sasi
CAST:  Kamal Haasan  •  Sridevi  •  R. Muthuraman  •  Mohan Babu

A young man Raghu sets up an explosive in a railway track to blow up a train. Raghu is a freedom fighter who wants to destroy the train in which British officers are travelling. He returns home after his successful attempt and is slammed by his rich father who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  I V Sasi
CAST:  Kamal Haasan  •  Sridevi  •  R. Muthuraman  •  Mohan Babu

Superman (1980)

An orphaned boy is granted superpowers after praying to the god Hanuman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  V. Madhusudhan Rao
CAST:  N.T. Rama Rao  •  Jaya Prada  •  Jayamalini  •  Kaikala Satyanarayana

An orphaned boy is granted superpowers after praying to the god Hanuman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  V. Madhusudhan Rao
CAST:  N.T. Rama Rao  •  Jaya Prada  •  Jayamalini  •  Kaikala Satyanarayana

Kilikkonchel (1984)

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DIRECTION:  V. Ashok Kumar
CAST:  Mohanlal  •  Adoor Bhasi  •  Rani Padmini  •  Poojappura Ravi

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DIRECTION:  V. Ashok Kumar
CAST:  Mohanlal  •  Adoor Bhasi  •  Rani Padmini  •  Poojappura Ravi
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