Jaya Prada MP

Jaya Prada was born as Lalita Rani in the historical town of Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh in a middle-class home. Her father was a Telugu film financier. Her mother enrolled her in dance and music classes at an early age. She was fourteen years old, when she gave a dance performance at her school. A film director was in audience and he offered her a three-minute musical number in the Telugu film Bhoomi Kosam. She was hesitant but her family encouraged her to accept it. The rushes of those three minutes of film was shown to the major figures of the Telugu film industry, and the floodgates opened. Big-name directors approached her with starring roles in quality projects and she accepted them.

She became a major star in 1976 with huge hits: K. Balachander's Anthuleni Katha showcased her dramatic skills; K. Viswanath's Siri siri Muvva showed her playing a mute with excellent dancing skills; and her title role 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.[1] The song "Aaresukoboyi Paresukunnanu" picturized on her and co-star N.T. Rama Rao became a classic hit[2]. She branched out to star in Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films, and had hit films in all of them.

K. Viswanath remade Siri siri Muvva (1976) into the Hindi film Sargam and introduced 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 as she couldn't speak Hindi. It took three more years before director K. Vishwanath relaunched her again in Hindi films, with the hit film Kaamchor(1982) where she spoke Hindi fluently for the first time. 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 K. Vishwanath's Sanjog (1985). 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.[3]. Although, she has acted in Bengali films, she has never worked for Ray.

She 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 (1982) where they played sisters who made big sacrifices for each other, was remade into the hit Hindi film Tohfaa(1984). These films endeared Jayapradha 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 2002, she stepped into the Marathi film industry by being a guest in the movie Aadhaar. [5] Thus far, she acted in seven languages and has completed 300 films during a 30-year film career. She started playing mature roles in 2004.

Politics

She entered into politics by joining Telugu Desam party. She was nominated to be an MP in Rajyasabha by TDP party. 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.

She also owns the Jaya Prada Theater in Chennai. [6]

Best Actress - Sargam (1979)
Best Actress - Sharabi (1984)
Best Actress - Sanjog (1985)

Kala Saraswati Award
Kinnera Savitri Award
Rajiv Gandhi Award
Nargis Dutt Gold Medal
Shakuntala Kala Rathnam Award
Uttam Kumar Award

Films

Deha (2007) (completed) (as Jaya Prada) .... Sandhya Joshi/Sandhya M. Desai

Dasavatharam (2007) (Tamil)

Maharadhi (2007) .... Chamundeswari Devi

Tathastu (2006) .... Dr. Nita

Khakee (2004) (as Jaya Prada) .... Jaya Shrivastav (Special Appearance) ... aka The Uniform (International: English title: informal literal title)

Ghar Grihasti (2004) (as Jaya Pradha) .... Temple dancer

Bharat Bhagya Vidhata (2002)

Devadoothan (2000) .... Angelina Ignatious

Shabdavedi (2000)

Kohram (1999) .... Amrita Sodi

Nyaydaata (1999) .... Ram's wife

Zulm-O-Sitam (1998) .... Mrs. Aarti

Jeevan Yudh (1997) .... Rani

Lav Kush (1997) .... Sita

Warning (1997)

Veer (1995) .... Rani

Maidan-E-Jung (1995) (as Jaya Prada) .... Laxmi (Karan's Babhi)

Paapi Devataa (1995) .... Rosie

Insaniyat (1994) .... Champabai

Chauraha (1994) (as Jaya Prada) .... Mrs. Pooja Mathur

Vivekananda (1994) (as Jayaprada)

Khal-Naaikaa (1993)

Dhartiputra (1993)

Insaniyat Ke Devta (1993) .... Paro

Kundan (1993) .... Jyoti K. Singh

Tyagi (1992) .... Parvati Shankar Dayal

Maa (1992) (as Jaya Prada) .... Mamta

Indrajeet (1991) (as Jaya Prada) .... Shanti Devi

Farishtay (1991) .... Sheela (Guest Appearance)

Sapnon Ka Mandir (1991) .... Sangeeta Sharma

Thanedaar (1990) (as Jaya Prada) .... Sudha Chandar

Nyay Anyay (1990) (as Jayaprada) .... Advoate Rama Khanna

Aaj Ka Arjun (1990) .... Gauri

Zakhmi Zameen (1990) .... Radha

Shehzaade (1989) (uncredited) .... Gauri Shrivastav

Jaadugar (1989) .... Meena

Elaan-E-Jung (1989)

Souten Ki Beti (1989) (as Jaya Pradha) .... Rukmini S. Verma

Paraya Ghar (1989)

Gharana (1989) .... Naina

Hum Bhi Insaan Hain (1989) (as Jayaprada)

Kaanoon Ki Awaaz (1989) (as Jaya Prada) .... Advocate/Judge Janki Rai

Main Tera Dushman (1989) .... Jaya Srivastav (Kishan's wife)

Majboor (1989) .... Sharda

Maut Ki Ladai (1989)

Ganga Tere Desh Mein (1988) .... Dr. Asha

Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988) .... Seeta (Ram's wife)

Mardon Wali Baat (1988) .... Asha ... aka A Man's Job

Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988) (as Jaya Pradha) .... Saraswathi

Samsaram (1988)

Sindoor (1987) .... Laxmi Choudhury

Majaal (1987) .... Sandhya ... aka Dare

Aulad (1987) .... Yashoda

Vishwanatha Nayakudu (1987)

Aisa Pyaar Kahan (1986) .... Sarita Khanna

Pyaar Ke Do Pal (1986) .... Geeta Choudhary

Muddat (1986) .... Bharti Devi ... aka Ages

Aakhree Raasta (1986) (as Jaya Prada) .... Mary D. D'Costa ... aka The Last Option

Veta (1986) ... aka Farrar Qaidi (India: Hindi title: dubbed version) ... aka The Hunt

Swarag Se Sunder (1986) .... Laxmi Choudhury ... aka Lovelier Than Heaven

Simhasanam (1986)

Singhasan (1986) .... Princess Alakh Nanda

Tandra Paparayudu (1986)

Sanjog (1985) .... Yashoda/Asha

Sur Sangam (1985) (as Jayaprada) .... Tulsi

Zabardast (1985) (as Jaya Pradha) .... Mala Saigal

Pataal Bhairavi (1985) .... Rajkumari Indumati Singh ... aka The Seductress from Hell

Haqeeqat (1985) .... Bharti ... aka Reality (International: English title)

Hoshiyar (1985) .... Radha

Mera Saathi (1985) .... Raagini

Naya Kadam (1984) .... Bijli

Insaaf Kaun Karega (1984) (as Jaya Pradha) .... Sitara Devi

Tohfa (1984) .... Janki

Awaaz (1984) .... Anu

Dharam Aur Kanoon (1984) .... Shanta

Haisiyat (1984) .... Sita

Maqsad (1984) .... Rani ... aka Objective

Mera Faisla (1984) .... Nisha Dhawan

Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai (1984)

Sharaabi (1984) .... Meena

Mawaali (1983) .... Nisha Verma ... aka Hoodlum

Qayamat (1983)

Puli Bebbuli (1983)

Adavi Simhalu (1983)

Amarajeevi (1983)

Kavirathna Kalidas (1983) .... Princess

Main Awara Hoon (1983) (as Jaya Pradha) .... Bela

Meghasandesam (1983) .... Padma ... aka The Cloud Messenger (India: English title)

Mundadugu (1983) ... aka The Next Step

Sagara Sangamam (1983) .... Madhavi ... aka Salangai Oli (India: Tamil title: dubbed version) ... aka The Confluence

Kaamchor (1982) .... Geeta Sanghvi

Baawri (1982)

Devatha (1982)

Dil-E-Nadaan (1982) .... Sheela

Ekalavya (1982)

Krishnarajunulu (1982)

Swayamvaram (1982)

47 Natkal (1981) ... aka 47 Days ... aka 47 Rojulu (India: Telugu title)

Agni Poolu (1981)

Ooriki Monagadu (1981)

Chandipriya (1980) .... Chandipriya

Circus Ramudu (1980)

Sreevari Muchatlu (1980)

Superman (1980) .... Lois Lane

Takkar (1980) .... Vijay's girlfriend ... aka The Confrontation

Dongalaku Saval (1979)

Ninaithale Inikkum (1979)

Rangoon Rowdy (1979) .... Indhu/Rajani

Sargam (1979) (as Jaya Prada) .... Hema Pradhan ... aka Musical Scale (International: English title)

Shri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam (1979) .... Goddess Padmavati Devi

Adavi Ramudu (1977)

Andame Anandam (1977)

Chanakya Chandragupta (1977)

Kurukshetramu (1977) .... Uttara

Meethi Meethi Baatein (1977)

Seeta Rama Vanavasam (1977) .... Sita

Siri Siri Muvva (1976) .... Hema

Anthuleni Katha (1976) .... Sarita ... aka A Story Without an End

Mangalyaniki Maromudi (1976)

Manmatha Leelai (1976) .... Kannagi ... aka Cupid's Play

Seeta Kalyanam (1976) .... Sita/Lakshmi ... aka Seeta's Wedding ... aka The Wedding of Sita

Shri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club (1976)

Sita Swayamvar (1976) .... Sita ... aka Seetha Swayamvaram (India: Malayalam title: alternative transliteration)

Yamagola (1975)

Bhoomikosam(1974)