Jayasudha

Ayasudha was born as Sujatha inMadras,Tamil Naduon 17 December 1958 . Her aunt is actress and directorVijaya Nirmala. Jayasudha made her film debut when she was twelve years old asJamuna's daughter in the Telugu filmPandanti Kapuram(1972). DirectorK. Balachandergave her a small role in the Tamil filmArangetramwhere she shared space withKamal Haasan. She acted in a number of films in Tamil mostly under Balachander's direction—Sollathaan Ninaikkiren(1973),Naan Avanillai(1974) andApoorva Raagangal. She also changed her name to Jayasudha, since there was already another actress named Sujatha. Her fame quickly spread, where Telugu film producers were offering her good film roles. While her debut role as heroine in the Telugu filmLakshmana Rekha(1975) got her attention, it was really the title role inJyothi(remake of the Hindi filmMilistarringJaya Bhaduri) that made her a big star in Telugu films. She was now called a successor to the great Telugu actressSavitriand performed many strong roles and showed excellent range.[1]She is given the title "Sahaja Nati" which means "natural/realistic actress.".