Biography A popular film star in Indian cinema before her entry into politics, having appeared as the lead heroine in over 140 films which includes films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and worked in one Hindi film.
Her grandfather was in the service of the Mysore kingdom as a surgeon, and the prefix 'Jaya' was added to the name to reflect their association with king Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar of Mysore. Her mother called her Komalavalli.
She is famous for her acting as well as singing
Jayalalitha J: Photos, Pictures
Sachu and jayalalitha
Kunnakudi vaidyanathan receiving an award from Jayalalitha
She is fluent in several languages, including Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and English
MGR-Jayalalithaa pair acted in 28 films and of them 28 were box-office hits from 1965-1973. 19 of their hit films were platinum jubilee hits and 8 were golden jubilee hits.
Jayalalitha has acted in over 140 films
She did 28 films in Telugu and each of them were platinum jubilee hit.