Worked in 60 films, was called a superstar, married ex-CM’s nephew at the age of 22, life ruined

New Delhi. There are many actresses from Bollywood to South, who have done great things in different films and have become famous as soon as they appear on the screen. Got work with big stars, got name and fame, but there came a time in my life when I said goodbye to cinema. There are many such beauties in the film world, whose hearts are connected with actors as well as cricketers and people related to politics. But, do you know about that actress, who worked with big stars at a young age. She fell in love with the ex-CM’s nephew, got married, but then life became hell.

If you are fond of South films, then you must have heard about this beauty. This actress was none other than Jayalakshmi. People immediately know her by the name of Jayalakshmi. She did not stay in the world of cinema for long, but with whatever work she did, she made a special place in the hearts of people. Jayalakshmi was active in Tamil and Telugu films and was known as Supriya in Malayalam films.

More than 60 films in a short career
His career did not last very long. In about 10 years, he acted in more than 66 films. He had worked in many films with South megastar Rajinikanth. Jayalakshmi debuted in 1972 with the Telugu film ‘Iddaru Ammayilu’, in which Akkineni Nageswara Rao was in the lead role.

Rajinikanth had praised Jayalakshmi in an interview in 2018. video grab

How did you get the name ‘Fatafat’?
In 1972 itself, she appeared in A Vincent’s Malayalam film ‘Theertha Yatra’ with the screen name Supriya, after that in 1973, people liked her in ‘Ithu Manushyaano’. In 1974, she debuted in Tamil with ‘Aval Oru Thodar Kathai’, where she was credited as Jayalakshmi. She became famous among the people with her popular dialogue ‘Fatafat’ under this name. After this people immediately started calling her by the name of Jayalakshmi.

Fata Jayalakshmi was once Rajinikanth’s favourite.
He shared the screen with big names like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Krishna, NTR and Chiranjeevi and every time they made him sit on top of their heads. He is still known for great films like Anthuleni Katha, Arilirunthu Arubaathu Varai and Mullum Malarum. At one time, Jayalakshmi used to be Rajinikanth’s favorite actress. But it is said that we make some mistakes in life, which are realized quite late.

He has done many films in South Industry. Photo courtesy-IMDb

The decision of marriage became the bane of life.
Something similar happened with the actress also. When the actress’s stardom was at its peak, she fell in love with the nephew of former Tamil Nadu CM and actor MG Ramachandran. Fell in love and decided to get married. As soon as she got married, she distanced herself from cinema. After marriage, she had to struggle a lot in her personal life. But she broke down and ended her unsuccessful marriage by committing suicide. At the age of just 22, he said goodbye to the world.

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