Jamuna
Known for: Acting
Jamuna (August 30, 1936 – January 27, 2023) was an Indian actress and politician who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema, alongside appearances in Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films. Raised in Duggirala, Andhra Pradesh, she began stage acting as a child before making her feature screen debut in the drama *Puttillu* (1952). She achieved mainstream recognition in the mid-1950s with the romantic comedy *Missamma* (1955) and the drama *Donga Ramudu* (1955). Over the 1950s and 1960s, she established herself as a prominent leading actress, starring in the comedy *Gundamma Katha* (1962), the mythological film *Sri Krishna Tulabharam* (1966), and the drama *Mooga Manasulu* (1964). Jamuna also worked in Hindi cinema, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the romantic drama *Milan* (1967). In South Indian cinema, she headlined titles including the family drama *Pandanti Kapuram* (1972) and mythological features such as *Yashoda Krishna* (1975). In her later career, she transitioned into character roles in films such as *Eenadu* (1982) and *Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey* (1983), before making a final screen appearance in the drama *Annapurnamma Gari Manavadu* (2021). Beyond film, she served as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing Rajahmundry.
Filmography
Film
Golden Baby
Santha
1955
Film
Eenadu
1982
Film
Maro Prapancham
Bharata Maata
1970
Film
Pooja Phalamu
1964
Film
Illarikam
1959
Film
Navaratri
1966
Film
Kurukshetram
Draupadhi
1977
Film
Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey
1983
Film
Katakatala Rudrayya
1978
Chinnari Papalu
1968
Film
Pellinaati Pramanalu
Rukmini
1958
Film
Bangaru Koduku
1982
Film
Tenali Raman
Kamala
1956
Film
Seetha Kalyanam
Kaikeyi
1976
Film
Agnee
Roopa
1988
Film
Milan
Gauri
1967
Film
Yashoda Krishna
Yashoda
1975
Film
Ameeree
Anu
1945
Film
Mama Allulla Saval
1980
Film
Padandi Munduku
Sarala
1962
Film
Gundamma Katha
Saroja
1962
Film
Pandanti Kapuram
Rani Malini Devi/Savitha
1972
Film
Dorikithe Dongalu
Latha / Madhavi
1965
Film
Letha Manasulu
Satya Bhama
1966
Film
Sakshathkara
Uma
1971
Film
Marutha Nattu Veeran
Princess Rathna
1961
Film
Chadarangam
1967
Film
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
1957
Mooga Nomu
Gauri
1969
Film
Donga Ramudu
Lakshmi
1955
Film
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
Sathyabama@Bama
1965
Film
Mooga Manasulu
1964
Film
Gulebakavali Katha
Yuktimati
1962
Film
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
Sundari
1959
Film
Yaadgaar
1984
Film
Hamrahi
Sharda
1963
Film
Bhookailas
Mandodari
1958
Film
Guru Sarvabhouma Sri Raghavendra Karune
1980
Film
Kafan
1990
Miss Mary
1957
Film
Iran Ki Ek Raat
1949
Film
Lady Tarzan
Rani / Lady Tarzan
1988
Film
Akbar Saleem Anarkali
Jodha
1978
Film
Bhookailasa
Mandodari
1958
Film
Rishte Naate
1965
Mattilo Manikyam
1971
Film
Palnati Yudham
1966
Nalla Theerpu
1959
Film
Missamma
Sita
1955
Film
Kaksha
1980
Film
Sri Krishna Tulabharam
1966
Film
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
Leela
1959
Film
Ramu
Lakshmi
1968
Film
Sri Rama Pattabhishekam
Mandodari
1978
Film
Nitchaya Thamboolam
1961
Film
Chintamani
Radha
1956
Film
Ramudu Bheemudu
Leela
1964
Film
Tenali Ramakrishna
Kamala
1956
Film
Santosham
Sarasa
1955
Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam
1958
Manithan Maravillai
1961
Film
Srimanthudu
Radha
1971
Film
Annapurnamma Gari Manavadu
2021
Film
Sati Savitri
Vijaya
1978
Bhagyarekha
Lakshmi
1957
Film
Tahsildar Gari Ammayi
Madhumathi
1971
Film
Mangamma Sapatham
Mangamma
1965
Film
Vinayaka Chavithi
1957
Film
Ekaveera
Meenakshi
1969
Film
Vaddante Dabbu
Rekha
1954
Anbu Sagodharargal
Rani Malini Devi / Kamala
1973