Jayasudha

Jayasudha Kapoor (born Sujatha Nidudavolu) is an Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema. She was also a former MLA for the Congress in Secunderabad. She has also worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada films. She has received seven state Nandi Awards of Andhra Pradesh and seven Filmfare Awards South.

Jayasudha was born as Sujatha in Madras, Tamil Nadu on 17 December 1958. Her aunt is the Telugu cinema actress and director Vijaya Nirmala. Jayasudha made her film debut when she was twelve years old as Jamuna's daughter in the Telugu film Pandanti Kapuram (1972). Director K. Balachander gave her a small role in the Tamil film Arangetram, where she shared space with Kamal Haasan. She acted in several films in Telugu and Tamil, mostly under Balachander's direction: Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973), Naan Avanillai (1974) and Apoorva Raagangal and in Idi Katha Kaadu with Chiranjeevi. 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.