Jayasudha

Sujatha Nidudavolu (lahir 1 Desember 1958), yang dikenal secara profesional sebagai Jayasudha, adalah seorang aktris dan politikus India yang sebagian besar bekerja di sinema Telugu dan Tamil. Dia memulai karir filmnya sebagai aktor cilik di *Pandanti Kapuram* (1972) sebelum beralih ke peran utama dengan *Arangetram* (1973), *Nomu* (1974), dan drama romantis *Apoorva Raagangal* (1975). Sepanjang tahun 1970-an dan 1980-an, ia memantapkan dirinya di sinema komersial arus utama, membintangi film-film fitur seperti *Soggadu* (1975), film aksi *Adavi Ramudu* (1977), *Idi Katha Kaadu* (1979), dan drama romantis musikal *Premabhishekam* (1981). Untuk penampilan utamanya, ia menerima tujuh Penghargaan Filmfare Selatan dan delapan Penghargaan Nandi, termasuk kemenangan untuk *Jyothi* (1976), *Aame Katha* (1977), dan *Meghasandesam* (1982). Dimulai pada akhir tahun 1990-an, Jayasudha beralih ke peran pendukung dan karakter, muncul dalam komedi *Money* (1993), drama *Anthimanthaarai* (1996), dan drama Hindi *Sooryavansham* (1999). Selama dekade berikutnya, ia memerankan tokoh matriarkal dalam produksi Telugu dan Tamil, termasuk drama romantis *Alaipayuthey* (2000), *Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi* (2003), *Bommarillu* (2006), *Kotha Bangaru Lokam* (2008), *Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu* (2013), dan *Shatamanam Bhavati* (2017). Kredit fitur selanjutnya termasuk *Chekka Chivantha Vaanam* (2018), drama keluarga *Varisu* (2023), *Bhairavam* (2025), dan *I'm Game* (2026).

Sujatha Nidudavolu (born December 1, 1958), known professionally as Jayasudha, is an Indian actress and politician who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She began her film career as a child actor in *Pandanti Kapuram* (1972) before transitioning to leading roles with *Arangetram* (1973), *Nomu* (1974), and the romantic drama *Apoorva Raagangal* (1975). Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she established herself in mainstream commercial cinema, starring in features such as *Soggadu* (1975), the action film *Adavi Ramudu* (1977), *Idi Katha Kaadu* (1979), and the musical romantic drama *Premabhishekam* (1981). For her leading performances, she received seven Filmfare Awards South and eight Nandi Awards, including wins for *Jyothi* (1976), *Aame Katha* (1977), and *Meghasandesam* (1982). Beginning in the late 1990s, Jayasudha shifted into supporting and character roles, appearing in the comedy *Money* (1993), the drama *Anthimanthaarai* (1996), and the Hindi drama *Sooryavansham* (1999). Over the subsequent decades, she played matriarchal figures across Telugu and Tamil productions, including the romantic drama *Alaipayuthey* (2000), *Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi* (2003), *Bommarillu* (2006), *Kotha Bangaru Lokam* (2008), *Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu* (2013), and *Shatamanam Bhavati* (2017). Her later feature credits include *Chekka Chivantha Vaanam* (2018), the family drama *Varisu* (2023), *Bhairavam* (2025), and *I'm Game* (2026).