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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).
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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.
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Annapurnamma Gari Manavadu
Kafan
Agnee
as Roopa
Lady Tarzan
as Rani / Lady Tarzan
Yaadgaar
Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey
Eenadu
Bangaru Koduku
Mama Allulla Saval
Guru Sarvabhouma Sri Raghavendra Karune
Kaksha
Katakatala Rudrayya
Sri Rama Pattabhishekam
as Mandodari
Akbar Saleem Anarkali
as Jodha
Sati Savitri
as Vijaya
Kurukshetram
as Draupadhi
Seetha Kalyanam
as Kaikeyi
Yashoda Krishna
as Yashoda
No Poster
Bhoomi Kosam
as Raji
No Poster
Anbu Sagodharargal
as Rani Malini Devi / Kamala
Pandanti Kapuram
as Rani Malini Devi/Savitha
Tahsildar Gari Ammayi
as Madhumathi
Sakshathkara
as Uma
Srimanthudu
as Radha
No Poster
Mattilo Manikyam
Maro Prapancham
as Bharata Maata
Ekaveera
as Meenakshi
No Poster
Mooga Nomu
as Gauri
No Poster
Chinnari Papalu
Ramu
as Lakshmi
Milan
as Gauri
Chadarangam
Sri Krishna Tulabharam
Navaratri
Palnati Yudham
Letha Manasulu
as Satya Bhama
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
as Sathyabama@Bama
Mangamma Sapatham
as Mangamma
Dorikithe Dongalu
as Latha / Madhavi
Rishte Naate
Ramudu Bheemudu
as Leela
Mooga Manasulu
Pooja Phalamu
Hamrahi
as Sharda
Gundamma Katha
as Saroja
Gulebakavali Katha
as Yuktimati
Padandi Munduku
as Sarala
No Poster
Manithan Maravillai
Marutha Nattu Veeran
as Princess Rathna
Nitchaya Thamboolam
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
as Sundari
Illarikam
No Poster
Nalla Theerpu
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
as Leela
Pellinaati Pramanalu
as Rukmini
No Poster
Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam
Bhookailas
as Mandodari
Bhookailasa
as Mandodari
Vinayaka Chavithi
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
No Poster
Bhagyarekha
as Lakshmi
No Poster
Miss Mary
Chintamani
as Radha
Tenali Raman
as Kamala
Tenali Ramakrishna
as Kamala
Santosham
as Sarasa
Donga Ramudu
as Lakshmi
Golden Baby
as Santha
Missamma
as Sita
Maa Gopi
Vaddante Dabbu
as Rekha
Iran Ki Ek Raat
Ameeree
as Anu