What is in news : Veteran actor Jayanti, 76, who passed away recently , was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed female actors of her time.

About :

• Born as Kamala Kumari in Ballari
• Veteran actor Manorama who was her batchmate
• Jenu Goodu in 1963 was her first film.
• Has acted in more than 500 films in five languages — Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi
• Her roles in Miss Leelavathi, Chandavalliya Thota won her National award
• Edakallu Gudadda mele was her movie which got her state award
• She was called ‘Abhinaya Sharade’ by Kannada film connoisseursa