Jaya Prada

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Jaya Prada

Jaya Prada in 2012

Member of the Indian Parliament
for Rampur
In office
13 May 2004[1] 16 May 2014[2][3]
Preceded by
Noor Bano
Succeeded by Kunwar Bhartendra
Constituency Rampur
Personal details
Lalita Rani
Born
3 April 1962 (age 53)
Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
Political party Rashtriya Lok Dal, Uttar Pradesh[4]
Occupation Actress, politician
Religion
Hinduism
Jaya Prada (born 3 April 1962)[5] is an Indian film actress and politician.[6] She has
starred in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi films. She
was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur from 2004-2014.

Contents

1 Early life
2 Film career
o 2.1 1980s
o 2.2 1990s and later
3 Personal life
4 Political career
5 Television
6 Awards
7 Filmography
8 References
9 External links

Early life
Jaya Prada was born as Lalita Rani in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. Her father, Krishna
Rao, was a Telugu film financier. Her mother, Neelaveni, was a home-maker and a very
pious lady. The young Lalitha attended a Telugu-medium school in Rajahmundry and was
also enrolled in dance and music classes at an early age.

Film career
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When Jaya Prada was 14 years old, she performed a dance at her school's annual
function. A film director in the audience offered her a three-minute dance number in the
Telugu film Bhoomi Kosam. She was hesitant, but her family encouraged her to accept it.
She was paid only 10 rupees for her work in the film, but the rushes of those three
minutes of film were shown to the major figures of the Telugu film industry. Major
filmmakers offered her starring roles in quality films, and she accepted them. She became
a huge star in 1976 with major hit films. Director K. Balachander's black-and-white film
Anthuleni Katha (1976) showcased her dramatic skills; K. Viswanath's color film Siri Siri
Muvva (1976)[7] showed her playing a mute with excellent dancing skills; and her title
role as Sita in the big-budget mythological film Seetha Kalyanam confirmed her
versatility. In 1977, she starred in Adavi Ramudu, which broke box office records and
which permanently cemented her star status.[8] The song "Aaresukoboyi Paresukunnanu"
performed by Prada and co-star N.T. Rama Rao became a mass hit. Important filmmakers
were casting her and repeating her in their films. Filmmaker Vijay introduced her to
Kannada cinema in his 1977 super hit movie Sanadi Appanna alongside Kannada
matinee idol Raj Kumar. The movie is also known to be the only movie to feature shehnai
rendition by Ustad Bismillah Khan. Jaya Prada repeated her successful pairing with Raj

Kumar in films like Huliya Halina Mevu (1979), Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983) and
Shabdavedhi (2000). In 1979, K. Balachander repeated her in Tamil film Ninaithale
Inikkum opposite Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth in which she played a terminally-ill
patient. She continued to act in more films in Telugu opposite actors such NTR, ANR,
Krishna, Krishnam Raju and Sobhan Babu throughout the 70s and 80s. K. Viswanath
remade Siri Siri Muvva (1976) in Hindi as Sargam introducing Jayaprada to Bollywood
in 1979. The film was successful and she became a star there as well. She earned her first
Filmfare nomination as Best Actress but couldn't capitalize on her success since she
couldn't speak Hindi.[9]

1980s
In 1981, she starred in the critically acclaimed Tamil film 47 Natkal for filmmaker K.
Balachander in which Chiranjeevi played her villainous, bigamist husband. After she took
Hindi lessons, director K. Vishwanath relaunched her in Hindi films, with the hit film
Kaamchor where she spoke Hindi fluently for the first time.[10] She was now able to
consistently work in Hindi films, and earned two more Filmfare nominations as Best
Actress for playing Amitabh Bachchan's endearing girlfriend in Prakash Mehra's
Sharaabi (1984) and for her challenging double role in K. Vishwanath's Sanjog. Saagara
Sangamam directed by K. Vishwanath, starring Kamal Hassan proved to be a milestone
in her career, winning her lot of accolades including Filmfare Award for Best Actress Telugu in 1983.
Jaya made a successful team not just with Amitabh Bachchan and Jeetendra, but also
with her immediate screen rival Sridevi, with whom she has acted in about a dozen films.
Their hit Telugu film Devatha (1982), where they played sisters who made huge
sacrifices for each other, was remade into the hit Hindi film Tohfa (1984). These films
endeared Jaya Prada to the traditional conservative section of film goers and she amassed
a huge female fan following as well. It was an image that would serve her well when she
started a new career as a politician.
In 1985, she acted in Malayalam film Iniyum Katha Thudarum directed by Joshiy starring
Mammootty, Baby Shalini and Ambika. The film portrayed her playing wife of
Mammootty, leading to a tragic end of mother and daughter, film ends Mammootty
taking revenge on his family's death.
Indian director Satyajit Ray described her as was one of the prettiest women in the world.
[11]
Although, she has acted in Bengali films, she has never worked for Ray. (She claimed
that Ray had her in mind for a film, but his illness and subsequent death prevented their
collaboration).[12]

1990s and later

As she became involved in her political career since 1994, at the age of 32, her
involvement with films reduced.

In 2000, She acted in a Malayalam film Devadoothan starring Mohanlal directed by Sibi
Malayil.The film garnered immensely popular reviews from the critics but failed at the
box-office. But it met with great appreciation from the audience when released in Home
Media and when aired on television. This movie had evergreen hit songs. In 2004,She
acted in Ee Snehatheerathu Malayalam film as Kunchacko Boban's mother.
In 2002, she stepped into the Marathi film industry by being a guest in the movie
Aadhaar.[13] Thus far, she acted in eight languages and has completed 300 films during a
30-year film career. She started playing mature roles in 2004.
She also owns the Jaya Prada Theater in Chennai.[14]
In 2011, she returned to Malayalam screens with a strong role in Pranayam, alongside
Mohanlal and Anupam Kher. She played the role of 'Grace' in this film which won her
critical acclaim and several awards. Her 2012 Kannada film Krantiveera Sangolli
Rayanna (Sangolli Rayanna) that saw her donning the historical role of courageous Kittur
Chennamma, completed 100 days at the box office.

Personal life

Jaya Prada at the launch of T P Aggarwal's trade magazine 'Blockbuster'

In 1986, she married producer Srikanth Nahata, who was already married to Chandra and
had 3 children. This marriage stirred a lot of controversy, especially since Nahata did not
divorce his current wife and had children with his first wife after marrying Jaya Prada.[15]
Jaya Prada and Srikanth have no children together, although she had at one time
expressed desire to have children.

Political career
Jayaprada joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 at the invitation of its founder,
N. T. Rama Rao, on the eve of the assembly elections, and rose quickly through the ranks.
At that time there was speculation that she would run for election, but she preferred not to
make her electoral debut, although she was offered a seat by Rao.
She campaigned in several constituencies in 1994.[16] When Rao became the Chief
minister in 1994, he appointed one of his sons-in-law Nara Chandrababu Naidu as the
Revenue Minister. Soon after the formation of the government, Rao's health started
deteriorating, and in response to the growing influence of his wife, Lakshmi Parvati, on
the political decisions of NTR, Chandrababu Naidu convinced a majority of the TDP
MLAs to elect him as the chief minister. Since most of the legislators had gone over to
his side, the Anti Defection Law did not apply and the Telugu Desam Party label passed
on to the Chandrababu Naidu faction. During this period, Prada too joined the
Chandrababu Naidu faction of the party. She was nominated to the Rajya Sabha
representing Andhra Pradesh in 1996. She also held the post of Telugu Mahila President.
Following differences with party Supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu, she left the TDP to
join Samajwadi Party. She contested from Rampur parliamentary Constituency in UP
during the 2004 General election and got elected with a margin of more than 85000 votes.
During her campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in 2009, she was issued a notice by the
Election Commission for violating the code of conduct by distributing bindis to women
in Rampur's Swar locality.[17] On 11 May 2009, Jaya Prada alleged that senior Samajwadi
Party leader Azam Khan was distributing nude pictures of her.[18] She was re-elected with
a margin of more than 30,000 votes.[19]
After she came out in open support of the former General Secretary of Samajwadi Party,
Amar Singh, Prada was expelled from the party on 2 February 2010 for allegedly
indulging in anti-party activities and damaging party's secular image.[20] Amar Singh,
along with Jaya Prada floated his own political party, Rashtriya Lok Manch, in 2011, and
fielded candidates in 360 of the 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the 2012 assembly polls.
However his party did not win a single seat in these election. Later she, along with Amar
Singh joined RLD on 10 March 2014[21] and then after that she got the ticket to contest
from Bijnor seat in 2014 general elections.[22][23] She however lost the election.[24][25]

Television
Jayaprada made her debut to small screen with Local TV's show Jayapradam where she
was the host of the show and interviewed many of the celebrated actors, technicians
including Kamal Hassan, Chiranjeevi, K. Viswanath, ANR, Ram Gopal Varma and many
others. The show made her closer to the Telugu audience again.[26][27]

Awards

Nandi Awards
Special Jury Award Anthuleni Katha (1976)
Filmfare Awards
Nominated - Best Actress - Sargam (1979)
Nominated - Best Actress - Sharaabi (1984)
Nominated - Best Actress - Sanjog (1985)
Filmfare Awards South
Best Actress Telugu Saagara Sangamam (1983)
Lifetime Achievement Award South (2007)[28]
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress - Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (2012)
Other awards
Kalashree award
Kala Saraswati Award
Kinnera Savitri Award
Rajiv Gandhi Award
Nargis Dutt Gold Medal
Shakuntala Kala Rathnam Award
Uttam Kumar Award[29]
ANR Achievement Award (2008)[30]
Venus of Indian Cinema Award from TSR TV9 Film Awards (2011)[31]
Nana Film Award for Best Actress Pranayam
Ujala Asianet Film Awards 2012 Special Jury Award for Pranayam
Amrita Film Awards 2012 Best Actress Award for Pranayam
Mathrubhumi Kalyan Silks film awards 2012 Best Character Actress Award for
Pranayam
Kerala Film Producers Association Surya TV Film Awards 2012 Outstanding
Performance Award for Pranayam
Asiavision Movie Awards 2011 Outstanding Performance Award for Pranayam

Filmography
Year
Film Title
1974 Bhoomi Kosam
1976 Manmatha Leelai
1976 Anthuleni Katha
1976 Seeta Kalyanam
Mangalyaniki
1976
Maromudi
Shri Rajarajeshwari
1976
Vilas Coffee Club
1977 Bhadrakali

Language
Telugu
Tamil
Telugu
Telugu

Notes

Nandi Special Jury Award

Telugu
Telugu
Telugu

Ilaiyaraaja First Telugu Music Film

1977 Adavi Ramudu

1977 Kurukshetram
Eenati Bandham
1977
Enatido
Chanakya
1977
Chandragupta
1977 Yamagola
1977 Sanaadi Appanna
1978 Siri Siri Muvva
1978 Atanikante Ghanudu
1978 Agent Gopi

Telugu
Telugu

1979 Sargam

Hindi

1979 Huliya Haalina Mevu

1979 Ninaithale Inikkum
Andamaina
1979
Anubhavam
1979 Lok Parlok
1980 Buchchi Babu
1980 Bandodu Gundamma
1981 Taxi Driver
1981 Rahasya Goodachari
1981 47 Natkal
1981 47 Rojulu
1982 Kaamchor
1982 Dil-e-Nadaan

Kannada
Tamil

1983 Sagara Sangamam

Telugu

1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1984

Hindi
Hindi
Telugu
Telugu
Kannada
Hindi

Qayamat
Mawaali
Meghasandesam
Mundadugu
Kaviratna Kalidasa
Tohfa

Uttara

Telugu
Telugu
Telugu
Kannada
Telugu
Telugu
Telugu
Nominated Filmfare Award for Best
Actress

Telugu
Hindi
Telugu
Telugu
Telugu
Telugu
Tamil
Telugu
Hindi
Hindi

1984 Sharaabi

Hindi

1984 Maqsad
1985 Maha Sangramam

Hindi
Telugu

1985 Sanjog

Hindi

1985 Hoshiyar
1985 Zabardast
1985 Iniyum Katha

Hindi
Hindi
Malayalam

Filmfare Award for Best Telugu

Actress

Nominated Filmfare Award for Best

Actress

Nominated Filmfare Award for Best

Actress

Nimmi

1986
1986
1986
1986
1986
1986
1986
1987
1987
1988
1989
1989
1989
1990
1990
1990
1991
1991
1991
1992
1992
1993
1993
1993
1993
1994
1994
1995
1997
1997
1998
1999
2000
2000
2000
2003
2004
2004
2006
2007

Thudarum
Tandra Paparayudu
Simhasanam
Prajarajyam
Veta
Aakhree Raasta
Swarag Se Sunder
Muddat
Aulad
Majaal
Gangaa Jamunaa
Saraswati
Jaadugar
Main Tera Dushman
Elaan-E-Jung
Aaj Ka Arjun
Thanedaar
Ekalavya
Indrajeet
Veerta
Farishtay
Maa
Athma Bandhana
Insaniyat Ke Devta
Manikantana Mahime
Ezhai Jaathi
Dhartiputra
Insaaniyat
Naya Kadam
Himapatha
Jeevan Yudh
Prema Geethe
Aami Sei Meye
Habba
Devadoothan
Aadhar
Shabdavedhi
Sri Renukadevi
Khakee
Ee Snehatheerathu
Tathastu
Ee Bandhana

Telugu
Telugu
Telugu
Telugu
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Kannada
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Kannada
Hindi
Kannada
Tamil
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Kannada
Hindi
Kannada
Bengali
Kannada
Malayalam
Marathi
Kannada
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Hindi
Kannada

Lakshmi
Nandini

2007
2007
2009
2009
2010

Maharathi
Dasavatharam
Sesh Sangat
Raaj The Showman
The Desire

Telugu
Tamil
Bengali
Kannada
Special appearance
Hindi/English/Chinese
Nominated Filmfare Award for Best
2011 Pranayam
Malayalam
Actress - Malayalam, Asianet Special
jury award & various other Awards
Krantiveera Sangolli
Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best
2012
Kannada
Rayanna
Supporting Actress - Kannada
2013 Rajjo
Hindi

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External links
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Jaya Prada at the Internet Movie Database

Member of Parliament from
Rampur
20042014

Preceded by
Noor Bano

[show]
v
t
e

Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress

[show]
v
t
e

Filmfare Award South for Lifetime Achievement

Succeeded by
Dr. Nepal Singh

Categories:
1962 births
Living people
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Telugu politicians
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
14th Lok Sabha members
Samajwadi Party politicians
Indian actor-politicians
15th Lok Sabha members
Filmfare Awards South winners
Nandi Award winners
Telugu Desam Party politicians
Indian film actresses
20th-century Indian actresses
Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
21st-century Indian actresses
Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
United Progressive Alliance candidates in the Indian general election, 2014

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