Jayashree (actress)

Jayashree is an Indian actress who appeared in Tamil-language films in the 1980s. She was introduced by C. V. Sridhar in Thendrale Ennai Thodu opposite Mohan in 1985.[1] She started a career in technology in 2000, taking a break from acting after her marriage.

Jayashree
Born	10 August 1965 Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–1989 1997 2016
Spouse(s)	Chandrasekhar (m.1988–present)
Children	2

Career

Jayashree started her cinematic career with the 1985 Tamil filmThendrale Ennai Thodu, opposite Mohan. After getting married in 1988, she left the film industry to focus on her family, and later began a career in technology. She returned to acting with the 2010 film Kadhal 2 Kalyanam, though it was never released. On Christmas Day 2016, Jayashree's comeback film Manal Kayiru 2 was released internationally.[2][3]

Personal life

Jayashree is the granddaughter of the late S. Jayalakshmi, singer and actress, and grandniece of the musician and painter S. Rajam and musician and filmmaker Sundaram Balachander, both her grandmother's brothers. She married Chandrasekhar, a banking professional, in 1988, and they settled in the United States. The couple have two sons.[4]

Filmography

Tamil

Year	Film	Director	Notes	Reference
1985	Thendrale Ennai Thodu	C. V. Sridhar		[5]
1986	Manithanin Marupakkam	K. Rangaraj	Remake of Malayalam film Nirakkoottu	[6]
1986	Vidinja Kalyanam	Manivannan		[7]
1986	Nambinar Keduvathillai	K. Shankar		[8][9]
1986	Anandha Kanneer	K. Vijayan		[10]
1986	Panneer Nadhigal	M. Bhaskar
1986	Mounam Kalaikirathu	Kundrai Vaendan Karikalan
1986	Yaaro Ezhuthiya Kavithai	C. V. Sridhar
1987	Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi	Visu
1987	Vanna Kanavugal	Amir John
1987	Thaali Dhanam	R.C.Shakthi
1987	Anand	C.V.Rajendiran
1989	Nalaya Manithan	Velu Prabhakaran
1989	Varam	R. C. Sakthi
1997	Pistha	K. S. Ravikumar
1997	Vivasaayi Magan	Ramarajan
2010	Kadhal 2 Kalyanam	Milind Rau	Unreleased	[11][12]
2016	Manal Kayiru 2	Madhan Kumar	Comeback film	[13][14]

Malayalam

Year	Film	Director	Notes	Ref.
1986	Veendum	Joshiy
1997	Masmaram	Thampi Kannamthanam	[15][16][17][18]

Voice acting

• Geetha - Azhagan (1991)
• Jyothika - Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007)

References

1. "Jayashree returns to the silver screen". indiaglitz. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
2. "Three decades later, same cast!". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
3. "Poorna is the lead in the sequel to Manal Kayiru". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
4. "Jayashree returns to the silver screen". indiaglitz. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
5. "Actress Jaishree is back!". The New Indian Express. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
6. "Manithanin Marupakkam". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
7. "Vidinja Kalyanam Vinyl LP Records". ebay. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
8. "Watch: When actresses danced on the 18th step at Sabarimala". OnManorama. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
9. "Sabarimala cinema shoot involving actresses forced rigid curbs on women". OnManorama. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
10. "Anandha Kanneer Shankar Ganesh Vinyl LP Records". ebay. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
11. "Finally it's time for Divya Spandana and Sathya, Sathya, Divya Spandana". www.behindwoods.com.
12. Raghavan, Nikhil (26 April 2014). "Etcetera: On a short break" – via www.thehindu.com.
13. "Three decades later, same cast!". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
14. "Poorna is the lead in the sequel to Manal Kayiru". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
15. "Veendum". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
16. "Veendum". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
17. "Veendum". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
18. "Veendum". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

External links

• Jayashree at IMDb