Bengaluru, July 26, 2021 (www.justkannada.in): Sandalwood’s veteran actress Jayanthi expired today at her residence in Bengaluru.
She was 76-years-old. She was ailing for some time. Jayanthi has acted in more than 150 Kannada films. She had acted in over 500 films including several languages like Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, and Marathi. She also has the credit of acting with Kannada filmdom’s doyen Dr. Rajkumar in 45 movies.
Jayanthi was born in 1950 in Ballari. Her birth name is Kamala Kumari and was named Jayanthi on the silver screen. She entered the world of feature films through the Kannada movie ‘Jenugoodu’.
Former Chief Minister and leader of the opposition Siddaramaiah has expressed his grief over the death of the veteran actress.
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