Jamuna (actress)

This article is about the Indian actress. For other uses, see Jamuna (disambiguation).

Jamuna
Born(1936-08-30)30 August 1936
Hampi, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Karnataka, India)
Died27 January 2023(2023-01-27) (aged 86)
Hyderabad, India
Other namesN. Jamuna
Occupations
  • Actress
  • politician
Years active1954–1983
Spouse
Juluri Ramana Rao
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(m. 1965; died 2014)​
ChildrenVamsee Juluri
Sravanthi Juluri

Jamuna (30 August 1936 – 27 January 2023; née Nippani) was an Indian actress, director, and politician who appeared mainly in Telugu cinema.[1] She made her acting debut at age 16 in Dr. Garikapati Rajarao's Puttillu (1953),[2] and received her breakthrough with L. V. Prasad's Missamma (1955). Her filmography also includes Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films.[3] She won a Filmfare Award and an award at Filmfare Awards South. She was a member of parliament in the 9th Lok Sabha (1989–1991) representing the Rajahmundry constituency.

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  2. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (1 September 2013). "PUTTILLU (1953)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. ^ Madhavan, Pradeep (23 January 2015). "அமுதாய்ப் பொழிந்த நிலவு -அந்தநாள் ஞாபகம்" [The immortal Moon – Memories of the good old days]. The Hindu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.