Jaya Prada Nahata | |
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.jpg) Jaya Prada in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 13 May 2004[1] – 16 May 2014[2][3] | |
| Preceded by | Noor Bano |
| Succeeded by | Naipal Singh |
| Constituency | Rampur |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 10 April 1996 – 9 April 2002 | |
| Preceded by | R. K. Dhawan |
| Succeeded by | Nandi Yellaiah |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lalita Rani[4] (1962-04-03)3 April 1962 (age 63)[5] Rajahmundry,Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019 – present)[6] |
| Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party (until 2004) Samajwadi Party (2004–2010) Rashtriya Lok Dal (2014–2019)[7] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 (adopted) |
| Occupation | Actress, politician |
Jaya Prada Nahata (bornLalitha Rani Rao; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works majorly inTelugu cinema andHindi cinema as well as inTamil films in late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Jayaprada is the recipient of threeFilmfare Awards South and has starred in manyTelugu andHindi films along with severalKannada,Tamil,Malayalam,Bengali andMarathi films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined theTelugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was aMember of Parliament (MP) fromRampur,Uttar Pradesh from 2004 to 2014.
Some of her notable films includeAnthuleni Katha (1976),Siri Siri Muvva (1976),Sita Kalyanam (1976),Adavi Ramudu (1977),Yamagola (1977),Sanaadi Appanna (1977),Huliya Haalina Mevu (1979),Sargam (1979),Ooriki Monagadu (1981),Kaamchor (1982),Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983),Sagara Sangamam (1983),Tohfa (1984),Sharaabi (1984),Maqsad (1984),Sanjog (1985),Aakhree Raasta (1986),Simhasanam (1986),Muddat (1986),Sindoor (1987),Samsaram (1988),Elaan-E-Jung (1989),Aaj Ka Arjun (1990),Thanedaar (1990),Maa (1991),Habba (1999),Shabdavedhi (2000),Devadoothan (2000),Pranayam (2011),Ee Bandhana (2007) andKrantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (2012). She won theFilmfare Award forBest Actress – Telugu for her performance inSagara Sangamam. She has also been awarded FilmfareSpecial Award for her performance inSiri Siri Muvva andAnthuleni Katha.
She has been considered by many as the most beautiful faces to have ever graced Indian cinema includingSatyajit Ray who called her "the most beautiful face on the Indian screen".[8]
Jayaprada was born Lalitha Rani Rao inRajahmundry,Andhra Pradesh into aTelugu family. Her father, Krishna Rao, was a Telugu film financier. Her mother, Neelavani, was a home-maker. Lalitha attended aTelugu medium school in Rajahmundry and was also enrolled in dance and music classes at an early age.
When she was a teenager, she performed a dance at her school's annual function. A film director in the audience offered her a three-minute dance number in theTelugu filmBhoomi Kosam (1974). She was hesitant, but her family encouraged her to accept it. She was paid only 10rupees 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. DirectorK. Balachander's black-and-white filmAnthuleni Katha (1976) showcased her dramatic skills;K. Viswanath's colour filmSiri Siri Muvva (1976) showed her playing a mute girl with excellent dancing skills; and her title role asSita in the big-budget mythological filmSeetha Kalyanam (1976) confirmed her versatility. In 1977, she starred inAdavi Ramudu, which broke box office records and which permanently cemented her star status.[9] The song "Aaresukoboyi Paresukunnanu" performed by Prada and co-starN.T. Rama Rao (NTR) became a mass hit. Important filmmakers were casting her and repeating her in their films. FilmmakerVijay introduced her toKannada cinema in his 1977 super-hit movieSanaadi Appanna alongsideKannada matinee idolDr. Rajkumar. The movie is also known to be the only movie to featureshehnai rendition byUstad Bismillah Khan. She further acted with the Kannada matinee idol in super hits likeKaviratna Kalidasa in 1983 andShabdavedhi in 2000.
In 1979,K. Balachander repeated her in theTamil filmNinaithale Inikkum oppositeKamal Haasan andRajinikanth in which she played a terminally-ill patient. She continued to act in more films in Telugu opposite actors such as NTR,ANR,Krishna,Krishnam Raju andSobhan Babu throughout the 70s and 80s. She acted in highest number of films withKrishna likeSri Rajeshwari vilas coffee club (1976),Bhale Krishnudu (1980),Ooruki Monagadu (1981),Mundadugu (1983),Prajarajyam (1983) andSinghasan (1986).K. Viswanath remadeSiri Siri Muvva (1976) inHindi asSargam, introducing Jayaprada toBollywood in 1979. The film was successful and she became a star there as well. She earned her firstFilmfare nomination asBest Actress but couldn't capitalize on her success since she couldn't speak Hindi.[10]
In 1981, she starred in the critically acclaimedTamil film47 Natkal and simultaneously madeTelugu film47 Rojulu by filmmakerK. Balachander in whichChiranjeevi played her villainous, bigamist husband. After she took Hindi lessons, directorK. Vishwanath relaunched her in Hindi films, withKaamchor where she spoke Hindi fluently for the first time.[11]Saagara Sangamam directed by K. Vishwanath, starringKamal Haasan proved to be a milestone in her career, winning her many accolades includingFilmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu in 1983. She was now able to consistently work in Hindi films, and earned two moreFilmfare nominations asBest Actress for playingAmitabh Bachchan's endearing girlfriend inPrakash Mehra'sSharaabi (1984) and for her challenging double role in K. Vishwanath'sSanjog (1985).
Jayaprada made a successful team not just withAmitabh Bachchan andJeetendra, but also with her immediate screen rivalSridevi, with whom she has acted in about a dozen films. Their hit Telugu filmDevatha (1982), where they played sisters who made huge sacrifices for each other, was remade into the hitHindi filmTohfa (1984). These films endeared Jayaprada 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 the Malayalam filmIniyum Kadha Thudarum directed byJoshiy starringMammootty,Baby Shalini andAmbika.
Jayaprada continued to act as a heroine mainly opposite Amitabh and Jeetendra during the early 1990s. She also acted in some significant Kannada films as the heroine. From 1994 onwards, she cut back on film assignments and got more involved with a political career on call by her co-star NTR.
In 2000, she acted in the Malayalam filmDevadoothan, starringMohanlal, directed bySibi 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. his movie had evergreen hit songs. She also starred for the last time, opposite Kannada super starDr. Rajkumar in Shabdavedi. In 2002, she stepped into the Marathi film industry by being a guest in the movieAadhaar.[12] Thus far, she has acted in eight languages and has completed 300 films during a 30-year film career. In 2004, she acted inEe Snehatheerathu, a Malayalam film asKunchacko Boban's mother. She started playing mature roles.
She also owns the Jayaprada Theater in Chennai.[13]
In 2011, she returned to Malayalam cinema with a strong role inPranayam, alongsideMohanlal andAnupam Kher. She played "Grace" in this film, which won her critical acclaim and several awards.[14] Her 2012 Kannada filmKrantiveera Sangolli Rayanna that saw her donning the historical role of courageousKittur Chennamma, completed 100 days at the box office.
On 22 February 1986, she married producer Srikanth Nahata, who was already married to Chandra and had two children.[15] This marriage stirred a lot of controversy, especially since Nahata did not divorce his wife and had a child with his first wife after marrying Jayaprada.[15]
Jayaprada joined theTelugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 at the invitation of its founderN. 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. After Lakshmi Parvati, wife of NTR started interfering in politics several TDP leaders revolted against NTR. When all TDP leaders have met in Viceroy hotel, NTR went to convince them along with Lakshmi Parvati, which ended up TDP leaders throwing slippers on Lakshmi Parvati and NTR went between, followed by No Confidence Motion NTR was thrown out of power.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 side. During this period, Prada too joined the Chandrababu Naidu party. She was nominated to the Rajya Sabha representing Andhra Pradesh in 1996. She also held the post ofTelugu Mahila President.
Following differences with party Supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu, she left the TDP to joinSamajwadi 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 theLok Sabha elections in 2009, she was issued a notice by the Election Commission for violating the code of conduct by distributingbindis to women in Rampur's Swar locality.[17] On 11 May 2009, Jayaprada alleged that seniorSamajwadi Party leaderAzam Khan was distributing nude pictures of her.[18] She was re-elected with a margin of more than 30,000 votes.[citation needed]
After she came out in open support of the former General Secretary of the Samajwadi Party,Amar Singh, Prada was expelled from the party on 2 February 2010 for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities and damaging the party's secular image.[19] Amar Singh, along with Jayaprada 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 elections. Later she, along with Amar Singh joined theRLD on 10 March 2014[20] and after that she got the ticket to contest from theBijnor seat in the2014 general elections.[21][22] She, however, lost the election.[23][24]
She joined theBharatiya Janata Party in the presence of National General SecretaryBhupender Yadav on 26 March 2019.[6] In March 2025, the Moradabad MP-MLA Court issued a non-bailable warrant against her in connection with a case involving senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.[25]
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Jayaprada is regarded as one of the greatest and extremely beautiful actresses ofIndian cinema.[26] Indian directorSatyajit Ray described her as one of the prettiest women in the world.[27] Although she has acted inBengali 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).[28] In 2022, she was placed inOutlook India's "75 Best Bollywood Actresses" list.[29] One of the highest paid actress of 1980s and 1990s, both in Hindi and Telugu films, Jayaprada appeared inBox Office India's "Top Actresses" list 10 times from 1984 to 1993 and topped of the list (1984to1986).[30]
Writing forFilmfare, Devesh Sharma termed her as one of the "top commercial great actresses" of her era.[31] On her Hindi debut he added, "Jaya Prada became an overnight sensation after the release ofSargam. Her classical beauty got compared to Ajanta statues and nymph of heaven. She bedazzled the Hindi film audience with her classical-based dances."[32] Neeraja Murthy ofThe Hindu noted, "For over four decades, Jaya Prada has been the quintessential glamourous [sic] greatest megastar setting hearts aflutter on screen."[33] Nibandh Vinod ofNews18 noted, "Jaya Prada, ruled the industry with her charm, graceful dance skills and nuanced acting chops."[34] FilmmakerSatyajit Ray called Jayaprada as "the most beautiful face on the Indian screen".[8] In the 2019 biopic filmNTR: Kathanayakudu, actressHansika Motwani portrayed Jaya Prada onscreen.[35]
| Year | Title | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Bhoomi Kosam | Chelli Chandramma | Telugu |
| 1975 | Naaku Swatantram Vachindi | Telugu | |
| 1976 | Manmatha Leelai | Kannagi | Tamil |
| Anthuleni Katha | Sarita | Telugu | |
| Sri Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club | Rajeswari | Telugu | |
| Siri Siri Muvva | Hyma | Telugu | |
| Seeta Kalyanam | Seeta andGoddess Lakshmi | Telugu | |
| Prema Bandham | Telugu | ||
| Mangalyaniki Maromudi | Telugu | ||
| 1977 | Bhadrakali | Gayathri | Telugu |
| Adavi Ramudu | Padma | Telugu | |
| Seetha Rama Vanavasam | Sita | Telugu | |
| Kurukshetram | Uttara | Telugu | |
| Andame Aanandam | Padma | Telugu | |
| Eenati Bandham Enatido | Telugu | ||
| Chanakya Chandragupta | Aasa | Telugu | |
| Yamagola | Savithri | Telugu | |
| Sanaadi Appanna | Basanti | Kannada | |
| Eetharam Manishi | Telugu | ||
| Jeevitha Nauka | Telugu | ||
| Dongalaku Donga | Sunitha | Telugu | |
| Maa Iddari Katha | Seeta | Telugu | |
| Chakradhari | Manju | Telugu | |
| 1978 | Nayudu Bava | Malli | Telugu |
| Athani Kante Ghanudu | Telugu | ||
| Agent Gopi[36] | Latha | Telugu | |
| Dongala Veta | Telugu | ||
| Rama Krishnulu | Jaya | Telugu | |
| Devadasu Malli Puttadu | Shanthi | Telugu | |
| Melu Kolupu | Susheela | Telugu | |
| Rajaputra Rahasyam | Priyadarshini | Telugu | |
| Radhakrishna | Radha | Telugu | |
| Kumara Raja | Telugu | ||
| 1979 | Sargam | Hema Pradhan | Hindi |
| Huliya Haalina Mevu | Poovi | Kannada | |
| Ninaithale Inikkum | Sona | Tamil | |
| Andamaina Anubhavam | Sona | Telugu | |
| Lok Parlok | Savithri | Hindi | |
| Rangoon Rowdy | Indu/Rajani | Telugu | |
| Dongalaku Saval[37] | Rekha | Telugu | |
| Kotta Alludu | Telugu | ||
| Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam | Goddess Padmavati | Telugu | |
| Mande Gundelu | Telugu | ||
| 1980 | Challenge Ramudu | Aruna | Telugu |
| Bhale Krishnudu | Ratti | Telugu | |
| Superman | Jaya | Telugu | |
| Buchchi Babu | Buchi | Telugu | |
| Bandodu Gundamma | Telugu | ||
| Takkar | Ganga | Hindi | |
| Allari Bava | Telugu | ||
| Sita Ramulu | Sita | Telugu | |
| Circus Ramudu | Telugu | ||
| Chandipriya | Chandipriya | Telugu | |
| Ragile Hrudayalu[38] | Seethalu | Telugu | |
| Chesina Baasalu | Telugu | ||
| Dharm Chakram | Telugu | ||
| Sannaayi Appanna | Telugu | ||
| Kottapeta Rowdy | Radha | Telugu | |
| 1981 | Srivari Muchatlu | Radha | Telugu |
| Taxi Driver | Rani/Jaya | Telugu | |
| Rahasya Goodachari | Telugu | ||
| 47 Natkal | Vaishali | Tamil | |
| 47 Rojulu | Vaishali | Telugu | |
| Ooruki Monagadu | Rekha | Telugu | |
| Jatagadu | Telugu | ||
| Ragile Jwala | Vani | Telugu | |
| Agni Poolu | Rukmini | Telugu | |
| Prema Mandiram | Madhura Ranjani | Telugu | |
| Girija Kalyanam | Girija | Telugu | |
| Deepaaraadhana | Telugu | ||
| 1982 | Madhura Swapnam | Telugu | |
| Kaamchor | Geeta Sanghvi | Hindi | |
| Baawri | Gayatri | Hindi | |
| Talli Kodukula Anubandham | Telugu | ||
| Pagabattina Simham | Telugu | ||
| Meghasandesam | Padma | Telugu | |
| Jagannatha Rathachakralu[39] | Radha | Telugu | |
| Dil-e-Nadaan | Asha | Hindi | |
| Swayamvaram | Telugu | ||
| Nivuru Gappina Nippu | Rekha | Telugu | |
| Devata | Janaki | Telugu | |
| Krishnarjunulu | Telugu | ||
| Pralaya Rudrudu[40] | Jaya | Telugu | |
| Golconda Abbulu | Telugu | ||
| 1983 | Sagara Sangamam | Madhavi | Telugu |
| Nijam Chepithe Nerama | Rajani | Telugu | |
| Qayamat | Geeta | Hindi | |
| Mawaali | Nisha Verma | Hindi | |
| Mundadugu | Padma | Telugu | |
| Kaviratna Kalidasa | Vidyadhare and Shakuntala | Kannada | |
| Adavi Simhalu | Lalita | Telugu | |
| Puli Bebbuli | Sita | Telugu | |
| Siripuram Monagadu | Telugu | ||
| Amarajeevi | Lalita | Telugu | |
| Main Awara Hoon | Bela | Hindi | |
| Praja Rajyam | Telugu | ||
| 1984 | Sardar[41] | Vijaya | Telugu |
| Tohfa | Janki | Hindi | |
| Tandava Krishnudu | Vani | Telugu | |
| Dharm Aur Qanoon | Shanta | Hindi | |
| Yuddham | Telugu | ||
| Mera Faisla | Nisha Dhawan | Hindi | |
| Sharaabi | Meena | Hindi | |
| Maqsad | Rani | Hindi | |
| Naya Kadam | Bijlee | Hindi | |
| Haisiyat | Sita | Hindi | |
| Awaaz | Anu | Hindi | |
| Bangaru Kapuram[42] | Jaya | Telugu | |
| Sampoorna Premayanam | Prema | Telugu | |
| Sangeeta Samrat | Radha | Telugu | |
| Nayakulaku Saval | Chaithanya | Telugu | |
| 1985 | Pataal Bhairavi | Rajkumari Indumati Singh | Hindi |
| Maha Sangramam | Telugu | ||
| Maha Manishi | Telugu | ||
| Surya Chandra | Pooja | Telugu | |
| Sanjog | Yashoda & Asha | Hindi | |
| Hoshiyar | Radha | Hindi | |
| Zabardast | Mala Saigal | Hindi | |
| Iniyum Katha Thudarum | Nimmi | Malayalam | |
| Haqeeqat | Bharti | Hindi | |
| Sur Sangam | Hindi | ||
| Mera Saathi | Raagini | Hindi | |
| 1986 | Krishna Garadi | Telugu | |
| Tandra Paparayudu | Jyothirmai | Telugu | |
| Singhasan | Alaknanda Devi | Hindi | |
| Simhasanam | Alaknanda Devi | Telugu | |
| Veta | Telugu | ||
| Aakhree Raasta | Mary D'Costa | Hindi | |
| Swarag Se Sunder | Laxmi Choudhary | Hindi | |
| Muddat | Bharti | Hindi | |
| Pyaar Ke Do Pal | Geeta | Hindi | |
| Aisa Pyaar Kahan | Sarita | Hindi | |
| Ugra Narasimham | Jyothi | Telugu | |
| 1987 | Aulad | Yashoda | Hindi |
| Majaal | Sandhya | Hindi | |
| Thene Manasulu | Rukmini | Telugu | |
| Viswanatha Nayakudu | Kalavati | Telugu | |
| Insaaf Kaun Karega | Sitara Devi | Hindi | |
| Sindoor | Laxmi | Hindi | |
| 1988 | Mardon Wali Baat | Asha | Hindi |
| Samsaram | Padmavathi | Telugu | |
| Rocky | Telugu | ||
| Ganga Tere Desh Mein | Dr.Asha | Hindi | |
| Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati | Saraswati | Hindi | |
| Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani | Sita | Hindi | |
| Kaliyuga Karnudu | Lakshmi | Telugu | |
| 1989 | Jaadugar | Meena | Hindi |
| Main Tera Dushman | Jaya | Hindi | |
| Souten Ki Beti | Rukmini | Hindi | |
| Elaan-E-Jung | Reema | Hindi | |
| Atha Mechina Alludu | Jaya | Telugu | |
| Kanoon Ki Awaaz | Janki Rai | Hindi | |
| Paraya Ghar | Hindi | ||
| Hum Bhi Insaan Hain | Radha | Hindi | |
| Gharana | Naina | Hindi | |
| Sumangali | Telugu | ||
| 1990 | Majboor | Sharda | Hindi |
| Zakhmi Zameen | Radha | Hindi | |
| Aaj Ka Arjun | Gauri | Hindi | |
| Thanedaar | Sudha | Hindi | |
| Ekalavya | Kannada | ||
| Nyay Anyay | Rama Khanna | Hindi | |
| 1991 | Indrajeet | Shanti Devi | Hindi |
| Veerta | Shalu | Hindi | |
| Farishtay | Special appearance | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Maa | Mamta | Hindi |
| Tyagi | Mrs. Parvati Dayal | Hindi | |
| Aathma Bandhana | Shanti | Kannada | |
| 1993 | Insaniyat Ke Devta | Hindi | |
| Manikantana Mahime | Kamala | Kannada | |
| Ezhai Jaathi | Thilakavathi | Tamil | |
| Kundan[43] | Jyothi | Hindi | |
| Dhartiputra | Hindi | ||
| Khal-Naaikaa | Jaya Ravi Kapoor | Hindi | |
| 1994 | Insaaniyat | Hindi | |
| Jeevitha Khaidi | Bhargavi | Telugu | |
| Chauraha | Pooja | Hindi | |
| 1995 | Himapatha | Nayana | Kannada |
| Paappi Devataa | Rosie | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Pellala Rajyam | Parvati | Telugu |
| 1997 | Jeevan Yudh | Rani | Hindi |
| Prema Geethe | Radha | Kannada | |
| Lav Kush | Seeta | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Aami Sei Meye | Bengali | |
| 1999 | Velugu Needalu | Telugu | |
| Lohpurush[44] | Aarti | Hindi | |
| Habba | Vishnu's Wife | Kannada | |
| 2000 | Devadoothan | Angelina Ignatious / Aleena | Malayalam |
| Aadhar | Marathi | ||
| Shabdavedhi | Vatsala | Kannada | |
| 2002 | Chandravamsam | Dharma Raju's wife | Telugu |
| 2003 | Sri Renukadevi | Jogamma | Kannada |
| 2004 | Khakee | Jaya Srivastav | Hindi |
| Ee Snehatheerathu | Lakshmi | Malayalam | |
| 2006 | Tathastu | Dr. Nita | Hindi |
| 2007 | Ee Bandhana | Nandini | Kannada |
| Maharathi | Chamundeshwari | Telugu | |
| Deha | Sandhya Joshi/Sandhya Desai | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Dasavathaaram | Ranjitha Kaur | Tamil |
| 2009 | Sesh Sangat | Bengali | |
| Raaj The Showman | Cameo | Kannada | |
| 2010 | The Desire | Gautmi's mother | Hindi-English Chinese |
| 2011 | Pranayam | Grace | Malayalam |
| 2012 | Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna | Kittur Chennamma | Kannada |
| 2013 | Rajjo | Janki Devi | Hindi |
| 2018 | Kinar | Indira | Malayalam |
| Keni | Tamil | ||
| Sarabha | Parvathamma | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Suvarna Sundari | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Ramachandra Boss & Co | Salma Ram | Malayalam |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayapradam | Host | |||
| 2018 | Perfect Pati | Rajyashri Rathore | [45] | |
| 2021 | The Kapil Sharma Show season 2 | Herself as guest along withRaj Babbar and team for Punjabi movie promotion | [46] | |
| 2021 | Indian Idol | Herself | [47] | |
| 2022 | Sasural Simar Ka 2 | Herself | Cameo appearance | [48] |
| Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan | Guest appearance | |||
| 2023 | Drama Juniors 4 Telugu | Herself as judge | [49] |
| Year | Artist/Work | Category | Language | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Sargam | Best Actress | Hindi | Nominated |
| 1984 | Sharaabi | Nominated | ||
| 1985 | Sanjog | Nominated |
| Year | Artist/Work | Category | Language | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Anthuleni Katha | Best Actress | Telugu | Nominated |
| Siri Siri Muvva | Nominated | |||
| Anthuleni Katha,Siri Siri Muvva | Special Jury Award[50] | Won | ||
| 1979 | Ninaithale Inikkum | Best Actress | Tamil | Nominated |
| 1980 | Chandipriya | Best Actress | Telugu | Nominated |
| 1981 | 47 Rojulu | Nominated | ||
| 1982 | Meghasandesam | Nominated | ||
| 1983 | Sagara Sangamam | Won | ||
| 1984 | Sampoorna Premayanam | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Devadoothan | Best Actress | Malayalam | Nominated |
| 2007 | Overall Contribution to Telugu Film Industry | Lifetime Achievement Award | Telugu | Won |
| 2011 | Pranayam | Best Actress | Malayalam | Nominated |
| 2012 | Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna | Best Supporting Actress | Kannada | Nominated |
| Lok Sabha | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forRampur 2004–2014 | Succeeded by |
| Rajya Sabha | ||
| Preceded by N/A | Member of Parliament forRajya SabhaAndhra Pradesh 1996–2002 | Succeeded by N/A |
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