Actor · Telugu cinema
Jayanthi
Jayanthi movies: 43 Telugu films on file, 1961–2011. Earliest on file: Bharya Bharthalu (1961). Latest release: Namitha I Love You (10 June 2011).
- Films on file
- 43 (43 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1961–2011
- Born
- 6 January 1945 · January birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 26 July 2021
- Selected films on file
- Devadasu, Aakhari Poratam, Justice Chowdary
- Record
- Q6167608 on Wikidata
Career on file
Jayanthi appears in 43 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1961 to 2011. The earliest of them is Bharya Bharthalu (1961), and the most recent release is Namitha I Love You (2011). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Devadasu (1974), Aakhari Poratam (1988) and Justice Chowdary (1982). Other recent releases on file are Kante Koothurne Kanu (1998), Rowdy Durbar (1997) and Rayudugaru Nayudugaru (1996).
Kaikala Satyanarayana is the most frequent co-star, sharing 14 films with Jayanthi, followed by Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (13) and N. T. Rama Rao (11). Among directors, Dasari Narayana Rao and K. Raghavendra Rao each cast Jayanthi in five films, more than any other director; next are Kasinathuni Viswanath (2) and A. Kodandarami Reddy (2). K. Chakravarthy and K. V. Mahadevan each scored eight of them, more than any other music director; next are S. Rajeswara Rao (5) and Pendyala Nageswara Rao (3). Suresh Productions produced three of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 29 different directors, 17 music directors and 85 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 34 of them; they average 153 minutes, and the longest is Jagadeka Veeruni Katha at 187 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1960s (14), 1970s (8), 1980s (10), 1990s (10) and 2010s (1).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.