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Sandhya

Sandhya

Died at 47

Movies:
9
First appearance:
1956
Latest appearance:
1964

Vedhavalli, better known as Sandhya (1924 – 1 November 1971) was a South Indian film actress, who appeared in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She adopted the screen name Sandhya for her acting career and was known for portraying character roles, often as the heroine’s sister or mother. Her younger sister, Vidyavathi, was also an actress. She was the mother of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa. She acted in the Malaikkallan (1954), which starred M. G. Ramachandran and was written by M. Karunanidhi. She also acted in and paired with N. T. Rama Rao in Mayabazar (1957), with Kalyan Kumar and Sivaji Ganesan in a few films like Bale Pandiya (1962).

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Sandhya’s filmography

9 titles
Mayabazar
8.1
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Mayabazar

1957 · Fantasy · Drama

Nagarjuna
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Nagarjuna

1961 · Action · Drama

Karnan
7.3
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Karnan

1964 · Action · Drama

Sri Shaila Mahathme
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Sri Shaila Mahathme

1961 · Mystery

Ranadheera Kanteerava
8.0
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Ranadheera Kanteerava

1960 · History

Narthanasala
6.8
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Narthanasala

1963 · Drama · History

Iruvar Ullam
10.0
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Iruvar Ullam

1963 · Drama

Tenali Raman
8.0
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Tenali Raman

1956 · History · Comedy

Mahishasura Mardini
9.3
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Mahishasura Mardini

1959 · Drama