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From the beginning days of Indian cinema, the South film industry was known for its power-packed action and dance numbers. There were many times when an actress did only an item number in a film but eventually bagged a big role in the industry. A similar story happened with the actress we are going to discuss today! This actress started her journey in South cinema and became a star over time. If you are wondering who we are talking about, then this actress is none other than Jyothilaxmi.
Born on November 2, 1948, Jyothilaxmi started her career with Vanambadi. Though she wanted to become an actress, she initially got dance numbers. Because of her love for dancing, she embraced the opportunity with open arms. Her performance was recognized and later she started to get all the villain roles. She played the role of Jayalalithaa's friend in the film Adimaippan and then also played villainous roles in director Ramanarayan's films.
She got the opportunity to work in MGR's films many times. Due to this, she gained a good fan following. She was also very popular in Telugu films in the 70s and 80s and worked in more than 100 films in Tamil and more than 300 films in other South Indian languages.
Do you know that Jyothilaxmi shared the screen with three politicians? Yes, the actress worked with MGR, NTR, and Jayalalithaa. After gaining name and fame in the industry, she decided to step down for a while. However, Jyothilaxmi made a comeback with the song 'Kana Karungile' from the film Sethu, which became very popular.
In 2016, Jyothilaxmi's health suddenly deteriorated. Her health crisis became so bad that she couldn't even do any household chores. It turned out the actress had blood cancer.
Suffering from the disease, Jyothilaxmi passed away within 20 days, as per a report by News18 Hindi.
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