Sowcar Janaki

Sowcar Janaki

Рождение : 1931-12-12,

История

Sankaramanchi Janaki (born December 12, 1931), popularly known as Shavukar Janaki (Telugu షావుకారు జానకి;Tamil: சௌகார் ஜானகி; Kannada: ಸಾಹುಕಾರ್ ಜಾನಕಿ), is a south-Indian actress who has acted in over 385 Tamil,Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films. She also performed on stage in over 300 shows, and performed for TANA all over the United States in 2 Telugu plays created by actor Murali Mohan. At age 11, she was a radio artist in Telugu programs. She started her acting career when she had a three-month-old baby and went on to become a popular actress with hits such as Sowcar (Telugu), Pudhiya Paravai (Tamil), Iru Kodugal (Tamil). She also played lead roles with famous directors such as Dada Mirasee, K Balachandar. She is the elder daughter of T. Venkoji Rao, paper technologist (England), and Sachi Devi. She completed matriculation from Gauhati University in Assam and has received honorary Doctorate from University of Arizona.

Профиль

Sowcar Janaki

Фильмы

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Biskoth
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Thambi
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Kanche
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Yevade Subramanyam
Susheela
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Vaanavarayan Vallavarayan
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Janki, Abhi's mother
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Madam
Some like it spicy.
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Azhagan
Doctor
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Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal
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Vetri Vizha
Shirley's Aunt
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Gopala Rao Gari Abbayi
Santha
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Музыкальная фантазия
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Гитанджали
Chancellor
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Siva
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Murali Krishnudu
Krishnaveni faces a dilemma when her boss thinks she is dating Murali, a millionaire.
Aadade Adharam
Дружба и вражда
Sandeep's Mother
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Kai Kodukkum Kai
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Chiranjeevi
Tingu Rangadu
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Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam
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Thillu Mullu
Meenakshi Doraiswamy
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Thee
Raja and Suman, two sons of a labour leader, choose different professions in their life after facing numerous difficulties from childhood to adulthood.
Kula Kozhundhu
Geetha
Mukta
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Ellam Un Kairasi
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Pattaakathi Bairavan
Thayige Thakka Maga
Annapoorna
At his detective wife's request, a young man joins a boxing club to find out about the illegal activities carried out by the head of the establishment.
Manasaakshi
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Idaya Malar
Movie directed by Gemini Ganesan, Thamarai Manalan starring Gemini, Kamal Hassan, Sujatha.
Dasavatharam
Leelavathi
The story revolves around the portrayal of the ten different avatars of Lord Vishnu namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Balarama and Kalki.
Uravukku Kayi Koduppam
Cinema Paithiyam
A young girl loves bunking school to watch movies. Unable to distinguish between reel and real life, she insists on marrying her favourite hero. The kind-hearted hero agrees to help the family.
Manidhanum Dheivamagalam
Valli
Kaliyuga Kannan
Gayathri
Kaliyuga Kannan is a drama of faith and disbelief in God of a middle-aged couple. It tells of how the man is made to realise on becoming rich that God certainly does not neglect his faithful and wealth only brings sorrow and pain with it. He renounces all his wealth to his son and daughter-in-law and goes back to his old way of living.
School Master
Engal Thanga Raja
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Needhi
Deivam
Deivam is a 1972 devotional Tamil movie consisting of several stories said to have occured in real in the lives of Lord Murugan devotees.
Kanmalar
Appa Tata
Babu
Babu, a young man, falls in love with Kammo. When a thug rapes her, he murders him out of revenge, which leads to his arrest.
Nangu Suvargal
Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar.
Kaviya Thalaivi
Devi and Krishna
Devi is in love with Suresh, a lawyer, but is forced to marry Paranthaman, an alcoholic gambler. Devi escapes from him, and obtains work as a dancer in Hyderabad where she gives birth to a daughter named Krishna. When Vasu tries to kidnap the child, she has Suresh adopt her.
Kaviya Thalaivi
Producer
Devi is in love with Suresh, a lawyer, but is forced to marry Paranthaman, an alcoholic gambler. Devi escapes from him, and obtains work as a dancer in Hyderabad where she gives birth to a daughter named Krishna. When Vasu tries to kidnap the child, she has Suresh adopt her.
Maanavan
Kadiraesan studies hard and fulfils his mother's dream of becoming a college professor. He tries to reform his friend but gets blamed for the murder of a student instead.
Посреди ночи
Ragini
Тайна убийства, в которой друг богатой пожилой пары пытается добиться примирения между ними, с одной стороны, и их разлученными родственниками, с другой.
Iru Kodugal
Janaki
A man's new family deals with his secret past when his previous wife is assigned to work with him in the same collector's office.
Thunaivan
Velayutham is a devotee living in one of the Murugan Temple. One day pearl gemstone missing from Murugan Idol. Velayutham is blamed so he forced to leave the place.He comes to Coimbatore for livelihood. Velayutham then get companion of Paramashivam and he become fruit-seller with help of Bama. One day Velayutham get 10,000 bucks for remuneration. He married to Maragatam. Both are in the different edge of the world,ideology. So they always have dialectical relations which forced Maragatam to accept the almighty god.She refused to pick it up.Velayutham disappointed and both are not speaking to each other,meantime Maragatam gives birth to child.The child is unfortunately born paralyzed. Distressed Maragatam step out from her believes take the child to all the Murugan Temple and deeply praying for child.
Kaaval Dheivam
Akka Thangai
Janaki sacrifices everything to make her younger sister, Vijaya, an advocate. However, fate turns Vijaya against her sister's husband in a murder case.
Kuzhandai Ullam
Chakkaram
Uyarndha Manidhan
Raju, a rich man gets along even with the poor unlike his father. He falls in love with Parvathi, a poor girl but is forced to marry Vimala because of his father. Director duo Krishnan–Panju’s Midas touch made this remake of the 1966 Bengali film “Uttar Purush” a tremendous success in Tamil. Often considered as one of Sivaji Ganesan’s all-time greats, this drama is poignant account of the tragedies that befall a young heir following an act of atrocity.
Lakshmi Kalyanam
After killing an officer, Raghunathan leads an isolated life. Just before his daughter's marriage, he meets his rival Sundaram who threatens to expose his secrets.
Enga Oor Raja
Oli Vilakku
Teen Bahuraniyan
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Ethir Neechal
Pattu
Maadhu, an orphan who lives under the staircase of a building, runs errands for everyone who lives there in return for shelter and food. He is exploited by everyone who lives there until he falls for a girl who moves into the building.
Thirumaal Perumai
Thief's Wife
Thirumal Perumai tells three spell-bounding stories about how far you can get with Lord Vishnus
Bama Vijayam
Parvathi
The arrival of Bama, a famous actress, in their neighborhood excites the daughters-in-law of Ethiriraj. They invite her to their house and begin to spend lavishly to showcase their affluence.
Thaaiku Thalaimagan
Mahakavi Kalidas
Mahakavi Kalidas Directed by R. R. Chandran. Princess Vidyotama vows to marry the man who defeats her in debate, but she wins every time. Through a ruse, her spurned suitors manage to marry the princess to the simpleminded Kalidas. Ashamed of his ignorance, Kalidas becomes a seeker of knowledge and is bestowed with wisdom by the goddess Kali. This moving story of love and enlightenment is based on legends surrounding real-life poet Mahakavi Kalidas.
Motor Sundaram Pillai
First Wife
A man runs a successful business and visits his large family only on weekends. When the marriages of his 2 children and his nephew are about to be fixed, a secret about his life threatens to ruin all.
Naanal
Savitri
Four jailbirds break into a rich man's house with an intent to kill and suddenly realize their humane side.
Neerkumizhi
Dr. Indra
Cancer affected young man and leg fractured man sharing their flashbacks in hospital. Sethu falls in love to Dr. Indra and both knows that he do not have longer life.
Panam Padaithavan
Puthiya Paravai
Chitra/Saroja
A rich widower meets a stranger and falls for her. Later, he is shocked to learn that the woman he loves is a police officer, who has come to gather evidence against him for the murder of his wife.
Dr. Chakravarthy
Dr Chakravarthi gets attached to Madhavi after his sister's death as she reminds him of his sister. However, their spouses misunderstand their relationship and mistake them to be lovers.
Desa Drohulu
Karuna
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Pachai Vilakku
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Paar Magale Paar
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Annai
Savithri, who does not have any kids with her husband, decides to adopt her sister's child. Things take a turn when her sister meets her child after many years and yearns for him.
Parthal Pasi Theerum
Believing his wife to be dead, a soldier in the British-Indian army marries another woman and moves on. After few years, he finds out that his ex-wife is still alive and feels miserable.
Bhagya Lakshmi
Kamala
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Paalum Pazhamum
Nalini
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Kumudham
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Batasari
Surendranath, son of a landowner, leaves to Madras in search of a job. What does the future have in store for him when he gets the job as a teacher in Madras?
Naan Kanda Swargam
Meenakshi
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Padikkadha Medhai
Rangan's Wife
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Paavai Vilakku
Ulagam Sirikirathu
Though Kumar and Shankar both love Thangam, she chooses Shankar. An enraged Kumar does everything to destroy Shankar's life but the repercussions instead affect Kumar.
Fortunes
Kathyayini
Lakshmi is a child orphaned by the death of her parents lives in the house of her uncle. Her aunt (Suryakantam) loves her daughter Kathyayani (Janaki) and neglects and harass Lakshmi. Hence she goes to her grandfather's house. Her grandfather also dies, forcing her to go back to the uncle's house. Once the marriage proposal for Kathyayani turns towards Lakshmi. Taking the blame of her aunt, she left home and reaches Tirupathi to commit suicide.
Charana Daasi
Saroja
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Kanyasulkam
Buchamma
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Rojulu Maraayi
Radha
Venu enlightens the villagers against Sagarayya, a greedy landlord who grabs barren lands of the village, and reports to the Collector. Sagarayya creates a rift between Venu and his father which affects his sister's marriage. Venu starts living separately with his wife Radha. The film shows the revolt of the villagers against their oppressors
Endless Money
Shyam, an artist, lives with Rama. They have a lavish lifestyle and run from the people they're indebted to until Shyam meets Saroja, an admirer of his work and they fall in love. Saroja's father gives Shyam a lot of money to spend. What does Shyam end up doing with all that money?
Thirumbi Paar
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Shavukaru
Satyam, a moneylender's son, is supposed to marry his neighbour's daughter Subbulu. However, complications arise when Satyam lands in jail due to unknown reasons.