Jayalalithaa's professional background before entering politics
At the behest of her mother, Jayalalitha started working in films at the age of 15 when she was still in school. Below is a chronicle of her acting career:
> her first film, 'Epistle', was in English language and released in 1961.
>in 1964, under the direction of B.R. Panthulu, she made her debut in Kannada film 'Chinnada Gombe' as the lead actress.
> in 1965, she made her debut in Tamil film 'Vennira Aadai', which was directed by C.V. Sridhar. Jayalalitha was the first heroine in Tamil films in the mid-1960s to appear in short-sleeved dresses, skirts, gowns and woolen suits.
>in 1966, she made her debut in the Telugu film 'Manushulu Mamathalu'.
> she acted opposite Shivaji Ganesan in the film 'Pattikada Pattanama' in 1972, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
> in 1973, she received three Filmfare Awards for Best Actress for her performance in the films 'Pattikada Pattanama', 'Suryakanthi' and 'Sri Krishna Satya'.
>the first Tamil film that India submitted for the Academy Awards in the category 'Best Foreign Language Film' was 'Deiva Magan'. It featured her and Sivaji Ganesan.
>> 1960s and 1970s saw a number of successful films pairing her and M.R. Ramachandran.
>> "IZZAT" one of her notable Hindi films, saw her paired opposite Dharmendra.
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