Jayalalithaa's professional background

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.