Jalaja

Jalaja
Jalaja
Born	16 August 1961 (age 59)[1]; Malaysia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1979 - 1989
Spouse(s)	Prakash Nair(1993-present)
Children	Devi
Parent(s)	Vasudevan Pillai , Saraswathiyammal

Jalaja is an actress in Malayalam film who was active during the 1970s and 1980s. She had won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress[2] and Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1981 for the movie Venal directed by Lenin Rajendran. She is one of the few actors to have acted in the films of most great film-makers of Malayalam cinema, both for art-house and commercial films.[1]

Personal life

She was born on 13 December 1961[1] to a Professor Thakazhiyil Vasudevan Pillai and Saraswathiyamma in Malaysia. She studied there till her fourth grade and then migrated to India, due to Civil war in Malaysia. She had her primary education from Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School, Madras, Ambalappuzha English Medium School and her Pre-degree from St. Joseph College, Alappuzha. She did her Bachelors and Masters in English Literature from Women's college Thiruvananthapuram.[3][4] She is married to Prakash Nair since 3 September 1993 & has settled in Bahrain after her marriage. They have a daughter Devi.[5] She was the jury member for Kerala state film awards 2014.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards:

1981 Best Actress - Venal
1981 Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Venal

Filmography

Malayalam

Year	Title	Role	Director
1978	Thampu	-	G. Aravindan
1978	Ee Ganam Marakkumo	Theater Artist	N Sankaran Nair
1978	Mattoly	Thankam	A Bheem Singh
1978	Randu Penkuttikal		Mohan
1978	Ivenente Priyaputhran		Hariharan
1979	Sayoojyam	Radha	G Premkumar
1979	Ulkadal	Susanna	K .G George
1979	Kannukal	Malathi	P Gopikumar
1979	Radha Enna Pennkutti	-	Balachandra Menon
1979	Prathishta		Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1980	Shalini Ente Koottukari	Ammu	Mohan
1980	Vilkkanundu Swapnangal	Sreedevi	M Azad
1980	Sooryante Maranum	Mallika	Rajeevnath
1980	Chaakara	Jiji	PG Vishwambharan
1980	Aarohanam	Photographer's wife	A Sheriff
1980	Raagam Thaanam Pallavi	Jaanu	AT Abu
1980	Vedikkettu	Suja	K A Shivadas
1980	Chora Chuvanna Chora	Sundari	G Gopalakrishnan
1980	Adhikaram	Rema	P Chandrakumar
1980	Abhimanyu	-
1980	Veera Simham
1980	Hridayam Paadunnu		G Premkumar
1981	Munnettam	Jaanu	Sreekumaran Thampi
1981	Arayannam	Devi	P Gopikumar
1981	Thakilu Kottampuram	Padmaja	Balu Kiriyath
1981	Greeshmam	Rathi	VR Gopinath
1981	Munnettam	Janu	Sreekumaran Thampi
1981	Elippathayam	Sridevi	Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1981	Venal	Ramani	Lenin Rajeendran
1981	Ithihasam	Rani	Joshi
1981	Vayal	Nandinikutty
1981	Aambalpoovu	Prema	Harikumar
1981	Swarnapakshikal	Lakshmi	PR Nair
1981	Aakkramanam	Saleena
1981	Pinneyum Pookkunna Kaadu	Lakshmi	PR Nair
1981	Thaalam Manasinte Thaalam	-	AT Abu
1981	Vazhikal Yaathrakkar		AB Raj
1981	Yakshikkavu		Chandrasekharan Thambi
1981	Jalarekha		Prof Sivaprasad
1981	Premageethangal
1982	Yavanika	Rohini	KG George
1982	Marmaram	Nirmala	Bharathan
1982	Balloon	Kausu	Ravi Gupthan
1982	Koritharicha Naal	Revathi	Sasikumar
1982	Padayottam	Aisha	Jijo
1982	Sooryan	Leela	Sasikumar
1982	Postmortem	Aswathy	Sasikumar
1982	Ithiri Neram Othiri Karyam	Reetha	Balachandra Menon
1982	Chillu	Ananthu's lover	Lenin Rajendran
1982	Kanmanikkorumma	-
1982	Sheshakriya	-	Ravi Alummoodu
1982	Uvvu/Layam	-
1982	Yagam		Sivan
1982	Komaram		JC George
1983	Karyam Nissaram	Sarala	Balachandra Menon
1983	Mandanmmar Londanil	Ammini	Sathyan Anthikkad
1983	Kodumkattu	Sindhu	Joshi
1983	Passport	Nabeesa	Thampi Kannanthanam
1983	Kattaruvi	Radha	Sasikumar
1983	Oru Swakaryam	Uma	Harikumar
1983	Prathigna	Sainaba	P. N. Sundaram
1983	Visa	Sabira	Balu Kiriyath
1983	Onnu Chirikku	Urmila Menon	PG Vishwambharan
1983	Eettillam	Kusumam	Fazil
1983	Kathi	-	P Bhaskaran
1983	Kinginikombu		Jayan Adiyattu
1983	Vaashi		MR Joseph
1983	Pankayam
1983	Arunayude Prabhatham
1984	Kooduthedunna Parava	Salma	PK Joseph
1984	Athirathram	Seetha	I V Sasi
1984	Kudumbam Oru Swargam Bharya Oru Devatha	Radha	N Sankaran Nair
1984	Aashamsakalode	Chakki	Vijayan Karote
1984	NH 47	Nazeera	Baby
1984	Kodathi	Sindhu	Joshi
1984	Onnum Mindatha Bharya	Adv. Vinodini	Balu Kiriyath
1984	Aalkkoottathil Thaniye	Sindhu	I. V. Sasi
1984	Ethirppukal	Geetha	Unni Aranmula
1984	Ente Nandinikuttikku	-	Valsan
1984	Anthichuvappu	-	Kurian Varnasala
1984	Kurishuyudham		Baby
1985	Madhuvidhu Theerum Mumbe	Shobha
1985	Upaharam	Dr. Roopa	Sajan
1985	Sammelanam	Selma	CP Vijayakumar
1985	Ozhivukalam	Nandhini	Bharathan
1985	Naayakan	Haseena	Balu Kiriyath
1985	Kandu Kandarinju	Padmam	Sajan
1985	Mouna Nombaram	Sathi	Sasikumar
1986	Ithramathram	Chithra	P Chandrakumar
1986	Naale Njangalude Vivaham	Vimala	Sajan
1986	Kochu Themmadi	Madhavikutty	A.Vincent
1986	Kariyilakkattu Pole	Ragini	P Padmarajan
1985	Chillukottaram	-	KG Rajasekharan
1985	Manicheppu Thurannappol	-	Balachandra Menon
1985	Oduvil Kittiya Vaartha		Yatheendra Das
1986	Desatanakkili Karayarilla	Sara teacher	P Padmarajan
1986	Ennennum Kannettante	Vijayalakshmi(Viji)	Fazil
1986	Prathyekam Sradhikuka	Shobha	PG Vishwambharan
1986	Neram Pularumbol	-
1986	Nidhiyude Katha	-
1987	Vilambaram	Razeena	Balachandra Menon
1987	Sarvakalashala	Sister Alphonsa	Venu Nagavally
1987	Sairandhri	Latha
1987	Kaanan Kothichu
1988	Athirthikal	Devi	JD Thottan
1988	Abkari	Ammini	IV Sasi
1988	Aparan	Sumangala teacher	P Padmarajan
1988	Oru Muthassi Katha	Parvathi	Priyadarshan
1988	Manu Uncle	Manu's elder sister
1988	Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu	Gopi's wife	Priyadarsan
1988	Kayyettam/Production No.1
1989	Alicinte Anveshanam	Alice	TV Chandran
1989	Charithram	Gracy
1989	Mahaayaanam	Ramani	Joshiy
1991	Perumthachan	Devaki
1991	Kalamorukkam	Chandrika	VS Indran
1991	Kuttapathram	Geetha	R Chandru
1991	Aparahnam	Lathika	M.P. Sukumaran Nair
1992	Snehasagaram	Marykkunju	Sathyan Anthikad
1992	Gouri	Gouri
2021	Thalanarizha	TBA	Sajith Muhammed
2021	Malik	TBA	Mahesh Narayan

Tamil

Andharangam Oomaiyanathu (1980) as Sarasu
Maarupatta Konangal (1983) as Jaya
Thiruttu Rajakkal (1984)

Television serials

Indraneelam (Surya TV)
Verukal (Asianet) as Amlu - based on Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's Novel Directed by T.N. Gopakumar
Ammuvukku Kalyanam as Gayathri (DD Tamil) - Tamil Serial

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Manorama Online Latest Malayalam News". Manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"On record With T.N Gopakumar: Jalaja". Youtube.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
"Interview with Jalaja:". Kairali TV. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.

External links

Jalaja at IMDb

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[mathrubhumi.com-1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Manorama Online Latest Malayalam News". Manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "On record With T.N Gopakumar: Jalaja". Youtube.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

[5] "Interview with Jalaja:". Kairali TV. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.

Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress
1972–1989	Roja Ramani (1972) Nanditha Bose (1973) Lakshmi (1974) Lakshmi (1975) Lakshmi (1976) Sheela (1977) Jayabharathi (1978) Srividya (1979) Srividya (1980) Jalaja (1981) Poornima Bhagyaraj (1982) (1983) (1984) (1985) (1986) Sharada (1987) Revathi (1988) Rekha (1989)
1990–2009	Shobana (1990) Amala Akkineni (1991) Geetha (1992) Madhavi (1993) (1994) Annie (1995) Manju Warrier (1996) Manju Warrier (1997) Manju Warrier (1998) Manju Warrier (1999) Samyuktha Varma (2000) Samyuktha Varma (2001) Navya Nair (2002) Meera Jasmine (2003) Geetu Mohandas (2004) Meera Jasmine (2005) Padmapriya Janakiraman (2006) Meera Jasmine (2007) Priyamani (2008) Shweta Menon (2009)
2010–present	Mamta Mohandas (2010) Kavya Madhavan (2011) Rima Kallingal (2012) Ann Augustine (2013) Manju Warrier (2014) Parvathy Thiruvothu (2015) Nayanthara (2016) Parvathy Thiruvothu (2017) Manju Warrier (2018)

Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
1969–1970	Sheela (1969) Sharada (1970)
1971–1980	Sheela (1971) Jayabharathi (1972) Jayabharathi (1973) Lakshmi (1974) Rani Chandra (1975) Sheela (1976) Santhakumari (1977) Shoba (1978) Srividya (1979) Poornima Bhagyaraj (1980)
1981–1900	Jalaja (1981) Madhavi (1982) Srividya (1983) Seema (1984) Seema (1985) Shari (1986) Suhasini Maniratnam (1987) Anju (1988) Urvashi (1989) Urvashi (1990)
1991–2000	Urvashi (1991) Srividya (1992) Shobana (1993) Shanthi Krishna (1994) Urvashi (1995) Manju Warrier (1996) Jomol (1997) Sangita (1998) Samyuktha Varma (1999) Samyuktha Varma (2000)
2001–2010	Suhasini Maniratnam (2001) Navya Nair (2002) Meera Jasmine (2003) Kavya Madhavan and Geethu Mohandas (2004) Navya Nair (2005) Urvashi (2006) Meera Jasmine (2007) Priyanka Nair (2008) Shweta Menon (2009) Kavya Madhavan (2010)
2011–present	Shweta Menon (2011) Rima Kallingal (2012) Ann Augustine (2013) Nazriya Nazim (2014) Parvathy (2015) Rajisha Vijayan (2016) Parvathy (2017) Nimisha Sajayan (2018)