
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
ayasudha was born as Sujatha in Madras, Tamil Nadu on 17 December 1958 . Her aunt is actress and director Vijaya Nirmala. Jayasudha made her film debut when she was twelve years old as Jamuna's daughter in the Telugu film Pandanti Kapuram (1972). Director K. Balachander gave her a small role in the Tamil film Arangetram where she shared space with Kamal Haasan. She acted in a number of films in Tamil mostly under Balachander's direction—Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973), Naan Avanillai (1974) and Apoorva Raagangal. She also changed her name to Jayasudha, since there was already another actress named Sujatha. Her fame quickly spread, where Telugu film producers were offering her good film roles. While her debut role as heroine in the Telugu film Lakshmana Rekha (1975) got her attention, it was really the title role in Jyothi (remake of the Hindi film Mili starring Jaya Bhaduri) that made her a big star in Telugu films. She was now called a successor to the great Telugu actress Savitri and performed many strong roles and showed excellent range.[1] She is given the title "Sahaja Nati" which means "natural/realistic actress."

as Rishi's Mother

as Sudha Rajendran
2023

as Self
2021

as Rishi's Mother
2019

as Dr. Shailaja
2014

as Sridevi
1993

as Mrs. Selvaraj
2000

as Journalist Renuka
1994

2008

as Saavitri
2013

as Parvathamma, Ravindra's Mother
2012

as Seenu's Mother
2016

2015
2023

as Nagarathnamma
2025

as Anvitha's Mother
2023

2023

as Judge
2023

as Sudha Rajendran
2023
2022

as Sarojini Naidu
2019

as Rishi's Mother
2019

as Lakshmi
2018

2018

2017

as Janakamma
2017

as Pranitha's Mother
2016

as Seenu's Mother
2016

2015

as Baby
2014

as Karthik's mother
2014

as Lakshmi
2014

as Dr. Shailaja
2014

as Annapournamma
2013

as Saavitri
2013

as Sandhya's mom
2012

2012

as Parvathamma, Ravindra's Mother
2012