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  • Veteran South Indian actress Jamuna passes away in Hyderabad

    Veteran South Indian actress Jamuna passes away in Hyderabad

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    Hyderabad: Veteran actress Jamuna passed away here on Friday after a brief illness. She was 86.

    She breathed her last at her residence, family sources said.

    Jamuna, who acted in about 200 movies in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi, is survived by a son and a daughter.

    She was born at Hampi in Karnataka on August 30, 1936, but her parents Nippani Srinivasa Rao and Kowsalya Devi moved to Andhra Pradesh. She received her primary education at Duggirala in Guntur district and was a stage artist in her school days.

    Jamuna, whose real name was Jana Bai, made her acting debut at the age of 16 with Puttillu (1953) directed by Garikapari Rajarao.

    It was L. V. Prasad’s Missamma (1955) which gave her recognition. She had played a supporting character in the film with the lead roles played by N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. In a career spanning four decades, she portrayed a variety of roles and acted with these legendary actors of her time other top actors of her times.

    Jamuna also acted in 11 Hindi films. She won FilmFare award for best supporting actress for Milan (1967) starring Sunil Dutt and Nutan. It was a remake of Telugu movie Mooga Manasulu (1964) which featured Jamuna along with Nageswara Rao and Savitri.

    Impressed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, she joined the Congress party in 1980 and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rajahmundry in 1989, but quit politics after the defeat in 1991. She later joined BJP and campaigned for the party in late 1990s.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Aditi Rao Hydari’s wedding on cards? Actress poses with beau

    Aditi Rao Hydari’s wedding on cards? Actress poses with beau

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    Hyderabad: Gorgeous diva Aditi Rao Hydari is rumoured to be dating her Maha Samudram co-star Siddharth. Though they never confirmed it officially, their social media moves and public appearances together keep adding fuel to the speculations.

    Fans are waiting for the couple to make their relationship official soon. Amid this, their latest photo is grabbing a lot of attention online. Aditi and Siddharth were spotted at the engagement of Tollywood hero Sharwanand, who got hitched with Rakshitha Reddy on Thursday. The rumoured lovebirds look too hot to handle in traditional outfits as they posed with newly-engaged couple.

    Fans are going crazy over their click, while a few are wondering if Aditi just let the cat out of her bag making a grand entry with beau Sid. “Sidharth Aditi Rao next velladey (It’s Siddharth and Aditi next),” commented on fan. “Are you getting married next?” asked another social media user.

    Check out the photos below:

    As we know, Siddharth and Aditi Rao Hydari’s chemistry in Ajay Bhupati‘s mass-action entertainer Maha Samudram was loved by many. The film, however, failed to click at the box office. It is said that the two started dating each other during the shooting.

    For the unversed, Aditi Rao Hydari was first married to actor Satyadeep Mishra in 2009. They called it quits in 2013. Siddharth, on the other hand, was married to Meghna. The couple, who got married in 2003, ended their relationship in 2007.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )