Jayashree (Tamil actress)

Jayashree is an Indian actress who has mostly worked in Tamil-language films. She was introduced by film director C. V. Sridhar in Thendrale Ennai Thodu, opposite Mohan, in 1985.^[1] She started a career in technology in 2000, taking a break from acting after her marriage.

Jayashree
Born	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Chandrasekhar (m. 1988–present)
Children	2

Career

Jayashree started her cinematic career with the 1985 Tamil filmThendrale Ennai Thodu, opposite Mohan. After getting married in 1988, she left the film industry to focus on her family, and later began a career in technology. She returned to acting with the 2010 film Kadhal 2 Kalyanam, though it was never released. On Christmas Day 2016, Jayashree's comeback film Manal Kayiru 2 was released internationally.^[2][3]

Personal life

Jayashree is the granddaughter of S. Jayalakshmi, singer and actress, and grandniece of musician and painter S. Rajam and musician and filmmaker S. Balachander, both her grandmother's brothers. She married Chandrasekhar, a banking professional, in 1988, and they settled in the United States. The couple have two sons.^[4]

Selected filmography

• All films in Tamil, unless otherwise noted

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Reference
1985	Thendrale Ennai Thodu	Malathi		[5]
	Irandu Manam	Shanthi		[6]
1986	Veendum	Lalitha	Malayalam
	Kaalamellam Unn Madiyil	Rani		[6]
	Kovil Yaanai	Kaveri		[6]
	Manithanin Marupakkam	Sujatha
	Vidinja Kalyanam	Divya		[7]
	Nambinar Keduvathillai	Gowri		[8][9]
	Anandha Kanneer	Radha		[10]
	Panneer Nadhigal	Radha		[11]
	Mounam Kalaikirathu	Shobana
	Yaaro Ezhuthiya Kavithai	Pavithra/Lakshmi
1987	Kavalan Avan Kovalan	Herself	Guest appearance
	Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi	Nandhini
	Vanna Kanavugal	Anandhi
	Thaali Dhanam	Nirmala		[11]
	Anand	Geetha
1988	Premayanam	Sneha	Telugu	[11]
1989	Nalaya Manithan	Shree
	Varam	Jaya		[11]
1997	Pistha	Shanthi
	Vivasaayi Magan	Selvi
	Masmaram	Madhavi	Malayalam
2010	Kadhal 2 Kalyanam		Unreleased	[12]
2016	Manal Kayiru 2	Uma Kittumani		[2][13]