Jameela Malik (1945/1946 – 28 January 2020) was an Indian actress in south Indian movies. She acted in

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and

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films in the 1970s and 1980s. She received critical acclaim and appreciation, for all the movies she acted, from the critics and audience as well. She entered the film industry with the film ''

Aadhyathe Katha ''Aadhyathe Katha'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by K. S. R. Moorthy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Vijayasree, Sujatha and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. K. ...

'' in 1972. She was the first woman from Kerala to graduate from the

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. She worked as teacher in schools. She was married for a year and had a son. She had also acted in more than twenty television serials during the 1990s. She died on 28 January 2020 at the age of 74.

Partial filmography

Malayalam

* Faces * '' Line Bus'' (1971) * '' Sathi'' (1972) * ''

'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1973) * ''

Eanippadikal ''Eanippadikal'' () is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Thoppil Bhasi. The film stars Madhu (actor), Madhu, Sharada (actress), Sharada, Jayabharathi and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in the lead roles. It is based on the novel of the sa ...

'' (1973) * ''

Rajahamsam ''Rajahamsam'' () is a Malayalam films of 1974 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Hariharan and produced by Hari Pothan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Srividya and Vidhubhala in the lead roles. This film is remade in Telugu as Indr ...

'' (1974) * '' Neelakannukal'' (1974) * '' Rahasyarathri'' (1974) * '' Boy Friend'' (1975) * '' Niramaala'' (1975) * '' Ullasa Yaathra'' (1975) * ''

Chottanikkara Amma ''Chottanikkara Amma'' is a 1976 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Crossbelt Mani and produced by Thiruvonam Pictures. The film stars Srividya, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Adoor Bhasi and Hari in the lead roles. The film has musical score by R. K. Shek ...

'' (1976) * '' Sexilla Stundilla'' (1976) * '' Swarna Medal'' (1977) * '' Society Lady'' (1978) * '' Avakaasham'' (1978) * ''

Kazhukan ''Kazhukan'' is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by A. B. Raj. The film stars Jayan, Shubha, Sukumaran and Jagathy Sreekumar . The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Sukumaran plays the antagonist. The film was a remake of ...

'' (1979) * '' Daaliya Pookkal'' (1980) * '' Lahari'' (1982) * '' Pandavapuram'' (1986) as Devi teacher * ''

Oru Maymasa Pulariyil ''Oru Maymasa Pulariyil'' ( ml, ഒരു മേയ്മാസ പുലരിയിൽ) is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language film co-written and directed by V. R. Gopinath, starring Balachandra Menon, Murali and Shari. It was the debut of Ran ...

'' (1989) * '' Unnikuttanu Joli Kitti'' (1990)

Tamil

* ''Velli Ratham'' (1979) * ''Adhisaya Raagam'' (1979) * ''Lakshmi'' (1979) * ''

Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal ''Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal'' () is a 1980 Tamil language film. The directorial debut of B. Lenin, it starred Jayalalithaa in the lead role, opposite actor Sarath Babu. It was the last Tamil film to release with Jayalalithaa in the lead role. ...

'' (1980) * ''Ponnazhagi'' (1981) * ''Sriman Srimati'' (1982)

As a dubbing artist

* '' Mayura'' (1975)

Radio dramas

Television

* ''Kayar'' * ''Sagarika'' * '' Mangalyapattu'' (

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) * '' Chempattu'' (

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)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Jameela 1940s births 2020 deaths Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam television Indian television actresses Indian voice actresses 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses from Kollam