Jayashree is an Indian actress who appeared in

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

-language films in the 1980s. She was introduced by film director

C. V. Sridhar Chitthamoor Vijayaraghavalu Sridhar (22 July 1933 – 20 October 2008) was an Indian screenwriter and film director. He has directed nearly 60 films in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi language, Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu Languages. Ea ...

in '' Thendrale Ennai Thodu'', opposite Mohan, in 1985. She started a career in technology in 2000, taking a break from acting after her marriage.

Career

Jayashree started her cinematic career with the 1985 Tamil film''Thendrale 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 ''Kadhal 2 Kalyanam'' () is an unreleased Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by newcomer Milind Rau that stars debutante Sathya, brother of Tamil actor Arya, and Divya Spandana, whilst, Jayashree, Nagendra Prasad, Kasthuri and Anuja I ...

'', though it was never released. On Christmas Day 2016, Jayashree's comeback film ''

Manal Kayiru 2 ''Manal Kayiru 2'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Madhan Kumar, starring S. Ve. Shekher, Jaishree, Ashwin Shekhar and Poorna. The film is a sequel to the 1982 film, ''Manal Kayiru'' and Shekher, Visu, and Kur ...

'' was released internationally.

Personal life

Jayashree is the granddaughter of

S. Jayalakshmi Sundaram Jayalakshmi (25 July 1920 - 21 July 2007) was an Indian Tamil-language film actress and singer who played lead parts in movies of the 1930s and 1940s. Starting her film career with ''Seetha Kalyanam'' in 1934, she acted in about a doz ...

, singer and actress, and grandniece of musician and painter

S. Rajam S. Rajam (10 February 1919 – 29 January 2010) was a distinguished Indian Carnatic musician and painter from the state of Tamil Nadu. He was a student of the Carnatic musician Papanasam Sivan and the older brother of Tamil film director and m ...

and musician and filmmaker

S. Balachander Sundaram Balachander (18 January 1927 – 13 April 1990) was an Indian veena player and filmmaker. He directed, produced, and also composed music for a few of his films. Balachander was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1982. He died of a hear ...

, 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.

Filmography

Tamil Malayalam Voice acting * Geetha - ''

Azhagan ''Azhakan'' () () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kovai Chezhiyan. It stars Mammootty, in lead role with an ensemble supporting cast. The film, released on 25 August 1991, was critically a ...

'' (1991) *

Jyothika Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress, model and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil films.

- ''

Pachaikili Muthucharam ''Pachaikili Muthucharam'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. It is based on the 2005 British-American thriller film '' Derailed''. The film stars Sarathkumar and Jyothika, while Andrea J ...

'' (2007)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jayashree Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses from Chennai Actresses in Malayalam cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses 1965 births