Yamuna (actress)

Indian actress

Yamuna

Born|

Jasmin Farooqi[1]

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Occupation| Actress
Spouse| Siddhanta Mahapatra (1990) [2][3]
Children| 10 sons [4]

Yamuna (Born Jasmin (Indian actress)) is an Indian actress who has appeared primarily in Telugu films in addition to a few Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films.[5] She appeared in films like Mamagaru, Mouna Poratam, and Yerra Mandaram. She also acted in TV shows.

## Personal life

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Yamuna was born as Prema in Bangalore, Karnataka into a Telugu-speaking family. Their native is Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh but her family later moved to Bangalore. Director Balachander changed her name to Yamuna after film debut.[1]

## Career

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Yamuna made her debut in film in a lead role through Kannada film Modada Mareyalli (1989) alongside Shiva Rajkumar. She acted in over 50 Kannada and Telugu movies as the female lead.[6] She shot into fame in 1989 with award-winning Telugu film Mouna Poratam[7][8] which is based on the real-life story of Sabita Badhei, which gained massive media coverage. Yamuna played the role of Durga who is betrayed by a government officer and fights for her conjugal rights, seeking marital recognition to give proper identity to her illegitimate child.[9]

Later she played one of the leads opposite Vinod Kumar in another successful film Mamagaru.[10] In the 1990 film Puttinti Pattu Cheera, she played the role of an unlucky daughter who is harassed by her in-laws. She was also played the lead actress in 1990 film Erramandaram.[11] She also acted in Kannada films with Siva Rajkumar and Ravichandran.[12]

After her marriage, she took a break from acting. After the break she started acting in TV serials. She appeared in the TV series Anveshitha which was broadcast on ETV.

## Allegations

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Yamuna was arrested for her alleged involvement in a brothel racket in the ITC Royal Gardenia, a five star hotel, in January 2011 in Bangalore.[citation needed] In a YouTube interview, Frankly with TNR, she said she was exonerated by the court of chargers as they were false allegations.[13]

## Filmography

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2017)

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### Telugu

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* Mouna Poratam (1989) as Durga
* Puttinti Pattu Cheera (1990)
* Inspector Rudra (1990)
* Ghatana (1990)
* Aadadhi (1990)
* Udhyamam (1990) as Shanta
* Yerra Mandaram (1991) as Arundhati
* Gowramma (1991)
* Mamagaru (1991) as Lakshmi
* Nagamma (1991)
* Amma Kadupu Challanga (1991)
* College Bullodu (1992) as Shobha
* Surigaadu (1992)
* Bangaru mama (1992)
* Adrushtam (1992)
* Prema Vijetha (1992)
* Aadarsam (1993) as Vani
* Rajadhani (1993)
* Brahmachari Mogudu (1994) as Jayalakshmi
* Andaru Andare (1994)
* Mantrala Marrichettu (1994)
* Nannagaru (1994)
* Bangaru Kutumbam (1994) as Krishnaveni
* Govinda Govinda (1994) as Goddess Mahalakshmi
* Dear Brother (1995)
* Premaku Padi Sutralu (1995)
* Bachi (2000) as Parvathi
* Eduruleni Manishi (2001) as Bhavani
* Sri Manjunatha (2001) as Priya Ganga
* O Chinnadana (2002)
* Manasu Pilichindi (2009)
* Bhageerathudu (2010)
* Keratam (2011)
* Taxiwaala (2018) as Sisira's mother

### Malayalam

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* Thoranam (1987)

### Kannada

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* Modada Mareyalli (1991)
* Mavanige Thakka Aliya (1992)
* Hendathire Husharu (1992)
* Keralida Sarpa (1994)
* Chinna (1994)
* Prema Geethe (1997)
* Hello Yama (1998)
* Sri Manjunatha (2001) as River Ganga
* Haage Summane (2008)
* Naariya Seere Kadda (2010)
* Kanteerava (2011)
* Shambho Shankara (2010)
* Dil Rangeela (2014)
* Rajahamsa (2017)

### Tamil

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* Manathil Uruthi Vendum (1987) - Debut in Tamil
* Mouna Porattam (1989)
* Dilli Babu (1989)
* Aadi Viratham (1991)
* Porantha Veetu Pattu Pudavai (1991)
* Sivasankari (1992)
* I Love India (1992)
* Yuga (2006)
* Yuvan (2011)

### Television

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* Thiruvilaiyadal (Sun TV)
* Amman (Sun TV)
* Vidhi (ETV) as Saroja / Rosy
* Anveshitha (ETV) as Snigdha Devi
* Raktha Sambandham (Gemini TV)
* Allare Allari (ETV Plus)
* Seethama Vakitilo Sirimalle Chettu (Vidhi-2) as Rosy
* Lakshmi (Udaya TV)
* Lakshmi Jhansiya Magalu (Udaya TV)
* Devi (Zee Kannada)
* Damini (Gemini TV)
* Amrutam
* Mouna Poratam (ETV)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Yamuna Biography". cochintalkies.com. cochintalkies. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
2. ^ "Femina Miss India 2002". Retrieved 8 March 2010.
3. ^ (Indian actress)_sea.htm "Yamuna". Retrieved 8 March 2010. `{{cite web}}`: Check `|url=` value (help)
4. ^ "విశాఖ నాకు సొంతిల్లులాంటిది: నటి". Sakshi. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
5. ^ Bollineni, Haribabu (21 August 2016). "Why Senior Actress Tried to Commit Suicide?". chitramala.in. Chitramala. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
6. ^ Shyam, Prasad S (27 September 2016). "Yamuna back on the big screen". Bangalore Mirror.
7. ^ "1989 Nandi Awards". awardsandwinners.com.
8. ^ "List of winners of the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film". telugufilmz.org. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
9. ^ "Mouna Poratam Music by S Janaki". sjanaki.net.
10. ^ "1991 Nandi awards". awardsandwinners.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
11. ^ "1990 Nandi Awards". awardsandwinners.com. Awards & Winners. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
12. ^ "ఆ రూమర్ వచ్చాక... సూసైడ్ చేసుకోవాలని నిర్ణయించుకున్నా.. నటి యమున". telugu.webdunia.com. Webdunia. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
13. ^ "Yamuna back on the big screen". The Times of India. BangaloreMirror. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

## External links

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* Yamuna at IMDb