B. Jayamma

B. Jayamma
Jayamma in 1947
Born	(1915-11-15)15 November 1915 Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore
Died	20 December 1988(1988-12-20) (aged 73) Bangalore, Karnataka, India^[1]
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Gubbi Jayamma
Occupations	Actress dramatist singer politician
Spouse	Gubbi Veeranna (m. 1931; died 1972)
Children	3^[2]

Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council
In office 1980–1986

B. Jayamma (15 November 1915 – 20 December 1988)^[2] was an Indian actress and singer. She began her career on stage as a 14-year-old when she joined a theatre group owned by Gubbi Veeranna, her future husband. She went on to perform for 45 years on stage while also appearing in 45 Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films.^[3]

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Career

Jayamma's first acting role in films came in 1931 in Raphael Algoet's directorial, His Love Affair. She starred as the lead in the film opposite Gubbi Veeranna, who also produced the film.^[4] Jayamma started in many silent films before appearing in talkies. A popular actor in the 1930s and 1940s, she featured in many films alongside her husband. In the Telugu film Swarga Seema (1945), she played Kalyani, a neglected homemaker. She played the eponymous role in the Kannada film Hemareddy Mallamma (1946) that dealt with the hardships faced by her character. Jayamma often playback-sang for her films too.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
1931	His Love Affair			Silent film	^[6]
1932	Hari Maya			Silent film	^[6]
1935	Sadarame	Draupadi	Kannada		^[6]
1938	Gul-E-Bakawali		Punjabi		^[6]
1941	Subhadra		Kannada		^[6]
1942	Jeevana Nataka	Padma	Kannada		^[7]
1944	Barthruhari	Pingala	Tamil		^[6]
1945	Hemareddy Mallamma	Mallamma	Kannada		^[6]
1945	Swarga Seema	Kalyani	Telugu		^[8]
1946	Lavangi	Mumtaz Mahal	Tamil		^[9]
1946	Thyagaiah	Dharmamba	Telugu	Credited as Gubbi Jayamma	^[10]
1947	Brahma Ratham		Telugu		^[6]
1949	Natyarani		Tamil		^[6]
1949	Mangayarkarasi		Tamil		^[6]
1950	Raja Vikrama	Prabhavathi	Tamil		^[11]
1951	Mantra Dandam	Yogini	Telugu		^[6]
1953	Gunasagari	Gangavva	Kannada		^[6]
1953	Gumastha	Seetha	Tamil		^[12]
1954	Karkottai		Tamil		^[6]
1958	Anna Thangi		Kannada		^[6]
1965	Balarajana Kathe		Kannada
1965	Mavana Magalu		Kannada		^[6]
1966	Premamayi		Kannada		^[6]
1967	Immadi Pulikeshi	Pulikeshi's mother	Kannada		^[6]
1968	Anna Thamma		Kannada		^[6]
1968	Bedi Bandavalu		Kannada		^[6]
1970	Mukti	Sarojini's mother	Kannada		^[13]
1970	Nanna Thamma		Kannada	Cameo
1971	Sakshatkara	Thaayamma	Kannada		^[6]
1977	Punarmilana		Kannada
1980	Mithuna		Kannada	Special appearance
2006	Saavira Mettilu		Kannada	Special appearance Posthumous release

Discography

Year	Track	Album	Ref(s)
1942	"Suma Maale"	Jeevana Nataka	^[14]
1942	"Meenanka Roopana"	Jeevana Nataka	^[14]
1944	"Neere Neere Maaran"	Barthruhari	^[15]
1944	"Umaiyodu"	Barthruhari	^[15]
1945	"Mallikaarjuna Paalisu"	Hemareddy Mallamma	^[16]
1945	"Shubhadathe Gomaathe"	Hemareddy Mallamma	^[16]
1945	"Chalo Chalo Cycle"	Swarga Seema	^[17]
	"Grihame Kada Swarga Seema"
	"Jo Achutananda Jojo Mukunda"
	"Rara Radha Manoramana"
1946	"Neel Kanjavizhik"	Lavangi
	"Aa Aa Paaduvom Ellorum"
	"Aha Inre Peranantam"
1946	"Aaragimpave"	Thyagaiah	^[18]
	"Ennadu Sevincha Ledhu"
	"Ennagu Manasuku Raani"
	"Jo Jo Sri Rama"
	"Raare Raare Pillalara"
	"Sri Kalyana Gunaathmaka Ram"
	"Sri Seetha Rama Kalyanam"
	"Srikaram Bainatti"
1953	"Aadhari Jegadheeswari Amba"	Gumastha
1953	"Theeradha Varumaiyudan"	Gumastha

References

^ "Obituary: B. Jayamma". The Indian Express. 21 December 1988. p. 10.
^ ^a ^b "B. Jayamma". Cinemaazi.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "B. Jayamma". kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Mylapore and movies". The Hindu. 18 October 2001. Archived from the original on 7 December 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "B Jayamma". Karnataka.com. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 114.
^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 294.
^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 304.
^ Guy, Randor (25 May 2013). "Lavangi (1946)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 307.
^ Guy, Randor (15 April 2010). "Raja Vikrama (1950)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 332.
^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 404.
^ "Jeevana Naataka (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Rama Iyer & H. Seshagiri Rao". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ Guy, Randor (21 April 2012). "Bharthruhari 1944". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "Hemareddy Mallamma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Addepalli Rama Rao & Diwakar". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "Swargaseema (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao, Chittor V. Nagaiah & Ogirala Ramachandra Rao". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "Thyagiah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Chittoor V. Nagaiah & J. A. Rehman". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

Bibliography

Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

External links

B. Jayamma at IMDb

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