Jamuna

Acting

Jamuna

Born — Died

1936-08-30 — 2023-01-27

Place of birth

Hampi, Karnataka, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Jamuna (August 30, 1936 – January 27, 2023) was an Indian actress and politician who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema, alongside appearances in Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films. Raised in Duggirala, Andhra Pradesh, she began stage acting as a child before making her feature screen debut in the drama *Puttillu* (1952). She achieved mainstream recognition in the mid-1950s with the romantic comedy *Missamma* (1955) and the drama *Donga Ramudu* (1955). Over the 1950s and 1960s, she established herself as a prominent leading actress, starring in the comedy *Gundamma Katha* (1962), the mythological film *Sri Krishna Tulabharam* (1966), and the drama *Mooga Manasulu* (1964). Jamuna also worked…

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 8 titles

Bangaru Koduku poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bangaru Koduku

1982

Lady Tarzan poster
NR

Raghu, a business tycoon, is driving through a forest with scenic views with Rani, his preteen daughter, when they are suddenly stopped and attacked by a group of thugs. They start hitting Raghu and, when the child interferes, one of them grabs her and throws her over his head to a certain death in the deep river and waterfalls below. Surprisingly, the girl survives the fall and, with the help of wild animals, grows up healthy and athletic as Lady Tarzan. Her parents are doing their best to find her...

Lady Tarzan

1988

Eenadu poster
NR

Eenadu is Krishna's 200th movie with huge star cast. It's almost on the same lines of his 100th movie ALLURI SEETHA RAMARAJU. But in this movie, he fights against the politicians and industrialists who are looting the poor, the movie is about Ramaraju (Krishna) a social reformer who fights against the injustice by the political system and stands in support to the poor and down-trodden.Kantha Rao, Jaggayya, Rao Gopal Rao played the villains in the movie. Rao Gopal Rao is a small-time politician and brother-in-law of Krishna and husband of Krishna Kumari. His brother-in-law being a selfish and cruel man, Krishna stays away from them. Jaggayya is a businessman and and old friend of Krishna because of him Krishna lands in Jail without a fault of his. Kantha Rao is a criminal and after coming out of Jail, he enters into politics and becomes a minister.These three create havoc and play with the lives of the poor.

Eenadu

1982

Mama Allulla Saval poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mama Allulla Saval

1980

Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey poster
6.6

Desperate for work, an educated youth pretends to be a gardener. Later, he falls in love with his employer's daughter while his family wants him to marry someone else.

Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey

1983

Yaadgaar poster
7.0

Rajunath, the lazy son of the village postman Shambunath, is a liar. He often plays pranks on the poor villagers. When his father succumbs to burns, he swears never to lie again.

Yaadgaar

1984

Agnee poster
7.7

When Shekawat learns that his parents have left all their estates and properties to his sister due to the pending birth of her son, he plots to keep the money.

Agnee

1988

Guru Sarvabhouma Sri Raghavendra Karune poster
8.0

Guru Sarvabhowma Sri Raghavendra Karune is a wonderful devotional movie that speaks about the hardships a true devotee faces while he is being tested.

Guru Sarvabhouma Sri Raghavendra Karune

1980

1970s · 12 titles

No artwork available
NR

Selvam goes through a series of problems when he loses his job after his former lover takes revenge against him. However, he does not give up and decides to get his life back on track.

Anbu Sagodharargal

1973

Katakatala Rudrayya poster
8.0

A woman is devastated when her fiance tragically dies, leaving her pregnant prior to marriage. Soon after delivery she is told that her child also died. Later, she marries a respectable man and settles down. However, when she sees a young man who is her fiance's lookalike, she is shocked. Who is he?

Katakatala Rudrayya

1978

No artwork available
NR

The people of a village Live under the oppression of an evil landlord. However, the landlord's son goes against his own father and fights for the rights of the villagers.

Bhoomi Kosam

1974

Akbar Saleem Anarkali poster
7.0

The story of Anarkali and Saleem retold.

Akbar Saleem Anarkali

1978

Pandanti Kapuram poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pandanti Kapuram

1972

Seetha Kalyanam poster
9.0

An epic musical drama depicting the preface to Seetha and Rama's wedding.

Seetha Kalyanam

1976

Kurukshetram poster
8.0

The Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata told through Cinema.

Kurukshetram

1977

Sakshathkara poster
8.3

The story revolves around the dangers of superstition, particularly when it concerns marriage and how unscrupulous elements in society could manipulate these beliefs to their benefit and lead to tragic consequences.

Sakshathkara

1971

Maro Prapancham poster
9.0

Nine idealistic youngsters plan to create "Maro Prapancham", an egalitarian utopian. But when they start kidnapping children to bring them into their world, the government appoints Special CBI Officer Ravindra Nath (Akkineni Nageshwar Rao) to investigate the kidnappings.

Maro Prapancham

1970

Sri Rama Pattabhishekam poster
10.0

Sri Rama Pattabhishekam (Coronation of Lord Rama) is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language Hindu Epic film directed and produced by N. T. Rama Rao. King Dasharatha's queen Kaikeyi makes unusual demands to thwart the coronation of Lord Rama as king of Ayodhya. As a result, Lord Rama is forced to undergo several challenges.

Sri Rama Pattabhishekam

1978

Srimanthudu poster
9.0

The guardians of a boy, who is the legal heir to a property, trick him into becoming an alcoholic with the evil intention of grabbing his wealth. However, he wakes up to reality.

Srimanthudu

1971

Yashoda Krishna poster
NR

Chronicles the birth and childhood of Krishna, who is prophesied to be the death of his tyrannical uncle Kans. Also tells the story of Krishna's subsequent rebirth as Srinivas during which he is reunited with his foster mother Yashoda.

Yashoda Krishna

1975

1960s · 20 titles

Pooja Phalamu poster
9.0

Madhu, a wealthy and naive boy, meets Vasanthi and develops feelings for her. However, he gets depressed after knowing that Vasanthi only saw him as a brother.

Pooja Phalamu

1964

Padandi Munduku poster
NR

Follows the story of a freedom fighter couple, Santhamma and Dharmarao, during the British Raj.

Padandi Munduku

1962

Marutha Nattu Veeran poster
7.0

Jeevagan, a brave warrior, is selected as the guard for Rathna, a princess. They fall in love, but the king's minister, Veera Kesha, frames him as a traitor to carry out his plan to seize the kingdom.

Marutha Nattu Veeran

1961

Navaratri poster
9.0

Radha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home. Later, she comes across nine people, each representing a specific human behaviour.

Navaratri

1966

Letha Manasulu poster
9.0

Letha Manasulu or "Tender Hearts" is an adaptation of the films Twice Upon a Time and The Parent Trap. Satyabhama and Shekhar grow close after an unexpected incident. Their love stands the test of Satyabhama's mother, Kanaka Durgamma, and together they have two twin daughters, Lalli and Pappi. However, tensions soon arise within the marriage because of the matriarch of the household, Kanaka. The daughters grow up separated but again meet by chance at a picnic.

Letha Manasulu

1966

Ramu poster
8.0

A man faces many trials and tribulations while taking care of his son who has a hearing impairment. He goes through many hardships to emerge victorious for his son.

Ramu

1968

Dorikithe Dongalu poster
7.0

Nandan, son of a police officer, and Madhavi, daughter of a wronged scientist, join forces to uproot anti-social elements.

Dorikithe Dongalu

1965

Gundamma Katha poster
7.8

Gundamma is a rich widow who dotes on her daughter Saroja but mistreats her stepdaughter Lakshmi. When brothers Anji and Raja encounter this family, they decide to teach the old woman a lesson.

Gundamma Katha

1962

Milan poster
5.6

On the banks of the holy River Ganga, Gopi, a ferryman conducts an unconsummated romance with Radha, a girl from the upper classes.

Milan

1967

Chadarangam poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Chadarangam

1967

Mooga Manasulu poster
7.3

Mooga Manasulu is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film. It is based on the concept of reincarnation.

Mooga Manasulu

1964

Sri Krishna Tulabharam poster
NR

When Sathyabhama, the wife of Sri Krishna starts envying his other wives, he decides to teach her a lesson.

Sri Krishna Tulabharam

1966

No artwork available
NR

A young unmarried woman has a child but is told that her baby is stillborn. Thereafter, she joins an orphanage as a teacher where she encounters a man who accuses her of being immoral.

Mooga Nomu

1969

No artwork available
NR

It tells the story of a rich man falling in love with a tribal girl, and how the pair face challenges in life when they separate.

Chinnari Papalu

1968

Rishte Naate poster
10.0

Thakur Narendrapal Singh is a generous and kind-hearted landlord and zamindar. He has a daughter Kalpana and a son Raja. Distrusting his son and his new wife, Roopa, he asks a village laborer, Sunder who is honest, loyal and hardworking, to marry his daughter. In this manner, Sunder and Kalpana get married, and soon Kalpana gives birth to a daughter. Tragically Kalpana passes away, and the Thakur, Sunder, and the child are devastated. The Thakur asks Sunder to get married to Savitri, who is the daughter of his childhood friend, the local Collector. He hopes that in this manner the child will get the love of a mother. Sunder reluctantly agrees, and soon Savitri and he get married. Savitri is unable to win the love of the child nor does she get any affection from Sunder, as he is unable to get Kalpana out of his mind and thoughts. In the meantime, Roopa's dad is plotting the death of Sunder, so that his daughter can take over the wealth of the Thakur after his death.

Rishte Naate

1965

Hamrahi poster
6.2

Shekhar is a Lothario. He's also the son of the Public Prosecutor. After his philandering has exhausted his parents' patience, he takes a fancy to Saradha and contrives to put her in a compromising position. She cannot escape from marrying him after her father accepts the Public Prosecutor's proposal of a union between their offspring. Shocked by his bride's contempt for his behaviour, Shekhar resolves to wait until his wife accepts him of her own volition. When she contracts pneumonia he gains the opportunity to win her love. However, an encounter with an old flame lands him in jail and Shekhar finds himself facing his father across a courtroom, charged with murder.

Hamrahi

1963

Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum poster
10.0

Twins, who were separated at birth, reunite to bring together their divorced parents. A remake of Disney’s The Parent Trap, this uproarious comedy was a smash hit thanks to the melodious tunes penned by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan. For her adorable performance in the twin roles, Kutty Padmini became the first Tamil actress to win the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.

Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum

1965

Mangamma Sapatham poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mangamma Sapatham

1965

Ramudu Bheemudu poster
7.0

Ramudu and Bheemudu are look-alikes who are both fed up of their respective lives. They incidentally end up taking each other's place in their homes, which leads to hilarious consequences.

Ramudu Bheemudu

1964

Nitchaya Thamboolam poster
8.0

A privileged young man marries his childhood fiancée against the odds—but suspicion, scandal, and a murder charge tear them apart. When his devoted wife takes the fall to save him, buried truths come to light, leading to a surprising reunion, redemption, and a long-awaited family reconciliation.

Nitchaya Thamboolam

1961

1950s · 17 titles

No artwork available
8.0

R.K. Raju, a private investigator is assigned the task of locating the missing daughter of a wealthy Hindu couple. His investigation take him to different locales, and he comes across Miss Mary, the girl closely resembling the one he is looking for.

Miss Mary

1957

Golden Baby poster
9.0

Kotayya (Ranga Rao) is a kind man. He marries Rami. She succumbs to pressure from Gopala Swamy and elopes with him, leaving her husband. Rami and Gopala successfully plan and send Kotayya to jail. After returning from jail, Kotayya becomes a rowdy drunkard. He plans to take revenge and kill Gopala Swamy.

Golden Baby

1955

Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu poster
7.3

Ramadasu, a perpetual debtor, wants his son Raghu to marry Manjari in order to acquire Mukunda Rao's assets. But Raghu is already married to Leela and Manjari loves Raja, Leela's brother. Raja and his friend Bhaja Govindam hatch a plan to teach everyone a lesson.

Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu

1959

Illarikam poster
7.0

Venu, a poor man, falls in love and marries Radha, a zamindar's daughter. When Venu moves into the zamindar's house,there are multiple problems Venu has to battle.

Illarikam

1959

Donga Ramudu poster
6.5

As a child, Ramudu is separated from his sister Lakshmi when he is arrested for thievery. Released from jail as an adult, Ramudu seeks to reunite with Lakshmi, but the shadow of his past threatens to destroy her future. What will Lakshmi give up to save her brother?

Donga Ramudu

1955

Tenali Raman poster
8.0

King Krishnadevaraya becomes a puppet in the hands of the courtesan Rangasani, who has been planted in the kingdom by enemies. It is up to Tenali Raman, a poet, to save the king and his kingdom.

Tenali Raman

1956

Pellinaati Pramanalu poster
7.5

Krishna Rao impresses Bheemasena Rao, a dignified village leader, who gets his daughter Rukmini married to him. But will Krishna Rao stay true to Rukmini?

Pellinaati Pramanalu

1958

Thangamalai Ragasiyam poster
7.0

Adithan, the emperor of Azhagapuri, marries Kumutha, who is the maid of Princess Nandini. Enraged by the same, the princess vows to destroy Kumutha's life and capture the kingdom.

Thangamalai Ragasiyam

1957

Missamma poster
8.1

Rao and Mary, unemployed college graduates from Madras, act as if they are a married couple to get jobs as schoolteachers in the small village of Appapuram. Their story unfolds into an extremely hilarious comedy as they try to cover up that Mary is a christian. They are assisted in their drama by Devaiah, a friend and ex-beggar, in fooling the family they work for.

Missamma

1955

Maa Gopi poster
NR

Maa Gopi is a 1954 Telugu language film directed by B. S. Ranga.

Maa Gopi

1954

Bhookailasa poster
9.0

Ravana, the king of Lanka gets tricked by various people in the process of attaining ' Athmalinga ' from Shiva.

Bhookailasa

1958

Bhookailas poster
7.7

The story is based on the Sthala Purana of Gokarna Kshetram in Karnataka

Bhookailas

1958

Vaddante Dabbu poster
8.0

Shyam, an artist, lives with Rama. They have a lavish lifestyle and run from the people they're indebted to until Shyam meets Saroja, an admirer of his work and they fall in love. Saroja's father gives Shyam a lot of money to spend. What does Shyam end up doing with all that money?

Vaddante Dabbu

1954

Chintamani poster
9.0

Chintamani, a courtesan, is a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Her strong faith impresses Lord Vishnu and he decides to help her with her problems.

Chintamani

1956

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam

1958

Tenali Ramakrishna poster
8.0

Tenali Ramkrishna is a poet in King Krishnadeva Raya's kingdom. When he learns that the king's enemies are plotting to attack him and conquer the kingdom, he tries to prevent it from happening.

Tenali Ramakrishna

1956

Santosham poster
7.0

Intelligent revenge story by two friends on greedy money lender.

Santosham

1955