Jaya Prada

Acting

Jaya Prada

Born

1962-04-03 (64)

Place of birth

Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

65 titles

Jaya Prada (born 3 April 1962) is an Indian film actress and politician. She was one of the iconic and influential actresses in both south and hindi film industry in late 70's, 80's and early 90's. Jaya Prada is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South and has starred in many Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur from 2004 to 2014. She has been considered by many as the most beautiful face to grace Indian cinema, courtesy the reticent cinematic maestro Satyajit Ray who called her "th…

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 4 titles

2000s · 5 titles

1990s · 14 titles

Aaj Ka Arjun poster
6.6

Thakur Bhupendra Singh and his son Ajit are powerful landlords who oppress a helpless community of villagers. Ajit marries Laxmi, a city girl who has come to the village to be with her brother,Bheema. Bheema and a feisty village belle Gauri, are in love but before they can marry, tragedy strikes. Ajit, who had abandoned Laxmi soon after their wedding returns and murders her. The law is helpless and Bheema decides to take law into his own hands.

Aaj Ka Arjun

1990

Kohram poster
6.8

Major Balbir Singh Sodhi (Amitabh Bachchan) attempts to kill the Indian Home Minister Veer Bhadra Singh (Danny Denzongpa) but is unsuccessful. He has been identified, and the army is on the look-out for him to court-martial him. They suspect that he has assumed a new identity, that of Devraj Hathoda alias Dadabhai...

Kohram

1999

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ekalavya

1990

Swami Vivekananda poster
10.0

The film is based on the life of Bengali, Hindu monk Narendra Nath Datta aka Vivekananda from his birth (1863) to his returned to India from the west (1887). It is spiritual take on Vivekananda life. Movie's focus is on Vivekananda's internal struggles and questions about the meaning and truth of life.

Swami Vivekananda

1998

Kanoon Ki Zanjeer poster
10.0

Doctor Suman And Press Reporter Shashi, while returning from the late night film, two rowdies trying to kidnap a girl by forcing her into a van. Shashi informs the Police. Later Mumtaz tells the officer she was brought from Bombay by a man named Indivar on a pretext of getting a job.

Kanoon Ki Zanjeer

1990

Maidan-E-Jung poster
6.7

Daata Guru (Amrish Puri) is a wealthy, powerful, and influential head of a village. He owns and controls all the villagers and their properties. Anyone who dares to raise their voice against him is crushed by his employee, Shankar (Dharmendra), and his sons, Guman (Gulshan Grover) and Karan (Akshay Kumar). When Daata Guru learns that Shankar has abducted his widowed daughter-in-law, Lakhsmi (Jaya Pradha), and has married her, he is enraged and wants Shankar dead. Daata Guru also instigates Karan against Shankar, and threatens the villagers to cut off their water supply if they do not turn in Shankar to him. What will Shankar do to protect his new wife and himself from the wrath of Daata Guru and his men?

Maidan-E-Jung

1995

Loh Purush poster
4.5

Watch the action unfold in "Loh Purush" starring Dharmendar and Jaya Prada.

Loh Purush

1999

No artwork available
NR

Based on Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani's novel, this film revolves around Girija's unexpected marriage to an unwilling Chandu.

Girija Kalyanam

1990

Farishtay poster
5.5

Veeru and Dheerus' sister Gayetri falls in love with Arjun, so they get her married. When Arjun is killed, Gayetri is horrified to find out her brothers are working for Jaichand, the man who killed her husband.

Farishtay

1991

Kundan poster
8.2

Shamsher Singh, who is involved in criminal activities, decides to get the better of Kundan, a cop, after realizing that he is a threat to him.

Kundan

1993

Tyagi poster
5.0

Shankar, as the eldest son of Choudhry Gangaprasad Dayal, has always made sacrifices for his two siblings, Shakti and Prem. He financed them by mortgaging his valuables and property, much to the chagrin of his dad. When Shakti rapes Sujata and is arrested, Shankar negotiates with Sujata and gets her to withdraw the complaint and marry Shakti.

Tyagi

1992

Maa poster
4.5

A multi-millionaire, Ram Khanna, is advised by a fake astrologer that he will meet and marry a woman whose name will start with "M". Ram does meet Mamta, and they both fall in love. Ram marries her, despite the fact that she is the daughter of a prostitute, Heerabai, and brings her home with her. Mamta gets a chilling welcome from Ram brother's, Murli Manohar, and his wife, Maya. Mamta decides to assert herself and takes over the household matters, forcing Murli and Maya to leave the house. Soon Mamta and Ram give birth to a baby boy. One day Ram asks Mamta to take care of a suitcase full of cash, as he has to go out of town. Mamta is lured out of the house along with the suitcase, and is brutally killed by Gulu Goli, a hired hit-man, who buries her in a secluded spot. Though physically dead and buried, Mamta's spirit is still alive and active, though she cannot be heard, nor seen by anyone. She decides to return home and expose Murli and Maya.

Maa

1992

Insaniyat Ke Devta poster
7.7

A story of two best friends who love to help the needy, and when a group comes under threat of losing their homes, it's up to Balbir & Anwar to stop the injustice.

Insaniyat Ke Devta

1993

Aathma Bandhana poster
NR

The film is a revenge drama of a woman, played by Vaishnavi, who is killed by her in-laws mercilessly and her spirit entering into a doll. The doll takes up the revenge against each of them who was involved in her murder. The film was a remake of Tamil film Vaa Arugil Vaa (1991) which itself was loosely inspired from 1988 American film Child's Play. The film's music was composed by Rajan-Nagendra and cinematography is by D. V. Ramana.

Aathma Bandhana

1992

1980s · 28 titles

No artwork available
8.0

Bhupati Raja is a ruler of the kingdom. He is strictly against love marriages and backward castes. He kils his younger son as he falls in love with a girl.

Prema Mandiram

1981

Main Tera Dushman poster
7.8

Kishan Srivastav and his wife Jaya move to rural Ramgarh, and upset the criminal activities of Thakur Dayalum a local police officer. In their attempts Kishan ends up being framed for a murder by Thakur Dayalum.

Main Tera Dushman

1989

Singhasan poster
6.5

Maharaja Sharminder Bhupathi of Avanti and his wife, the Rajmata, would like to see peace in the region, and would like their daughter, Alaknanda, to marry the prince of Gandharva, Aditya Vardhan. While in Gandharva, Aditya has plans of his own, for he loves a courtesan, Jaswanti, and would not dream of marrying anyone else, much to the disapproval of his brother, Ugrarao. Not to be outdone, Alaknanda loves a young warrior by the name of Vikram Singh. Acharya Abangdev of Avanti has plans of his own, which do not include Alaknanda, as he would like to take the region over and rule over it through Ugrarao. Then the unexpected happens, Aditya is reportedly killed by bandits, and Abangdev announces that Ugrarao be the next king, but at the very moment, Aditya shows up, is crowned the king, and makes sweeping changes to Avanti for the betterment of the people.

Singhasan

1986

Sagara Sangamam poster
7.8

When a passionate classical dancer, Balakrishna, falls in love with Madhavi, a woman who admires his talent, fate separates them. Years later, as he drowns in sorrow and self-destruction, an unexpected encounter rekindles his lost hopes, emotions and talent.

Sagara Sangamam

1983

Paraya Ghar poster
9.0

Ruining their plans of marriage, a gruesome accident separates two lovers. However, they meet each other again but under very different circumstances.

Paraya Ghar

1989

Insaaf Kaun Karega poster
8.4

Jageera abandons his wife and son Vikram to join a life of crime. Years later, when Vikram, now a police officer, sets out to put an end to Jageera's activities, he swears to kill him.

Insaaf Kaun Karega

1987

Aakhree Raasta poster
6.9

David is an old prisoner, released after twenty-four years in a penitentiary for a crime he hasn't committed. The three men who framed him and sent him away, are now prominent citizens of his town. David walks out of the prison straight into a confessional booth at his church. He tells the priest that he is about to kill three prominent men, for which he seeks God's pardon in advance. He must find his old friend, bootlegger and the custodian of David's only son. David had believed in his friend to bring up his son as the worst criminal and seek revenge from the men who put him away. On meeting him, David finds that his son is a Cop instead. Devastated, David continues on his own. When he is about to kill the three men, his son has vowed to protect the citizens under any circumstances. David and his son are at war..who will prevail?

Aakhree Raasta

1986

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yuddham

1984

Mardon Wali Baat poster
10.0

Dacoit Sunder Singh kills a brave police officer, Shefali's husband. To avenge his death, Shefali secretly hires two mercenaries.

Mardon Wali Baat

1988

Superman poster
4.0

An orphaned boy is granted superpowers after praying to the god Hanuman.

Superman

1980

Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani poster
4.7

A dysfunctional family is in turmoil after the son of a mild-mannered man accuses his wife of having an affair.

Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani

1988

Zabardast poster
7.0

A family man, Ratan, decides to commit a crime for Balram Singh, but keeps the bounty for himself. Singh sets his house on fire, and believing his family to be dead, Ratan goes on the run.

Zabardast

1985

No artwork available
NR

Anand returns to India to avenge his father's suicide from a smuggler, who goes by the alias Black Fox. When the people of Siripuram revolt, Black Fox kidnaps Anand and replaces him with a lookalike.

Siripuram Monagadu

1983

Iniyum Kadha Thudarum poster
7.0

Ravindran a customs officer who had to face many problems for being honest in his job. The rackets involved in smuggling and the traitors tries to make him a part by bribing but was in-vain. The story-line is based on how he tries to stick on to his honesty and what he had to pay in lieu for it.

Iniyum Kadha Thudarum

1985

Rahasya Gudachari poster
NR

Telugu language remake of the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me".

Rahasya Gudachari

1981

Pyar Ke Do Pal poster
8.0

In order to assist her close friend, Rajni Thakur, Geeta Choudhary, has an abortion in her name, so that Rajni can get married. When her secret gets leaked out, Geeta's husband, Ashok, blames her, accuses her of being unfaithful, and drives her out of his house. They have twins, Sunil and Anil, and each parent is allowed custody of one child. The children meet each other at Scout camp, and decide to re-unite their parents, without realizing that they are exposing not only them, but also each other, to danger and death.

Pyar Ke Do Pal

1986

Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi poster
5.4

In a small town, Gangaa and Jamunaa's budding romance faces obstacles from Hansraj, who harbors dark intentions. Meanwhile, Saraswathi silently pines for Gangaa, as another suitor, Shanker, hopes to win Jamunaa's heart.

Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi

1988

Mawaali poster
4.0

Nisha Verma's relatives wish that she would marry her cousin in order to keep the wealth in the family, but instead, she falls for an unapproved man named Ramesh, who is later accused of murdering her father. Having witnessed her lover at the scene of the crime, Nisha testifies against Ramesh, who's sentenced to death. But she's plagued by questions about why Ramesh was in her house and whether, in fact, he was responsible for her father's death.

Mawaali

1983

Adavi Simhalu poster
9.0

Two childhood friends face obstacles and challenges after they confront gangsters and each other.

Adavi Simhalu

1983

Majaal poster
10.0

Vijay Kumar (Jeetendra) is an orphan brought up by an Advocate Chaudhary Kailash Nath (Kader Khan) and becomes a lawyer himself. He is in love with Sadhana (Sridevi) Kailash Nath's daughter and both get married. Vijay wants to stand on his own feet but is discouraged by his wife and father in law. He is humiliated on many occasions. One day suddenly Sandhya (Jaya Prada) enters their life and Vijay is willing to walk out of the marriage to support Sandhya. Who is this Sandhya and why is Vijay drawn to her?. What will happen to Vijay and Sadhana's married life?

Majaal

1987

Swarag Se Sunder poster
7.5

Vijay Choudhury lives a comfortable lifestyle with his wife, Laxmi, and step-brother, Ravi. Although Vijay and Laxmi have been married for several years, they have no children, and as a result Laxmi is shunned and humiliated in the entire town of Madhopur, despite of the fact the Vijay is the Chair of the Village Panchayat. After Ravi completes his M.A., he falls in love with the only daughter, Lalita, of Milawatram and Bandharlekha. Since the Choudhurys and Milawatram do not get along, both anticipate problems from both sides. They do overcome these problems, get married, and Lalita proves to Vijay and Laxmi that she is here to be one of the Choudhury family member. Soon Lalita and Laxmi both get pregnant, and it is here that the family will be subjected to a trauma as only one woman will be able to give birth to a child. Watch what happens when a son is born and resultant anxiety that will end up tearing this family apart.

Swarag Se Sunder

1986

Dharm Aur Qanoon poster
9.0

Justice Diwan lives in a palatial house with his wife, Sharda, and a son named Rajan. Diwan and Rajan do not get along and as a result, Rajan moves out and goes to live in a nearby slum area with two friends, Dr. Bashir Khan and his brother, Rahim. Bashir is in love with Reshma and hopes to marry her soon. Before that could happen, Dr. John, Bashir's senior, gets killed and the police find Bashir there with a knife in his hand. Bashir is arrested and taken to Court, where Justice Diwan finds him guilty and orders that he be hanged. Then a man named Bhurre gets killed, and the evidence points to Rajan, who is also arrested and produced before Justice Diwan, who also finds him guilty, and sentences him to death. Rahim then finds that his house had been burned down and is out on the street. Then the unexpected happens, Sharda is killed, and Diwan finds out that Rahim had been seen outside his house. Will Rahim be the next accused to be sentenced to death by Diwan?

Dharm Aur Qanoon

1984

Tohfa poster
5.3

Tohfa (English: Gift) is a 1984 Bollywood drama film produced by D. Rama Naidu on Suresh Productions banner, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sridevi in the lead roles and music composed by Bappi Lahari.[1] The film is a remake of Telugu movie Devata (1982). The film became a hit and took the top spot at the box office in 1984.

Tohfa

1984

Mundhadugu poster
10.0

Misunderstandings arise between two brothers because of their different ideologies. So their sons turns out to be enemies. They need to overcome all the misunderstandings to get united again.

Mundhadugu

1983

No artwork available
NR

Raja loses his memory and sanity after Bhaskar Rao plans an accident against him. Fortunately, Raja's long-lost twin brother learns about his existence and comes to rescue him.

Circus Ramudu

1980

Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai poster
NR

Mohan is a starving boy who witnesses his mother die at the hands of villains. He grows up to become Rotiwala, a Robin Hood for the people of Mumbai. Along the way, he meets friends like the lawyer Arjun, and the dancer Sharda. They team up to take down the villains ruining all their lives together.

Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai

1984

Main Awara Hoon poster
6.0

Widowed Dinanath Kumar lives a poor lifestyle in Poona with two sons, Rajeev & Sanjeev; daughter, Payal; and widowed sister, Kalawanti. He has great hopes for Rajeev who he has got educated, but is very disappointed with Sanjeev, who works as a Garage Mechanic with Tahir Khan, and is always disruptive and in trouble. Matters rise to such an extend that the Police arrest Sanjeev for setting fire to the house of Premnath and nearly killing him.

Main Awara Hoon

1983

Kaamchor poster
6.7

Suraj has been a slacker all his adult life. He hates any kind of work - rather it's paying or volunteer. One day he gate-crashes a wedding ceremony and finds out that the groom is to live with his In-laws. To his delight, he finds out that the bride has an unmarried sister. And so Suraj starts to woo the unmarried sister, Geeta. Slowly Geeta falls in love with Suraj, and with the approval of her wealthy dad, Rai Bahadur Chunilal Sanghvi, both get married. Suraj now looks forward to an easy life at his In-laws, but that is not to be so, for Geeta wants to move out. Suraj goes along with Geeta, but then starts showing his true colors, and openly demands a share in his wealthy father-in-law's estate, even if it means taking the family to court.

Kaamchor

1982

1970s · 5 titles

Lok Parlok poster
7.0

Amar lives a poor lifestyle along with his widowed mom in a village, and has a sweetheart in Savitri. He is a trouble-maker and makes life difficult for the Panchayat Chair, Kalicharan, who also happens to be Savitri's father, so much so that Kalicharan hires Ram Shastri to kill Amar. After his passing, Amar enters Swarg Lok where he gets to meet with Devraj Indra and then Yamraj. Amar incites Yam Dhooths to go on a strike, as well as has Yamraj himself consider going on a vacation along with his assistant, Chitragupt Sharma. As a result, Yamraj and Chitragupt end up in modern day Bombay as ordinary human beings, and people stop dying, while Amar himself is given back his life. But not for long for soon he will be called upon to provide bail for a jailed Yamraj and Chitragupt, who will soon return to Swarg Lok and take him along too!!

Lok Parlok

1979

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

Anthuleni Katha poster
7.7

Saritha sacrifices her comforts and the prospect of a life with her boyfriend for the sake of her family. Things take a turn when her boss proposes to marry her.

Anthuleni Katha

1976

Sri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club poster
8.0

A light breezy comedy about an unemployed Christian (Krishna) who finds employment with a brahmin coffee shop owner, posing as a brahmin. In time, the owner's daughter Jayaprada (absolutely bewitching), a devout Hindu, falls in love with Krishna. Padmanabham plays Krishna's brahmin friend who works at the coffee shop.

Sri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club

1976

Seetha Kalyanam poster
9.0

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

Seetha Kalyanam

1976

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