
Acting
Sowcar Janaki
Born — Died
1931-12-12 — 2026-08-21
Place of birth
Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
62 titles
Sankaramanchi Janaki (December 12, 1931 – August 21, 2026), popularly known as Shavukar Janaki, was a south-Indian actress who acted in more than 385 Tamil,Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films. She also performed on stage in more than 300 shows, and performed for TANA all over the United States in 2 Telugu plays created by actor Murali Mohan. At the age of 11, she worked as a radio artist in Telugu programs. She started her acting career when she had a three-month-old baby and went on to become a popular actress with hits such as Sowcar (Telugu), Pudhiya Paravai (Tamil), Iru Kodugal (Tamil). She also played leading roles under renowned directors such as Dada Mirasee, K Balachandar. Sh…
Known for
8.0Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its expenses. Thus, he shifts to a lawyer Anand Rao's summer-house, who gives it to him free of cost. Venu has a brother who is a blacksmith and funds Venu's studies and his daughter's needs in their village. Anand Rao's wife doesn't agree to give their summer house to a bachelor, so Anand Rao insists that he is married.
Manchi Manasulu
1962
8.81963 Kannada movie starring Dr. Rajkumar and Sowcar Janaki in lead roles. It was directed by B.R. Pantulu.
Saaku Magalu
1963
After Sundaram resigns from the hospital, he goes to serve in a village but faces opposition from those practising traditional medicine. He finds himself in trouble when Meena gets pregnant.
Pesum Deivam
1967
9.0Thirumal Perumai tells three spell-bounding stories about how far you can get with Lord Vishnus
Thirumal Perumai
1968
7.1Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.
Hey Ram
2000
A scheming landlord tricks a kind-hearted Sethupathi into losing everything he owns. He then swears to become wealthy and reclaim his ancestral mansion at any cost.
Enga Oor Raja
1968
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
5.4Set in a fictional place called Victoriapuram, a feud between two families for a coffee estate have been going on for three generations. Unforeseen romance between two contrasting personalities from these families changes all their lives forever.
Anni Manchi Sakunamule
2023
4.7The son of a biscuit maker grows up as a worker in the company that his dead father founded. One say, a guardian angel walks into his life, and tells him stories that change his life for the better.
Biskoth
2020
2010s · 4 titles
6.5Brother and sister who get separated and reunite years later when the brother has grown to be a criminal.
Thambi
2019
7.3A corporate man who sets out on a journey of self-discovery and heads to the Himalayas.
Yavade Subramanyam
2015
5.2ACP Krishna strives to capture the gangsters who threaten to attack his lover and her family members.
Babu Bangaram
2016
6.1A love story played out against the backdrop of World War II.
Kanche
2015
2000s · 3 titles
7.1Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.
Hey Ram
2000
4.7Ela Cheppanu (Telugu: ఎలా చెప్పను, English translation: How Should I Say?) is a Telugu film starring Shriya and Tarun, directed by Ramana. It is the remake of the Bollywood hit movie Tum Bin. Tarun ... Sekhar Shriya ... Priya Siva Balaji ... Amar Varma Tanikella Bharani Brahmanandam Giri Babu Sowcar Janaki Kovai Sarala Sunil
Ela Cheppanu
2003
7.4Shabdavedi is about Sandeep Rajkumar, a strict police officer crusading against narcotics. The man is so straight that when his wife Jaya Prada refuses to reveal the identity of a key link in the drug ring that he is investigating. He beats her in lockup. Eventually he overcomes all the usual attempts to throw him off the chase like tarnishing his reputation and implicating him in lock-up death cases and tracks the ring down to its last man.
Shabdavedhi
2000
1990s · 3 titles
6.5Is a Tamil language film released in 1998. It starred Arjun and Simran Bagga in the lead roles. The film average hit at the box office.
Kondattam
1998
6.8The tale of two lovers from feuding families- whether they unite or not forms the crux of the story.
Subhakankshalu
1997
6.3Azhagappan, a handsome widower with four children, gets caught in a dilemma where three different women are in love with him. Soon, the children devise a plan so that he gets married to one of them.
Azhagan
1991
1980s · 18 titles
NRShekhar and Susheela are married, and Susheela develops serious doubts and distrust toward her husband because of misunderstandings
Kongumudi
1985
7.2Prakash, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and Geethanjali, an equally ill patient, fall in love with each other. However, when she learns about his illness, she decides to move out of his life.
Geethanjali
1989
NRGeetha is a 1981 Indian Kannada romance drama film directed by and starring Shankar Nag in the lead role, alongside Padmavathi Rao. The supporting cast features K. S. Ashwath, Ramesh Bhat and Gayathri. Ilayaraaja composed the soundtrack and the background score for the film that and was declared a blockbuster musical hit. The track "Santhoshakke" from the film became widely popular in Karnataka and is still performed for in concerts and other events
Geetha
1981
Mohan, a shop owner, mistakes Sujatha to be the daughter of Gopal Rao, a rich man, and falls in love with her. However, he changes his mind when he learns that Sujatha is just a middle-class girl.
Gopala Rao Gari Ammayi
1980
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Swara Kalpana
1989
5.5A mechanic, constantly gets into a brawl with a well-known smuggler. All hell breaks loose, when he discovers that the smuggler is none other than his father, who alienated him.
Ellam Un Kairasi
1980
Koteswaran Magal is a 1981 Indian Tamil film, directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy.The film stars Sivakumar and Rajalakshmi in lead roles.
Kodeeswaran Magal
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Rajakumar
1983
A 1989 Telugu drama film produced by Vijaya Durga Cine Creations banner.
Gopala Rao Gari Abbayi
1989
5.0Siva and John, two best friends, get separated due to the atrocities of a gangster. Siva becomes Tiger and fights injustice, while John is hired by a mafia leader to kill Siva.
Siva
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Pachani Kapuram
1985
7.5Sandeep, Ranjit and Prakash are best friends from childhood. A misunderstanding between Ranjit and Sandeep leads the former to believe that the latter is a criminal.
Dosti Dhushmani
1986
7.0Chandran lies to his boss that his mother is unwell to get a leave but gets caught. In order to save his job, he is forced to pretend to his boss that he has a good-for-nothing twin brother.
Thillu Mullu
1981
7.7When her joint family breaks apart, daughter-in-law Uma solves everyone's problems and unites the family again.
Samsaram Oka Chadarangam
1987
A man and a woman fall in love with each other and get married. However, she soon becomes a victim of domestic violence and decides to kill her husband.
Akrandana
1986
7.2Raja and Suman, two sons of a labour leader, choose different professions in their life after facing numerous difficulties from childhood to adulthood.
Thee
1981
7.6A wounded man finds himself in an unknown place nursed by a woman and realizes he has amnesia. He keeps getting flashes of his past and decides to uncover his true identity with the help those flashes.
Vetri Vizha
1989
6.2Veer marries a blind girl and is disowned by his brother. He rents a room and takes care of his wife. He decides to share the room with a handicapped youth who has a secret agenda of his own.
Kai Kodukkum Kai
1984
1970s · 8 titles
Janaki, the wife of a sepoy, lives in a village with her son and daughter. One night, when a drunkard tries to molest her, her son kills him with an axe.
Iddaru Asadhyule
1979
NRManasaakshi (transl. Conscience) is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language social film, directed by Parvataneni Sambasiva Rao. It stars Krishna Ghattamaneni, Bharathi Rao, Kongara Jaggayya, Kantha Rao, and Sowcar Janaki, with music composed by J.V. Raghavulu.
Manasaakshi
1977
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Samajaniki Sawal
1979
8.0A murder-mystery, in which the friend of a wealthy, elderly couple tries to bring about a reconciliation between them on the one hand, and their their estranged relatives on the other.
Nadu Iravil
1970
8.0Raja Raghupathi Rao, a generous Zamindar of Sripuram, iswell-renowned for his charity & humanity, and leads a happy family life with his wife, Susheela, sister Lakshmi, and two sons, Shekar & Chakravarthy. Meanwhile, Bhageswaram Zamindar Bhujangam Rao, envious of Raghupathi Rao, wants to grab his property by coupling his son Raju with Lakshmi.
Dharma Daata
1970
No synopsis available yet.
Athirshtam Azhaikkirathu
1976
No synopsis available yet.
Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai
1978
Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar.
Nangu Suvargal
1971
1960s · 18 titles
8.0Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its expenses. Thus, he shifts to a lawyer Anand Rao's summer-house, who gives it to him free of cost. Venu has a brother who is a blacksmith and funds Venu's studies and his daughter's needs in their village. Anand Rao's wife doesn't agree to give their summer house to a bachelor, so Anand Rao insists that he is married.
Manchi Manasulu
1962
8.81963 Kannada movie starring Dr. Rajkumar and Sowcar Janaki in lead roles. It was directed by B.R. Pantulu.
Saaku Magalu
1963
After Sundaram resigns from the hospital, he goes to serve in a village but faces opposition from those practising traditional medicine. He finds himself in trouble when Meena gets pregnant.
Pesum Deivam
1967
9.0Thirumal Perumai tells three spell-bounding stories about how far you can get with Lord Vishnus
Thirumal Perumai
1968
A scheming landlord tricks a kind-hearted Sethupathi into losing everything he owns. He then swears to become wealthy and reclaim his ancestral mansion at any cost.
Enga Oor Raja
1968
No synopsis available yet.
Ninaipadharku Neramillai
1963
10.0Gowri is a 1963 Kannada film that stars Dr. Rajkumar in a lead role.
Gowri
1963
4.3No synopsis available yet.
Oli Vilakku
1968
Durai is happily married to Amudha, a rich woman. When Durai's close friend, Naganathan, dies in an accident and he decides to support his family, it causes a major rift between the couple.
Aasai Alaigal
1963
6.5Teen Bahuraniyan (English: Three Daughters-In-Law) is a 1968 family comedy movie. The film is a remake of 1967 Tamil movie Bama Vijayam (Bama's Visit). The film's three lead ladies reprise their roles from the original movie. Teen Bahuraniyan is family story of 3 daughter in laws and their husbands. The movie shows how their relations takes different colour at various situations and how the father Prithviraj Kapoor plays vital role in the family to keep things going.
Teen Bahuraniyan
1968
NRKumaran, who is married to Kumudha, takes the blame for a murder he did not commit. Convinced of his innocence, his former lover sets out to unearth the truth, which involves Kumaran's brother-in-law.
Kumudham
1961
8.0Sathi Shakthi is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by Kanagal Prabhakar Shastry. The film stars Rajkumar, Ramkumar, K. S. Ashwath and B. Raghavendra Rao. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa. Puttanna Kanagal assisted his brother during the shoot of this movie. This was the first movie in which Rajkumar played a dual role in full-fledged manner
Sathi Shakthi
1963
Cancer affected young man and leg fractured man sharing their flashbacks in hospital. Sethu falls in love to Dr. Indra and both knows that he do not have longer life.
Neerkumizhi
1965
7.5Chandrasekaran, an industrialist, is very successful in his business and has a loving family. His three sons and two daughters live happily as one family. He brings up an orphan, Rangan (Sivaji Ganesan), who is utterly devoted to the family. Calamity strikes the family in the form of loss in business. The last daughter's marriage gets cancelled. The brothers and their wives ill-treat their parents and Rangan and his wife. Seeing this Chandrasekaran has no choice to ask Rangan and his wife leave their house. Aftermath Chandrasekaran dies a broken-hearted man leaving his wife and youngest daughter to be in their children's merciless hospitality. Rangan, with his simplicity and pure-hardheartedness, takes it upon himself to look after the mother and sister. In the end, he proves that love and affection is the greatest wealth.
Padikkadha Medhai
1960
8.3The arrival of Bama, a famous actress, in their neighborhood excites the daughters-in-law of Ethiriraj. They invite her to their house and begin to spend lavishly to showcase their affluence.
Bama Vijayam
1967
No synopsis available yet.
Manchi Kutumbam
1968
Four jailbirds break into a rich man's house with an intent to kill and suddenly realize their humane side.
Naanal
1965
8.0Dr Chakravarthi gets attached to Madhavi after his sister's death as she reminds him of his sister. However, their spouses misunderstand their relationship and mistake them to be lovers.
Doctor Chakravarthy
1964
1950s · 4 titles
No synopsis available yet.
Thamarai Kulam
1959
7.0Venu enlightens the villagers against Sagarayya, a greedy landlord who grabs barren lands of the village, and reports to the Collector. Sagarayya creates a rift between Venu and his father which affects his sister's marriage. Venu starts living separately with his wife Radha. The film shows the revolt of the villagers against their oppressors
Rojulu Maraayi
1955
In order to take revenge, a village chieftain, Munasabu, murders the poor Tirupati and blames his friend Kondaiah, a labourer, for the crime.
Edi Nijam?
1956
8.0Valayapathi is a 1952 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed and produced by T. R. Sundaram under Modern Theatres. Based on the classical Tamil epic of the same name, the film stars G. Muthukrishnan and marks the feature film acting debut of renowned actress Sowcar Janak
Valayapathi
1952
