Sowcar Janaki

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

Film credits

2000s · 3 titles

1980s · 18 titles

Kongumudi poster
NR

Shekhar and Susheela are married, and Susheela develops serious doubts and distrust toward her husband because of misunderstandings

Kongumudi

1985

Geethanjali poster
7.2

Prakash, 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

Geetha poster
NR

Geetha 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

No artwork available
NR

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

Swara Kalpana poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Swara Kalpana

1989

Ellam Un Kairasi poster
5.5

A 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

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NR

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 artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rajakumar

1983

No artwork available
7.0

A 1989 Telugu drama film produced by Vijaya Durga Cine Creations banner.

Gopala Rao Gari Abbayi

1989

Siva poster
5.0

Siva 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 artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pachani Kapuram

1985

Dosti Dhushmani poster
7.5

Sandeep, 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

Thillu Mullu poster
7.0

Chandran 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

Samsaram Oka Chadarangam poster
7.7

When her joint family breaks apart, daughter-in-law Uma solves everyone's problems and unites the family again.

Samsaram Oka Chadarangam

1987

No artwork available
NR

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

Thee poster
7.2

Raja and Suman, two sons of a labour leader, choose different professions in their life after facing numerous difficulties from childhood to adulthood.

Thee

1981

Vetri Vizha poster
7.6

A 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

Kai Kodukkum Kai poster
6.2

Veer 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

1960s · 18 titles

Manchi Manasulu poster
8.0

Venu 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

Saaku Magalu poster
8.8

1963 Kannada movie starring Dr. Rajkumar and Sowcar Janaki in lead roles. It was directed by B.R. Pantulu.

Saaku Magalu

1963

No artwork available
NR

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

Thirumal Perumai poster
9.0

Thirumal Perumai tells three spell-bounding stories about how far you can get with Lord Vishnus

Thirumal Perumai

1968

No artwork available
NR

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 artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ninaipadharku Neramillai

1963

Gowri poster
10.0

Gowri is a 1963 Kannada film that stars Dr. Rajkumar in a lead role.

Gowri

1963

Oli Vilakku poster
4.3

No synopsis available yet.

Oli Vilakku

1968

No artwork available
NR

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

Teen Bahuraniyan poster
6.5

Teen 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

Kumudham poster
NR

Kumaran, 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

Sathi Shakthi poster
8.0

Sathi 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

No artwork available
8.5

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

Padikkadha Medhai poster
7.5

Chandrasekaran, 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

Bama Vijayam poster
8.3

The 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 artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Manchi Kutumbam

1968

No artwork available
7.0

Four jailbirds break into a rich man's house with an intent to kill and suddenly realize their humane side.

Naanal

1965

Doctor Chakravarthy poster
8.0

Dr 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

Series credits

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