Jayachitra

Acting

Jayachitra

Born

1957-09-05 (69)

Place of birth

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

63 titles

Jayachitra (born 5 September 1957) is an Indian actress who works mostly in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.

Known for

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I poster
7.1

The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

2022

Kurathi Magan poster
7.0

Malaikottai ostracises his wife and blames her for not being chaste. After she gets thrown out of the village, she takes her son and decides to give him a good education.

Kurathi Magan

1972

No artwork available
NR

The film begins with a ruffian, Naagulu, who resides in a labor colony where two charming girls, Rathalu & Taayaru, run tea stalls competitively and always squabble. Rathalu loves Naagulu, but he falls for Taayaru, and she does not reciprocate. Once, Naagulu spots a frustrated, unemployed guy, Murali, committing suicide since he is failing to feel his mother, Mahalakshmi, who strived hard for him. Naagulu shelters Murali when Taayaru starts endearing him. Knowing it, enraged Naagulu smacks & expels Murali and moves to Taayaru, where he gets her true heartstrings. Murali gets rich and ignores tayaaru. How is naagulu connected to murali and will murali taayaru end up with murali is the plot

Ravanude Ramudaithe

1979

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II poster
6.2

968 AD. The Pandyan assassins gather once again to destroy the Chola dynasty. Now the mighty Chola princes must fight the Pandyas, the Rashtrakutas and other Chola enemies who have joined forces. Also, at play are the rumours of Ponniyin Selvan’s death at sea, the powerful Pazhuvettarayar’s betrayal, and the tragic destiny of Aditha Karikalan, whose heart was long lost to the vengeful Nandini.

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

2023

No artwork available
NR

An honest police officer and a professor rehabilitate a bunch of students, who are addicted to drugs, and start a revolution against corrupt politicians.

Ivargal Varungala Thoongal

1987

No artwork available
NR

Nandhini, a college girl, is annoyed by her over-protective mother, who becomes too prying and suspicious. In a fit of anger, she decides to fall in love, which only brings gruesome results.

Manasu

2000

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2010s · 2 titles

1990s · 8 titles

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pudhiya Raagam

1991

Raasi poster
4.0

Raasi (Tamil: ராசி ) (English: Luck) is a 1997 Tamil film directed by Murali-Abbas and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film features Ajith Kumar and Rambha in the lead roles with Prakash Raj and Vadivelu playing supporting roles. The film was released on 14 April 1997 to negative reviews and reception.

Raasi

1997

Abbaigaru poster
5.5

A greedy woman fears she might lose control over her stepson, an illiterate and gullible person, when she learns about his unexpected marriage and attempts to sabotage his married life.

Abbaigaru

1993

No artwork available
NR

A greedy woman who values money over relationships has two sons. After she tortures her daughter-in-law to death, the girl's cousin sister marries the other brother only to teach the woman a lesson.

Vasuki

1997

Mama Alludu poster
9.0

Bhavani Devi trains her daughter, Jaya, on how to control her husband, Vijay. However, she is unaware of how many vices her spouse has due to her strong tactics.

Mama Alludu

1990

Maaman Magal poster
6.0

The film is a love story between Sathyaraj and Meena. Sathyaraj and Goundmani, the best comic combos in Tamil cinema. Goundamani's nostril flaring sarcastic dialogues with Sathyaraj's carefree Coimbatore brand of humor made for the perfect twosome that never failed to tickle the funny bone. The usage of both the witty dialogues and the slapstick in right doses. If Manivannan joins them, never ceases to laugh. The story starts from Manivannan entry in film, He wants to drag down Jayachitra and he asks Sathyaraj to marry his daughter Meena. So those two starts cheating Jayachitra and Meena, After Meena—Sathyaraj marriage knot, truth comes to the light. The plot takes twist when Meena suits for divorce. The plot completes by Meena leaves her selfdom and joins Sathyraj

Maaman Magal

1995

Lockup Death poster
NR

Amar fights for justice after his friend dies in the lock-up due to several injuries caused by policemen. When his attempts fail and they go scot-free, he decides to take revenge against them.

Lockup Death

1994

Love Story 1999 poster
NR

Krishna is a college student who is constantly rejecting girls who find him attractive. He eventuality falls in love with Meena, the daughter of a powerful woman. Vamsi, a television personality known as Love Boss, is called upon to assist Krishna with wooing Meena, while dealing with love troubles of his own.

Love Story 1999

1998

1980s · 11 titles

No artwork available
NR

An honest police officer and a professor rehabilitate a bunch of students, who are addicted to drugs, and start a revolution against corrupt politicians.

Ivargal Varungala Thoongal

1987

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback poster
6.1

Lekha is an aspiring actress who becomes successful and very popular. One day, she commits suicide! Why?

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback

1983

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ee Prasnaku Baduledi

1986

Ratha Paasam poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ratha Paasam

1980

Agni Natchathiram poster
7.0

Two step sons of an honest noble man choose different professions. One becomes a police office and the other turns into a goon. The rest of the film revolves around how the two confront each other.

Agni Natchathiram

1988

Yaar? poster
4.5

Yaar? is a 1985 Indian horror Tamil film, directed by Sakthi-Kannan and produced by S. Thanu, G. Sekaran and P. Suri. The film stars Arjun, Nalini, Jaishankar and J. V. Somayajulu in lead roles. The film had musical score by V. S. Narasimhan

Yaar?

1985

No artwork available
NR

When lawyer Raghupathi kills Maari, his brother decides to take revenge on him. He kidnaps his son, kills his wife in a skirmish while she tries to stop him and raises the son to become a criminal.

Engal Kural

1985

Deiva Thirumanangal poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Deiva Thirumanangal

1981

Kulla Kulli poster
NR

A man and woman, who always quarrel, open their driving schools, individually, and compete with one another. Eventually, they realise they have feelings for each other.

Kulla Kulli

1980

Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal poster
7.5

Bharti, a highly successful singer, escapes from his jealous wife who is unable to deal with his female fan following. He meets Jyothi, a dancer who has also escaped from her cruel husband.

Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal

1989

Ranadheera poster
7.3

To settle old scores with a police commissioner, Jagannath, a gangster hires a thug, Ranadheera, to abduct his daughter, Radha. However, trouble ensues when Ranadheera falls in love with Radha.

Ranadheera

1988

1970s · 34 titles

Kurathi Magan poster
7.0

Malaikottai ostracises his wife and blames her for not being chaste. After she gets thrown out of the village, she takes her son and decides to give him a good education.

Kurathi Magan

1972

No artwork available
NR

The film begins with a ruffian, Naagulu, who resides in a labor colony where two charming girls, Rathalu & Taayaru, run tea stalls competitively and always squabble. Rathalu loves Naagulu, but he falls for Taayaru, and she does not reciprocate. Once, Naagulu spots a frustrated, unemployed guy, Murali, committing suicide since he is failing to feel his mother, Mahalakshmi, who strived hard for him. Naagulu shelters Murali when Taayaru starts endearing him. Knowing it, enraged Naagulu smacks & expels Murali and moves to Taayaru, where he gets her true heartstrings. Murali gets rich and ignores tayaaru. How is naagulu connected to murali and will murali taayaru end up with murali is the plot

Ravanude Ramudaithe

1979

No artwork available
NR

Kandhan meets a little girl who is searching for her missing father. Kandhan promises to find him and discovers that he is none other than his own sister's husband.

Kadavul Mama

1974

No artwork available
NR

An innocent Thilak is implicated in his friend Ravi's murder case. However, his father decides to take matters into his own hands and save his son using a carefully devised plan.

Varaprasadham

1976

No artwork available
NR

Ramu gets his friend Shankar to stay at his home after his hostel owner tells him to vacate his room. However, Ramu's parents plot against Shankar to destroy his friendship with their son.

Ponnukku Thanga Manasu

1973

Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu poster
6.5

Murli (Rajnikanth) and Prabhu (Kamal) are owner and manager respectively, of an advertising agency in Madras. Prabhu has been raised by Murli's family, and feels greatly indebted to them. Prabhu is in love with Padma (Sripriya), but a misunderstanding leads them apart. In the meantime, Murli meets and falls in love with Padma.

Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu

1978

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
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Annadammula Savaal

1978

Panathukkaga poster
NR

Ramesh, a journalist marries his cop friend Sundar's sister. Complexities arise between the three when Ramesh tries to expose Masillamani, an influential man and Ramesh gets arrested in the obscurity.

Panathukkaga

1974

Vayasu Pilichindi poster
6.0

Vayasu Pilichindi (lit. Youth is Calling) is a 1978 Telugu-language film directed by C. V. Sridhar. It is a remake of his own Tamil film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu (1978). Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as Dil-e-Nadaan (1982), starring Rajesh Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Smita Patil, and Jayapradha

Vayasu Pilichindi

1978

No artwork available
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tholireyi Gadichindi

1977

Vandikkaran Magan poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Vandikkaran Magan

1978

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren poster
9.0

Kamala, Manjula and Pushpa are sisters, each attracted to Raghavan, their tenant. Raghavan falls in love with Pushpa. However, things take a turn for the worse, when Pushpa sacrifices herself to the whims of Kamal, a playboy, to save her friend Sudha from his exploits.

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren

1973

Soggadu poster
7.0

Sobhanadri is popularly known as 'Soggadu' in his native village. He loves his cross-cousin Saroja. Saroja's father Paramesam does not like this as he wants Saroja to be married to a well-educated individual. Sobhanadri challenges Paramesam that he will marry an educated girl.

Soggadu

1975

Thangathile Vairam poster
NR

Thangathile Vairam is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Sornam, starring Sivakumar, Sripriya and Jayachitra in the lead roles. Kamal Haasan played a prominent role in this film. The film story written by Kalaignanam.

Thangathile Vairam

1975

Kumara Vijayam poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kumara Vijayam

1976

No artwork available
NR

Ravi belongs to a lower middle class family. He finds it difficult to make ends meet and puts aside thoughts of marriage. However, his colleague comes up with the idea of marrying a working woman.

Aalukkoru Aasai

1977

Gnana Kuzhandhai poster
NR

Gnana Sambanthan, a young child, has a divine intervention while visiting Lord Shiva's temple with his parents. Later, he starts composing hymns.

Gnana Kuzhandhai

1979

Pookkari poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pookkari

1973

No artwork available
NR

Honest Seetharaman covers for his philandering friend Ramesh with the woman he is seeing. What happens when Seetharaman's wife Meena and Ramesh's wife Malathi have suspicions and decide to follow their misadventures?

Yarukku Mappillai Yaro

1975

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sadhurangam

1978

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Akkarai Pachchai

1974

Cinema Paithiyam poster
NR

A young girl loves bunking school to watch movies. Unable to distinguish between reel and real life, she insists on marrying her favourite hero. The kind-hearted hero agrees to help the family.

Cinema Paithiyam

1975

Dasavatharam poster
7.0

The story revolves around the portrayal of the ten different avatars of Lord Vishnu namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Balarama and Kalki.

Dasavatharam

1976

Nee Ente Lahari poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nee Ente Lahari

1976

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pinju Manam

1975

Pattampoochi poster
NR

Pattampoochi is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. S. Pragasam, starring Kamal Haasan and Jayachitra. The film was a box office success. The film was later dubbed in Telugu-language as Prema leelalu and released on 11 December 1976.

Pattampoochi

1975

No artwork available
NR

Rajan hates snakes as a snake was responsible for his mother's death, but his wife Parvathi worships the snake god. Problems surface between them because of this reason.

Vellikizhamai Viratham

1974

Huliya Halina Mevu poster
10.0

Chengumani is commander-in-chief in the 18th-century Coorg region of present-day Karnataka. He becomes the king's commander-in-chief after saving his life, but his life gets complicated when he falls in love with Poovi and marries her in disguise. The movie was dubbed in Telugu as Prachanda Bheri. This was also Rajkumar's first cinemascope movie.

Huliya Halina Mevu

1979

Sathyam poster
NR

Sathyam is a 1976 Tamil film directed by S. A. Kannan starring Sivaji Ganesan, Jayachitra and Manjula Vijayakumar and Kamal Hassan. The film has Kamal Haasan playing the younger brother of Sivaji Ganesan.

Sathyam

1976

No artwork available
NR

A man steals a mythical gem from a goddess. The goddess decides to punish him for his evil deeds but his wife asks for forgiveness.

Engal Kula Daivam

1974

Then Sindhudhe Vaanam poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Then Sindhudhe Vaanam

1975

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Paadha Poojai

1974

No artwork available
6.2

A couple share a house with other three tenants who hail from different parts of the country. However, an unexpected turn of events changes the couple's dynamics with the tenants.

Bharatha Vilas

1973

Behind the camera