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Jalaja
Sign in to saveJalaja (born 13 December 1961) is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema as well as some Tamil films during the 1970s and 1980s. She won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1981 for the movie Venal directed by Lenin Rajendran. Her family roots are from Kollam and Alappuzha district, Kerala.
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jalaja is a an actress in Malayalam film mostly active during the late 70s and the 80s. She is well known for her roles in critically acclaimed movies of the master directors of Malayalam cinema including Adoor, Aravindan, KG George, Padmarajan & Lenin Rajendran. She won the Kerala state award for best actress for her performance in the 1981 movie Venal.
Known for
- Malik — Jameela Amma2021
- 8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George — Self2017
- Perumthachan — Devaki1991
- Aparahnam — Lathika1991
- Mahayanam — Ramani1989
- Charithram — Gracy1989
- Alicinte Anweshanam — Alice1989
- Abkari — Ammini1988
- Aparan — Sumangala1988
- Manu Uncle — Manu's elder sister1988
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- Tamil
- Television serials
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Jalaja (born 13 December 1961) is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema as well as some Tamil films during the 1970s and 1980s. She won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1981 for the movie Venal directed by Lenin Rajendran. Her family roots are from Kollam and Alappuzha district, Kerala.
==Personal life== Jalaja was born on 13 December 1961 to Malayali couple Prof. Thakazhiyil Vasudevan Pillai and Saraswathiyamma in Kuala Lumpur. She studied there before migrating to India during her fourth grade, due to a civil war in Malaysia.
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