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Jayaram Jayalalithaa
Sign in to saveAlso known as Puratchi Thalaivi, Selvi. J. Jayalalithaa, Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, Jayalalithaa, Jaya, J. J., Thanga Tharagai
Indian Actress, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1948–2016)
Jayaram Jayalalithaa was an Indian actress and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, a major state in southern India, during multiple terms between the 1990s and 2010s. She is a notable figure in Indian politics and cinema, representing an unusual career path from entertainment to high-level political leadership until her death in 2016.
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Melkote, Mysore State, India
Jayaram Jayalalithaa was an Indian politician and film actor who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. From 1989 she was the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their Amma (mother) and Puratchi Thalaivi (revolutionary leader) . Her critics in the media and the…
Known for
- Neenga Nalla Irukkanum1992
- Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal1980
- Nayakudu Vinayakudu — Vasantha1980
- Unnai Suttrum Ulagam1977
- Chitra Pournami1976
- Avandhan Manidhan — Lalitha1975
- Cinema Paithiyam1975
- Paattum Bharathamum1975
- Avan Thaan Manidhan1974
- Anbu Thangai1974
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Key facts
- Governor
- Konijeti Rosaiah C. Vidyasagar Rao
- Cabinet
- Jayalalithaa V Jayalalithaa VI
- Preceded by
- O. Panneerselvam
- Succeeded by
- O. Panneerselvam
- Constituency
- Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
- Deputy
- O. Panneerselvam
- Chief minister
- M. Karunanidhi
- Prime minister
- Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi
- General secretary
- S. Raghavanandam M. G. Ramachandran
- Born
- Jayaram Jayalalitha , ( 1948-02-24 ) 24 February 1948, Melukote , Mysore State , Dominion of India
- Died
- 5 December 2016 (2016-12-05) (aged 68), Chennai , Tamil Nadu, India
- Cause of death
- Cardiac arrest
- Resting place
- M.G.R. and Amma Memorial
- Party
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Parent
- Sandhya (mother)
- Relatives
- J. Deepa (niece)
- Alma mater
- Bishop Cotton Girls' School Church Park Presentation Convent Stella Maris College, Chennai
- Profession
- Film actress classical dancer singer writer politician philanthropist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Melukote
- Place of death
- Apollo Hospitals
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- Political party
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- Jayalalitha in 2016.jpg
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- Commons category
- J. Jayalalithaa
- date of birth
- 1948-02-24
- date of death
- 2016-12-05
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- name in native language
- ஜெ. ஜெயலலிதா
- end of work period
- 2016-00-00
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- filmography
- J. Jayalalithaa filmography
- P10632
- Jayaram Jayalalithaa
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016), popularly known as Amma, was an Indian politician and actress who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for six terms spanning more than fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. She was the longest-serving General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the first female chief minister to die in office in India. Regarded as one of the most influential politicians of post-independence India, she was also a prominent film actress, appearing in around 140 films between 1961 and 1980 in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada cinema, and winning multiple Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards South.
Before entering politics, Jayalalithaa rose to prominence as a leading film actress in the mid-1960s, earning recognition for her versatility and classical dance skills. In 1982, she joined the AIADMK, founded by her frequent co-star M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), who was then Chief Minister. She rose swiftly within the party to become its Propaganda Secretary and was elected to the Rajya Sabha. After MGR's death in 1987, she outmanoeuvred the rival faction led by his widow V. N. Janaki to emerge as the party's sole leader.
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