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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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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- India
- Active from
- 1948-02-24
- Active to
- 2016-12-05
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,224x
- Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2021 · cited 6,851x
- Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 4,501x
- Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2023 · cited 4,078x
- Unimpeded Permeation of Water Through Helium-Leak–Tight Graphene-Based Membranes
· 2012 · cited 2,918x
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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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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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