Janaki Sabesh
Janaki Sabesh | |
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Born | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1991–present |
Janaki Sabesh is an Indian actress appearing predominantly in Tamil and Telugu movies. Throughout her career she has played the "screen mother" to several leading actors.[1]
Early life
Janaki did her schooling from DTEA Senior Secondary School, New Delhi. She graduated in political science from Lady Sriram's and did her masters in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia, Delhi.[2]
Career
In 1991, Janaki Sabesh assisted Simi Garewal with her documentary on Rajiv Gandhi called India's Rajiv.[2] She made her acting debut in the movie Minsara Kanavu starring Kajol and Arvind Swamy in which she played a nun. She later went on to act in Shankar's magnum opus Jeans where she played Aishwarya Rai's mother. Since then, she has acted in over 25 movies.
Notable filmography
Year | Film | Role | Language | Other notes |
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1997 | Minsaara Kanavu | Sister Agnes | Tamil | |
1998 | Jeans | Madhumitha's mother | Tamil | |
2000 | Kushi | Jennifer's mother | Tamil & Telugu | |
2001 | Minnale | Rajiv Samuel's mother | Tamil | |
2001 | Poovellam Un Vasam | Chinna's mother | Tamil | |
2002 | Run | Shiva's mother | Tamil | |
2003 | Boys | Renuka | Tamil | |
Enakku 20 Unakku 18 | Cameo appearance | Tamil | ||
2004 | Ghilli | Saravanavelu's mother | Tamil | |
2005 | February 14 | Tamil | ||
2006 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Janaki | Tamil | |
2008 | Dhaam Dhoom | Tamil | ||
2009 | Ayan | Lady at the Airport | Tamil | |
2010 | Singam | Kavya's mother | Tamil | |
2010 | Maro Charitra | Telugu | ||
2011 | Nootrenbadhu | Annalakshmi | Tamil | |
180 | Annapurna | Telugu | ||
2012 | Billa II | David's sister | Tamil | |
2013 | Singam 2 | Kavya's mother | Tamil | |
2014 | Poojai | Divya's Mother | Tamil |
References
- ↑ Deepa Venkatraman (2013-06-15). "It’s all in the mind". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- 1 2 Y. Sunita Chowdhary (2010-05-24). "Exuding positivity". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
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