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Indian actress
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Malaysia
Age
62 years
Awards
Filmfare Awards South
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Biography
Jalaja is an actress in Malayalam film who was active during the 1970s and 1980s. She had won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1981 for the movie Venal directed by Lenin Rajendran.
Personal life
She was born on 13 December 1961 to a Professor Thakazhiyil Vasudevan Pillai and Saraswathiyamma in Malaysia. She studied there till her fourth grade and then migrated to India, due to Civil war in Malaysia. She had her primary education from Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School, Madras, Ambalappuzha English Medium School and her Pre-degree from St. Joseph College, Alappuzha. She did her Bachelors and Masters in English Literature from Women's college Thiruvananthapuram. She is married to Prakash Nair since 3 September 1993 & has settled in Bahrain after her marriage. They have a daughter Devi. She was the jury member for Kerala state film awards 2014.
Awards
Kerala State Film Awards:
- 1981 Best Actress - Venal
- 1981 Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Venal
Filmography
Malayalam
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ivanente Priyaputhran | Hariharan | |
| 1978 | Thampu | - | G. Aravindan |
| Ee Ganam Marakkumo | Theater Artist | N. Sankaran Nair | |
| Mattoly | Thankam | A. Bhimsingh | |
| Randu Penkuttikal | Mohan | ||
| 1979 | Sayoojyam | Radha | G Premkumar |
| Ulkadal | Susanna | K. G. George | |
| Kannukal | Malathi | P Gopikumar | |
| Radha Enna Pennkutti | - | Balachandra Menon | |
| Prathishta | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | ||
| 1980 | Shalini Ente Koottukari | Ammu | Mohan |
| Vilkkanundu Swapnangal | Sreedevi | M Azad | |
| Sooryante Maranum | Mallika | Rajeevnath | |
| Chaakara | Jiji | PG Vishwambharan | |
| Aarohanam | Photographer's wife | A Sheriff | |
| Raagam Thaanam Pallavi | Jaanu | AT Abu | |
| Vedikkettu | Suja | K A Shivadas | |
| Chora Chuvanna Chora | Sundari | G Gopalakrishnan | |
| Adhikaram | Rema | P Chandrakumar | |
| Abhimanyu | - | ||
| Veera Simham | |||
| Hridayam Paadunnu | Sarasu | G Premkumar | |
| 1981 | Munnettam | Jaanu | Sreekumaran Thampi |
| Arayannam | Devi | P Gopikumar | |
| Thakilu Kottampuram | Padmaja | Balu Kiriyath | |
| Greeshmam | Rathi | VR Gopinath | |
| Elippathayam | Sridevi | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | |
| Venal | Ramani | Lenin Rajendran | |
| Ithihasam | Rani | Joshi | |
| Vayal | Nandinikutty | Antony Eastman | |
| Aambalpoovu | Prema | Harikumar | |
| Swarnapakshikal | Lakshmi | PR Nair | |
| Aakkramanam | Saleena | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| Pinneyum Pookkunna Kaadu | Lakshmi | PR Nair | |
| Thaalam Manasinte Thaalam | - | AT Abu | |
| Vazhikal Yaathrakkar | AB Raj | ||
| Yakshikkavu | Chandrasekharan Thambi | ||
| Jalarekha | Prof Sivaprasad | ||
| Prema Geethangal | Balachandra Menon | ||
| Inganeyum Oru Penkutty | |||
| 1982 | Yavanika | Rohini | K. G. George |
| Marmaram | Nirmala | Bharathan | |
| Balloon | Kausu | Ravi Gupthan | |
| Koritharicha Naal | Revathi | Sasikumar | |
| Padayottam | Aisha | Jijo Punnoose | |
| Sooryan | Leela | Sasikumar | |
| Post Mortem | Aswathy | Sasikumar | |
| Ithiri Neram Othiri Karyam | Reetha | Balachandra Menon | |
| Chillu | Ananthu's lover | Lenin Rajendran | |
| Kanmanikkorumma | - | ||
| Sheshakriya | - | Ravi Alummoodu | |
| Uvvu | - | ||
| Yagam | Sivan | ||
| Komaram | JC George | ||
| 1983 | Karyam Nissaram | Sarala | Balachandra Menon |
| Mandanmmar Londanil | Ammini | Sathyan Anthikad | |
| Kodumkattu | Sindhu | Joshi | |
| Passport | Nabeesa | Thampi Kannanthanam | |
| Kattaruvi | Radha | Sasikumar | |
| Oru Swakaryam | Uma | Harikumar | |
| Prathigna | Sainaba | P. N. Sundaram | |
| Visa | Sabira | Balu Kiriyath | |
| Onnu Chirikku | Urmila Menon | PG Vishwambharan | |
| Eettillam | Kusumam | Fazil | |
| Kathi | - | P Bhaskaran | |
| Kinginikombu | Jayan Adiyattu | ||
| Vaashi | MR Joseph | ||
| Pankayam | |||
| Arunayude Prabhatham | |||
| 1984 | Kooduthedunna Parava | Salma | PK Joseph |
| Athirathram | Seetha | I V Sasi | |
| Kudumbam Oru Swargam Bharya Oru Devatha | Radha | N. Sankaran Nair | |
| Aashamsakalode | Chakki | Vijayan Karote | |
| NH 47 | Nazeera | Baby | |
| Kodathi | Sindhu | Joshi | |
| Onnum Mindatha Bharya | Adv. Vinodini | Balu Kiriyath | |
| Aalkkoottathil Thaniye | Sindhu | I. V. Sasi | |
| Ethirppukal | Geetha | Unni Aranmula | |
| Ente Nandinikuttikku | - | Valsan | |
| Anthichuvappu | - | Kurian Varnasala | |
| Kurishuyudham | Baby | ||
| 1985 | Madhuvidhu Theerum Mumbe | Shobha | K. Ramachandran |
| Upaharam | Dr. Roopa | Sajan | |
| Sammelanam | Selma | CP Vijayakumar | |
| Ozhivukalam | Nandhini | Bharathan | |
| Naayakan | Haseena | Balu Kiriyath | |
| Kandu Kandarinju | Padmam | Sajan | |
| Mouna Nombaram | Sathi | Sasikumar | |
| Chillukottaram | - | KG Rajasekharan | |
| Manicheppu Thurannappol | - | Balachandra Menon | |
| Oduvil Kittiya Vaartha | Yatheendra Das | ||
| 1986 | Ithramathram | Chithra | P Chandrakumar |
| Naale Njangalude Vivaham | Vimala | Sajan | |
| Kochu Themmadi | Madhavikutty | A.Vincent | |
| Kariyilakkattu Pole | Ragini | P Padmarajan | |
| Desatanakkili Karayarilla | Sara teacher | P Padmarajan | |
| Ennennum Kannettante | Vijayalakshmi(Viji) | Fazil | |
| Prathyekam Sradhikuka | Shobha | PG Vishwambharan | |
| Neram Pularumbol | Asha | K. P. Kumaran | |
| Nidhiyude Katha | - | Vijayakrishnan | |
| 1987 | Vilambaram | Razeena | Balachandra Menon |
| Sarvakalashala | Sister Alphonsa | Venu Nagavally | |
| Sairandhri | Latha | ||
| Kaanan Kothichu | |||
| 1988 | Athirthikal | Devi | JD Thottan |
| Abkari | Ammini | IV Sasi | |
| Aparan | Sumangala teacher | P Padmarajan | |
| Oru Muthassi Katha | Parvathi | Priyadarshan | |
| Manu Uncle | Manu's elder sister | Dennis Joseph | |
| Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu | Gopi's wife | Priyadarsan | |
| Kayyettam/Production No.1 | |||
| 1989 | Alicinte Anveshanam | Alice | TV Chandran |
| Charithram | Gracy | G. S. Vijayan | |
| Mahaayaanam | Ramani | Joshiy | |
| 1991 | Perumthachan | Devaki | Ajayan |
| Kalamorukkam | Chandrika | VS Indran | |
| Kuttapathram | Geetha | R Chandru | |
| Aparahnam | Lathika | M.P. Sukumaran Nair | |
| 1992 | Snehasagaram | Marykkunju | Sathyan Anthikad |
| Gouri | Gouri | ||
| 2021 | 8½ Intercuts: Life and Films of K.G. George | Herself | Lijin Jose |
| Thalanarizha | TBA | Sajith Muhammed | |
| Malik | Jameela | Mahesh Narayanan |
Tamil
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Antharangam Oomaiyanathu | Sarasu | G. Premkumar | |
| 1983 | Maarupatta Konangal | Jaya | T. S. Durairaj | |
| 1984 | Thiruttu Rajakkal | Rama Narayanan |
Television serials
- Indraneelam (Surya TV)
- Verukal (Asianet) as Amlu - based on Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's Novel Directed by T.N. Gopakumar
- Ammuvukku Kalyanam as Gayathri (DD Tamil) - Tamil Serial
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