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Padmashri Award for Shaukar Janaki

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Popular Vetern actress Shavukaru Janaki is going to be honored with Padmashri award.This was announced on 25th January 2022 on the eve of the Republic day. This Prestigious award will be presented to Shavukaru Janaki at a special function to be held in Rashtrapathi Bhavan.

Businessoftollywood.com congratulate Jankai for being getting honored with this Prestigious Indian Award.

About Shavukar Janaki:-

Janaki,popularly known as Shavukaru Janaki born on 12th December 1931 at Rajahmundry,in East Godavari district of A P.

A stage actress turned film actress is a popular actress in the early Telugu Cinema. Janaki acted in many Tamil stage plays with ace director K.Balachander’s troupe.

Actress Krishna Kumari was her younger sister.

In the film Kanyasulkam her action as an innocent young widow along with N T R (gireesam) is memorable.

In the film Dr.Chakravarthi she lived in the role of A N R’s arrogant wife.

In the film Manchikutumbam (Tamil original”Motor Sunderam Pillai) she performed the role of A N R’s wife.

Janaki (as Thayaramma) along with Kaikala Sathyanarayana (Bangarayya) acted in the film Thayaramma Bangarayya, to set right the family misunderstandings.

Janaki’s action as a maid Servant along with Gollapudi Maruthi Rao and Suhasini, in the film Samsaram Oka Chadarangam can be termed as the best in her acting career (The same role played by Manorama in the Tamil Version)

Her action was superb as a blind wife of Akkineni Nageswara Rao in the film Manchi Manasulu directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.

Her funny dance steps with the song Pandavulu pandavulu thummeda panchapandavuloyamma thummeda in the film Akka chellelu at the age of 39 is commendable.

In the film Bhale Kodallu, Janaki played the role of S V Ranga Rao’s Daughter-in-law with excellent delivery of action.

Janaki’s main hobby is cooking. She is a very good cook.

There is a talk that she runs a Restaurant at Thousand lights area in Chennai (Details not known)

Apart from Telugu she has acted in many Tamil hit movies.

Actress Shavukaru Janaki’s selected list of Telugu Films:-
1. Shavukaru(1950 –directed by L V Prasad)
2. Pitchi Pullaiah(1953)
3. Vaddante Dabbu(1954)
4. Rojulu Marayi(1955)
5. Kanyasulkam(1955)
6. Nagula Chavithi(1956)
7. Jayam Manade(1956)
8. Charanadasi(1956)
9. Panduranga Mahathyam(1957)
10. Bhagyarekha(1957)
11. Alumagalu(1957)
12. Mundadugu(1958)
13. Rechukka Pagatichukka(1959)
14. Pempudu koothuru(1963)
15. Manchi Manasulu(1963)
16. Dr.Chakravarthi(1964)
17. Manchi kutumbam(1966)
18. Bhale Kodallu(1968)
19. Akka Chellelu(1970)
20. Nakoo swathanthram vacchindi(1975)
21. Thayaramma Bangarayya(1979)
22. Gopalaravugari ammayi(1980)
23. Tingurangadu(1982)
24. Samsaram oka chadarangam(1987)
25. Majnu(1987)
26. Geethanjali(1989)
27. Madam(1993)
28. Subhakankshalu(1997)
29. Yela cheppanu(2003)

Janaki received SIIMA(South Indian International Movie Awards) Life time achievement award(2013) J