Introduction
B. Jayamma (15 November 1915 – 20 December 1988) was an Indian actress and singer. She began her career on stage as a 14-year-old when she joined a theatre group owned by Gubbi Veeranna, her future husband. She went on to perform for 45 years on stage while also appearing in 45 Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films.
Career
Jayamma's first acting role in films came in 1931 in Raphael Algoet's directorial, His Love Affair. She starred as the lead in the film opposite Gubbi Veeranna, who also produced the film. Jayamma started in many silent films before appearing in talkies. A popular actor in the 1930s and 1940s, she featured in many films alongside her husband. In the Telugu film Swarga Seema (1945), she played Kalyani, a neglected homemaker. She played the eponymous role in the Kannada film Hemareddy Mallamma (1946) that dealt with the hardships faced by her character. Jayamma often playback-sang for her films too.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | His Love Affair | Silent film | |||
| 1932 | Hari Maya | Silent film | |||
| 1935 | Sadarame | Draupadi | Kannada | ||
| 1938 | Gul-E-Bakawali | Punjabi | |||
| 1941 | Subhadra | Kannada | |||
| 1942 | Jeevana Nataka | Padma | Kannada | ||
| 1944 | Barthruhari | Pingala | Tamil | ||
| 1945 | Hemareddy Mallamma | Mallamma | Kannada | ||
| 1945 | Swarga Seema | Kalyani | Telugu | ||
| 1946 | Lavangi | Mumtaz Mahal | Tamil | ||
| 1946 | Thyagaiah | Dharmamba | Telugu | Credited as Gubbi Jayamma | |
| 1947 | Brahma Ratham | Telugu | |||
| 1949 | Natyarani | Tamil | |||
| 1949 | Mangayarkarasi | Tamil | |||
| 1950 | Raja Vikrama | Prabhavathi | Tamil | ||
| 1951 | Mantra Dandam | Yogini | Telugu | ||
| 1953 | Gunasagari | Gangavva | Kannada | ||
| 1953 | Gumastha | Seetha | Tamil | ||
| 1954 | Karkottai | Tamil | |||
| 1958 | Anna Thangi | Kannada | |||
| 1965 | Balarajana Kathe | Kannada | |||
| 1965 | Mavana Magalu | Kannada | |||
| 1966 | Premamayi | Kannada | |||
| 1967 | Immadi Pulikeshi | Pulikeshi's mother | Kannada | ||
| 1968 | Anna Thamma | Kannada | |||
| 1968 | Bedi Bandavalu | Kannada | |||
| 1970 | Mukti | Sarojini's mother | Kannada | ||
| 1970 | Nanna Thamma | Kannada | Cameo | ||
| 1971 | Sakshatkara | Thaayamma | Kannada | ||
| 1977 | Punarmilana | Kannada | |||
| 1980 | Mithuna | Kannada | Special appearance | ||
| 2006 | Saavira Mettilu | Kannada | Special appearance Posthumous release |
Discography
| Year | Track | Album | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | "Suma Maale" | Jeevana Nataka | |
| "Meenanka Roopana" | |||
| 1944 | "Neere Neere Maaran" | Barthruhari | |
| "Umaiyodu" | |||
| 1945 | "Mallikaarjuna Paalisu" | Hemareddy Mallamma | |
| "Shubhadathe Gomaathe" | |||
| 1945 | "Chalo Chalo Cycle" | Swarga Seema | |
| "Grihame Kada Swarga Seema" | |||
| "Jo Achutananda Jojo Mukunda" | |||
| "Rara Radha Manoramana" | |||
| 1946 | "Neel Kanjavizhik" | Lavangi | |
| "Aa Aa Paaduvom Ellorum" | |||
| "Aha Inre Peranantam" | |||
| 1946 | "Aaragimpave" | Thyagaiah | |
| "Ennadu Sevincha Ledhu" | |||
| "Ennagu Manasuku Raani" | |||
| "Jo Jo Sri Rama" | |||
| "Raare Raare Pillalara" | |||
| "Sri Kalyana Gunaathmaka Ram" | |||
| "Sri Seetha Rama Kalyanam" | |||
| "Srikaram Bainatti" | |||
| 1953 | "Aadhari Jegadheeswari Amba" | Gumastha | |
| "Theeradha Varumaiyudan" |
Bibliography
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.