3 min learnHyderabadUp to date: Aug 22, 2026 04:53 AM IST
Veteran actor Sowcar Janaki, probably the most revered names in South Indian cinema, died on Friday in Chennai as a consequence of age-related issues. She was 94.
South Indian Artistes’ Affiliation (Nadigar Sangam) president and actor Nassar confirmed the information of Janaki’s demise.
He mentioned in a press release, “Legendary star Sowcar Janaki (94) handed away. Her mortal stays will probably be positioned at Centoph Highway, Teyampet, from 5 pm.”
Sowcar Janaki had been admitted to Kauvery Hospital in Alwarpet, Chennai earlier this week after her well being deteriorated. She had been receiving intensive medical care since then.
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Sivaji Ganesan and Sowcar Janaki in Uyarndha Manithan. (Specific archive picture)
Sowcar Janaki’s passing marks the top of one of many longest and most distinguished careers in Indian cinema. She was among the many final surviving hyperlinks to the golden age of South Indian filmmaking, an period that included titans like Sivaji Ganesan, N.T. Rama Rao, A. Nageswara Rao and Dr. Rajkumar, all of whom she shared the display screen with at varied factors in her profession, which started in 1950 with LV Prasad’s 1950 Telugu movie Shavukaru.
Janaki entered Tamil cinema two years later with TR Sundaram’s Valayapathi, adopted by her Kannada debut in Devakannika in 1954. After establishing herself throughout the three industries, Janaki ventured into Malayalam cinema a decade later with SR Puttanna Kanagal’s Faculty Grasp.
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Sowcar Janaki made her tv debut in 1991 with the Tamil present Oorarinda Rahasyam, which aired on Doordarshan. The identical 12 months, she was seen in Tamil TV anthology Penn, directed by Suhasini Maniratnam. She continued to work sporadically on TV, all the best way until 2014.
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Her final theatrical look was within the 2023 Telugu movie Anni Manchi Sakunamule, directed by Nandini Reddy, the place she performed the position of a grandmother.
In 2022, on the age of 90, Janaki was awarded the Padma Shri by the Authorities of India for her contribution to Indian cinema. She had beforehand been honoured with the Kalaimamani award by the Tamil Nadu authorities and had acquired a number of Nandi Awards from the Andhra Pradesh authorities over the course of her profession.
