VETERAN ACTRESS PASSES AWAY; FILM INDUSTRY IN MOURNING!

"Her contribution to the film industry is immense. It is an irreplaceable loss to Kannada film industry," Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa tweeted.

ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತ ಹಿರಿಯ ಕಲಾವಿದೆ, ಅಭಿನಯ ಶಾರದೆ ಜಯಂತಿ ಅವರ ನಿಧನದ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಅತೀವ ದುಃಖ ತಂದಿದೆ. ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಅವರ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ಅಪಾರವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಲಾಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ತುಂಬಲಾರದ ನಷ್ಟವುಂಟಾಗಿದೆ. ದೇವರು ಅವರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಸದ್ಗತಿ ಕರುಣಿಸಲಿ, ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬ, ಅಪಾರ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿ ಬಳಗಕ್ಕೆ ನೋವನ್ನು ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. pic.twitter.com/JuGWeyX4Ce

— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) July 26, 2021

Jayanthi, who was called 'Abhinaya Sharadhe' (Goddess Sharadhe in acting), had acted in more than 500 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages. In Tamil, she acted with top stars including MG Ramachandran, Gemini Ganesan, Muthuraman and Jaishankar.

She worked with director K Balachander in many of his films such as 'Iru Kodugal', 'Bama Vijayam', 'Ethir Neechal', 'Punnagai', 'Velli Vizha' and 'Kanna Nalama'. She has also acted with former late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa and Actress Manorama in the film 'Mugaraasi'.

Jayanthi had won the Karnataka State Film Awards seven times and the Filmfare Awards twice.