UNSEE PICS of Jayalalithaa: A shy ACTRESS who became QUEEN of Tamil Nadu!

Jayalalitha acted in this film at the age of 19. The film also also starred Tanuja.

She did only one Hindi film as a leading lady. This was a 1968 melodrama called Izzat which featured Dharmendra in a double role.

At a time when heroines appeared demurely clad in saris on screen, Jayalalithaa started the trend of wearing short-sleeved dresses, skirts and tight pants.

Jayalalitha was one of the most prominent faces of the South film industry and bankable stars of the 60s.

MGR founded Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) and went on to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1977. MGR was the first film actor to become the CM of an Indian state. Jayalalithaa followed the footsteps of her guru to become successful actor turned politician.

J Jayalalitha’s mentor M. G. Ramachandran or simply MGR was her inspiration.

An excellent dancer, Jayalalithaa was trained in Bharat Natyam, but was equally proficient in Mohiniaattam, Kathak and Manipuri.

Jayalalithaa was not keen to work in the film industry, but she made an emphatic industry and became popular instantly.

The irony was Jayalalithaa could not watch her film being an underage. The Film Certification body was not too happy as she was the first Tamil actress to wear sleeveless blouses and drenched under a waterfall!

Bollywood celebrities paid tributes to veteran movie star-turned-politician J. Jayalalithaa, who died in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa passed away at 11:30 p.m. on Monday, according to an official statement from the Apollo Hospitals. She had suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening. The CM had been undergoing treatment at the Chennai hospital since September 22.