Sowcar Janaki | Chennai/Hyderabad, Aug 21 (Maxim News): A tragedy has struck the Telugu film industry. Veteran actress Shawukaru Janaki has passed away.
Sowcar Janaki died on Friday due to old age-related health problems. Shawukaru Janaki had been seriously ill recently. Family members rushed her to Kauvery Hospital in Chennai. She breathed her last at the age of 94 on Friday around 2 pm while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Nadigar Sangam President Nassar has issued an official statement on the death of Shawkar Janaki. He said that Shawkar Janaki’s body will be kept at Cenotaph Road in Teynampet from 5 pm on Friday for fans, friends and members of the film industry to pay their respects.
Sowcar Janaki – 70 years of film career..
Tekumalla Janaki was born on December 12, 1931, in Rajahmundry, East Godavari district. Janaki made her film debut in 1950 with Vijayavari’s film ‘Shavukaru’.
She changed the name of her first film to her household name. ‘Shavukaaru’ became popular as Janaki. Janaki acted in about 380 films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages. She was last seen in the 2023 film ‘Anni Manchi Shakunamule’. (Maxim News)
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