Veteran actor Jyothi Lakshmi passes away

Yesteryear glamorous actor Jyothi Lakshmi passed away in Chennai. Reports suggest that she succumbed to cancer. She was 63. Starting off as a child artist, Jyothi Lakshmi made her acting debut with Periya Idathu Penn (1964), which had legendary actor-turned politician MG Ramachandran in the lead role.

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She played a brief role in actor Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalitha-starrer Galatta Kalyanam (1968), which was an out-and-out money spinner at the box office. Over the years, she acted in over 300 years film in all the four Southern languages. Jyothi Lakshmi slowly disappeared from films after the late 80s.

Popularly known for her item numbers, Jyothi Lakshmi went on to work with younger generation actors like Ilayathalapathy Vijay, Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi and GV Prakash Kumar.

Jyothi Lakshmi began to dominate South Indian film in the 70s and 80s. She was one of the prominent actors in the Telugu industry and worked in films like Pilla Piduga (1972), Bangaru Babu (1973) and Gandharva Kavya (1979) to name a few.

Her success became vane when her sister Jayamalini began acting in films.