Fatafat Jayalaxmi


Neerajakshi Reddy, better known as Fatafat Jayalakshmi, was an Indian actress active mainly in Tamil and Telugu films. In Malayalam movies she was known as Supriya. She acted about 66 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada within a decade of her career.

Career

She made her debut in 1972 in Telugu movie Iddaru Ammayilu which has Akkineni Nageswara Rao in lead role. Same year she appeared in A. Vincent's Malayalam movie Theerthayathra with screen name Supriya, followed by Ithu Manushyano? in 1973. In 1974 she made her Tamil debut in K Balachander's film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai credited as Jayalakshmi. She became a household name with her popular dialogue ‘Fatafat’ which became her prefix. Her notable films include Aval Oru Thodar Kathai, Anthuleni Katha, Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai and Mullum Malarum. She had co-starred with top actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Krishna, NTR and Chiranjeevi.
In 2018, during an interview with Rajinikanth, when he was asked to pick his favorite actress he choose Fatafat Jayalakshmi and told the audience that she was a good actress though they paired in very few movies together.

Personal life

Jayalakshmi was born in 1958 to writer and assistant director Dasaratha Rami Reddy.
She was married to Sukumaran the nephew of M. G. Ramachandran. She committed suicide by hanging in 1980 when she was at the peak of her career over an alleged failed romance.

Partial filmography

Tamil

  1. Aval Oru Thodar Kathai - Debut film in Tamil as Chandra
  2. Ezhaikkum Kaalam Varum
  3. Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu
  4. Yarukku Maappillai Yaro
  5. Pattikkaattu Raja
  6. Mogam Muppadhu Varusham
  7. Payanam as Jaya
  8. Annakili as Sumathi
  9. Naam Pirandha Mann
  10. Nandha En Nila
  11. Pennai Solli Kutramillai
  12. Perumaikkuriyaval as Bhama
  13. Punniyam Seithaval as Kalpana
  14. Sorgam Naragam as Jayalakshmi
  15. Avar Enakke Sontham
  16. Kavikuyil
  17. Athaivida Ragasiyam
  18. Iraivan Kodutha Varam
  19. Sakka Podu Podu Raja
  20. Kamatchiyin Karunai
  21. Varuvan Vadivelan as Vijay's wife
  22. Mullum Malarum as Manga
  23. Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu
  24. Thyagam
  25. Uravugal Endrum Vaazhga
  26. Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai
  27. Kizhakkum Merkum Sandhikkindrana
  28. Kaali
  29. Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal
  30. Thiruppangal
  31. Yamirukka Bayamen - Released posthumously

Telugu

  1. Iddaru Ammayilu - Debut film in Telugu
  2. Abhimaanavanthulu
  3. Jeevitha Rangam
  4. Swargam Narakam
  5. Jyothi - Sashirekha
  6. Anthuleni Katha
  7. Bhale Alludu
  8. Eenati Bandham Yenatido
  9. Rama Chiluka
  10. Chilipi Krishnudu - Aasa
  11. Yuga Purushudu - Rosy
  12. Korikale Gurralaite
  13. Muttaiduva
  14. Jathara
  15. Ram Robert Rahim
  16. Kaali
  17. Potharillu
  18. Nyayam Kavali - Jayalaxmi
  19. Tirugu Leni Manishi - Padma
  20. Maa Intayana Katha - Posthumously dedicated

Malayalam : Credited as Supriya

  1. Theerthayathra as Parvathy - Debut film in Malayalam
  2. Ithu Manushyano?
  3. Darsanam
  4. Sreedevi
  5. ''Prathyaksha Daivam''

Kannada

  1. ''Ondu Hennu Aaru Kannu''