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Sowcar Janaki

Sowcar Janaki

Acting

Biography

Sankaramanchi Janaki (born December 12, 1931), popularly known as Shavukar Janaki (Telugu షావుకారు జానకి;Tamil: சௌகார் ஜானகி; Kannada: ಸಾಹುಕಾರ್ ಜಾನಕಿ), is a south-Indian actress who has acted in over 385 Tamil,Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films. She also performed on stage in over 300 shows, and performed for TANA all over the United States in 2 Telugu plays created by actor Murali Mohan. At age 11, she was a radio artist in Telugu programs. She started her acting career when she had a three-month-old baby and went on to become a popular actress with hits such as Sowcar (Telugu), Pudhiya Paravai (Tamil), Iru Kodugal (Tamil). She also played lead roles with famous directors such as Dada Mirasee, K Balachandar. She is the elder daughter of T. Venkoji Rao, paper technologist (England), and Sachi Devi. She completed matriculation from Gauhati University in Assam and has received honorary Doctorate from University of Arizona.

Known For

Babu Bangaram
5.2

ACP Krishna strives to capture the gangsters who threaten to attack his lover and her family members.

Babu Bangaram

2016
Dosti Dhushmani
7.5

Sandeep, Ranjit and Prakash are best friends from childhood. A misunderstanding between Ranjit and Sandeep leads the former to believe that the latter is a criminal.

Dosti Dhushmani

1986
Shabdavedhi
7.4

Shabdavedi is about Sandeep Rajkumar, a strict police officer crusading against narcotics. The man is so straight that when his wife Jaya Prada refuses to reveal the identity of a key link in the drug ring that he is investigating. He beats her in lockup. Eventually he overcomes all the usual attempts to throw him off the chase like tarnishing his reputation and implicating him in lock-up death cases and tracks the ring down to its last man.

Shabdavedhi

2000
Thambi
6.5

Brother and sister who get separated and reunite years later when the brother has grown to be a criminal.

Thambi

2019
Hey Ram
7.2

Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.

Hey Ram

2000
Yavade Subramanyam
7.3

A corporate man who sets out on a journey of self-discovery and heads to the Himalayas.

Yavade Subramanyam

2015
Ela Cheppanu
4.7

Ela Cheppanu (Telugu: ఎలా చెప్పను, English translation: How Should I Say?) is a Telugu film starring Shriya and Tarun, directed by Ramana. It is the remake of the Bollywood hit movie Tum Bin. Tarun ... Sekhar Shriya ... Priya Siva Balaji ... Amar Varma Tanikella Bharani Brahmanandam Giri Babu Sowcar Janaki Kovai Sarala Sunil

Ela Cheppanu

2003
Biskoth
4.6

The son of a biscuit maker grows up as a worker in the company that his dead father founded. One say, a guardian angel walks into his life, and tells him stories that change his life for the better.

Biskoth

2020
Geethanjali
6.9

Prakash, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and Geethanjali, an equally ill patient, fall in love with each other. However, when she learns about his illness, she decides to move out of his life.

Geethanjali

1989
Puthiya Paravai
7.0

Gopal, a rich widower, falls in love with Latha. As they are getting prepared to marry, Gopal's presumed-dead wife, Chitra arrives.

Puthiya Paravai

1964
Vaddante Dabbu
8.0

Shyam, an artist, lives with Rama. They have a lavish lifestyle and run from the people they're indebted to until Shyam meets Saroja, an admirer of his work and they fall in love. Saroja's father gives Shyam a lot of money to spend. What does Shyam end up doing with all that money?

Vaddante Dabbu

1954
Subhakankshalu
6.8

The tale of two lovers from feuding families- whether they unite or not forms the crux of the story.

Subhakankshalu

1997
Dasavatharam
7.0

The story revolves around the portrayal of the ten different avatars of Lord Vishnu namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Balarama and Kalki.

Dasavatharam

1976
Kaaval Dheivam
10.0

At Aanaikundram Jail, Superintendent K. Raghavan is no ordinary warden—he's a man of principle who sees each of the 500 inmates not as criminals, but as stories worth understanding. With his wife Alamu, he lives beside the prison walls, offering the compassion of parents to those society has cast aside. Among the inmates is Chamundi, a man whose tragic past still casts a long shadow. In the nearby village of Allikkulam, a young man named Manickam falls in love with Kokila, sparking jealousy in a rival suitor. A heated confrontation leads to Manickam’s imprisonment, bringing him under Raghavan’s watchful eye. As prison life unfolds—with its tensions, secrets, and unexpected humanity—Raghavan’s belief in redemption is put to the test when an unusual act of trust challenges everything he stands for.

Kaaval Dheivam

1969
Madam
8.5

Bobby falls in love with Kalpana and asks her brother for her hand in marriage. However, when his grandmother falls ill, his best friend Prasad masquerades as his fiancée to fulfil her last wish.

Madam

1994
Bama Vijayam
8.3

The arrival of Bama, a famous actress, in their neighborhood excites the daughters-in-law of Ethiriraj. They invite her to their house and begin to spend lavishly to showcase their affluence.

Bama Vijayam

1967
Batasari
4.0

Batasari is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language drama film. It is based on the Bengali novel Bardidi by Saratchandra Chatterjee.

Batasari

1961
Padikkadha Medhai
7.5

Chandrasekaran, an industrialist, is very successful in his business and has a loving family. His three sons and two daughters live happily as one family. He brings up an orphan, Rangan (Sivaji Ganesan), who is utterly devoted to the family. Calamity strikes the family in the form of loss in business. The last daughter's marriage gets cancelled. The brothers and their wives ill-treat their parents and Rangan and his wife. Seeing this Chandrasekaran has no choice to ask Rangan and his wife leave their house. Aftermath Chandrasekaran dies a broken-hearted man leaving his wife and youngest daughter to be in their children's merciless hospitality. Rangan, with his simplicity and pure-hardheartedness, takes it upon himself to look after the mother and sister. In the end, he proves that love and affection is the greatest wealth.

Padikkadha Medhai

1960
Kondattam
6.5

Is a Tamil language film released in 1998. It starred Arjun and Simran Bagga in the lead roles. The film average hit at the box office.

Kondattam

1998
Akka Chellelu
1.0

Janaki toils to make her sister Vijaya an advocate. When Janaki marries Justice Ramachandra Rao, Vijaya is shocked to find that her new brother-in-law is a murderer.

Akka Chellelu

1970