Neerajakshi Reddy better known as Fatafat Jayalakshmi (1 November 1958 – 21 November 1980), was an Indian actress active mainly in

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and

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films. In Malayalam movies she was known as Supriya. She acted about 66 movies in

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and

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within a decade of her career.

Career

She made her debut in 1972 in Telugu movie Iddaru Ammayilu which has

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in lead role. Same year she appeared in

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movie

Theerthayathra ''Theerthayaathra'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. Vincent and produced by R. S. Prabhu. The film stars Madhu, Sharada, Sukumari and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in the lead roles. The film had musical score by A. T. Ummer. The movie ...

with screen name Supriya, followed by '' Ithu Manushyano?'' in 1973. In 1974 she made her Tamil debut in K Balachander's film ''

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'' credited as Jayalakshmi. She became a household name with her popular dialogue ‘Fatafat’ (meaning quickly) which became her prefix. Her notable films include ''

'', ''

Anthuleni Katha ''Anthuleni Katha'' () is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Balachander, starring Jaya Prada, with Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Rajinikanth and Sripriya in supporting roles. Kamal Haasan played a cameo. The film is a remake of the ...

'', ''

Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai ''Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam, starring Rajinikanth. The cast also included Jayalaxmi, Cho, Sangeeta, Thengai Seenivasan, Jay ...

'' and ''

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''. She had co-starred with top actors like

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, NTR and

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. In 2018, during an interview with

, 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

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. She committed suicide by hanging in 1980 when she was at the peak of her career over an alleged failed romance.

Partial filmography

Tamil

# ''

'' (1974) - Debut film in Tamil as Chandra # ''Ezhaikkum Kaalam Varum'' (1975) # ''

Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu ''Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu'' ( ) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by S. Baskar. The film stars Muthuraman and Sujatha, with Thengai Srinivasan, Vijayakumar and Fatafat Jayalaxmi in supporting rol ...

'' (1975) # ''

Yarukku Maappillai Yaro ''Yarukku Mappillai Yaro'' ( ) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Thooyavan. The film stars Jaishankar, Jayachitra, Srikanth and Fatafat Jayalaxmi. It was released on 7 March 1975, and beca ...

'' (1975) # ''

Pattikkaattu Raja ''Pattikkaattu Raja'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film, starring Sivakumar and Jayasudha. Kamal Haasan, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Sripriya and Thengai Srinivasan play supporting roles with Pandari Bai making a guest appearance. The film was rel ...

'' (1975) # ''

Mogam Muppadhu Varusham ''Mogam Muppadhu Varusham'' () is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Mahendran. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Vijayakumar, Sumithra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Sripriya. It is based on the novel of the s ...

'' (1976) # '' Payanam'' (1976) as Jaya # ''

Annakili ''Annakili'' is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by Devaraj–Mohan and written by Panchu Arunachalam from a story by R. Selvaraj. The film stars Sivakumar and Sujatha with S. V. Subbaiah, Srikanth, Thengai Sri ...

'' (1976) as Sumathi # ''

Naam Pirandha Mann ''Naam Pirandha Mann'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by A. Vincent, who wrote the screenplay with Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, while Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Kamal Haasan, K. R. Vijaya ...

'' (1977) # ''

Nandha En Nila ''Nandha En Nila'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Jagannathan and written by Pushpa Thangadurai. It is based on Thangadurai's novel of the same name that was serialised in ''Dinamani Kathir''. The film stars Vijayakuma ...

'' (1977) # ''Pennai Solli Kutramillai'' (1977) # ''Perumaikkuriyaval'' (1977) as Bhama # ''Punniyam Seithaval'' (1977) # ''Sorgam Naragam'' (1977) as Jayalakshmi # ''Avar Enakke Sontham'' (1977) # ''

Kavikuyil ''Kavikkuyil'' is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Devaraj–Mohan. The film stars Sivakumar, Sridevi and Fatafat Jayalaxmi, with S. V. Subbaiah, Rajinikanth and Senthamarai in supporting roles. It was released on 29 July 1977, and ...

'' (1977) # ''Athaivida Ragasiyam'' (1978) # '' Iraivan Kodutha Varam'' (1978) # '' Sakka Podu Podu Raja'' (1978) # ''Kamatchiyin Karunai'' (1978) # ''

Varuvan Vadivelan ''Varuvan Vadivelan'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by K. Shankar. The film stars Jai Ganesh, R. Muthuraman, Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Latha, Chandrakala and Padmapriya. It was released on 1 ...

'' (1978) as Vijay's wife # ''

'' (1978) as Manga # ''

Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu ''Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Shankar. The film stars M. G. C. Sukumar, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Padmapriya, Jai Ganesh and Hema Chaudhary. It is Sukumar's first film as lead actor. The film wa ...

'' (1978) # ''

Thyagam ''Thyagam'' ( ) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Vijayan, starring Sivaji Ganesan and Lakshmi. It is a remake of the 1974 Bengali film '' Amanush''. The film was released on 4 March 1978 and became one of the highest-gr ...

'' (1978) # ''Uravugal Endrum Vaazhga'' (1979) # ''

'' (1979) # ''Kizhakkum Merkum Sandhikkindrana'' (1979) # '' Kaali'' (1980) # ''

Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal ''Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film. The directorial debut of B. Lenin, the film stars Jayalalithaa and Sarath Babu. It was the last Tamil film to be released with Jayalalithaa in the lead role, and is based o ...

'' (1980) # ''Thiruppangal'' (1981) # ''Yamirukka Bayamen'' (1983) - Released posthumously

Telugu

# ''Iddaru Ammayilu'' (1972) - Debut film in Telugu # '' Abhimaanavanthulu'' (1973) # '' Jeevitha Rangam'' (1974) # '' Swargam Narakam'' (1975) # '' Jyothi'' (1976) - Sashirekha # ''

'' (1976) # ''Bhale Alludu'' (1977) # ''Eenati Bandham Yenatido'' (1977) # '' Rama Chiluka'' (1978) # ''

Chilipi Krishnudu ''Chilipi Krishnudu'' is a 1978 Telugu language, Telugu-language romantic drama film produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner and directed by Boyina Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri and music composed by K. ...

'' (1978) - Aasa # ''

Yuga Purushudu ''Yuga Purushudu'' () is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by C. Aswini Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner and directed by K. Bapayya. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayaprada with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The f ...

'' (1978) - Rosy # ''Korikale Gurralaite'' (1979) # ''Muttaiduva'' (1979) # ''

Jathara ''Jathara'' is a Telugu film starring Chiranjeevi. Cast * Chiranjeevi as Rambabu * Sreedhar as Shankaram * Nagabhushanam as Bhushaiah * Mada as Kamaraju * P. L. Narayana as Kishtamurthy * Leelavathi as Shankaram and Rambabu's mother * Suva ...

'' (1980) # ''

Ram Robert Rahim ''Ram Robert Rahim'' is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language masala film directed by Vijaya Nirmala, produced by Uppalapati Suryanarayana Babu and written by Tripuraneni Maharadhi. The film is a remake of the 1977 Hindi film '' Amar Akbar Anthony' ...

'' (1980) # '' Kaali'' (1980) # ''Potharillu'' (1980) # ''

Nyayam Kavali ''Nyayam Kaavali'' () is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. The film is based on D. Rameswari's novel ''Kotta Malupu''. It stars Sarada, Chiranjeevi, Radhika, and Jaggayya. The film was remade in Hindi as ''Muj ...

'' (1981) - Jayalaxmi (Suresh's wife) # '' Tirugu Leni Manishi'' (1981) - Padma # ''Maa Intayana Katha'' (1982) - Posthumously dedicated

Malayalam : Credited as Supriya

# ''

'' (1972) as Parvathy - Debut film in Malayalam # '' Ithu Manushyano?'' (1973) # '' Darsanam'' (1973) # '' Sreedevi'' (1977) # ''Prathyaksha Daivam'' (1978)

Kannada

# ''Ondu Hennu Aaru Kannu'' (1980)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jayalaxmi, Phataphat 1958 births 1980 deaths Indian film actresses Actresses from Chennai 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema 1980 suicides Suicides by hanging in India Artists who died by suicide