Jalaja

Jalaja (born 13 December 1961) is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema as well as some Tamil films during the 1970s and 1980s. She won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1981 for the movie Venal directed by Lenin Rajendran. Her family roots are from Kollam and Alappuzha district, Kerala. to Malayali couple Prof. Thakazhiyil Vasudevan Pillai and Saraswathiyamma in Kuala Lumpur. She studied there before migrating to India during her fourth grade, due to a civil war in Malaysia.

She had her primary education from Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School, Madras, Ambalappuzha English Medium School and her Pre-degree from St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha. She did her bachelor's degree and Masters in English Literature from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram.

She is married to Prakash Nair since 3 September 1993 and has settled in Bahrain after marriage. They have a daughter Devi. She was a jury member for the 2014 Kerala State Film Awards.

Awards Kerala State Film Awards:

1981 Best Actress - Venal 1981 Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Venal

Filmography Malayalam + List of Malayalam film credits Year Title Role Notes 1977 Ivanente Priyaputhran 1978 Thampu Ee Ganam Marakkumo Theater artist Mattoly Thankam Randu Penkuttikal 1979 Sayoojyam Radha Ulkadal Susanna Kannukal Malathi Radha Enna Pennkutti Radha Prathishta 1980 Shalini Ente Koottukari Ammu Vilkkanundu Swapnangal Sreedevi Sooryante Maranum Mallika Chaakara Jiji Aarohanam Photographer's wife Raagam Thaanam Pallavi Jaanu Vedikkettu Suja Chora Chuvanna Chora Sundari Adhikaram Rema Hridayam Paadunnu Sarasu Abhimanyu Veera Simham 1981 Munnettam Jaanu Arayannam Devi Thakilu Kottampuram Padmaja Greeshmam Rathi Elippathayam Sridevi Venal Ramani Ithihasam Rani Vayal Nandinikutty Aambalpoovu Prema Swarnapakshikal Lakshmi Aakkramanam Saleena Pinneyum Pookkunna Kaadu Thaalam Manasinte Thaalam Vazhikal Yaathrakkar Yakshikkavu Jalarekha Prema Geethangal Inganeyum Oru Penkutty 1982 Yavanika Rohini Marmaram Nirmala Balloon Kausu Koritharicha Naal Revathi Padayottam Aisha Sooryan Leela Post Mortem Aswathy Ithiri Neram Othiri Karyam Reetha Chillu Ananthu's lover Kanmanikkorumma (Ushnabhoomi) Radha / Actress Anitha Sheshakriya Uvvu Komaram Yagam 1983 Karyam Nissaram Sarala Mandanmmar Londanil Ammini Kodumkattu Sindhu Passport Nabeesa Kattaruvi Radha Oru Swakaryam Uma Prathigna Sainaba Visa Sabira Onnu Chirikku Urmila Menon Eettillam Kusumam Kathi Kinginikombu Vaashi Pankayam Arunayude Prabhatham 1984 Kooduthedunna Parava Salma Athirathram Seetha Kudumbam Oru Swargam Bharya Oru Devatha Radha Aashamsakalode Chakki NH 47 Nazeera Kodathi Sindhu Onnum Mindatha Bharya Adv. Vinodini Aalkkoottathil Thaniye Sindhu Ethirppukal Geetha Ente Nandinikuttikku Anthichuvappu Kurishuyudham 1985 Madhuvidhu Theerum Mumbe Shobha Upaharam Dr. Roopa Sammelanam Selma Ozhivukalam Nandhini Naayakan Haseena Kandu Kandarinju Padmam Mouna Nombaram Sathi Manicheppu Thurannappol Sunny's sister Chillukottaram Oduvil Kittiya Vaartha 1986 Ithramathram Chithra Naale Njangalude Vivaham Vimala Kochu Themmadi Madhavikutty Kariyilakkattu Pole Ragini Desatanakkili Karayarilla Sara teacher Ennennum Kannettante Vijayalakshmi Prathyekam Sradhikuka Shobha Neram Pularumbol Asha Nidhiyude Katha 1987 Vilambaram Razeena Sarvakalashala Sister Alphonsa Sairandhri Latha Kaanan Kothichu 1988 Athirthikal Devi Abkari Ammini Aparan Sumangala teacher Oru Muthassi Katha Parvathi Manu Uncle Manu's elder sister Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu Gopi's wife Kayyettam/Production No.1 1989 Alicinte Anveshanam Alice Charithram Gracy Mahaayaanam Ramani 1991 Perumthachan Devaki Kalamorukkam Chandrika Kuttapathram Geetha Aparahnam Lathika 1992 Snehasagaram Marykkunju 2014 Kadalkaattiloru Doothu Herself 2021 8½ Intercuts: Life and Films of K.G. George Herself Malik Jameela Thalanarizha

Tamil + List of Tamil film credits Year Title Role Notes 1980 Antharangam Oomaiyanathu Sarasu 1983 Maarupatta Konangal Jaya 1984 Thiruttu Rajakkal 2025 Thug Life special appearance

Television serials Indraneelam (Surya TV) Verukal (Asianet) as Amlu - based on Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's Novel Directed by T.N. Gopakumar Ammuvukku Kalyanam as Gayathri (DD Tamil) - Tamil Serial