Sankaramanchi Janaki (born December 12, 1931), popularly known as Shavukar Janaki (Telugu షావà±à°•à°¾à°°à± జానకి;Tamil: சௌகார௠ஜானகி; Kannada: ಸಾಹà³à²•à²¾à²°à³ 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.
Sowcar Janaki Biography / Wiki
| Name | Sowcar Janaki |
| Also Know | Shavukar Janaki, Sowkar Janaki, Showkar , shaavkaru, shawkaru, jaanaki |
| Gender | Female |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of Birth | 1931-12-12 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 90 |
| Deathday |
Sowcar Janaki Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Kaaval Dheivam | 1969-05-01 | … | |
| Needhi | 1972-12-06 | … | |
| Babu | 1971-10-18 | Babu, a young man, falls in love with Kammo. When a thug rapes her, he murders him out of revenge, which leads to his arrest…. | |
| Uyarndha Manidhan | 1968-11-29 | Raju, a rich man gets along even with the poor unlike his father. He falls in love with Parvathi, a poor girl but is forced to marry Vimala because of… | |
| Motor Sundaram Pillai | First Wife | 1966-01-26 | A man runs a successful business and visits his large family only on weekends. When the marriages of his 2 children and his nephew are about to be fix… |
| Mahakavi Kalidas | 1966-08-19 | Mahakavi Kalidas Directed by R. R. Chandran. Princess Vidyotama vows to marry the man who defeats her in debate, but she wins every time. Through a ru… | |
| Paar Magale Paar | 1963-07-11 | Paar Magale Paar is a 1963 Tamil film starring Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, R. Muthuraman and Vijayakumari. Zamindar Sivalingam (Sivaji Ganesan) is … | |
| Padikkadha Medhai | Rangan’s Wife | 1960-06-25 | Chandrasekaran, an industrialist, is very successful in his business and has a loving family. His three sons and two daughters live happily as one fam… |
| Idaya Malar | 1976-09-03 | Movie directed by Gemini Ganesan, Thamarai Manalan starring Gemini, Kamal Hassan, Sujatha…. | |
| Bhagya Lakshmi | Kamala | 1961-11-06 | Kamala, a shy child bride, who was widowed soon after marriage, is inseparable from Radha, a vivacious college-going young woman. When Radha meets das… |
| Thunaivan | 1969-07-04 | Velayutham is a devotee living in one of the Murugan Temple. One day pearl gemstone missing from Murugan Idol. Velayutham is blamed so he forced to l… | |
| Iru Kodugal | Janaki | 1969-10-02 | A man’s new family deals with his secret past when his previous wife is assigned to work with him in the same collector’s office…. |
| Nangu Suvargal | 1971-02-06 | Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar…. | |
| Fortunes | Kathyayini | 1957-02-20 | Lakshmi is a child orphaned by the death of her parents lives in the house of her uncle. Her aunt (Suryakantam) loves her daughter Kathyayani (Janaki)… |
| Kaliyuga Kannan | Gayathri | 1974-11-13 | Kaliyuga Kannan is a drama of faith and disbelief in God of a middle-aged couple. It tells of how the man is made to realise on becoming rich that God… |
| Naan Kanda Swargam | Meenakshi | 1960-08-12 | Naan Kanda Sorgam (transl. My Heaven) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language comic fantasy film directed and produced by C. Pullaiah. The film stars K. A. … |
| Annai | 1962-12-15 | Savithri, who does not have any kids with her husband, decides to adopt her sister’s child. Things take a turn when her sister meets her child after m… | |
| Lakshmi Kalyanam | 1968-11-15 | After killing an officer, Raghunathan leads an isolated life. Just before his daughter’s marriage, he meets his rival Sundaram who threatens to expose… | |
| Shavukaru | 1950-04-07 | Satyam, a moneylender’s son, is supposed to marry his neighbour’s daughter Subbulu. However, complications arise when Satyam lands in jail due to unkn… | |
| Manidhanum Dheivamagalam | Valli | 1975-01-11 | Kumaraiya, an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, faces various conflicts in life after his brother, an atheist, falls in love with the village head’s nie… |
| Endless Money | 1954-02-19 | 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 hi… | |
| Thillu Mullu | Meenakshi Doraiswamy | 1981-05-01 | Chandran lies to his boss that his mother is unwell to get a leave but gets caught. In order to save his job, he is forced to pretend to his boss that… |
| Kanmalar | 1972-09-24 | … | |
| Enga Oor Raja | 1968-10-21 | … | |
| Pachai Vilakku | 1964-04-02 | Pachai Vilakku (English: Green Lantern) is a 1964 Indian Tamil film, directed by A. Bhim Singh and produced by Rama. Arangannal, A. R. Hassan Khan and… | |
| Paavai Vilakku | 1960-01-31 | … | |
| Paalum Pazhamum | Nalini | 1961-09-09 | Paalum Pazhamum is a 1961 Tamil-language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and featuring Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, Sowcar Janaki and others. Sivaji … |
| Deivam | 1972-11-03 | Deivam is a 1972 devotional Tamil movie consisting of several stories said to have occured in real in the lives of Lord Murugan devotees…. | |
| Appa Tata | 1972-03-28 | … | |
| Kuzhandai Ullam | 1969-01-13 | … | |
| Oli Vilakku | 1968-09-20 | What the movie has in store for you, wait and watch this space for more updates…. | |
| Panam Padaithavan | 1965-03-26 | What the movie has in store for you, wait and watch this space for more updates…. | |
| Ethir Neechal | Pattu | 1968-04-13 | Maadhu, an orphan who lives under the staircase of a building, runs errands for everyone who lives there in return for shelter and food. He is exploit… |
| Neerkumizhi | Dr. Indra | 1965-04-13 | Cancer affected young man and leg fractured man sharing their flashbacks in hospital. Sethu falls in love to Dr. Indra and both knows that he do not… |
| Naanal | Savitri | 1965-12-17 | Four jailbirds break into a rich man’s house with an intent to kill and suddenly realize their humane side…. |
| Murali Krishnudu | 1988-06-03 | Krishnaveni faces a dilemma when her boss thinks she is dating Murali, a millionaire…. | |
| Abhi | Janki, Abhi’s mother | 2003-04-25 | Abhi is a 2003 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film written and directed by Dinesh Babu. It stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Ramya, making her debut… |
| Cinema Paithiyam | 1975-01-31 | A young girl loves bunking school to watch movies. Unable to distinguish between reel and real life, she insists on marrying her favourite hero. The k… | |
| Akka Thangai | 1969-02-28 | Janaki sacrifices everything to make her younger sister, Vijaya, an advocate. However, fate turns Vijaya against her sister’s husband in a murder case… | |
| Rojulu Maraayi | Radha | 1955-04-13 | Venu enlightens the villagers against Sagarayya, a greedy landlord who grabs barren lands of the village, and reports to the Collector. Sagarayya crea… |
| Batasari | 1961-06-30 | Surendranath, son of a landowner, leaves to Madras in search of a job. What does the future have in store for him when he gets the job as a teacher in… | |
| Thirumaal Perumai | Thief’s Wife | 1968-02-16 | Thirumal Perumai tells three spell-bounding stories about how far you can get with Lord Vishnus… |
| Thirumbi Paar | 1953-03-31 | Thirumbi Paar, directed by T. R. Sundaram, was an interesting film in which Sivaji Ganesan played a role with negative shades. The character dabbles i… | |
| Chakkaram | 1968-12-05 | … | |
| Uravukku Kayi Koduppam | 1975-07-18 | … | |
| School Master | 1973-11-29 | … | |
| Engal Thanga Raja | 1973-07-15 | Engal Thanga Raja (Tamil: எஙà¯à®•à®³à¯ தஙà¯à®• ராஜா) is a 1973 Indian Tamil film, directed and produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad. T… | |
| Dr. Chakravarthy | 1964-07-10 | Dr Chakravarthi gets attached to Madhavi after his sister’s death as she reminds him of his sister. However, their spouses misunderstand their relatio… | |
| Thee | 1981-01-26 | Raja and Suman, two sons of a labour leader, choose different professions in their life after facing numerous difficulties from childhood to adulthood… | |
| Siva | 1989-05-05 | Siva and John, two best friends, get separated due to the atrocities of a gangster. Siva becomes Tiger and fights injustice, while John is hired by a … | |
| Puthiya Paravai | Chitra/Saroja | 1964-09-12 | A rich widower meets a stranger and falls for her. Later, he is shocked to learn that the woman he loves is a police officer, who has come to gather e… |
| Nadu Iravil | Ragini | 1970-04-10 | A murder-mystery, in which the friend of a wealthy, elderly couple tries to bring about a reconciliation between them on the one hand, and their their… |
| Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam | 1982-02-11 | Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language thriller film simultaneously made in Tamil as Neethi Devan Mayakkam. Directed by Bapu, the fil… | |
| Kumudham | 1961-07-29 | Kumaran, who is married to Kumudha, takes the blame for a murder he did not commit. Convinced of his innocence, his former lover sets out to unearth t… | |
| Geetha | Mukta | 1981-01-01 | Geetha is a 1981 Indian Kannada romance drama film directed by and starring Shankar Nag in the lead role, alongside Padmavathi Rao. The supporting cas… |
| Kula Kozhundhu | 1981-01-01 | … | |
| Manasaakshi | 1977-12-02 | Manasaakshi (transl. Conscience) is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language social film, directed by Parvataneni Sambasiva Rao. It stars Krishna Ghattamaneni,… | |
| Manavarali Pelli | 1993-01-01 | A girl comes to her grandmother’s home to study when she notices a bright and handsome student. Thereafter, their respective grandparents try to bring… | |
| Swara Kalpana | 1989-06-07 | … | |
| Kai Kodukkum Kai | 1984-06-15 | Veer marries a blind girl and is disowned by his brother. He rents a room and takes care of his wife. He decides to share the room with a handicapped … | |
| Parthal Pasi Theerum | 1962-01-14 | Believing his wife to be dead, a soldier in the British-Indian army marries another woman and moves on. After few years, he finds out that his ex-wife… | |
| Vaanavarayan Vallavarayan | 2014-09-12 | Vaanu (Kreshna) and Vallu (Ma Ka Pa Anand) belong to a wealthy family and lead a happy life. They are jobless and roam around their town doing mischie… | |
| Tingu Rangadu | 1982-10-01 | Tingu Rangadu is action drama based movie in which, Chiranjeevi is a carefree guy who lives with his grandmother (nirmalamma) and his cousin. One day… | |
| Thodarum | 1999-01-14 | Thodarum (Tamil: தொடரà¯à®®à¯) (English: Will Continue) is a Tamil film directed by Ramesh Khanna featuring Ajith Kumar, Devayani and Heera i… | |
| Kaviya Thalaivi | Devi and Krishna | 1970-10-29 | Devi is in love with Suresh, a lawyer, but is forced to marry Paranthaman, an alcoholic gambler. Devi escapes from him, and obtains work as a dancer i… |
| Azhagan | Doctor | 1991-08-14 | Azhagappan, a handsome widower with four children, gets caught in a dilemma where three different women are in love with him. Soon, the children devis… |
| Teen Bahuraniyan | 1968-07-19 | Teen Bahuraniyan (English: Three Daughters-In-Law) is a 1968 family comedy movie. The film is a remake of 1967 Tamil movie Bama Vijayam (Bama’s Visit)… | |
| Ellam Un Kairasi | 1980-10-09 | Movie features a mechanic, who constantly gets into a brawl with a well-known smuggler. All hell breaks loose, when he discovers that the smuggler is … | |
| Kondattam | 1998-02-06 | 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…. | |
| Thambi | Grandmother | 2019-12-19 | Brother and sister who get separated and reunite years later when the brother has grown to be a criminal…. |
| Maanavan | 1970-07-10 | Kadiraesan studies hard and fulfils his mother’s dream of becoming a college professor. He tries to reform his friend but gets blamed for the murder o… | |
| Biskoth | Janaki Patti | 2020-11-14 | 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 … |
| Vetri Vizha | Shirley’s Aunt | 1989-10-28 | A wounded man finds himself in an unknown place nursed by a woman and realizes he has amnesia. He keeps getting flashes of his past and decides to unc… |
| Bama Vijayam | Parvathi | 1967-02-24 | 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 sp… |
| Chiranjeevi | 1984-02-16 | … | |
| Pattaakathi Bairavan | 1979-10-19 | … | |
| Thaaiku Thalaimagan | 1967-01-12 | What the movie has in store for you, wait and watch this space for more updates…. | |
| Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal | 1989-10-28 | Bharti, a highly successful singer, escapes from his jealous wife who is unable to deal with his female fan following. He meets Jyothi, a dancer who h… | |
| Kanche | Mahalakshmamma | 2015-10-23 | A love story played out against the backdrop of World War II…. |
| Subhakankshalu | Sitaramaiah’s wife | 1997-02-14 | The tale of two lovers from feuding families- whether they unite or not forms the crux of the story…. |
| Yevade Subramanyam | Susheela | 2015-03-21 | A corporate man who sets out on a journey of self-discovery and heads to the Himalayas…. |
| Babu Bangaram | Sailaja’s Grandmother | 2016-08-12 | ACP Krishna strives to capture the gangsters who threaten to attack his lover and her family members…. |
| Gopala Rao Gari Abbayi | Santha | 1989-09-23 | A 1989 Telugu drama film produced by Vijaya Durga Cine Creations banner…. |
| Ulagam Sirikirathu | 1959-10-02 | Though Kumar and Shankar both love Thangam, she chooses Shankar. An enraged Kumar does everything to destroy Shankar’s life but the repercussions inst… | |
| Madam | 1994-01-01 | Some like it spicy…. | |
| Dosti Dhushmani | Sandeep’s Mother | 1986-10-31 | A 1986 Hindi movie…. |
| Anni Manchi Sakunamule | 2022-12-21 | … | |
| Chinna Raja | 1999-02-12 | Chinna Raja passable comedy-thriller with the director succeeding more in the thriller portions.Raja(Karthik) is an aspiring singer. His bandmaster Ma… | |
| Aadade Adharam | 1988-06-01 | … | |
| Geethanjali | Chancellor | 1989-05-10 | Prakash, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and Geethanjali, an equally ill patient, fall in love with each other. However, when she learns about … |
| Charana Daasi | Saroja | 1956-12-20 | The film revolves around couples – Dr. Chandra Shekar and Parvathi ahead Venu and Lakshmi. Charana Daasi (transl. Wife) is a 1956 Indian Telugu-lan… |
| Shabdavedhi | 2000-01-02 | Shabdavedi is about Sandeep Rajkumar, a strict police officer crusading against narcotics. The man is so straight that when his wife Jaya Prada refuse… | |
| Desa Drohulu | Karuna | 1964-05-07 | Desa Drohulu (transl. Traitors) is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film, produced and directed by Bolla Subba Rao under the Sri Rama Pictur… |
| Hey Ram | Mythili’s Grandmother | 2000-02-18 | 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 probl… |
Sowcar Janaki Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Kaviya Thalaivi | Producer | 1970-10-29 | Devi is in love with Suresh, a lawyer, but is forced to marry Paranthaman, an alcoholic gambler. Devi escapes from him, and obtains work as a dancer i… |
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