
ayasudha was born as Sujatha in Madras, Tamil Nadu on 17 December 1958 . Her aunt is actress and director Vijaya Nirmala. Jayasudha made her film debut when she was twelve years old as Jamuna's daughter in the Telugu film Pandanti Kapuram (1972). Director K. Balachander gave her a small role in the Tamil film Arangetram where she shared space with Kamal Haasan. She acted in a number of films in Tamil mostly under Balachander's direction—Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973), Naan Avanillai (1974) and Apoorva Raagangal. She also changed her name to Jayasudha, since there was already another actress named Sujatha. Her fame quickly spread, where Telugu film producers were offering her good film roles. While her debut role as heroine in the Telugu film Lakshmana Rekha (1975) got her attention, it was really the title role in Jyothi (remake of the Hindi film Mili starring Jaya Bhaduri) that made her a big star in Telugu films. She was now called a successor to the great Telugu actress Savitri and performed many strong roles and showed excellent range.[1] She is given the title "Sahaja Nati" which means "natural/realistic actress."

Yuddham
1984

Garjinchina Ganga
1988

Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary
2000 · as Seetha

Soggadu
1975 · as Saroja

Varisu
2023 · as Sudha Rajendran

Srimathi Oka Bahumathi
1987 · as Uma

Gandhinagar Rendava Veedhi
1987 · as Sharada Teacher

Oorantha Sankranthi
1983 · as Durga

Lion
2015

Alaipayuthey
2000 · as Mrs. Selvaraj

Wanted
2011 · as Janaki

Parugu
2008 · as Yashoda (Cameo Appearance)

Daruvu
2012 · as Parvathamma, Ravindra's Mother

Yevadu
2014 · as Dr. Shailaja

Oopiri
2016 · as Seenu's Mother

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
2018 · as Lakshmi

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
2013 · as Saavitri

Ka..Ka..Ka.. Aabathin Arikuri
2017