Renowned
Kannada
actress
Jayanthi,
best
known
by
her
epithet
Abhinaya
Sharadhe
passed
away
on
Monday
(July
26)
in
Bengaluru's
Banashankari
reportedly
owing
to
age-related
ailments.
She
was
76
and
survived
by
her
son
Krishna
Kumar.
Having
appeared
in
as
many
as
500
films,
the
veteran
actress
had
been
a
part
of
many
film
industries
including
Sandalwood
(Kannada),
Tollywood
(Telugu),
Kollywood
(Tamil),
Mollywood
(Malayalam)
and
Bollywood.
Jayanthi
was
known
for
her
major
contributions
to
films
from
the
1960s
to
the
1980s.
Notably,
she
had
shared
screen
space
with
legendary
actors
including
MG
Ramachandran
(MGR)
and
Dr
Rajkumar.
The
senior
actress
had
been
awarded
seven
Karnataka
State
Film
Awards
(4
times
as
Best
Actress
and
twice
as
Best
Supporting
Actress),
the
President's
Medal
for
Best
Actress
and
two
Filmfare
Awards
in
the
Best
Actress
category
among
many
other
honours.
Jayanthi's
best
films
include
Edakallu
Guddada
Mele
(1973),
Manassinanthe
Mangalya
(1977),
Dharma
Dari
Thappithu
(1981),
Masanada
Hoovu
(1984),
Anand
(1986),
Tuvvi
Tuvvi
Tuvvi
(1998)
and
Thulasi
(1976).
Upon
hearing
the
shocking
news,
several
fans,
celebrities
and
politicians
have
mourned
Jayanthi's
death.
Karnataka
Chief
Minister
BS
Yediyurappa
has
also
taken
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
express
his
condolences.