Chinnada
Gombe
Her
first
movie
that
garnered
her
praise
and
recognition
was
Chinnada
Gombe
,
Kannada
movie
with
Rajkumar
in
the
lead
role.
Vennira
Aadai
Jayalalithaaa
entered
into
Tamil
cinema
through
director,
C
V
Sridhar's
Vennira
aadai.
Even
though
Jayalalithaa
was
not
the
‘heroine',
the
story
revolved
around
her
character,
Shoba.
Jayalalithaa
carried
away
the
movie
with
her
heart-melting
performance
as
a
traumatized,
pitiable
young
widow
who
falls
in
love
with
her
therapist
(Sridhar).
The
movie
jump-started
her
reign
as
the
on-screen
goddess
of
Tamil
cinema.
Aayirathil
Oruvan
Immediately
after
her
Tamil
debut,
Jayalalithaa
was
signed
in
to
star
opposite
M
G
Ramachandran(MGR)
in
Aayirathil
Oruvan,
a
blockbuster
hit
directed
by
B
R
Panthalu.
Their
chemistry
in
the
movie
started
the
saga
of
MGR-
Jayalalithaaa
combine
which
delivered
28
hit
films
in
total.
MGR
even
paired
with
her
for
his
hundredth
movie,
Oli
Vilakku.
Mottar
Sundaram
Pillai
Mottar
Sundaram
Pillai
was
Jayalalithaa's
first
film
with
Shivaji
Ganesan
in
which
was
cast
as
his
daughter.
Later,
they
went
on
to
make
17
films
together.
Other
memorable
films
of
theirs
are
Galatta
Kalyanam
and
Deivamagan,
which
has
the
distinction
of
being
the
first
Tamil
film
to
be
submitted
for
Academy
Award
nomination
in
Foreign
Language
Film
category.
Yaarukkum
Vetkam
llai
Jayalalithaa
also
played
the
lead
role
in
Cho
Ramasamy's
bold
and
shocking
directorial
venture,
Yaarukkum
Vetkam
llai.
She
portrayed
a
woman
cheated
by
her
lover,
who
tries
to
live
beyond
that
experience.
The
movie
created
quite
a
stir
and
the
songs
became
famous.
Suryakanthi
Jayalalithaa
played
a
career-oriented
woman
whose
success
generates
egotistical
clash
with
her
sensitive,
not-so-successful
life-partner
played
by
R
Muthuraman.
Even
though
her
character
has
to
realize
her
mistake
and
submit
to
her
husband
at
the
end,
it
was
a
movie
that
reflected
the
male-female
family
equation
of
that
time.
Yaar
Nee
This
horror
movie
by
produced
by
P.S.Veerappa
has
Jayalalithaa
play
dual
roles,
one
of
which
is
a
ghost.
Jaishankar
starred
opposite
her
in
this
enjoyable
thriller.
The
haunting
melody,
"Naane
varuven"
is
still
a
people
favorite.
Pattikaada
Pattanama
This
Shivaji
Ganesan
starrer
had
a
resemblance
to
Shakespeare's
Taming
of
the
Shrew,
only
adapted
to
the
local
culture
and
audience.
Jayalalithaa
played
a
modern
character
arriving
from
abroad,
who
finds
it
difficult
to
accept
and
respect
the
land's
culture.
In
the
end,
she
is
made
to
realize
the
importance
of
traditional
ways
and
finds
happiness
with
the
hero.
Jayalalithaa
essayed
the
role
with
perfect
style
and
attitude.
It
won
her
a
Filmfare
award
in
1972.
Known
for
her
versatility
and
dancing
skills,
She
gave
11
blockbusters
in
the
year
1966
alone
and
garnered
the
title
of
‘Kavarchi
kanni'.
The
last
Tamil
film
with
Jayalalithaa
in
the
lead
was
Nadhiyai
Thedi
Vandha
Kadal
(1980).