Jaya Guhanathan

Jaya Guhanathan
Born	Sheela Cheranmadevi, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1967-1980
Spouse	V. C. Guhanathan

Jaya Guhanathan is an Indian actress of Tamil and Malayalam films. She acted for a decade. She has acted almost 100 films in variety of roles.

Personal life

Jaya and V. C. Guhanathan fell in love with each other during the filming of their film, eventually got married at Arulmigu Devi Karumari Amman Temple, Tiruverkadu, Tiruvallur district. Jaya speaks Tamil fluently.

Film career

While furthering her studies in PUC at S.I.E.T college, Chennai, she was persuaded by V. C. Guhanathan to join films.In 1971, she was introduced in Tamil film Sudarum Sooravaliyum opposite Gemini Ganesan, R. Muthuraman and Chandra Mohan. She decided to quit acting on 1980, her last movie was Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai.

Partial filmography

Tamil

Year	Film	Co-star	Role
1967	Bama Vijayam		Child artist as Baby Sheela
1971	Sudarum Sooravaliyum	Gemini Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, Chandra Mohan, Vennira Aadai Nirmala
1972	Rani Yaar Kuzhanthai	Jaishankar, R. Muthuraman, Lakshmi
	Annai Abirami	Sivakumar, K. R. Vijaya
	Dheivam	Gemini Ganesan, A. V. M. Rajan, R. Muthuraman, Sivakumar, K. R. Vijaya, Sowcar Janaki	Devanai
	Kanimuthu Paappa	Jaishankar, R. Muthuraman, Lakshmi, Rajalakshmi
	Mr. Sampath	R. Muthuraman, Cho Ramaswamy
1973	Kasi Yathirai	V. K. Ramasamy, Srikanth	Seetha
	Deiva Kuzhandhaigal	Jaishankar, R. Muthuraman, Vanisri, Padmini
	Iraivan Irukkindran	Jaishankar
	Shanmugapriya	R. Muthuraman, Sivakumar, Jayanthi
	Petha Manam Pithu	R. Muthuraman, Savitri, Jayasudha
	Rajapart Rangadurai	Sivaji Ganesan, Srikanth, Ushanandini
1974	Anbu Thangai	R. Muthuraman, Srikanth, Jayalalithaa
	Magalukkaga	A. V. M. Rajan
	Paadha Poojai	Sivakumar, Jayachitra
1975	Thiruvarul	A. V. M. Rajan
	Manjal Mugame Varuga	Vijayakumar, Sathyapriya
1976	Dasavatharam	Ravikumar, Gemini Ganesan	Princess Draupadi/Panchaali
	Gruhapravesam	Sivaji Ganesan, Sivakumar, K. R. Vijaya
	Thayilla Kuzhandhai	Vijayakumar, A. V. M. Rajan, Jayachitra, Jai Ganesh
	Nalla Penmani	R. Muthuraman, Srividya, Sowcar Janaki
1977	Navarathinam	M. G. Ramachandran	Gomaidi
	Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri	Sivakumar, Rajinikanth, Sumithra	Raji
	Murugan Adimai	R. Muthuraman, Vijayakumar, A. V. M. Rajan, K. R. Vijaya
1978	Karunai Ullam	Srikanth, Vijayakumar, K. R. Vijaya
	Thai Meethu Sathiyam	Rajinikanth, Sripriya
1979	Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai	Rajinikanth, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Sangeetha

Malayalam: Credited as Junior Sheela

1. Ashwamedham (1967)
2. Anweshichu Kandethiyilla (1967)
3. Detective 909 Keralathil (1970)
4. Oru Penninte Katha (1971) as Sreedevi
5. Aabhijathyam (1971)
6. Thettu (1971)...Mini
7. Miss Mary (1972)
8. Panitheeratha Veedu (1973) as Jose's sister
9. Bhaaryaye Aavashyamundu (1975)
10. Rajayogam (1976)
11. Tholkan Enikku Manassilla (1977)
12. Guruvayur Kesavan (1977)
13. Eeta (1978)