<p>Veteran South Indian actress Sowcar Janaki is no more. The legendary performer, who enjoyed a career spanning seven decades, breathed her last at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on Friday, August 21, at 1:59 PM. She was 94.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>She had been battling age-related health complications for some time and was admitted to the hospital for intensive medical care.</p><h3>Veteran actor Sowcar Janaki dies at 94</h3><p>Padma Shri awardee has been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai due to health-related complications. Janaki breathed her last at 1.59 pm on Friday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>“Legendary star Sowcar Janaki (94) passed away. Her mortal remains will be placed at Centoph Road, Teyampet, from 5 PM,” read his statement.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Also read</strong>: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/sidharth-malhotra-and-kiara-advani-set-to-start-a-production-house-reports-1787287551450">Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani set to launch their production house: Reports</a></p>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ta" dir="ltr"><a href="https://x.com/hashtag/SowcarJanaki?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SowcarJanaki</a> August 19th<br><br>பழம்பெரும் நடிகை சவுகார் ஜானகி (வயது 94) அவர்கள், உடல்நலக்குறைவு காரணமாக சென்னை ஆழ்வார்பேட்டை காவேரி மருத்துமனையில் அனுமதி. அவருக்கு தொடர்ந்து தீவிர சிகிச்சை அளிக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது.<br><br>தென்னிந்திய நடிகர் சங்கம் சார்பில் தலைவர் நாசர் மற்றும் நடிகர்கள்… <a href="https://t.co/vwuBAG47Oo">pic.twitter.com/vwuBAG47Oo</a></p>&mdash; Actor Kayal Devaraj (@kayaldevaraj) <a href="https://x.com/kayaldevaraj/status/2090135652855902655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<p>Following her hospitalisation, Nassar and other Nadigar Sangam members visited her to check on her health.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Actor Kayal Devaraj also shared the news of her hospitalisation on his social media as he gave an update on her health.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Also read: </strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/yash-s-toxic-cleared-by-cbfc-with-no-cuts-netizens-react-they-only-have-a-problem-with-spider-man-kissing-scenes-1787289485635"><strong>Yash's Toxic gets CBFC clearance with no cuts despite violence &amp; sexual content</strong></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sharing that the actress was hospitalised at the Kauvery Hospital in Chennai. He wrote, “#SowcarJanaki August 19th. Veteran actress Sowcar Janaki (aged 94) has been admitted to Kauvery Hospital in Alwarpet, Chennai, due to ill health. She is currently receiving intensive medical care.”</p><h3>Who was Sowcar Janaki?</h3><p>Born as Sankaramanchi Janaki in 1931 in Rajahmundry, she began her career as a radio artist and later entered films after her marriage. &nbsp;She made her debut in the Telugu film Shavukaru in 1950 featuring N. T. Rama Rao. After this film, she got the professional name 'Sowcar Janaki'.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In 1952, she made her Tamil cinema debut with Valayapathi, directed by T.R. Sundaram. In her career spanning across seven decades, the actress has worked in popular films, including Rojulu Marayi, &nbsp;Edhir Neechal, Puthiya Paravai, Neerkumizhi, and Iru Kodugal. &nbsp;For her contribution to cinema, she has been honoured with prestigious awards, including the Kalaimamani, Nandi Awards and the Padma Shri in 2022</p>

Veteran South Indian actress Sowcar Janaki has been battling age-related health complications for some time. 

Veteran South Indian actress Sowcar Janaki is no more. The legendary performer, who enjoyed a career spanning seven decades, breathed her last at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on Friday, August 21, at 1:59 PM. She was 94. She had been battling age-related health complications for some time and was admitted to the hospital for intensive medical care. Veteran actor Sowcar Janaki dies at 94 Padma Shri awardee has been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai due to health-related complications. Janaki breathed her last at 1.59 pm on Friday. “Legendary star Sowcar Janaki (94) passed away. Her mortal remains will be placed at Centoph Road, Teyampet, from 5 PM,” read his statement. Also read: Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani set to launch their production house: Reports

<p>Veteran South Indian actress Sowcar Janaki has been battling age-related health complications for some time. In her career spanning seven decades, she worked in popular films, including Edhir Neechal, Puthiya Paravai, Neerkumizhi, and Iru Kodugal, among others.&nbsp;</p>

Sowcar Janaki, 94, passes away at Chennai’s hospital; mortal remains to be kept at Teynampet

<p>Just days after South Indian superstar Allu Arjun announced on social media that his daughter Allu Arha will be making her acting debut soon with another South Indian star Samantha Akkineni, the actress has reportedly praised the young girl for showing great skills on the first day of work.&nbsp;</p>

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Titled ‘Shakuntalam’, Arha will be playing the role of Prince Bharata.&nbsp;</p>

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&nbsp;“She got it right in the very first take.. all her dialogues… going to be a super star.. God bless (sic),” Samantha was reported as saying.&nbsp;</p>

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Directed by Gunasekhar, ‘Shakuntalam’ is a mythological film featuring Samantha Akkineni and Dev Mohan in lead roles. It is based on Kalidasa’s epic Sanskrit play ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’.&nbsp;</p>

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The announcement poster for Allu Arha’s big acting debut goes as this, “Great grand daughter of Padmasri Allu Ramalingaiah garu, granddaughter of Sri Allu Aravind garu, adorable daughter of Sri Allu Arjun garu and Sneha garu...Welcome on board, Allu Arha as the valiant, little wonder Prince Bharata in Shakuntalam (sic).”</p>

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Just days after South Indian superstar Allu Arjun announced on social media that his daughter Allu Arha will be making her acting debut soon with another South Indian star Samantha Akkineni, the actress has reportedly praised the young girl for showing great skills on the first day of work.

Just days after South Indian superstar Allu Arjun announced on social media that his daughter Allu Arha will be making her acting debut soon with another South Indian star Samantha Akkineni, the actress has reportedly praised the young girl for showing great skills on the first day of work. Titled ‘Shakuntalam’, Arha will be playing the role of Prince Bharata. “She got it right in the very first take.. all her dialogues… going to be a super star.. God bless (sic),” Samantha was reported as saying. Directed by Gunasekhar, ‘Shakuntalam’ is a mythological film featuring Samantha Akkineni and Dev Mohan in lead roles. It is based on Kalidasa’s epic Sanskrit play ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’. The announcement poster for Allu Arha’s big acting debut goes as this, “Great grand daughter of Padmasri Allu Ramalingaiah garu, granddaughter of Sri Allu Aravind garu, adorable daughter of Sri Allu Arjun garu and Sneha garu...Welcome on board, Allu Arha as the valiant, little wonder Prince Bharata in Shakuntalam (sic).” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Allu Arjun (@alluarjunonline) ×

Samantha Akkineni on Allu Arjun’s daughter: She is going to be a superstar

<p>South Indian actress Priyamani has come out in full support of her Bollywood counterpart, Kareena kapoor Khan, and has reportedly defended the actress for her alleged fee-hike demand.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
It so happened that when a multilingual, big-budget adaptation of Hindu epic ‘Ramayana’ was announced in 2019, it was reported that Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan was approached for the role of Sita. Later, rumours of Kareena asking for a whopping 12 crore to play the mythological character.&nbsp;</p>

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Now, in &nbsp;an interview with an entertainment website, Priyamani said that Kareena must have asked for that kind of money because ‘she deserves it. “Regarding the pay parity I would definitely say that if a woman is asking for what she deserves I think it is because she deserves it. That is her market thing and she deserves it what she is asking for. So I don’t think you should question that… About the pay parity, I don’t think there is anything wrong… What I’m saying is if a female especially is asking for how much ever amount she is asking for, I think she very well deserves it. So I don’t think there’s anything wrong. These ladies have reached a point where they can say what they want to… You can’t make a comment on that person just because you think that it’s wrong that doesn’t mean that the person doesn’t deserve it (sic),” the actress was quoted as saying.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
Earlier, the write of this mythological drama, K V Vijayendra Prasad, had clarified that Kareena has not been finalized for the role yet. Interestingly, some reports of Deepika Padukone also being considered for the role started doing the rounds. There’s no confirmation or denial on that as well.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
For this untitled project, South Indian superstar Mahesh Babu will take on the role of Lord Rama while Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan is most likely to play the mythologival anti-hero Ravana, reports claim.</p>

<p>&nbsp;<br />
This multi-starrer, big-budget film will be produced by Madhu, Allu Arvind and Namit Malhotra and will be shot in 3D.&nbsp;</p>

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Apart from Hindi, the movie will also be released in Tamil and Telugu languages.<br />
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South Indian actress Priyamani has come out in full support of her Bollywood counterpart, Kareena kapoor Khan, and has reportedly defended the actress for her alleged fee-hike demand.

South Indian actress Priyamani has come out in full support of her Bollywood counterpart, Kareena kapoor Khan, and has reportedly defended the actress for her alleged fee-hike demand. It so happened that when a multilingual, big-budget adaptation of Hindu epic ‘Ramayana’ was announced in 2019, it was reported that Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan was approached for the role of Sita. Later, rumours of Kareena asking for a whopping 12 crore to play the mythological character. Now, in an interview with an entertainment website, Priyamani said that Kareena must have asked for that kind of money because ‘she deserves it. “Regarding the pay parity I would definitely say that if a woman is asking for what she deserves I think it is because she deserves it. That is her market thing and she deserves it what she is asking for. So I don’t think you should question that… About the pay parity, I don’t think there is anything wrong… What I’m saying is if a female especially is asking for how much ever amount she is asking for, I think she very well deserves it. So I don’t think there’s anything wrong. These ladies have reached a point where they can say what they want to… You can’t make a comment on that person just because you think that it’s wrong that doesn’t mean that the person doesn’t deserve it (sic),” the actress was quoted as saying. Earlier, the write of this mythological drama, K V Vijayendra Prasad, had clarified that Kareena has not been finalized for the role yet. Interestingly, some reports of Deepika Padukone also being considered for the role started doing the rounds. There’s no confirmation or denial on that as well. For this untitled project, South Indian superstar Mahesh Babu will take on the role of Lord Rama while Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan is most likely to play the mythologival anti-hero Ravana, reports claim. This multi-starrer, big-budget film will be produced by Madhu, Allu Arvind and Namit Malhotra and will be shot in 3D. Apart from Hindi, the movie will also be released in Tamil and Telugu languages.

South Indian actor Priyamani on Kareena’s fee hike rumours: She deserves the money