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Yamuna is an Indian actress who has appeared primarily in Telugu films in addition to a few Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films. She appeared in films like Mamagaru, Mouna Poratam, and Yerra Mandaram. She also acted in TV shows.




Personal life


Yamuna was born as Prema in Bangalore, Karnataka into a Telugu-speaking family. Their native is Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh but her family later moved to Bangalore. Director Balachander changed her name to Yamuna after film debut.




Career


Yamuna made her debut in film in a lead role through Kannada film Modada Mareyalli (1991) alongside Shiva Rajkumar. She acted in over 50 Kannada and Telugu movies as the female lead. She shot into fame in 1989 with award-winning Telugu film Mouna Poratam which is based on the real-life story of Sabita Badhei, which gained massive media coverage. Yamuna played the role of Durga who is betrayed by a government officer and fights for her conjugal rights, seeking marital recognition to give proper identity to her illegitimate child.
Later she played one of the leads opposite Vinod Kumar in the successful film Mamagaru. In the 1990 film Puttinti Pattu Cheera, she played the role of an unlucky daughter who is harassed by her in-laws. She also played the lead role in Erramandaram. She also acted in Kannada films with Siva Rajkumar and Ravichandran.
After her marriage, she took a break from acting. After the break she started acting in TV serials. She appeared in the TV series Anveshitha which was broadcast on ETV.




Allegations


Yamuna was arrested for her alleged involvement in a brothel racket in the ITC Royal Gardenia, a five star hotel, in January 2011 in Bangalore. In a YouTube interview, Frankly with TNR, she said she was exonerated by the court of chargers as they were false allegations.




Filmography






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= Kannada

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= Television

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Thiruvilaiyadal (Sun TV)
Amman (Sun TV)
Vidhi (ETV) as Saroja / Rosy
Anveshitha (ETV) as Snigdha Devi
Raktha Sambandham (Gemini TV)
Allare Allari (ETV Plus)
Seethama Vakitilo Sirimalle Chettu (Vidhi-2) as Rosy
Lakshmi (Udaya TV)
Lakshmi Jhansiya Magalu (Udaya TV)
Devi (Zee Kannada)
Damini (Gemini TV)
Amrutam
Mouna Poratam (ETV)




References






External links


Yamuna at IMDb

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