Sowcar Janaki
Sankaramanchi Janaki (born December 12, 1931), popularly known as Shavukar Janaki (Telugu షావుకారు జానకి;Tamil: சௌகார் ஜானகி; Kannada: ಸಾಹುಕಾರ್ ಜಾನಕಿ), is a south-Indian actress who has acted in over 385 Tamil,Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films. She also performed on stage in over 300 shows, and performed for TANA all over the United States in 2 Telugu plays created by actor Murali Mohan. At age 11, she was a radio artist in Telugu programs. She started her acting career when she had a three-month-old baby and went on to become a popular actress with hits such as Sowcar (Telugu), Pudhiya Paravai (Tamil), Iru Kodugal (Tamil). She also played lead roles with famous directors such as Dada Mirasee, K Balachandar. She is the elder daughter of T. Venkoji Rao, paper technologist (England), and Sachi Devi. She completed matriculation from Gauhati University in Assam and has received honorary Doctorate from University of Arizona.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 3.03 |
| Birthday | 1931-12-12 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Also Known As | Shavukar Janaki, Sowkar Janaki, Showkar , shaavkaru, shawkaru, jaanaki, |
1950
Shavukaru
0/0
Satyam, a moneylender's son, is supposed to marry his neighbour's daughter Subbulu. However, complications arise when Satyam lands in jail due to unkn...
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Shavukaru
1975
Manidhanum Dheivamagalam
0/0
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Manidhanum Dheivamagalam
1984
Kai Kodukkum Kai
6.4/4
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Kai Kodukkum Kai
1980
Ellam Un Kairasi
0/0
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Ellam Un Kairasi
1989
Vetri Vizha
7/4
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Vetri Vizha
1981
Thillu Mullu
6.9/16
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1988
Aadade Adharam
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Aadade Adharam
1962
Manchi Manasulu
0/0
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Manchi Manasulu
1959
Ulagam Sirikirathu
0/0
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Ulagam Sirikirathu
1989
Geethanjali
6.5/13
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Geethanjali
1979
Pattaakathi Bairavan
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Pattaakathi Bairavan
1972
Needhi
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Needhi
1971
Babu
7/1
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1968
Enga Oor Raja
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1968
Uyarndha Manidhan
7.5/2
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1966
Motor Sundaram Pillai
6/2
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1966
Mahakavi Kalidas
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Mahakavi Kalidas
1968
Thirumaal Perumai
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Thirumaal Perumai
1964
Pachai Vilakku
6/3
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1963
Paar Magale Paar
8/1
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Paar Magale Paar
1960
Padikkadha Medhai
7/1
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Padikkadha Medhai
1960
Paavai Vilakku
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Paavai Vilakku
1961
Paalum Pazhamum
7.5/2
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Paalum Pazhamum
1953
Thirumbi Paar
0/1
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Thirumbi Paar
1976
Idaya Malar
0/0
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Idaya Malar
1961
Bhagya Lakshmi
0/0
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Bhagya Lakshmi
1968
Chakkaram
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Chakkaram
1972
Deivam
9.5/1
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Deivam
1972
Appa Tata
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1972
Kanmalar
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Kanmalar
1969
Kuzhandai Ullam
0/0
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Kuzhandai Ullam
1969
Iru Kodugal
0/0
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Iru Kodugal
1975
Uravukku Kayi Koduppam
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Uravukku Kayi Koduppam
1973
School Master
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1962
Parthal Pasi Theerum
8.5/4
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Parthal Pasi Theerum
1999
Chinna Raja
0/0
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Chinna Raja
2000
Shabdavedhi
5.5/3
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Shabdavedhi
1967
Bama Vijayam
9/2
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Bama Vijayam
1984
Chiranjeevi
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1969
Kaaval Dheivam
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2014
Vaanavarayan Vallavarayan
3.8/3
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Vaanavarayan Vallavarayan
1968
Oli Vilakku
2.5/2
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1967
Thaaiku Thalaimagan
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Thaaiku Thalaimagan
1965
Panam Padaithavan
7/1
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Panam Padaithavan
1956
Charana Daasi
8/1
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Charana Daasi
1969
Thunaivan
10/1
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Thunaivan
1981
Kula Kozhundhu
0/0
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Kula Kozhundhu
1964
Desa Drohulu
8/1
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1977
Manasaakshi
0/0
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Manasaakshi
1991
Azhagan
6/5
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Azhagan
1982
Tingu Rangadu
0/0
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Tingu Rangadu
1999
Thodarum
0/0
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Thodarum
1989
Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal
8/1
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Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal
1961
Batasari
0/0
Surendranath, son of a landowner, leaves to Madras in search of a job. What does the future have in store for him when he gets the job as a teacher in...
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Batasari
1993
Manavarali Pelli
0/0
A girl comes to her grandmother's home to study when she notices a bright and handsome student. Thereafter, their respective grandparents try to bring...
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Manavarali Pelli
1989
Swara Kalpana
0/0
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Swara Kalpana
1986
Dosti Dhushmani
8.2/3
Sandeep, Ranjit and Prakash are best friends from childhood. A misunderstanding between Ranjit and Sandeep leads the former to believe that the latter...
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Dosti Dhushmani
2023
Anni Manchi Sakunamule
5.4/7
Set in a fictional place called Victoriapuram, a feud between two families for a coffee estate have been going on for three generations. Unforeseen ro...
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Anni Manchi Sakunamule
1954
Vaddante Dabbu
0/0
Shyam, an artist, lives with Rama. They have a lavish lifestyle and run from the people they're indebted to until Shyam meets Saroja, an admirer of hi...
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Vaddante Dabbu
1968
Ethir Neechal
7.5/4
Maadhu, an orphan who lives under the staircase of a building, runs errands for everyone who lives there in return for shelter and food. He is exploit...
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Ethir Neechal
1973
Engal Thanga Raja
9/1
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Engal Thanga Raja
1968
Teen Bahuraniyan
6/1
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Teen Bahuraniyan
1965
Neerkumizhi
10/1
Cancer affected young man and leg fractured man sharing their flashbacks in hospital. Sethu falls in love to Dr. Indra and both knows that he do not...
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Neerkumizhi
1965
Naanal
6/1
Four jailbirds break into a rich man's house with an intent to kill and suddenly realize their humane side.
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Naanal
1970
Kaviya Thalaivi
0/0
Devi is in love with Suresh, a lawyer, but is forced to marry Paranthaman, an alcoholic gambler. Devi escapes from him, and obtains work as a dancer i...
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Kaviya Thalaivi
1971
Nangu Suvargal
0/0
Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar.
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Nangu Suvargal
1978
Thaayige Thakka Maga
10/1
At his detective wife's request, a young man joins a boxing club to find out about the illegal activities carried out by the head of the establishment...
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Thaayige Thakka Maga
1976
Dasavatharam
0/0
The story revolves around the portrayal of the ten different avatars of Lord Vishnu namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama...
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Dasavatharam
1981
Thee
8/2
Raja and Suman, two sons of a labour leader, choose different professions in their life after facing numerous difficulties from childhood to adulthood...
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Thee
1989
Siva
0/0
Siva and John, two best friends, get separated due to the atrocities of a gangster. Siva becomes Tiger and fights injustice, while John is hired by a...
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Siva
1955
Kanyasulkam
8/1
Venkatesam decides to get his nine-year-old daughter married to a rich old man, Lubdhavadhanlu, for large sums of money. However, Karataka Sastry deci...
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Kanyasulkam
1998
Kondattam
3/1
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Kondattam
1987
Samsaram Oka Chadarangam
8/2
Maintaining a family is not an easy task. The story of a joint family who need to overcome all the misunderstandings in order to lead a happy life.
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Samsaram Oka Chadarangam
1957
Panduranga Mahatyam
1/1
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Panduranga Mahatyam
1953
Pichi Pullaiah
0/0
Pullaiah is sent by his father to work in the city for a landlord. Pullaiah faces a lot of hardships and goes to jail, but finally is proved innocent.
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Pichi Pullaiah
1955
Cherapakura Chedevu
0/0
When her husband is on his deathbed, Shantamma plots to seize his property. However, her stepson, Mohan, returns and poses a hurdle in her plans.
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Cherapakura Chedevu
1964
Dr. Chakravarthy
7/1
Dr Chakravarthi gets attached to Madhavi after his sister's death as she reminds him of his sister. However, their spouses misunderstand their relatio...
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Dr. Chakravarthy
2015
Yevade Subramanyam
7.4/13
A corporate man who sets out on a journey of self-discovery and heads to the Himalayas.
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Yevade Subramanyam
2015
Kanche
5.6/16
A love story played out against the backdrop of World War II.
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Kanche
1957
Fortunes
0/0
Lakshmi is a child orphaned by the death of her parents lives in the house of her uncle. Her aunt (Suryakantam) loves her daughter Kathyayani (Janaki)...
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Fortunes
2000
Hey Ram
6.9/51
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the probl...
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Hey Ram
2016
Babu Bangaram
5.3/9
ACP Krishna strives to capture the gangsters who threaten to attack his lover and her family members.
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Babu Bangaram
1964
Puthiya Paravai
7/7
Gopal, a rich widower, falls in love with Latha. As they are getting prepared to marry, Gopal's presumed-dead wife, Chitra arrives.
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Puthiya Paravai
1974
Kaliyuga Kannan
0/0
Kaliyuga Kannan is a drama of faith and disbelief in God of a middle-aged couple. It tells of how the man is made to realise on becoming rich that God...
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Kaliyuga Kannan
1994
Madam
9/1
Voiceover guy Prasad helps his tycoon friend Bobby woo a girl, but accidentally falls into proposing to her himself. To fulfill a dying wish from Bobb...
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Madam
1988
Murali Krishnudu
7/2
Krishnaveni faces a dilemma when her boss thinks she is dating Murali, a millionaire.
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Murali Krishnudu
2019
Thambi
6.5/24
Brother and sister who get separated and reunite years later when the brother has grown to be a criminal.
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Thambi
1970
Nadu Iravil
0/0
A murder-mystery, in which the friend of a wealthy, elderly couple tries to bring about a reconciliation between them on the one hand, and their their...
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Nadu Iravil
2003
Abhi
6/2
Neighbors Abhi and Bhanu fall in love, but Bhanu's father comes to know about it and shifts to Hubli. Later, Bhanu runs away to Bangalore to tell a hi...
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Abhi
1960
Naan Kanda Swargam
0/0
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Naan Kanda Swargam
1975
Cinema Paithiyam
0/0
A young girl loves bunking school to watch movies. Unable to distinguish between reel and real life, she insists on marrying her favourite hero. The k...
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Cinema Paithiyam
1970
Maanavan
0/0
Kadiraesan studies hard and fulfils his mother's dream of becoming a college professor. He tries to reform his friend but gets blamed for the murder o...
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Maanavan
1982
Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam
0/0
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Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam
1961
Kumudham
0/0
Kumaran, who is married to Kumudha, takes the blame for a murder he did not commit. Convinced of his innocence, his former lover sets out to unearth t...
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Kumudham
1962
Annai
0/0
Savithri, who does not have any kids with her husband, decides to adopt her sister's child. Things take a turn when her sister meets her child after m...
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Annai
1969
Akka Thangai
0/0
Janaki sacrifices everything to make her younger sister, Vijaya, an advocate. However, fate turns Vijaya against her sister's husband in a murder case...
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Akka Thangai
1968
Lakshmi Kalyanam
0/0
After killing an officer, Raghunathan leads an isolated life. Just before his daughter's marriage, he meets his rival Sundaram who threatens to expose...
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Lakshmi Kalyanam
2020
Biskoth
4.8/4
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Biskoth
1989
Gopala Rao Gari Abbayi
0/0
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Gopala Rao Gari Abbayi
1981
Geetha
0/0
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Geetha
1997
Subhakankshalu
5.7/3
The tale of two lovers from feuding families- whether they unite or not forms the crux of the story.
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Subhakankshalu
1955
Rojulu Maraayi
0/0
Venu enlightens the villagers against Sagarayya, a greedy landlord who grabs barren lands of the village, and reports to the Collector. Sagarayya crea...
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Rojulu Maraayi
1970
Dharma Daata
0/0
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Dharma Daata
1959
Mahishasura Mardini
8/1
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Mahishasura Mardini
1964
Navakoti Narayana
8/1
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Navakoti Narayana
1963
Kanyarathna
7/1
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Kanyarathna
1972
Thiruneelakandar
0/0
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