Sandhya

Birthday: 1924-01-01
Deathday: 1971-11-01
Birthplace: Srirangam, Trichy district, Madras Presidency, British Raj (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

Vedhavalli, better known as Sandhya (1924 – 1 November 1971) was a South Indian film actress, who appeared in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She adopted the screen name Sandhya for her acting career and was known for portraying character roles, often as the heroine’s sister or mother. Her younger sister, Vidyavathi, was also an actress. She was the mother of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa. She acted in the Malaikkallan (1954), which starred M. G. Ramachandran and was written by M. Karunanidhi. She also acted in and paired with N. T. Rama Rao in Mayabazar (1957), with Kalyan Kumar and Sivaji Ganesan in a few films like Bale Pandiya (1962).

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	1964-01-14	Karnan
	1963-10-11	Narthanasala	Sudeshna
	1963-05-17	Aasai Alaigal	Bhakyavathi
	1963-03-29	Iruvar Ullam	Nagammal
	1961-08-18	Thayilla Pillai	Sushila
	1960-02-14	Ranadheera Kanteerava	Lakshmammanni
	1959-10-18	Mahishasura Mardini	Tripurasundari
	1957-03-27	Mayabazar	Rukmini
	1956-03-27	Tenali Raman	Thirumalambal