Known as Kannada cinema’s most bold and beautiful actress, Jayanthi worked in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi films. She was known for portraying various roles in different genres in films from the 60s, 70s, and early 80s. Bestowed with the title of ‘Abhinaya Sharadhe’ she had won several state awards including the President’s Medal for Best Actress. Despite being a prominent actress in Kannada cinema she also worked in Hindi films like Lal Bangla (1966), Mehrban 1967, Teen Bahuraniyan (1968), Tumse Achha Kaun Hai (1969) and Gunda (1970), to name a few.