Remembering Jayalalithaa: Here are five lesser-known facts about late Tamil Nadu CM
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The first-ever Tamil film to be submitted to the Academy Awards (Oscars) was ‘Deiva Magan’, in which Jayalalithaa acted alongside late ‘Nadigar Thilagam’ Sivaji Ganesan. (File Photo | EPS)Jayalalithaa’s lead role in her debut Kannada film ‘Chinnada Gombe’ at the age of 15 went on to become a blockbuster, and later got remade in Tamil and Hindi. (File Photo | EPS)Jayalalithaa debuted in five different languages in a span of just five years. Her debut films became huge hits, making her one the first female superstar of Tamil cinema along with Saroja Devi. (File Photo | EPS)She acted as herself, the Chief Minister, in the 1992 film Neenga Nalla Irukanum, directed by Visu. (File Photo | EPS)
