New Delhi: Today is the 73rd birthday anniversary of former actor and Tamil Nadu CM Jayaram Jayalalithaa. Jayalalithaa was popularly known as ‘Amma’ and was also a leader of masses. Her demise on 5th December, 2016 shocked the entire nation. She served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu six times over a period of 14 years.
She used to take just Rs. 1 as salary during her terms as Chief Minister. She refused her first salary cheque as the Chief Minister and said, “abundant source of income and she does not need a salary.” On being told that she has to receive a salary as public servant, she decided to take Rs.1 as her monthly salary. During her acting career, Jayalalithaa did 85 Tamil movies and one Hindi movie, ‘Izzat’. She was casted opposite Dharmendra in ‘Izzat’, which was also a hit.
Another amazing fact about her is in 1995, during her first term as Chief Minister, she organised a lavish wedding for her ‘foster son’ Sudhagaran. As per Guinness record, over 1,50,000 guests were invited to the wedding at a 50-acre ground in Chennai.
Last month, Kangana Ranaut revealed the first look of ‘Thalaivi’ in which she is portraying Jayalalitha. The film will release on 21st November. Kangana released the teaser on 104th birth anniversary of late actor and AIADMK founder M.G. Ramachandran. The film talks about the struggles of Jayalalitha right from when she was just 15 years old to her career as an actor and at last politics.
