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.
Mythili's Grandmother
Chancellor
Susheela
Grandmother
Leelavathi
Shirley's Aunt
Sailaja's Grandmother
Pattu
Janaki Patti
Parvathi
Annapoorna
Mahalakshmamma
Janaki
Karuna
Chitra/Saroja
Mukta
Meenakshi Doraiswamy
Savitri
Santha
Radha
Rama's sister
Nalini
First Wife
Kathyayini
Janaki
Sitaramaiah's wife
Buchamma
Janaki
Doctor
Ragini
Saroja
Sandeep's Mother
Gayathri
Chilakamma
Meenakshi
Dr. Indra
Janki, Abhi's mother
Subbulu
Valli
Lalitha
Saroja
Kamala
Vasantha
Rangan's Wife
Neelavathy
Devi and Krishna
Shantha
Suseela
Meenakshi
Thief's Wife
Gunavathi
Saraswathi, Wife of Purandaradasa
Radha
Nirmala's mother