Jayalalithaa Age, Biography, Family, Facts, Death Cause & More
| Bio | |
| Real Name | Jayalalithaa Jayaram |
| Nickname | Jaya and Amma |
| Profession | Politician (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK))
 and Former Actress |
| Political Journey | 1982: Entered politics by becoming a member of the AIADMK. 1984: Became the member of the Rajya Sabha. 1989: Elected as a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 1989: Elected as the General Secretary of the united AIADMK. 1991: Became the youngest Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (aged 43). 2001: Became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the 2nd time, till September 2001. 2002: Continued her position as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu till 2006. 2011: Became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the 4th time. 2014: Stepped-down from the post of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after a case of disproportionate assets in Karnataka and corruption case, and was sentenced for 4 years with a fine of 100 crore (INR). 2015: Won the case and sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the 5th time. 2016: Became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the 26th time. |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 155 cm in meters- 1.55 m in Feet Inches- 5′ 1″ |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 78 Kg in Pounds- 172 lbs |
| Figure Measurements | 37-36-37 |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 24 February 1948 |
| Date of Death | 5 December 2016 in Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Death Cause | Heart Attack |
| Age (as in 2016) | 68 Years |
| Birth Place | Mandya district, Mysore, Karnataka |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Pisces |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| School | Bishop Cotton Girls High School, Bengaluru Presentation Convent Church Park, Chennai |
| College | Stella Maris College in Chennai |
| Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
| Debut | Film Debut: Epistle (1961, Child artist) Film Debut: Chinnada Gombe (1964, Lead actress) |
| Family | Father– Late Jayaram (Lawyer) Mother– Late Vedavathi (Sandhya)  Sister– Shailaja |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Hobbies | Reading |
| Controversies | • In 1996, a case was charged against her in the corruption of purchase of TV sets for villagers. • Same year, she was arrested as so much of treasures were found at her residence. • An attempt to murder case was filed against her, Sasikala Natarajan and V. Mahadevan by her ex-auditor R. Rajasekaran. • In 1999, Subramanian Swamy filed a complaint against her in case of coal import scam of 7 billion. • In 2014, she resigned from the post of Chief Minister after getting convicted for misusing her office from 1991 to 1996 to gather properties of around 66.6 crores (INR). |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Authors | Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, Bernard Shaw, Sidney Sheldon, Danielle Steel, Pearl S Buck, James Hadley Chase and Somerset Maugham |
| Boys, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Sobhan Babu (Actor)
 M.G. Ramachandran (Actor)  |
| Husband | N/A |
| Children | Daughter– N/A Son– V.N. Sudhakaran (Foster son)  |
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth | 117 Crore (INR) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Jayalalithaa
- Jayalalithaa’s original name was “Komalavalli”, which was later changed to “Jayalaithaa.”
- Her father died when she was just 2 years old, and her brother died in the 90s.
- She learned Bharatnatyam at the age of 3.
- She was a bright student and even joined Stella Maris College in Chennai to study law but her mother wanted her to join the film industry, so she did so.
- Her 1st film was released as an ‘adult only’. Because at that time she was only 15, she wasn’t able to watch her first movie in the theatre.
- Before politics, she was a popular South Indian film actress and did a total of 140 films in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages.
- She did her film Epistle (English) at the age of 13.
- She was a trained dancer in different forms like Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Mohiniyattam and Manipuri.
- In 1973, she won 3 Filmfare Awards for Best Actress for films like Pattikada Pattanama, ‘Suryakanthi and Sri Krishna Satya.
- In 1968, she did a Hindi film Izzat opposite Dharmendra.
- In 1980, she acted in her last Tamil film, Thedi Vandha Kadala.
- She became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu a record 6 times between 1991 to 2016.
- She is the 2nd women Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, after V. N. Janaki.
- She loves reading and has a huge collection of books.
- She takes 1 Rupee (INR) salary as a Chief Minister.
- Her name is registered in the Guinness Book of World Records for hosting the biggest wedding reception. In 1995, she spent around 3 crore (INR) in her foster son Sudhagaran’ wedding, which was attended by more than 150000 guests in a 50-acre area Chennai.
- In her younger days, she was a huge fan of Indian cricketers like Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Nari Contractor.
- Her grandfather was a doctor in the Mysore Kingdom.
- After a struggle of 74 days with infection and acute dehydration, Jayalalithaa died on 5 December 2016 at 11:30 PM in Apollo Hospitals, Greame’s Road, Chennai, due to a heart attack.
- On 20 December 2017, a video of hospitalized Jayalalithaa was surfaced in the media. Former MLA P. Vetrivel, a supporter of V.K. Sasikala’s nephew T.T.V. Dhinakaran, released to the media a video clipping showing former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in a hospital bed.
