Legendary Actress Sowcar Janaki passes away at 94

By  News On Air   Aug 21, 2026

Legendary actress Sowcar Janaki passed away in Chennai. The 94-year-old actor Sankaramanchi Janaki, widely known as Sowcar Janaki breathed her last due to age-related illness at a private hospital today. Sowcar Janaki is well known in South Indian films with an outstanding number of nearly 400 films. A recipient of Padma Shri, she has also bagged Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, two Nandi Awards and a kalaimamani Award; she started her career in films in 1950.