Yamuna

Biography:

Yamuna is an Indian actress who has mostly acted in Telugu movies, with a few appearances in Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil productions as well. She acted in movies including Yerra Mandaram, Mouna Poratam, and Mamagaru. She did TV show acting as well.

Yamuna was born into a Telugu-speaking household in Bangalore, Karnataka, under the name Prema. Her family originally came from Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, but subsequently relocated to Bangalore. After her film debut, Yamuna was her new moniker, according to director Balachander.

Alongside Shiva Rajkumar, Yamuna made her feature debut in the Kannada film Modada Mareyalli (1989). She played the lead female role in more than 50 Kannada and Telugu films. She gained enormous recognition in 1989 when the Telugu film Mouna Poratam won a prize.

Later she played one of the leads opposite Vinod Kumar in another successful film Mamagaru. In the 1990 film Puttinti Pattu Cheera, she played the role of an unlucky daughter who is harassed by her in-laws. She was also played the lead actress in 1990 film Erramandaram. She also acted in Kannada films with Siva Rajkumar and Ravichandran.

After her marriage, she took a break from acting. After the break she started acting in TV serials. She appeared in the TV series Anveshitha which was broadcast on ETV.

Yamuna was arrested for her alleged involvement in a brothel racket in the ITC Royal Gardenia, a five star hotel, in January 2011 in Bangalore. In a YouTube interview, Frankly with TNR, she said she was exonerated by the court of chargers as they were false allegations.