Noted Marathi actress Jayshree Gadkar made her debut in Marathi cinema in 1955, as a group dancer in V Shantaram's Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje, with leading lady Sandhya. With her talent, dancing skills and beauty, there was no looking back for Gadkar as she ruled the Marathi film industry in the 1960s.
Aaliya Bhogasi, Ghat Padli Thaka Thaka, Sangtye Aika, Avghachi Sansar, Mohityanchi Manjula, Saadhi Mansa and Manini are some of her celebrated movies.
She has also won National Awards for her films Manini, Vaijantha, Sawal Mazha Aika' and Saadhi Mansa.
She turned to direction with Saasar Maher and Ashi Asavi Saasu.
Her autobiography Ashi Mi Jayshri was released some years ago. Her memorable role on television was of Kaushalya, Lord Ram's mother in Ramanand Sagar's tele epic Ramayana [Images] in the 1980s.
1959 YALA JIVAN AYSE NAV
1959 PATIVRATA
1959 SANGATE AYKA
1959 MADARI
1959 CHARNON KI DASI
1959 DO GUNDE
1960 PAISHACHA PAUS
1960 SAWAAL MAJHA AIKA
1960 RANGPANCHAMI
1960 POLICE DETECTIVE
1960 EK DON TEEN
1960 BAAP MAJHA BRAMHACHARI
1960 PANCHARATI
1960 AVGHACHI SANSAR
1960 SUKH AALE MAJHYA DAARI
1960 SUBADRAHARAN
1960 SHAHIR PARSHURAM
1960 KAY HO CHAMATKAAR
1960 LAGNALA JATO ME
1960 BHAGYA LAXMI
1960 SUKHACHI SAVLI
1960 VAIJANTA
1961 JAI BHAWANI
1962 PRIVATE SECRETARY
1963 MERE ARMAN MERE SAPNE
1964 SUBHADRA HARAN (NEW)
1965 MAHASATI ANSUYA
1966 TOOFAN MAIN PYAR KAHAN
1966 VEER BAJRANG
1967 POONAM KA CHAND
1967 LAV KUSH (New)
1968 MATA MAHAKALI
1968 EK GAON BARA BHANGADI
1968 HAR HAR GANGE
1968 JIWHALA
1969 GAN GAULAN
1969 DONGRACHI MAINA
1969 SHREE RAMBHAKT HANUMAN
1970 MICH TUZI PRIYA
1970 SHREE KRISHNA LEELA
1971 SHREE KRISHNA ARJUN YUDHA
1971 TULSI VIVAH
1971 LAKHAT ASHI DEKHANI
1972 SHIV BHAKT BABA BALAK NATH
1972 HARI DARSHAN
1974 KISAN AUR BHAGWAN
1976 MAJHA MULGA
1977 PATHRAKHIN
1977 SHRI KRISHNA SHARANAM MAM
1977 KASA KAY PATIL BARA HAY KA ?
1977 SUN LADKI YA GHARCHI
1977 KUNKU MAJ BHAGAYCHA
1977 KRIPAA SANTOSHEE MAANEE
1979 HAR HAR GANGE (NEW)
1980 SAWAT
1981 ALAKH NIRANJAN (1981)
1981 JAI TULAJA BHAWANI
1982 AAVAN
1983 SAMPOORNA MAHABHARAT
1983 SATI NAGKANYA (NEW)
1983 SINDOOR KA DAAN
1984 MAAYAA BAZAAR
1984 ATTARACHA FAAYA
1985 RATHH JAGANNATHACHA
1985 VEER BHEEMSEN
1985 DEWASHAPATH KHARR SANGEN
1985 SULGATE ARMAN
1987 POORNASATYA
1987 BHATAK BHAVANI
1988 SHRAWAN KUMAR(NEW3)
1988 PANDHARICHI WAARI
1989 MAALMASALA
1991 MUMBAI TE MAURITIUS
1994 SASAR MAHER
1995 HE GEET JIVANACHE
1996 ASHI ASAVI SASU