Occupation Actress Spouse Sabesh Subramaniam Role Actress | Name Janaki Sabesh Years active 1991–present Children Dhwani Sabesh | |
Education Lady Shri Ram College for Women Movies Poojai, Ghilli, Jeans, Minsara Kanavu, Ayan Similar People Hari, B Lenin, S Shankar, A R Rahman, Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||
Story Telling Session by Actress Janaki Sabesh @ Starmark, Chennai
Janaki Sabesh is an Indian media professional, storyteller and actress. She is currently Head - Stakeholder Engagement at Real Image Media Technologies, Chennai. Throughout her film career, she has played the "screen mother" to several leading actors,appearing predominantly in Tamil and Telugu movies.
Contents
- Story Telling Session by Actress Janaki Sabesh Starmark Chennai
- Interview with janaki sabesh part 1
- Early life
- Career
- References
Interview with janaki sabesh part 1
Early life
Janaki was born in Bangalore. She did her initial schooling in Carmel School, Kolkatta and then from DTEA Senior Secondary School, New Delhi. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi and a Master's Degree in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia, Delhi.
Career
In 1991, Janaki Sabesh assisted Simi Garewal with her documentary on Rajiv Gandhi called India's Rajiv. She made her acting debut in the movie Minsara Kanavu starring Kajol and Arvind Swamy in which she played a nun. She later went on to act in Shankar's magnum opus Jeans where she played Aishwarya Rai's mother. Since then, she has acted in over 25 movies, including the blockbuster hit Ghilli, often essaying the role of the mother.
She has also appeared in a web series titled "Black Sheep" on the YouTube channel of Stray Factory, Rascalas.
She also runs her own storytelling initiative, "Golpo - Tales Unlimited". The word 'Golpo' in Bengali means story. Her sessions are an interactive mix of narration, music and movement, where she holds the attention of children and adults in her inimitable style. She also conducts workshops for parents, teachers and students which centre on motivation and the productive uses of storytelling.