Jaya Prada (born 3 April 1962) is an Indian film actress and politician. Jaya Prada is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South and has starred in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi films. She was one of the most successful actresses of the 1980s, in both Hindi cinema and South Indian films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur from 2004 to 2014. She's popular for films such as Sargam (1979), Sagara Sangamam (1983), Tohfa (1984), Sharaabi (1984), Sanjog (1985), and Aakhree Raasta (1986). She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for her performance in Sagara Sangamam.