Jayalalithaa was an Indian actor who turned into a politician and served five terms as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, for over fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. From 1989 she was the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian party. She was praised and popularly called by the party members as "Amma"(means mother), "Thanga Tharagai"(means Golden Maiden) and "Puratchi Thalaivi"(The women Revolutionary leader).Jayalalithaa first came into prominence as a leading film actor in the mid-1960s. She appeared in 140 films between 1961 and 1980 in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages. She also earned the name of "Queen of Tamil Cinema".