Jayalalithaa, who became an actress and became the mother of Tamil Nadu, was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and actress Sheila were close friends. Sheela was also active in Tamil in her early days. The actor’s film debut was through a Tamil film. In 1962, Sheela came to the world of cinema with the film Pasam starring MGR. After that, he will come to Malayalam cinema as well. Sheela maintained a very close relationship with Jayalalitha, who at that time was a Tamil activist.
Sheila and Jayalalitha met and became friends on the location of MGR starrer Puthya Bhumi. Sheelamma says that the friendship that started there has turned into another friendship. Sheelamma opened her mind to Manorama Weekly.
Sheelamma also says that Jayalalitha was the first to reach the hospital during her delivery. Sheila recalls that it was Jayalalithaa who took her baby for the first time. She also says that her dear friend Jayalalithaa gifted all the utensils and things her baby would need until the age of fifteen.
Jayalalithaa took my baby first. All the sister-in-laws got married. With that, only my mother and I were in the house. When I was due, my mother went to Ooty for something. I was alone in the house and the woman who was helping me had also gone out for some emergency. That’s when I started having labor pains. I kept a bottle of Horlicks, a flask and all the post-natal stuff in a basket.
The driver took all this in the car. Sheela says that somehow I left the house and got into the car to reach the hospital. Later all the sisters come to know the information. They were also pregnant at the time. They also came to the hospital with big bellies, but Jayalalitha was the first to arrive.
‘I gave birth at 11.05 pm. Jayalalitha reached there exactly at 11.10. When I woke up the next morning, I saw Jayalalithaa’s gifts. A bag full of silverware. The baby had a feeding bowl, toys, spoons and all the utensils and things he would need until he was fifteen. She was the one who took my Koch for the first time. Sheela said that even my sisters-in-law took the baby later.
Jayalalithaa was a star in Tamil and Telugu films from 1961 to 80.
The actress acted in about 140 films during this period. She also acted in a Malayalam movie called Jesus. It was then that he entered the politics of Tamil Nadu.