| Jayalalithaa's birth name was 'Komalavalli' before being changed to 'Jayalalithaa'. |
| Her father passed away when she was only 2 years old, and her brother died in the 1990s. |
| She began learning Bharatnatyam at the age of 3. |
| Before entering politics, Jayalalithaa had a successful career as a South Indian film actress, starring in 140 films across Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu languages. |
| Jayalalithaa was proficient in various classical dance forms, such as Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Mohiniyattam, and Manipuri. |
| In 1968, she acted in a Hindi movie called 'Izzat' alongside Dharmendra. |
| She held the position of Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister an unprecedented 6 times from 1991 to 2016. |
| During her younger years, she admired Indian cricket players like Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Nari Contractor. |
| Jayalalithaa passed away on December 5, 2016, at 11:30 PM in Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, after battling infection, acute dehydration, and a fatal heart attack for 74 days. |
