INDIA New England News Bengaluru–Yesteryear’s famous Kannada actress Jayanthi, who had also acted in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Marathi movies, died in her sleepon Monday, said the family members. She was 76. The veteran actress’ son Krishna Kumar confirmed the news to reporters that she was recovering from prolonged illnesses but finally lost the battle. Jayanthi leaves behind an enviable body of work across Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. She was known to be extremely gregarious with her peers, colleagues and industry juniors during their meetings and always used to be the one person that used to cheer everyone up.