Janaki Sabesh
Janaki Sabesh is an Indian media professional, actor, model, storyteller, author of children's book, theatre and voiceover artist. Throughout her film career, she has played the "screen mother" to several leading actors, appearing predominantly in Tamil and Telugu movies. Early life. Janaki was born in Bangalore. She did her initial schooling in Carmel School, Kolkatta and then from DTEA Senior Secondary School, New Delhi. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi and a master's degree in mass communication from Jamia Millia, Delhi. Career. In 1991, Janaki  Sabesh assisted Simi Garewal with her documentary on Rajiv Gandhi called "India's Rajiv". She made her professional acting debut in the movie "Minsara Kanavu" starring Kajol and Arvind Swamy, in which she played a nun. She later went on to act in Shankar's magnum opus "Jeans", where she played Aishwarya Rai's mother. Since then, she has acted in over 25 movies, including the blockbuster hits "Minnale" and "Ghilli", often playing the role of a mother. She has modelled for leading brands like Cadburys, Pepsodent, KFJ, NAC jewellers, Chakra Gold Tea, Jansons Dhoti to name a few. She  has also appeared in a web series titled "Black Sheep" on the YouTube channel of Stray Factory, Rascalas.Janaki's work as a theatre artist includes plays with Chennai-based theatre groups, Crea- Shakti & Madras Players.Janaki Sabesh's engagement with children began when she produced an audio cassette “The Learning Train” (1995) that simplified the world of numbers through story and songs. She also runs her own storytelling initiative, Golpo - Tales Unlimited. The word "Golpo" in Bengali means "story". Her sessions are an interactive mix of narration, music and movement. She also conducts workshops for parents, teachers and students  which centre on motivation and the productive uses of storytelling. Janaki Sabesh turned an author in 2018 with her first picture book, "The Jungle Storytelling Festival" published by Tulika in 9 languages