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Nissankara Savitri (also known as Savitri Ganesan; 6 December 1934 [a] – 26 December 1981) was an Indian actress and filmmaker who predominantly worked in Telugu and Tamil films. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema , she was popularly known by the epithets Mahanati ( transl.
Keerthy was initially apprehensive to play Savitri but her mother, who is a fan of Savitri's work prompted her to take up the role. [13] While preparing for the character, she watched Savitri's films, read her biography A Legendary Actress: Mahanati Savitri, and consulted her daughter Vijaya Chamundeswari to know about her personality. [14]
2 with Savitri Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), [ 1 ] better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema . He was referred as Kaadhal Mannan (King of Romance) for his romantic roles in films. [ 2 ]
An old photograph of Savitri. Savitri was one of the leading Indian actress of the 1950s and 1960s. She ranked as the leading lady of the South Indian Film Industry for more than a decade and acted in 138 Telugu films; 100 Tamil films; 6 Kannada films; 5 Hindi films and 3 Malayalam films making a total of 252 films spending 30 years in the cinema industry.
Gemini Ganesan, his last name credited as Ganesh, was cast as Rajalingam and Savitri Ganesh as the title character Kannamma. [13] The former was paid a salary of ₹ 75,000 (equivalent to ₹ 6.7 million or US$78,000 in 2023) after initially negotiating for ₹ 90,000 (equivalent to ₹ 8.1 million or US$94,000 in 2023). [ 14 ]
Kandhan Karunai (transl. By the mercy of Kandhan) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film, written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan.It features an ensemble cast including Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, K. B. Sundarambal, Savitri, Jayalalithaa, K. R. Vijaya and Sivakumar.
Manam Pola Mangalyam (transl. Marriage to a partner of your own choice) is a 1953 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by P. Pullaiah.The film stars Gemini Ganesan (then R. Ganesh) and Savitri in the lead roles. [1]
The film starred Gemini Ganesan, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and Jamuna, with Sundari Bai, S. V. Ranga Rao, K. Sarangapani, L. Vijayalakshmi, Lakshmi Prabha Raja and T. K. Ramachandran in supporting roles. It revolves around the story of a proud mother, Subbamma, and the way she handles her two sons-in-law.