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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.
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.
Mahanati (transl. The great actress) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language biographical drama film based on the life of actress Savitri.It is written and directed by Nag Ashwin, and produced by Priyanka Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema.
Devadasu was the first Telugu adaptation of Chattopadhyay's novel, and Devadas was the second Tamil adaptation of the same, following the 1937 Devadas directed by and starring P. V. Rao. [8] The film was launched by Vinoda Pictures with Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Sowcar Janaki as the lead pair.
Debut film Notable films 1950 Sowcar Janaki: Shavukaru: Kanyasulkam (1955) 1951 Savitri: Pathala Bhairavi: Devadasu (1953), Mayabazar (1957), Pooja (1975) 1952 T. R. Rajakumari: Naa Illu: 1953 Jamuna: Puttilu: 1955 Sarada: Kanyasulkam: Jeevitha Chakram (1971), Justice Chowdary (1982), Amma Rajinama (1991) 1957 Kanchana: Suvarna Sundari: Vijaya ...
Aradhana (transl. Devotion) is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language romance film produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad and D. Ranga Rao, and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. It is a remake of the Bengali film Sagarika (1956). The film was released on 16 February ...
Thodi Kodallu (transl. Sisters-in-law) is a 1957 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed and edited by Adurthi Subba Rao who co-wrote the script with D. Madhusudhana Rao and Acharya Aatreya. Madhusudhana Rao produced the film under Annapurna Pictures. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Master Venu.
Manushulu Mamathalu (transl. Human Effections) is a 1965 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Productions banner and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. T. Rama Rao worked as associate director for this film ...