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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.
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]
Sabitri Chatterjee (born 21 February 1937) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali theatre and cinema. Her career spans more than 70 years. [1] She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. In 1999, she was conferred with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for acting in Bengali theatre.
Savitri (actress) (1935–1981), Indian actress; Savitri Devi, born Maximiani Julia Portas, Greek-English-French proponent of Nazism who served as a spy for the Axis Powers in India; Savitri Hensman, London-based activist and writer; Savitri Jayasinghe (died 2024), banking executive from Sri Lanka; Savitri Jindal, Indian businesswoman and ...
The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jamuna. The script was adapted by Chakrapani from Rabindranath Maitra's Bengali play Manmoyee Girls' School. It revolves around two unemployed people — M. T. Rao and Mary — who pose as a married couple to obtain employment in a high school founded by Gopalam, a zamindar. As ...
The film is based on the life of Indian actress Savitri, played by Keerthy Suresh while Dulquer Salmaan, in his Tollywood debut, plays the role of Gemini Ganesan. Samantha, Vijay Deverakonda, Shalini Pandey, Rajendra Prasad, Prakash Raj and Bhanupriya appear in supporting roles, while Naga Chaitanya and Mohan Babu, play guest appearances in the ...
Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, and Lalitha played the lead roles in both versions; supporting roles were played by S. V. Ranga Rao, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Dorasamy and Surabhi Kamalabai. Devadasu was released on 26 June 1953, and the Tamil version was released three months later, on 11 September 1953.