Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Savitri (actress)

Index Savitri (actress)

Savitri Ganesan (neé Nissankara; died 26 December 1981) was an Indian film actress, playback singer, dancer, director and producer. She appeared mainly in Telugu and Tamil language films but also in Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Savitri's first significant role was in the 1952 Telugu film Pelli Chesi Choodu. In 1960, she received the Rashtrapati Award for her performance in the Telugu film Chivaraku Migiledi. In 1968, she produced and directed the Telugu film Chinnari Papalu, for which she received the state Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Silver). She was honoured among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India. She is best known for her work in films such as Devadasu (1953), Ardhangi (1955), Thodi Kodallu (1957), Mayabazaar (1957), Mangalya Balam (1958), Chivaraku Migiledi (1960), Mooga Manasulu (1963), Doctor Chakravarthy (1964), and Varakatnam (1968). Her Tamil work includes Kalathur Kannamma (1959), Pasamalar (1961), Pava Mannippu (1961), Paarthal Pasi Theerum (1962), Karpagam (1963), Karnan (1963), Kai Koduttha Dheivam, Navarathri (1964), and Thiruvilaiyadal (1965). Savitri's later career, from the late 1960s, tumbled into a spiral of financial problems and alcoholism that necessitated her taking on film roles of little merit. [1]

53 relations: Alcoholism, Andhra Pradesh, Ardhangi, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, Chennai, Chinnari Papalu, Chivaraku Migiledi, Chuzhi, Cinema of India, Dasari Narayana Rao, Devadasu (1953 film), Devadasu Malli Puttadu, Diabetes mellitus, Doctor Chakravarty, Gemini Ganesan, Gorintaku (1979 film), Government of India, Guntur district, Hindi, International Film Festival of India, Jaggayya (actor), Kai Koduttha Dheivam, Kalaimamani, Kalathur Kannamma, Kannada, Karna, Karpagam, Keerthy Suresh, Madras Presidency, Mahanati, Malayalam, Mangalya Balam, Mayabazar, Mooga Manasulu, Nag Ashwin, Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, Nandi Awards, Navarathri (1964 film), Paarthaal Pasi Theerum, Paava Mannippu, Pasamalar, Pathala Bhairavi, Pelli Chesi Choodu, Pushpavalli, Rashtrapati Award, Rupavati, Samsaram (1950 film), Tamil language, Tamil Nadu, Telugu language, ..., Thiruvilaiyadal, Thodi Kodallu, Varakatnam. Expand index (3 more) »

Alcoholism

Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a broad term for any drinking of alcohol that results in mental or physical health problems.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Alcoholism · See more »

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Andhra Pradesh · See more »

Ardhangi

Ardhangi (English: Wife) is a 1955 Telugu, drama film, produced & directed by P. Pullaiah on Ragini Pictures banner.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Ardhangi · See more »

C. Lakshmi Rajyam

C.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and C. Lakshmi Rajyam · See more »

Chennai

Chennai (formerly known as Madras or) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Chennai · See more »

Chinnari Papalu

Chinnari Papalu (చిన్నారి పాపలు) is a 1968 Telugu drama film directed by Mahanati Savitri and produced by Veeramachaneni Sarojini (w/o Victory Madhusudhana Rao garu).

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Chinnari Papalu · See more »

Chivaraku Migiledi

Chivaraku Migiledi is a 1960 Telugu romance film, written and directed by Gutha Ramineedu.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Chivaraku Migiledi · See more »

Chuzhi

Chuzhi (Circle) is a Malayalam drama film directed by Triprayar Sukumaran.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Chuzhi · See more »

Cinema of India

The Cinema of India consists of films produced in the nation of India.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Cinema of India · See more »

Dasari Narayana Rao

Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, dialogue writer, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, Television, and Bollywood.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Dasari Narayana Rao · See more »

Devadasu (1953 film)

Devadasu is a 1953 Indian bilingual romance film, directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah and produced by D. L.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Devadasu (1953 film) · See more »

Devadasu Malli Puttadu

Devadasu Malli Puttadu (English: Devadasu has Reborn) is a 1978 Telugu, drama film, produced by Srinivasulu, Pandurangappa on Devi Art Productions banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Devadasu Malli Puttadu · See more »

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Diabetes mellitus · See more »

Doctor Chakravarty

Doctor Chakravarthy is 1964 Telugu drama film produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao on Annapurna Pictures banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Doctor Chakravarty · See more »

Gemini Ganesan

Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1925 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian film actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Gemini Ganesan · See more »

Gorintaku (1979 film)

Gorintaku is a 1979 partly black and white Telugu film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Gorintaku (1979 film) · See more »

Government of India

The Government of India (IAST), often abbreviated as GoI, is the union government created by the constitution of India as the legislative, executive and judicial authority of the union of 29 states and seven union territories of a constitutionally democratic republic.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Government of India · See more »

Guntur district

Guntur district is an administrative district in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Guntur district · See more »

Hindi

Hindi (Devanagari: हिन्दी, IAST: Hindī), or Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: मानक हिन्दी, IAST: Mānak Hindī) is a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Hindi · See more »

International Film Festival of India

The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and International Film Festival of India · See more »

Jaggayya (actor)

Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1926 – 5 August 2004) was an Indian film actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Jaggayya (actor) · See more »

Kai Koduttha Dheivam

Kai Koduttha Deivam (கை கொடுத்த தெய்வம், God Who Offered His Hand) is a Tamil language film starring Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, Kai Koduttha Deivam K. S. Gopalakrishnan NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilmTamil DEFAULTSORT:Kai Koduttha Deivam Category:1964 films Category:1960s Tamil-language films Category:Tamil films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Category:Indian films Category:Tamil films remade in other languages Category:Indian drama films Category:Best Tamil Feature Film National Film Award winners.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Kai Koduttha Dheivam · See more »

Kalaimamani

The Kalaimamani is an award in Tamil Nadu state, India.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Kalaimamani · See more »

Kalathur Kannamma

Kalathur Kannamma is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film produced by A. V. Meiyappan and directed by A. Bhimsingh.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Kalathur Kannamma · See more »

Kannada

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Kannada people in India, mainly in the state of Karnataka, and by significant linguistic minorities in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa and abroad.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Kannada · See more »

Karna

Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST transliteration: Karṇa), originally known as Vasusena, is one of the central characters in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, from ancient India.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Karna · See more »

Karpagam

Karpagam (தமிழ்: கற்பகம்) is a 1963 Tamil Family - Drama was directed and produced by K. S. Gopalakrishnan.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Karpagam · See more »

Keerthy Suresh

Keerthy Suresh (born 17 October 1992) is an Indian film actress who appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Keerthy Suresh · See more »

Madras Presidency

The Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Madras Presidency · See more »

Mahanati

Mahanati (English: The Great Actress), titled Nadigaiyar Thilagam (The Pride of an Actress) in Tamil, is a 2018 Indian biographical film based on the life of actress Savitri.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Mahanati · See more »

Malayalam

Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken across the Indian state of Kerala by the Malayali people and it is one of 22 scheduled languages of India.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Malayalam · See more »

Mangalya Balam

Mangalya Balam (English: Power of Wedding Chain) is a 1959 Telugu drama film, produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under Annapurna Pictures and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Mangalya Balam · See more »

Mayabazar

Mayabazar is a 1957 Indian epic fantasy film directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Mayabazar · See more »

Mooga Manasulu

Mooga Manasulu (English: Mute Hearts) is a 1964 Telugu drama thriller produced by C. Sundaram on Babu Movies banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Mooga Manasulu · See more »

Nag Ashwin

Nag Ashwin Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter from Hyderabad, Telangana.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Nag Ashwin · See more »

Nandi Award for Best Feature Film

The list of winners of the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Nandi Award for Best Feature Film · See more »

Nandi Awards

The Nandi Awards is the highest award ceremony for excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema, presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Nandi Awards · See more »

Navarathri (1964 film)

Navarathri is a 1964 Indian, Tamil language drama film produced and directed by A. P. Nagarajan.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Navarathri (1964 film) · See more »

Paarthaal Pasi Theerum

Paarthaal Pasi Theerum (Hunger will be appeased with just a look) is a Tamil language film directed by A. Bhimsingh.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Paarthaal Pasi Theerum · See more »

Paava Mannippu

Paava Mannippu (italic) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and edited by A. Bhimsingh, who co-produced it under his banner Buddha Pictures, with AVM Productions.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Paava Mannippu · See more »

Pasamalar

Pasamalar is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Pasamalar · See more »

Pathala Bhairavi

Pathala Bhairavi (italic) is a 1951 Indian bilingual fantasy film written by Pingali Nagendrarao and directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Pathala Bhairavi · See more »

Pelli Chesi Choodu

Pelli Chesi Choodu (italic) is a 1952 Indian bilingual satirical comedy film directed by L. V. Prasad and produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Aluri Chakrapani under their company Vijaya Vauhini Studios.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Pelli Chesi Choodu · See more »

Pushpavalli

Pentapadu Pushpavalli, better known as Pushpavalli (3 January 1925 - 1991) was an Indian actress active in Telugu and Tamil cinema.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Pushpavalli · See more »

Rashtrapati Award

Rashtrapati Awards are given by the President of India, in some cases the Prime Minister of India, for achievements in the field of sports, art, military, literature, cinema, culture, science and technology, or Scouting.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Rashtrapati Award · See more »

Rupavati

Rupavati (pronounced rūpavati, meaning the beautiful one) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music).

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Rupavati · See more »

Samsaram (1950 film)

Samsaram (సంసారం) is a 1950 Telugu drama film, produced by K. V. Krishna, C. V. Ranganatha Rao on Sadhana Productions banner and directed by L. V. Prasad.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Samsaram (1950 film) · See more »

Tamil language

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka, and by the Tamil diaspora, Sri Lankan Moors, Burghers, Douglas, and Chindians.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Tamil language · See more »

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (• tamiḻ nāḍu ? literally 'The Land of Tamils' or 'Tamil Country') is one of the 29 states of India.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Tamil Nadu · See more »

Telugu language

Telugu (తెలుగు) is a South-central Dravidian language native to India.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Telugu language · See more »

Thiruvilaiyadal

Thiruvilaiyadal (italic) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language Hindu devotional film written, directed and produced by A. P. Nagarajan.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Thiruvilaiyadal · See more »

Thodi Kodallu

Thodi Kodallu (English: Co-Sisters) is a 1957 Telugu drama film produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under Annapurna Pictures and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Thodi Kodallu · See more »

Varakatnam

Varakatnam (English: Dowry) is a 1969 Telugu drama film, produced by N. Trivikrama Rao on NAT & Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner and directed by N. T. Rama Rao.

New!!: Savitri (actress) and Varakatnam · See more »

Redirects here:

K. Savithri, K. Savitri, Kommareddy Savithri, Savitri Ganesan, Savitri Kommareddy.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savitri_(actress)

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »