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Savitri Kommareddy (January 4, 1936 – December 26, 1981), known mononymously as Savitri, was an Indian actress, film director, and producer who worked predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema, alongside appearances in Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam films. After early stage work and brief appearances in *Pathala Bhairavi* (1951) and *Pelli Chesi Choodu* (1952), she achieved her breakthrough as a leading actress in the tragic romance *Devadasu* (1953) and the social drama *Ardhangi* (1955). Over the 1950s and 1960s, she established herself as a central figure in South Indian cinema, headlining comedies such as *Missamma* (1955) and *Gundamma Katha* (1962), alongside dramatic roles in *Mayabazar* (1957), the family drama *Pasamalar* (1961), *Kalathur Kannamma* (1960), and *Mooga Manasulu* (1964). In 1968, Savitri made her feature directorial debut with the Telugu drama *Chinnari Papalu*, which won the Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film, and subsequently directed *Kuzhandai Ullam* (1969) and *Maathru Devatha* (1970). Throughout the 1970s, she transitioned into supporting and character roles across regional industries, appearing in features including *Puguntha Veedu* (1972), *Andharangam* (1975), *Jaganmohini* (1978), the Kannada drama *Chandanada Gombe* (1979), and *Gorintaku* (1979). Her final screen appearances included the action drama *Circus Ramudu* (1980).
as Janaki Devi
as Ramu's Mother
as Rathna's Mother
as Alavuddin's mother
as Vishalakshi
as Anu's aunt
as Malliga
as Sitamma
as Queen Khadija
as Raja's mother
as Jakkamma
as Sundaram's mother
as Sarada
as Subhadra
as Kamala
as Rama
as Kamala
as Goddess Parvati
as Saraswathi
as Seeta
as Radha
as Seetha
as Goddess Parvathi in Different Disguises
as Self
as Chitra
as Draupathi
as Nalina
as Kokila
as Madhavi
as Bhanumathi
as Seema
as Amudha
as Draupadi / Sairandhri
as Kamala
as Sujatha
as Lakshmi
as Shanthi
as Anuradha
as Lakshmi
as Radha
as Sarala
as Radha
as Thangam
as Kannamma
as Suguna
as Kannamma
as Kuravanji
as Goddess Padmavathi
as Gouri
as Manjari Devi
as Saroja
as Saroja
as Gowri
as Shoba
as Aryamala
as Gowri
as Latha
as Sasirekha
as Susheela
as Lakshmi
as Lakshmi
as Aruna
as Roopa
as Maheswari
as Seeta
as Gomathi
as Madhuravani
as Padma
as Mary / Mahalakshmi
as Sundaramma
as Mohini
as Chanchala
as Parvati
as Suguna
as Savitri
as Vampa Kokila
as Dancer in "Ranante Rane Ranu" Song
as Sathyabhama
