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Nissankara Savitri (also known as Savitri Ganesan; 6 December 1934 – 26 December 1981) was an Indian actress, singer, and filmmaker known for her works primarily in Telugu and Tamil films. Known by the epithets Mahanati ( transl.
Lithograph by Raja Ravi Varma. The childless king of the Madra Kingdom, Ashvapati, engaged in penance for eighteen years and offered a hundred thousand oblations to propitiate Savitri, a consort of Brahma. [4] Pleased, the goddess Savitri appeared to him and asked him to choose a boon.
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.
Jun 16, 2017 · Savitri was a great actress in the Indian film celluloid. She acted in more than three hundred movies and left outstanding performances in the film industry, working in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi.
May 3, 2018 · Former journalists and authors who have chronicled the life of Savitri discuss the varied, at times disturbing, facets of her life.
Aug 29, 2018 · Filmmaker Nag Ashwin’s highly anticipated biopic on late legendary actress Savitri ‘Mahanati’ is all set to hit the screens on May 9, while the Tamil version ‘Nadigaiyar Thilagam’ will ...
Savitri, goddess in Hindu mythology, the daughter of the solar deity Savitr and the wife of the creator god Brahma. The Mahabharata recounts how Savitri used the power of her dedication to her husband Satyavan to prevent Yama, the god of the dead, from taking him when he was fated to die.
Savitri, also known as Savitri Ganesan, was an Indian film actress, director, producer, singer and race car enthusiast who predominantly worked in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She also worked in Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada movies.
Apr 3, 2024 · Savitri, originally named Nissankara, was a prominent Indian actress, singer, and filmmaker renowned for her contributions primarily in Telugu and Tamil cinema.
Savitri, also known as Savitri Ganesan, was an Indian film actress, director, producer, singer and race car enthusiast who predominantly worked in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She also worked in Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada movies.
