![]() ![]() ![]() She was named for the expression of her eyes during dramas. Her uncle, Kommareddy Venkataramaiah Chowdary, enrolled her in classes when she began to show a talent for dance. Her father died when she was six months old, after which her mother took Savitri and an older sibling, Maruti, to live with an aunt and uncle. Her father was Nissankara Guravayya and her mother was Nissankara Subhadramma. Nissankara Savitri was born on 6 December 1936 in a Telugu-speaking family in Chirravuru, Guntur district of present-day Andhra Pradesh. The 2018 biographical film Mahanati based on the life of Savitri won the "Equality in Cinema Award" at the 2018 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Savitri received "A Moon Among Stars" honor at the 30th International Film Festival of India, "Woman in Cinema" section in 1999. ![]() Savitri was also noted for her kindness, charity and generosity towards the poor. She also starred in works such as Missamma (1955), Ardhangi (1955), Thodi Kodallu (1957), Mangalya Balam (1959), Aradhana (1962), Gundamma Katha (1962), Doctor Chakravarty (1964), Sumangali (1965), and Devata (1965). She has starred in successful ventures such as Devadasu (1953) which received special mentions at India International Film Festival, Donga Ramudu (1955), Mayabazar (1957), and Nartanasala (1963), featured at the Afro-Asian film festival in Jakarta. Savitri's first significant role was in the 1952 Telugu film Pelli Chesi Choodu. She is often referred as "Mahanati" which means "Great Actress" and "Nadigaiyar Thilagam" which means "Doyen of all the actresses". She was one of the highest-paid and most popular Indian actresses of the 1950s,60s, and early 70s. She starred in more than 250 films over three decades. She had also worked in Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films. Savitri Ganesan (born Nissankara Savitri 6 December 1936 – 26 December 1981) was an Indian actress, playback singer, dancer, director, and producer known for her works primarily in Telugu and Tamil cinema. ![]()
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