Savitri in 1951 Born ( 1936-01-04)4 January 1936 Chirravuru, (present-day, India Died 26 December 1981 (1981-12-26) (aged 45), India Nationality Indian Other names Mahanati Savitri Nadigaiyar Thilagam Spouse(s) (1952–1981) Children 2 Awards Savitri (4 January 1936 – 26 December 1981) was an Indian film actress, playback singer, dancer, director and producer. She appeared mainly in and films but also in, and films. Savitri's first significant role was in the 1952 Telugu film. In 1960, she received the for her performance in the Telugu film. In 1968, she produced and directed the Telugu film, for which she received the state (Silver). She was honoured among 'women in cinema' at the 30th. She is best known for her work in films such as (1953), (1955), (1957), (1957), (1958), (1960), (1963), (1964), and (1968).

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Her Tamil work includes (1959), (1961), (1961), (1962), (1963), (1963), (1964), and (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.

Contents. Early life Savitri was born on 4 January 1936 in Chirravuru, now part of. 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.

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Her uncle, Kommareddy Venkataramaiah Chowdhury, enrolled her in classes when she began to show a talent for dance. Savitri married Tamil actor in 1952, having first met him in 1948. The marriage led to a permanent rift with her uncle because Ganesan was already married, had four daughters and was involved in an affair with.

Her marriage became public when she signed a photograph as Savithri Ganesh. Ganesan later acknowledged that he had two daughters with Pushpavalli while married to Savitri, with whom he had a daughter and a son.

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A promotional poster of the film Shanthi in 1952 Savitri acted in dance dramas as a child, including some work with a theatre company run. She made an unsuccessful speculative trip to find film work in at the age of 12, when she was deemed to be too young to play heroine roles, but in 1950 was cast as the female lead in. That role did not become actuality because she became too excited, necessitating numerous retakes and eventually her replacement in the part. She was given a minor speaking role in the film and in the next year had two more minor roles, in and, before getting her big break as second heroine in Pelli Chesi Choodu.

Savriti was known for her hospitality, philanthropic gestures, and her love of buying property and jewellery, but she kept little control of her spending. Ganesan continued to philander and she was susceptible to favouring hangers-on with her largesse. Her career took a downturn in the late 1960s. Guia de conversacion ruso. Her properties were seized by tax officials and she turned to acting in any film that would have her, while sycophants encouraged her to direct and produce films that were unsuccessful and financially draining.

Among her few supporters during her financial difficulties was, who used her in most of his films, such as (1979), and specifically made (1978) as a movie for her. Her only Malayalam film was the unsuccessful (1973).

Death Savitri died on 26 December 1981, at the age of 45 and after being in a coma for 19 months. She had been an for many years, having begun drinking heavily in 1969, and developed and high blood pressure. Awards and recognition Savriti received several awards, including the Rashtrapati Award, Nandi Award and the. She was noted at the 30th. The issued a postage stamp in commemoration of Savitri. In May 2018, a bilingual, titled in and Nadigaiyar Thilagam in, was released.

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