
Acting
Savitri
Born — Died
1935-12-06 — 1981-12-26
Place of birth
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
64 titles
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…
Known for
7.5When a dancer makes a king realise the insignificance of the worldly pleasures, he decides to devote his life to the Almighty and starts reciting tales and songs of His greatness.
Thiruvarutchelvar
1967
8.0Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its expenses. Thus, he shifts to a lawyer Anand Rao's summer-house, who gives it to him free of cost. Venu has a brother who is a blacksmith and funds Venu's studies and his daughter's needs in their village. Anand Rao's wife doesn't agree to give their summer house to a bachelor, so Anand Rao insists that he is married.
Manchi Manasulu
1962
10.0Chuzhi is a Malayalam drama film, directed by Triprayar Sukumaran. The film features Savitri, Salam and Sujatha in the lead roles. Chuzhi is the first and only Malayalam film in which Savitri acted. The music composed by M. S. Baburaj was one of the film's main highlights. It was released on 7 December 1973.
Chuzhi
1973
NRWhen Prince Abdullah returns home after completing his higher education, he learns that his mother and sister have gone missing. He decides to search for them while his father falls for a dancer.
Baghdad Perazhagi
1973
NRRaja Shekaram, a respected lawyer in the village, opposes Nagaraju, a cruel landlord who is also his relative. Nagaraju tries to get his brother, Raghava, killed when he inherits the family wealth.
Vichitra Kutumbam
1968
NRRamesh accidentally gets trapped in a case of fraud when his suitcase gets swapped with another bag that contains money. Once out of prison, he sets out to prove his innocence.
Vallavanukku Vallavan
1965
Film credits
1970s · 12 titles
10.0Chuzhi is a Malayalam drama film, directed by Triprayar Sukumaran. The film features Savitri, Salam and Sujatha in the lead roles. Chuzhi is the first and only Malayalam film in which Savitri acted. The music composed by M. S. Baburaj was one of the film's main highlights. It was released on 7 December 1973.
Chuzhi
1973
NRWhen Prince Abdullah returns home after completing his higher education, he learns that his mother and sister have gone missing. He decides to search for them while his father falls for a dancer.
Baghdad Perazhagi
1973
NRUnnai Suttrum Ulagam is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film starring Jayalalithaa in the lead role. The supporting cast included AVM Rajan, Vidhubala, Pramila, Savithri, Vijayakumar. Kamal Haasan plays a cameo. The film was directed by G.Subramaniya Reddiar and produced by Shree Navaneetha Pictures.
Unnai Suttrum Ulagam
1977
Due to a familial dispute, Ramu is not allowed to marry his lady-love, Lalitha. He is then forced to marry Gouri who struggles to win him over.
Pooja
1975
6.5A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
1979
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Aadambaralu Anubandhalu
1974
7.0The story of woman betrayed by a king reappears in his next life as a ghost intent on possessing him. On the advice of a priest,the king marries a pious woman who matches her devotional prowess against the ghost’s seductions and wins
Jaganmohini
1978
8.0Raja was adopted by a criminal don (Ashok Kumar) at a very young age. After the death of the don, Raja inherits the property, and refrains from crime. However, the wealth and the power associated with it, make him arrogant. He desires Radha, the daughter of his servant, Ramu, and Raja asks his permission to marry her, Ramu accepts, but Radha refuses as she loves Kishan. Raja finds out that Radha is meeting with Kishan on the sly, and complains to Ramu, who forbids her from meeting with Kishan. Then Raja finds out a secret from Kishan's past, meets with him, hires him, and even arranges a lavish marriage for Kishan with Radha, resulting in Kishan being indebted to Raja. Raja entrusts him with more important and responsible work, which must get Kishan to travel a lot. Kishan eventually finds out the real reason for Raja's kindness. Was it that Raja wants Kishan out of the way so he can be near Radha, or is there another reason?
Amar Deep
1979
A brave woman sets out to save an entire village from the atrocities of a cruel man and even dares to kill him in order to free the villagers.
Jakkamma
1972
4.0Errakota Veerudu is a Telugu film released in 1973. Produced by T Gopalakrishna under the banner of TGK Films, MSP Sarathy directed the film. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao and Savitri are playing the lead roles in the film, which has music by Ghantasala Vijayakumar.
Errakota Veerudu
1973
10.0When orphaned Anu decides to help her childhood friend Malathi escape a forced marriage and finance Malathi's education, Anu finds herself making unexpected decisions
Vattathukkul Chathuram
1978
No synopsis available yet.
Akkarai Pachchai
1974
1960s · 33 titles
7.5When a dancer makes a king realise the insignificance of the worldly pleasures, he decides to devote his life to the Almighty and starts reciting tales and songs of His greatness.
Thiruvarutchelvar
1967
8.0Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its expenses. Thus, he shifts to a lawyer Anand Rao's summer-house, who gives it to him free of cost. Venu has a brother who is a blacksmith and funds Venu's studies and his daughter's needs in their village. Anand Rao's wife doesn't agree to give their summer house to a bachelor, so Anand Rao insists that he is married.
Manchi Manasulu
1962
NRRaja Shekaram, a respected lawyer in the village, opposes Nagaraju, a cruel landlord who is also his relative. Nagaraju tries to get his brother, Raghava, killed when he inherits the family wealth.
Vichitra Kutumbam
1968
NRRamesh accidentally gets trapped in a case of fraud when his suitcase gets swapped with another bag that contains money. Once out of prison, he sets out to prove his innocence.
Vallavanukku Vallavan
1965
Poverty-stricken Santhanam struggles to take care of his visually impaired brother. However, his life takes a turn after he comes across two women from different social backgrounds.
Aayiram Roobai
1964
8.0The life of 2 friends suguna (Savitri) and chandram (Nageshwara Rao) is potrayed as they and people around them swing between happiness and misery ( denoted as light and shadow).
Velugu Needalu
1961
Babu, an estate owner and hunter, falls for Latha and marries her. However, a plunderer named Mayavan lusts after her and decides to ruin Babu's life.
Vettaikaaran
1964
No synopsis available yet.
Annavin Aasai
1966
9.0Madhu, a wealthy and naive boy, meets Vasanthi and develops feelings for her. However, he gets depressed after knowing that Vasanthi only saw him as a brother.
Pooja Phalamu
1964
8.0A CID officer goes undercover to track down a large sum of money that was stolen by a group of soldiers during the Second World War.
Zamindar
1966
10.0Dr Anand, a respectable doctor, gives away his son to Ratna Devi, a widow. Soon, he marries a nurse and troubles between them ensue.
Maa Babu
1960
7.3Brave and loyal warrior-archer Karna joins the Kauravas to battle the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra.
Karnan
1964
7.8Gundamma is a rich widow who dotes on her daughter Saroja but mistreats her stepdaughter Lakshmi. When brothers Anji and Raja encounter this family, they decide to teach the old woman a lesson.
Gundamma Katha
1962
No synopsis available yet.
Parisu
1963
7.3This expansive Hindu epic concerns Lord Muruga, also known as Kartikeya, son of the Krittikas. The film narrates the story of his birth, marriage, and acceptance of the post of the head of the army of heaven, commander-in-chief of the gods.
Kandhan Karunai
1967
NRManase Mandiram (English: The Heart is a Temple) is a 1966 Telugu language romantic drama film, produced by Yarra Appa Rao on Sri Krishna Sai Films banner and directed by C. V. Sridhar. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the lead roles and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film was a remake of Tamil film Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962), Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as Dil Ek Mandir (1963). It was also remade in Malayalam as Hridayam Oru Kshethram (1976), and in Kannada as Kumkuma Rakshe (1977).
Manase Mandiram
1966
7.7Dr. Murali Krishna loves Anuradha, but he loses his scholarship after a misunderstanding with her. Krishna becomes engaged to Lakshmi before going to London. An uninterested Lakshmi asks Anuradha to write letters to Krishna on her behalf, intensifying Anuradha's feelings. Then Krishna has an accident and everything changes.
Aradhana
1962
Poojaikku Vantha Malar - It is a story about two thick friends Suresh (Gemini Ganesan) and Ravi (Muthuraman) who studied in same college and works in a same company. This story potrays about the relationship of two best friends and then how their relationships breaks because of small misunderstanding. Ravi gets appointed as an engineer in a company where suresh works in a junior level. After being best friends here they face each other as a boss and employee. Classic Movie starring Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, Muthuraman, Manimala, Manorama, Nagesh, S.Ramarao Pandari Bhai directed by Srinivasan and Music Composed by Vishwanathan - Ramamoorthy
Poojaikku Vantha Malar
1965
9.0Radha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home. Later, she comes across nine people, each representing a specific human behaviour.
Navaratri
1966
7.0Sage Narada instigates Goddesses Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvathi against each other. The trio set out to answer what is paramount in a man's life, knowledge, wealth or strength.
Saraswathi Sabatham
1966
Sujatha and Vasantha are best friends despite hailing from different financial backgrounds. Both of them end up falling in love with Shekhar, but Sujatha marries Prabhakar when she finds out that Shekhar loves Vasantha.
Chaduvukunna Ammayilu
1963
No synopsis available yet.
Nirdoshi
1967
7.5Pattabhi Ramayya, who does not have any children, dotes on his younger brother and his two sons. However, trouble starts in their happy joint family with the entry of Rangoon Raja, a relative of Pattbhi Ramayya's wife.
Kalasi Unte Kaladu Sukham
1961
8.0Dr Chakravarthi gets attached to Madhavi after his sister's death as she reminds him of his sister. However, their spouses misunderstand their relationship and mistake them to be lovers.
Doctor Chakravarthy
1964
6.7Two siblings, Rajasekharan and Radha, become orphans when they lose their mother at a young age. Things take a turn when Rajasekharan's friend Anand falls in love with Radha.
Pasamalar
1961
7.6The Hindu god Shiva gives a sacred mango fruit, brought by the sage Narada, to his elder son Vinayaka as a prize for outsmarting his younger brother Muruga in a competition. Angry with his father, Muruga leaves home for Palani. He meets Avvaiyar, one of his devotees, along the way. Despite her attempts to convince Muruga to return to Mount Kailash, he remains adamant about his decision to leave his family. His mother, the goddess Parvati, arrives there and tells the stories of four of Shiva's divine games to calm Muruga.
Thiruvilayadal
1965
6.5Seema and Uma belongs to a Thakur family which earns their bread & butter through stage & dance performances and this leaves Seema disowned by groom's father, right at the time of marriage rituals. Ashok, son of Diwan Saheb, marries Seema, then & there, to save their faces. Diwan disapproves this marriage and Ashok leaves his estate. He stays in a small rented house with Seema & Uma and starts doing odd jobs. Seema gives birth to their son, Munna. Ashok is diagnosed with an ophthalmic complicacy and need Rs.3000 for an operation which they could not manage despite many efforts. Seema writes to Diwan for money for Ashok's eye operation. Diwan agrees on a condition that Seema leaves Ashok alone.
Ganga Ki Lahren
1964
6.8After the Pandavas are forcefully exiled by their enemies, they must get together and fight back in order to reclaim their land.
Pandava Vanavasamu
1965
8.2Believing his wife to be dead, a soldier in the British-Indian army marries another woman and moves on. After few years, he finds out that his ex-wife is still alive and feels miserable.
Parthal Pasi Theerum
1962
7.0A landlord's son and a farmer's daughter fall in love and marry secretly in a temple. Since their love is not accepted by the families, they are forced to separate while their child grows up in an orphanage.
Kalathur Kannamma
1960
8.0After a fight with her father on who her future husband should be, Nalina leaves home on the first night of Navaratri. For the next nine days, she experiences nine types of human behaviour.
Navarathiri
1964
9.0Devasimha and Sujatha's wedding is cancelled due to his father demanding a hefty dowry. As a result, Devasimha decides to marry her in secret and make his father realise his mistake.
Varakatnam
1969
7.3Mooga Manasulu is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film. It is based on the concept of reincarnation.
Mooga Manasulu
1964
1950s · 14 titles
Roopavathi is a 1951 Indian Telugu film released on 1951. The film is directed by K. Prabhakara Rao.
Roopavathi
1951
8.0Balarama promises Subhadra that he'll marry his daughter to her son. But when the Pandavas lose their kingdom to the Kauravas, Balarama breaks his promise.
Mayabazar
1957
7.01959 Indian film starring Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savitri and S.V. Ranga Rao
Mangalya Balam
1959
6.5As a child, Ramudu is separated from his sister Lakshmi when he is arrested for thievery. Released from jail as an adult, Ramudu seeks to reunite with Lakshmi, but the shadow of his past threatens to destroy her future. What will Lakshmi give up to save her brother?
Donga Ramudu
1955
9.0Impressed by his bravery, a king treats his rival and his daughter as guests after a battle. The king's senior commander gets attracted to her and plans to kidnap her.
Mahadhevi
1957
It is predicted that Kaladhar can only live up to 25 years of age. When he marries Gowri, they rue their short-lived happiness. However, Gauri has immense faith that God will help her.
Soubhagyavathi
1957
8.0Ramu changes his identity to help Roopa as she gets disabled because of him.
Bhale Ramudu
1956
5.8Landlord Narayan Rao's son Devdasu and Parvathi, their poor neighbour's daughter, fall in love. But Devadas's family does not approve of the relationship.
Devadasu
1953
9.0Zamindar Bhujangarao (Gummadi) has two sons. The elder son Raghunath Rao (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) born to his first wife is a retard. After her death, he married Rajeswari (Santha Kumari) and the couple has a son Nagendra Rao / Naagu (Jaggaiah) a man of vices. Impressed by the way Padma (Savitri) a village girl faced Naagu when he threatened to take their farm lands, the Zamindar fixes Naagu’s marriage with her. But Rajeswari vetoes the alliance and suggests to perform her marriage with Raghu. After marriage, Padma learns that Raghu became a retard due to the opium-fed during his childhood to put him to sleep by the maid, Ayamma (Vijayalakshmi).
Ardhangi
1955
8.0Ganesh's father is falsely accused of a crime and murdered in prison. Years later, his mother asks him to exact revenge against the culprit.
Annaiyin Aanai
1958
8.6Thota Ramudu faces opposition when he falls in love with a princess. He then seeks the help of a sorcerer, who secretly plans to sacrifice Thota Ramudu to Goddess Pathala Bhairavi.
Pathala Bhairavi
1951
7.3Ramadasu, a perpetual debtor, wants his son Raghu to marry Manjari in order to acquire Mukunda Rao's assets. But Raghu is already married to Leela and Manjari loves Raja, Leela's brother. Raja and his friend Bhaja Govindam hatch a plan to teach everyone a lesson.
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
1959
The story about a Crafty Thief, wicked Minister Neelakalakantam out to rob the state's finances and is also after many women one of them Gowri, who is in love with thief character, takes him to a Saint to give up his thieving ways. The Plans works. However, in order to expose the Minister, he is forced to break his promise. While trying to open the palace's jewel safe contains four rare diamonds, he meets an Old - One eye beggar who is actually the king in disguise. The Villain finally get exposed, with the lovers uniting with the blessing of the King
Athisaya Thirudan
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kathavarayan
1958
Behind the camera
Bollywood 1970
Maathru Devatha
1970
It tells the story of a rich man falling in love with a tribal girl, and how the pair face challenges in life when they separate.
Chinnari Papalu
1968
No synopsis available yet.
Kuzhandai Ullam
1969
No synopsis available yet.
Kuzhandai Ullam
1969
