Savitri
Actor, Producer
December 6, 1935 — December 26, 1981 (46 years)
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).
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).
Known For
Filmography
| 1985 | Andarikante Monagadu · as Cast |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | Ravichandra · as Ravi's Mother |
| 1979 | Gorintaku · as Ramu's Mother |
| 1979 | Punadhirallu · as Sarpanch's Wife |
| 1979 | Alavuddinum Athbutha Vilakkum · as Alavuddin's Mother |
| 1979 | |
| 1978 | Thayige Takka Maga · as Vishalakshi |
| 1978 | |
| 1975 | Bharatamlo Oka Ammayi · as Cast |
| 1975 | Pooja · as Sitamma |
| 1974 | Jeevitha Rangamu · as Cast |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Baghdad Perazhagi · as Queen Khadija |
| 1970 | Kodalu Diddina Kapuram · as Cast |
| 1970 | Maro Prapancham · as Sarada |
| 1968 | Varakatnam · as Subhadra |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Kandan Karunai · as Goddess Parvati |
| 1966 | Saraswathi Sabatham · as Saraswathi |
| 1966 | Monagallaku Monagadu · as Cast |
| 1965 | Thiruvilayadal · as Goddess Parvathi In Different Disguises |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | Pandava Vanavasam · as Draupathi |
| 1964 | Navarathri · as Nalina |
| 1964 | Dr. Chakravarthy · as Madhavi |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Karnan · as Bhanumathi |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Apne Huye Paraye · as Cast |
| 1964 | Pooja phalam · as Cast |
| 1964 | Velugu Needalu · as Suguna |
| 1963 | Karpagam · as Amudha |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | Narthanasala · as Draupadi / Sairandhri |
| 1963 | Chaduvukunna Ammayilu · as Sujatha |
| 1963 | Ghar Basake Dekho · as Geeta - Sunder's Wife |
| 1962 | Aathma Bandhuvu · as Lakshmi |
| 1962 | Raktha Sambandham · as Cast |
| 1962 | Gundamma Katha · as Lakshmi |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Manchi Manasulu · as Shanti |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | Pasamalar · as Radha |
| 1961 | Paava Mannippu · as Thangam |
| 1961 | Kappalottiya Thamizhan · as Kannamma |
| 1960 | Kalathur Kannamma · as Kannamma |
| 1960 | Sri Venkateswara Mahathyam · as Goddess Padmavathi |
| 1960 | Deepavali · as Satyabhama |
| 1959 | Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu · as Manjari Devi |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Bhale Ammayilu · as Cast |
| 1957 | Mayabazar · as Sasirekha |
| 1957 | Todi Kodallu · as Susheela |
| 1956 | Amaradeepam · as Aruna |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Kanyasulkam · as Madhuravani |
| 1955 | Missiamma · as Mary And Then Mahalakshmi |
| 1955 | Missamma · as Mary / Mahalakshmi |
| 1953 | Devadasu · as Parvati |
| 1951 | Pathala Bhairavi · as Dancer In "ranante Rane Ranu" Song |
| 1952 | Pelli Chesi Choodu · as Savitri |