B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress. She is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award and has acted in Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu movies.
She made her film debut in Honappa Bhagavathar's Kannada film Mahakavi Kalidasa (1955).
Saroja Devi was born in Karnataka in 1938 to Bhairappa and Rudramma. Bhairappa worked for the police department.
Saroja Devi was first spotted by B.R. Krishnamurthy singing at a function at the age of 13. Initially, she declined his offer to act in movies. She debuted with the Kannada film Sri Rama Puja in 1955-56, which went on to win the National Award.
Saroja Devi was married to Sri Harsha, an engineer by profession, on 1 March 1967.
She has acted in more than 170 films in Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Telugu languages. Her kannada film Kittuura Rani Chennama won the national award. She is also known in Tamil filmdom as (Kannadathu Paingkili, meaning Kannada's Parrot).
Her debut movie in Telugu was Panduranga Mahathmyam (1957) in which she acted opposite N.T. Rama Rao. Another leading Telugu actress Krishna Kumari dubbed her voice in this movie for Saroja devi. In the later years, without any external source of dubbing, Saroja Devi acted in all the Telugu films. She won accolades from critics for her action in the movies Athmabalam , Pelli kanuka, Seetharama Kalyanam, Daagudumoothalu etc. She mesmerized audience of all sections with her lively action, eye-catching looks and sweet articulation.
B. Saroja Devi was Chairperson of the Karnataka Film Development Corporation. She was also the chairperson of Kantheerava Studios, Bangalore.
Saroja Devi has organized many donation camps in the name of her late husband Sri Harsha, daughter Bhuvaneshwari and her mother and has organized Charitable Trusts, Rehabilitation centers and health programs.
She made her film debut in Honappa Bhagavathar's Kannada film Mahakavi Kalidasa (1955).
Saroja Devi was born in Karnataka in 1938 to Bhairappa and Rudramma. Bhairappa worked for the police department.
Saroja Devi was first spotted by B.R. Krishnamurthy singing at a function at the age of 13. Initially, she declined his offer to act in movies. She debuted with the Kannada film Sri Rama Puja in 1955-56, which went on to win the National Award.
Saroja Devi was married to Sri Harsha, an engineer by profession, on 1 March 1967.
She has acted in more than 170 films in Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Telugu languages. Her kannada film Kittuura Rani Chennama won the national award. She is also known in Tamil filmdom as (Kannadathu Paingkili, meaning Kannada's Parrot).
Her debut movie in Telugu was Panduranga Mahathmyam (1957) in which she acted opposite N.T. Rama Rao. Another leading Telugu actress Krishna Kumari dubbed her voice in this movie for Saroja devi. In the later years, without any external source of dubbing, Saroja Devi acted in all the Telugu films. She won accolades from critics for her action in the movies Athmabalam , Pelli kanuka, Seetharama Kalyanam, Daagudumoothalu etc. She mesmerized audience of all sections with her lively action, eye-catching looks and sweet articulation.
B. Saroja Devi was Chairperson of the Karnataka Film Development Corporation. She was also the chairperson of Kantheerava Studios, Bangalore.
Saroja Devi has organized many donation camps in the name of her late husband Sri Harsha, daughter Bhuvaneshwari and her mother and has organized Charitable Trusts, Rehabilitation centers and health programs.
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