Saroja Devi
Profile
- Alias
- B. Saroja Devi
- Age
- 88 years
- Birth Place
- Karnataka, India
- Occupation
- Actor
- Languages
- Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
- Height
- 5' 8"
- Eye Color
- Black
- Hair Color
- Black
- Spouse
- Sri Harsha
- Parents
- Bhairappa, Rudramma
- Children
- Shivanayaka
Summary
B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress. She has acted in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies. She is referred to as "Abinaya Saraswathi" by Kannada film industry and as "Kannadathu Paingili" (meaning Kannada's Parrot) by Tamil Film Industry. She has acted in nearly 200 films in a period of more than three decades. Saroja Devi is one of the most successful female film stars in the history of Indian cinema and she was at her peak as the main female lead in films in the period 1958-85. Saroja Devi received Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award in India in 2002 and in 1969, she was honoured with the Padma Sri, the fourth-highest civilian honour, by the Government of India.
Biography
Saroja Devi was born in Karnataka on 7 January 1938 to Bhairappa and Rudramma. Her father worked for the police department. Saroja Devi was their fourth daughter. Her father asked her to learn dance and encouraged her to venture into films when film offers started coming to her. A young Saroja Devi was often chaperoned to studios by him. He frequently tied her salangais, and often massaged her swollen feet after her dancing stints. 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 Mahakavi Kalidasa in 1955.
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Filmography
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