B Saroja Devi, who debuted in 1955, acted in over 200 motion pictures throughout movie industries. | Photo Credit: GOPINATHAN Okay
Hailed as the primary famous person of Kannada cinema, Saroja Devi debuted with the 1955 film Mahakavi Kalidasa. In Tamil, she starred alongside the nice actors of yesteryears — significantly the 2 high heroes, M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Sivaji Ganesan — and dominated the sphere for many years.
Though Saroja Devi largely navigated between Tamil and Kannada cinema, she made her presence felt significantly in Telugu cinema. She performed the titular character within the 1966 movie Shakuntala, was solid as Mandodari in Sri Seetha Rama Kalyanam (1961) and Subhadra in Sri Krishnarjuna Yuddham (1963).
Police safety at South Indian actor B. Saroja Devi home at Malleshwaram in Bengaluru on July 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN
The information of her demise solid a spell of gloom, drawing reactions from members of the movie fraternity and followers. CM Siddaramaiah introduced that her last rites could be performed with full State honours. Here is an inventory of tales concerning the actor’s stellar profession and reactions from the world of Indian cinema.
Published – July 15, 2025 01:37 pm IST
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