Savitri acted in dance dramas as a child, including some work with a theatre company run by Jaggayya. Ganesan later acknowledged that he had two daughters with Pushpavalli while married to Savitri, with whom he had a daughter and a son. Her marriage became public when she signed a photograph as Savitri Ganesh. The marriage led to a permanent rift with her uncle because Ganesan was already married, had four daughters, and was involved in an affair with Pushpavalli. Savitri married Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan in 1952, having first met him in 1948. On one specific day a man came to their home and asked Savitri to play a role for his cinema. It was then that she met Ramaswamy Ganesan, also known as Gemini Ganesan, who took pictures of Savitri and instructed the duo that they come after two months.ĭefeated, Savitri went back to her village and continued playing dramas. Not giving up, they tried once again, in another cinema, where she managed to get a role, but could not stand it as she hesitated in reciting dialogues because she was in awe when talking to the hero. She, along with her Uncle, went to the Vijaya Vauhini studio in Chennai to enroll Savitri as a character in a movie, though they refused to do so. She participated in many dramas, in one where she was rewarded with a garland by the famous actor Prithviraj Kapoor. She was named for the expression of her eyes during dramas. Her uncle, Kommareddy Venkataramaiah Chowdary, enrolled her in classes when she began to show a talent for dance. Her father died when she was six months old, after which her mother took Savitri and an older sibling, Maruti, to live with an aunt and uncle. Her father was Nissankara Guravayya and her mother was Nissankara Subhadramma. Nissankara Savitri was born on 6 December 1935 in a Telugu-speaking family in Chirravuru, Guntur district of present-day Andhra Pradesh. The 2018 biographical film Mahanati based on the life of Savitri won the 'Equality in Cinema Award' at the 2018 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.

Savitri received 'A Moon Among Stars' honor at the 30th International Film Festival of India, 'Woman in Cinema' section in 1999. Savitri was also noted for her kindness, charity and generosity towards the poor. She also starred in works such as Missamma (1955), Ardhangi (1955), Thodi Kodallu (1957), Mangalya Balam (1959), Aradhana (1962), Gundamma Katha (1962), Doctor Chakravarty (1964), Sumangali (1965), and Devata (1965). She has starred in successful ventures such as Devadasu (1953) which received special mentions at India International Film Festival, Donga Ramudu (1955), Mayabazar (1957), and Nartanasala (1963), featured at the Afro-Asian film festival in Jakarta. Savitri's first significant role was in the 1952 Telugu film Pelli Chesi Choodu. The great actress) and Nadigaiyar Thilagam ( transl. She is known by the epithets Mahanati ( transl. She was one of the highest-paid and most popular Indian actresses of the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s. She starred in more than 250 films over three decades. She had also worked in Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films. Savitri Ganesan (born Nissankara Savitri 6 December 1935 – 26 December 1981) was an Indian actress, playback singer, dancer, director, and producer known for her works primarily in Telugu and Tamil cinema.

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