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Pavitra Lokesh
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Pavitra Lokesh (born October 15, 1979) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Kannada and Telugu cinema, along with appearances in Tamil films. The daughter of veteran Kannada actor Mysore Lokesh, she made her acting debut in the Kannada film Bangarada Kalasha (1995).
Throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, she appeared in Kannada films including Janumada Jodi (1996), Ulta Palta (1997), Yajamana (2000), Huccha (2001), Swaathi Mutthu (2003), and Naayi Neralu (2006), winning the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for the latter. She entered Telugu cinema with Dongodu (2003) and later appeared in the political drama Prasthanam (2010).
From the 2010s onward, Lokesh worked frequently…
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Pavitra Lokesh (born October 15, 1979) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Kannada and Telugu cinema, along with appearances in Tamil films. The daughter of veteran Kannada actor Mysore Lokesh, she made her acting debut in the Kannada film Bangarada Kalasha (1995). Throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, she appeared in Kannada films including Janumada Jodi (1996), Ulta Palta (1997), Yajamana (2000), Huccha (2001), Swaathi Mutthu (2003), and Naayi Neralu (2006), winning the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for the latter. She entered Telugu cinema with Dongodu (2003) and later appeared in the political drama Prasthanam (2010). From the 2010s onward, Lokesh worked frequently as a character actress across South Indian cinema. Her Telugu film credits include Race Gurram (2014), Pataas (2015), Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju (2015), S/O Satyamurthy (2015), DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham (2017), Sammohanam (2018), Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019), Ante... Sundaraniki! (2022), and Dhamaka (2022). In Kannada cinema, her credits during this period include Dia (2020), Pogaru (2021), and the two-part drama Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A (2023) and Side B (2023). In 2023, she starred in the Telugu-Kannada bilingual feature Malli Pelli.
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BODY OF WORK
Pavitra Lokesh's Filmography
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Fear
as Mother
Extra Ordinary Man
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B
The Great Indian Suicide
as Bellary Padma
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A
as Priya's Mother
Malli Pelli
as Parvathi
Kalyanam Kamaneeyam
Dhamaka
as Yashoda
Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenundali
Neetho
as Sumathi
Ramarao On Duty
Veetla Vishesham
Ante... Sundaraniki!
Bytwo Love
as Leela's mother
Dear Megha
Ardha Shathabdham
Pogaru
as Shiva's mother
Red
Dia
as Dr. Lakshmi aka Lucky
Choosi Choodangaane
as Siddhu's Mom
Aswathama
Entha Manchivaadavuraa
as Acharya's mother
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
as Neelamma
Evaru
Kurukshetra
as Subhadra
Chitralahari
as Swetcha's mother
Mr. Majnu
Happy Wedding
as Anand's Mother
Saakshyam
Tej... I Love You
as Tej's Aunt
Pantham
as Durgadevi Surana, Vikranth's Mother
Sammohanam
as Vijay's Mother
Buckasura
Jai Simha
as Vasantha (Thota Rami Reddy's wife)
M.C.A
as Warangal Siva's Mother
Raja the Great
as Gayatri
Jai Lava Kusa
Paisa Vasool
as Sarika's Mother
DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham
as Devaki Chakravarthy
Katamarayudu
Loafer
Raju Gari Gadhi
as Aswin's Mother
Pandaga Chesko
as Karthiks mother
Endendigu
Son of Satyamurthy
as Sharada
Yavade Subramanyam
Temper
as Lakshmi's mother
Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju
as Parvathi, Ram's mother
Pataas
Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki
Race Gurram
as Lucky and Ram's mother
Gharshane
Gouravam
Bete
Solo
No Poster
Home Science
No Poster
Dudde Doddappa
No Poster
Kanasembo Kudureyaneri
Orange
as Jaanu's Mother
Baava
Prasthanam
as Savitri
Anishchitha
Hatrick Hodi Maga
Savaari
Mr. Garagasa
No Poster
Satya In Love
Masti
Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla
Naayi Neralu
as Venkatalakshmi
Gowramma
Aakash
Rakshasa
Monda
Malla
Swaathi Mutthu
Vijaya Simha
Excuse Me
Namma Preethiya Ramu
Ree Swalpa Bartheera
Dongodu
as Bhadram's wife
Raja Narasimha
Make Up
Neela Megha Shyama
The Dusk
Huccha
Yajamana
as Swathi
Habba
Hendithghelthini
Agni Sakshi
Jagath Kiladi
Ulta Palta
Nammoora Mandara Hoove
Janumada Jodi
as Mani
Bangarada Kalasha
