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SAVITIRI
Highest honorable title: Nadigayar Thilakam
Many of her movies ran for over 200 days and won several awards.
Born: 6th December 1937 in Vijayawada
Learnt Bharatanatyam as a child.
First movie: Samsaram (Telugu) First Tamil movie: Kalyanam Panni Paar
Left handed. Wore gold anklets all the time.
Husband: Gemini Ganesh after Manampol Mangalyam. Children: Vijayachamundeswari & Satish.
Built a high school in Andhra Pradesh.
Lost all her property after the failure of 'Praptham'. Was in a coma for 1.5 years in Annangar before she died on 27 December 1981.
Savitiri has been my all time favorite star. I met her in 1960. In her last days, when she was in a coma, I had visited her several times.