B. Saroja Devi

Acting

B. Saroja Devi

Born July 1, 1938 · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Died July 14, 2025 · aged 87

B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress, who has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi movies. One of the most successful female leads in the history of Indian cinema, she acted in around 200 films over six decades.

Known For

Panakkara KudumbamPanakkara Kudumbam · 1964
Panakkara Kudumbam
4.01964
MovieDrama
Despite being his daughter, Rani is not allowed to acknowledge Muthiah as her father. She works in his office and falls in love with a co-worker, but Muthiah opposes their relationship.
Thangamalai RagasiyamThangamalai Ragasiyam · 1957
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
7.01957
MovieDrama
Adithan, the emperor of Azhagapuri, marries Kumutha, who is the maid of Princess Nandini. Enraged by the same, the princess vows to destroy Kumutha's life and capture the kingdom.
Katha SangamaKatha Sangama · 1976
Katha Sangama
8.01976
MovieDrama
An anthology of short stories centred on a poor university teacher's dilemma, an old woman's life story and a man who is about to marry a woman who is visually impaired.
Iruvar UllamIruvar Ullam · 1963
Iruvar Ullam
10.01963
MovieDrama
The story revolves around Selvam, an easygoing youngster who befriends many girls without the intention of marrying any of them.
Parthal Pasi TheerumParthal Pasi Theerum · 1962
Parthal Pasi Theerum
8.21962
MovieDrama
Believing his wife to be dead, a soldier in the British-Indian army marries another woman and moves on. After few years, he finds out that his ex-wife is still alive and feels miserable.
Nadodi MannanNadodi Mannan · 1958
Nadodi Mannan
6.31958
MovieDramaAction
Amidst a troubled kingdom that currently has no ruler, a revolutionary finds himself to be a lookalike of a prince who was to be crowned king. He takes his place but can he outsmart the real culprit?
BhookailasaBhookailasa · 1958
Bhookailasa
8.51958
MovieDrama
Ravana, the king of Lanka gets tricked by various people in the process of attaining ' Athmalinga ' from Shiva.
VidivelliVidivelli · 1960
Vidivelli
1960
Movie
Chandru (Sivaji Ganesan) has a sister (Rajam) who is married to a handsome Ravi (Balaji). But her in-laws insist on a diamond necklace, without which she cannot join her husband. So, Chandru steals a diamond necklace with a locket and then his sister joins her husband. He and his mother (Shanthakumari) move to Madras where he finds a job in a company owned by a wealthy man (Ranga Rao). He falls in love with his daughter (Saroja Devi). One day, the necklace falls down and the locket opens, revealing a photograph of a young man. The husband and the others at home want to know who the person is. She says she has never seen him. But suspecting the worst, she is sent back to her parental home.

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BabruvahanaBabruvahana · 1977
Babruvahana
7.61977
MovieWarDrama
Babhruvahana, like Arjuna at the beginning of the Kurukshetra war, faces a moral dilemma. Can he risk harming his parents? While Chitarangada alerts Arjuna to shoot an arrow at their son and take advantage of Babhruvahana’s momentary lapse due to a sense of devotion towards them (as Arjuna did with Karna), Uluci, the Naga princess and yet another abandoned wife of Arjuna’s, reminds Babhruvahana of the teaching of the Kurukshetra battle that in the battlefield there is no space for feelings even towards parents. What Babhruvahana must do is to establish his mother’s good name and thereby his own character. This film captures this conflict spectacularly. The eerie parallels with the moral dilemmas of the great Mahabharata battle aside, here all the familial relationships (in particular, strong mothers and dutiful sons) become exaggerated and demand our attention.

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