Veteran South actress B Saroja Devi dies at 87

The Indian cinema lost another legendary South actress, B Saroja Devi who passed away today at 9 am at her residence in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. The 87 year old veteran actress bid farewell. For the unversed, Saroja Devi was once a prominent figure in the South cinema. Her illustrious career spanned over 200 films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi languages.

Who was Saroja Devi?

Saroja Devi was an actress who has achieved success in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. Saroja Devi’s acting was so realistic that she was given the title ‘Abhinaya Saraswati’. The legendary actress was the one who was called ‘Saraswati’ in her acting. In Tamil cinema, she was given the name ‘Kannadathu Paingili’, which means ‘Kannada parrot’. Not only that, B Saroja Devi, who starred in many super hit films in Sandalwood, is also the ‘first female superstar of Kannada cinema’.

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