Pavitra Lokesh
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · The Great Indian Suicide as Bellary Padma
- 2023 · Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A as Priya's Mother
- 2022 · Dhamaka as Yashoda
- 2022 · Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenundali as
- 2022 · Ramarao On Duty as
- 2022 · Ante... Sundaraniki! as
- 2022 · Bytwo Love as Leela's mother
- 2021 · Dear Megha as
- 2021 · Ardha Shathabdham as
- 2021 · 11th Hour as Gayatri
- 2021 · Pogaru as Shiva's mother
- 2021 · Red as
- 2020 · Dia as Dr. Lakshmi aka Lucky
- 2020 · Aswathama as
- 2019 · Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy as Neelamma
- 2019 · Evaru as
- 2019 · Kurukshetra as Subhadra
- 2019 · Mr. Majnu as
- 2018 · Saakshyam as
- 2018 · Tej... I Love You as Tej's Aunt
- 2018 · Sammohanam as Vijay's Mother
- 2017 · Raja the Great as Gayatri
- 2017 · Jai Lava Kusa as
- 2017 · Paisa Vasool as Sarika's Mother
- 2017 · DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham as Devaki Chakravarthy
- 2015 · Raju Gari Gadhi as Aswin's Mother
- 2015 · Pandaga Chesko as Karthiks mother
- 2015 · Son of Satyamurthy as Sharada
- 2015 · Temper as Lakshmi's mother
- 2015 · Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju as Parvathi, Ram's mother
- 2015 · Pataas as
- 2014 · Race Gurram as Lucky and Ram's mother
- 2011 · Bete as
- 2011 · Solo as
- 2011 · Dudde Doddappa as
- 2010 · Orange as Jaanu's Mother
- 2010 · Anishchitha as
- 2009 · Fitting Master as
- 2008 · Satya In Love as
- 2007 · Masti as
- 2006 · Naayi Neralu as Venkatalakshmi
- 2005 · Gowramma as
- 2002 · Make Up as
- 2001 · The Dusk as
- 2001 · Huccha as
- 1998 · Jagath Kiladi as
- 1997 · Ulta Palta as
- 1996 · Janumada Jodi as Mani
- Future · Amaran in the City: Chapter 1 as
- 2024 · Fear as Mother
- 2023 · Extra Ordinary Man as
- 2023 · Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B as
- 2023 · Malli Pelli as Parvathi
- 2023 · Kalyanam Kamaneeyam as
- 2022 · Neetho as Sumathi
- 2022 · Veetla Vishesham as
- 2020 · Choosi Choodangaane as Siddhu's Mom
- 2020 · Entha Manchivaadavuraa as Acharya's mother
- 2019 · Chitralahari as Swetcha's mother
- 2018 · Happy Wedding as Anand's Mother
- 2018 · Pantham as Durgadevi Surana, Vikranth's Mother
- 2018 · Buckasura as
- 2018 · Jai Simha as Vasantha (Thota Rami Reddy's wife)
- 2017 · M.C.A as Warangal Siva's Mother
- 2017 · Katamarayudu as
- 2015 · Loafer as
- 2015 · Endendigu as
- 2015 · Yavade Subramanyam as
- 2014 · Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki as
- 2014 · Gharshane as
- 2013 · Gouravam as
- 2011 · Home Science as
- 2010 · Kanasembo Kudureyaneri as
- 2010 · Baava as
- 2010 · Prasthanam as Savitri
- 2009 · Hatrick Hodi Maga as
- 2009 · Savaari as
- 2008 · Mr. Garagasa as
- 2007 · Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla as
- 2005 · Aakash as
- 2005 · Rakshasa as
- 2004 · Monda as
- 2004 · Malla as
- 2003 · Swaathi Mutthu as
- 2003 · Vijaya Simha as
- 2003 · Excuse Me as
- 2003 · Namma Preethiya Ramu as
- 2003 · Ree Swalpa Bartheera as
- 2003 · Dongodu as Bhadram's wife
- 2003 · Raja Narasimha as
- 2002 · Neela Megha Shyama as
- 2000 · Yajamana as Swathi
- 1999 · Habba as
- 1998 · Hendithghelthini as
- 1998 · Agni Sakshi as
- 1997 · Nammoora Mandara Hoove as
- 1995 · Bangarada Kalasha as