Pavitra Lokesh
Acting
Born: October 15, 1979 (age 47) · Mysore, Karnataka, India
Highest Rated
Biography
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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Movies (90)
Dhamaka
Yashoda
Solo
2011
Ante... Sundaraniki!
2022
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
Neelamma
Dia
Dr. Lakshmi aka Lucky
Bete
2011
Son of Satyamurthy
Sharada
Temper
Lakshmi's mother
Race Gurram
Lucky and Ram's mother
Evaru
2019
Jai Lava Kusa
2017
Choosi Choodangaane
Siddhu's Mom
DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham
Devaki Chakravarthy
Red
2021
Mr. Majnu
2019
Raja the Great
Gayatri
The Dusk
2001
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A
Priya's Mother
Masti
2007
Gowramma
2005
Yavade Subramanyam
2015
Pataas
2015
Bytwo Love
Leela's mother
Janumada Jodi
Mani
Pogaru
Shiva's mother
Make Up
2002
Extra Ordinary Man
2023
Anishchitha
2010
Ramarao On Duty
2022
Saakshyam
2018
Orange
Jaanu's Mother
Tej... I Love You
Tej's Aunt
Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla
2007
Sammohanam
Vijay's Mother
The Great Indian Suicide
Bellary Padma
Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju
Parvathi, Ram's mother
Katamarayudu
2017
Aakash
2005
M.C.A
Warangal Siva's Mother
Chitralahari
Swetcha's mother
Kurukshetra
Subhadra
Pandaga Chesko
Karthiks mother
Raju Gari Gadhi
Aswin's Mother
Dear Megha
2021
Paisa Vasool
Sarika's Mother
Agni Sakshi
1998
Ree Swalpa Bartheera
2003
Loafer
2015
Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki
2014
Ardha Shathabdham
2021
Pantham
Durgadevi Surana, Vikranth's Mother
Jagath Kiladi
1998
Endendigu
2015
Raja Narasimha
2003
Ulta Palta
1997
Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenundali
2022
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B
2023
Yajamana
Swathi
Hatrick Hodi Maga
2009
Veetla Vishesham
2022
Malli Pelli
Parvathi
Entha Manchivaadavuraa
Acharya's mother
Naayi Neralu
Venkatalakshmi
Dongodu
Bhadram's wife
Huccha
2001
Aswathama
2020
Monda
2004
Prasthanam
Savitri
Hendithghelthini
1998
Baava
2010
Habba
1999
Neela Megha Shyama
2002
Happy Wedding
Anand's Mother
Nammoora Mandara Hoove
1997
Fear
Mother
Buckasura
2018
Jai Simha
Vasantha (Thota Rami Reddy's wife)
Swaathi Mutthu
2003
Excuse Me
2003
Savaari
2009
Mr. Garagasa
2008
Vijaya Simha
2003
Gharshane
2014
Kalyanam Kamaneeyam
2023
Rakshasa
2005
Malla
2004
Neetho
Sumathi
Namma Preethiya Ramu
2003
Bangarada Kalasha
1995
Gouravam
2013
