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.
Photos (7)
Movies (90)
Solo
2011
Dhamaka
Yashoda
Ante... Sundaraniki!
2022
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
Neelamma
Dia
Dr. Lakshmi aka Lucky
Son of Satyamurthy
Sharada
Bete
2011
Temper
Lakshmi's mother
Race Gurram
Lucky and Ram's mother
Evaru
2019
Gowramma
2005
Red
2021
Raja the Great
Gayatri
Pogaru
Shiva's mother
Choosi Choodangaane
Siddhu's Mom
M.C.A
Warangal Siva's Mother
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A
Priya's Mother
DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham
Devaki Chakravarthy
Make Up
2002
Jai Lava Kusa
2017
Sammohanam
Vijay's Mother
Pataas
2015
Masti
2007
Saakshyam
2018
Bytwo Love
Leela's mother
The Dusk
2001
Yavade Subramanyam
2015
Mr. Majnu
2019
Extra Ordinary Man
2023
Orange
Jaanu's Mother
Chitralahari
Swetcha's mother
Ramarao On Duty
2022
Janumada Jodi
Mani
Anishchitha
2010
Malli Pelli
Parvathi
The Great Indian Suicide
Bellary Padma
Dear Megha
2021
Tej... I Love You
Tej's Aunt
Neela Megha Shyama
2002
Pandaga Chesko
Karthiks mother
Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju
Parvathi, Ram's mother
Katamarayudu
2017
Kurukshetra
Subhadra
Aswathama
2020
Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki
2014
Raju Gari Gadhi
Aswin's Mother
Paisa Vasool
Sarika's Mother
Aakash
2005
Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla
2007
Endendigu
2015
Ulta Palta
1997
Pantham
Durgadevi Surana, Vikranth's Mother
Happy Wedding
Anand's Mother
Yajamana
Swathi
Veetla Vishesham
2022
Ardha Shathabdham
2021
Loafer
2015
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B
2023
Raja Narasimha
2003
Jagath Kiladi
1998
Ree Swalpa Bartheera
2003
Agni Sakshi
1998
Entha Manchivaadavuraa
Acharya's mother
Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenundali
2022
Hatrick Hodi Maga
2009
Huccha
2001
Dongodu
Bhadram's wife
Habba
1999
Baava
2010
Naayi Neralu
Venkatalakshmi
Prasthanam
Savitri
Nammoora Mandara Hoove
1997
Fear
Mother
Jai Simha
Vasantha (Thota Rami Reddy's wife)
Buckasura
2018
Vijaya Simha
2003
Savaari
2009
Hendithghelthini
1998
Rakshasa
2005
Mr. Garagasa
2008
Monda
2004
Swaathi Mutthu
2003
Excuse Me
2003
Gharshane
2014
Kalyanam Kamaneeyam
2023
Malla
2004
Namma Preethiya Ramu
2003
Bangarada Kalasha
1995
Neetho
Sumathi
Gouravam
2013
