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