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 · Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B as
- 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 · Neetho as Sumathi
- 2022 · Ramarao On Duty as
- 2022 · Ante... Sundaraniki! as
- 2022 · Bytwo Love as Leela's mother
- 2021 · Dear Megha as
- 2021 · 11th Hour as Gayatri
- 2021 · Pogaru as Shiva's mother
- 2021 · Red as
- 2020 · Dia as Dr. Lakshmi aka Lucky
- 2020 · Choosi Choodangaane as Siddhu's Mom
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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
- 2010 · Orange as Jaanu's Mother
- 2009 · Fitting Master as
- Future · Amaran in the City: Chapter 1 as
- 2023 · Extra Ordinary Man as
- 2023 · Malli Pelli as Parvathi
- 2023 · Kalyanam Kamaneeyam as
- 2022 · Veetla Vishesham as
- 2021 · Ardha Shathabdham as
- 2020 · Aswathama as
- 2020 · Entha Manchivaadavuraa as Acharya's mother
- 2018 · Happy Wedding as Anand's Mother
- 2018 · Buckasura as
- 2015 · Loafer as
- 2015 · Raju Gari Gadhi as Aswin's Mother
- 2015 · Pandaga Chesko as Karthiks mother
- 2015 · Endendigu as
- 2014 · Gharshane as
- 2013 · Gouravam as
- 2011 · Home Science as
- 2011 · Dudde Doddappa as
- 2010 · Kanasembo Kudureyaneri as
- 2010 · Baava as
- 2010 · Prasthanam as Savitri
- 2010 · Anishchitha as
- 2009 · Hatrick Hodi Maga as
- 2009 · Savaari as
- 2008 · Mr. Garagasa 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
- 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 · Make Up as
- 2002 · Neela Megha Shyama as
- 2001 · The Dusk as
- 2001 · Huccha 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