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 · 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
- 2022 · Dhamaka as Yashoda
- 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
- 2019 · Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy as Neelamma
- 2019 · Evaru as
- 2019 · Chitralahari as Swetcha's mother
- 2019 · Mr. Majnu as
- 2018 · Saakshyam as
- 2018 · Pantham as Durgadevi Surana, Vikranth's Mother
- 2018 · Sammohanam as Vijay's Mother
- 2018 · Buckasura as
- 2017 · M.C.A as Warangal Siva's Mother
- 2017 · Raja the Great as Gayatri
- 2017 · Jai Lava Kusa as
- 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 · 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 · Orange as Jaanu's Mother
- 2008 · Satya In Love as
- 2007 · Masti as
- 2005 · Gowramma as
- 2003 · Dongodu as Bhadram's wife
- 2002 · Make Up as
- 2001 · The Dusk as
- 2001 · Huccha as
- 1996 · Janumada Jodi as Mani
- Future · Amaran in the City: Chapter 1 as
- 2024 · Fear as Mother
- 2023 · Malli Pelli as Parvathi
- 2023 · Kalyanam Kamaneeyam as
- 2022 · Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenundali as
- 2022 · Neetho as Sumathi
- 2022 · Veetla Vishesham as
- 2021 · Ardha Shathabdham as
- 2020 · Aswathama as
- 2020 · Choosi Choodangaane as Siddhu's Mom
- 2020 · Entha Manchivaadavuraa as Acharya's mother
- 2019 · Kurukshetra as Subhadra
- 2018 · Happy Wedding as Anand's Mother
- 2018 · Tej... I Love You as Tej's Aunt
- 2018 · Jai Simha as Vasantha (Thota Rami Reddy's wife)
- 2017 · Paisa Vasool as Sarika's Mother
- 2015 · Loafer as
- 2015 · Endendigu as
- 2014 · Gharshane as
- 2013 · Gouravam as
- 2011 · Home Science 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
- 2007 · Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla as
- 2006 · Naayi Neralu as Venkatalakshmi
- 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 · Raja Narasimha as
- 2002 · Neela Megha Shyama 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
- 1995 · Bangarada Kalasha as