Veteran South Indian actress B. Saroja Devi passed away on Monday at the age of 87. She died at her residence in Malleswaram, Bengaluru, due to age-related health issues.
Affectionately known as Kannadathu Paingili (Kannada’s parrot) in Tamil cinema, she was cherished across the South Indian film industry. Khusbu Sundar shared an emotional post on social media and recalled her rapport with ‘Amma’.
Khushbu Sundar wrote, “An era gold golden cinema comes to an end. #SarojaDevi amma was the greatest of all times . No other female actor in south has ever enjoyed the name and fame as her. Such a lovable adorable soul she was. Had a great rapport with her. My trip to Bengaluru was incomplete without meeting her. And whenever in chennai, she would call. Will miss her immensely. Rest in peace Amma. Om Shanti.” Take a look at the post here:
More about Saroja Devi
The actor, who got her first break when she was 17 years old in Kannada film Mahakavi Kalidasa (1955), is also known as the first female superstar of Kannada cinema. The actor went on to win a National Award for her performance in her debut film.
Her Tamil film with another legendary actor and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M G Ramachandran, Nadodi Mannan (1958) made her one of the top actresses of Tamil cinema. Although she married in 1967, Saroja Devi continued to be in demand, especially in the Tamil film industry. She was also called ‘Abhinaya Saraswathi’.