Pavitra Lokesh
- Acting
- October 15, 1979 · Mysore, Karnataka, India
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Fear · Mother
- Extra Ordinary Man
- Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B
- The Great Indian Suicide · Bellary Padma
- Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A · Priya's Mother
- Malli Pelli · Parvathi
- Kalyanam Kamaneeyam
- Dhamaka · Yashoda
- Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenundali
- Neetho · Sumathi
- Ramarao On Duty
- Veetla Vishesham
- Ante... Sundaraniki!
- Bytwo Love · Leela's mother
- Dear Megha
- Ardha Shathabdham
- 11th Hour · Gayatri
- Pogaru · Shiva's mother
- Red
- Dia · Dr. Lakshmi aka Lucky
- Aswathama
- Choosi Choodangaane · Siddhu's Mom
- Entha Manchivaadavuraa · Acharya's mother
- Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy · Neelamma
- Evaru
- Kurukshetra · Subhadra
- Chitralahari · Swetcha's mother
- Mr. Majnu
- Happy Wedding · Anand's Mother
- Saakshyam
- Tej... I Love You · Tej's Aunt
- Pantham · Durgadevi Surana, Vikranth's Mother
- Sammohanam · Vijay's Mother
- Buckasura
- Jai Simha · Vasantha (Thota Rami Reddy's wife)
- M.C.A · Warangal Siva's Mother
- Raja the Great · Gayatri
- Jai Lava Kusa
- Paisa Vasool · Sarika's Mother
- DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham · Devaki Chakravarthy
- Katamarayudu
- Loafer
- Raju Gari Gadhi · Aswin's Mother
- Pandaga Chesko · Karthiks mother
- Endendigu
- Son of Satyamurthy · Sharada
- Yavade Subramanyam
- Temper · Lakshmi's mother
- Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju · Parvathi, Ram's mother
- Pataas
- Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki
- Race Gurram · Lucky and Ram's mother
- Gharshane
- Gouravam
- Bete
- Solo
- Home Science
- Dudde Doddappa
- Kanasembo Kudureyaneri
- Orange · Jaanu's Mother
- Baava
- Prasthanam · Savitri
- Anishchitha
- Hatrick Hodi Maga
- Savaari
- Mr. Garagasa
- Satya In Love
- Masti
- Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla
- Naayi Neralu · Venkatalakshmi
- Gowramma
- Aakash
- Rakshasa
- Monda
- Malla
- Swaathi Mutthu
- Vijaya Simha
- Excuse Me
- Namma Preethiya Ramu
- Ree Swalpa Bartheera