B Saroja Devi

Veteran Actress B Saroja Devi Passes Away at 87, South Indian Cinema Mourns a Legend

Veteran South Indian cinema actress B Saroja Devi died at her residence in Bengaluru on Monday. She was 87 years old and was suffering from age-related ailments for some time. The news of her demise has plunged the film industry and her fans into deep mourning. B Saroja Devi was fondly called “Kannadatu Paingili” (Parrot of Kannada) in Tamil cinema and “Abhinaya Saraswati” in Kannada. Her acting, grace, and charisma made her a precious heritage of South India and Indian cinema. In 1955, at just 17, she started her acting career with the Kannada film 'Mahakavi Kalidas'. | Click Here...