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.

Cast

Amaran in the City: Chapter 1

Malli Pelli

(Parvathi)

Aswathama

Monda

Mr. Garagasa

Jai Lava Kusa

Prasthanam

(Savitri)

Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A

(Priya's Mother)

Bytwo Love

(Leela's mother)

Veetla Vishesham

Nammoora Mandara Hoove

The Great Indian Suicide

(Bellary Padma)

Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki

Jagath Kiladi

Swaathi Mutthu

Malla

Habba

Anishchitha

Naayi Neralu

(Venkatalakshmi)

Ree Swalpa Bartheera

Home Science

Ante... Sundaraniki!

Ulta Palta

Satya In Love

Extra Ordinary Man

Dhamaka

(Yashoda)

Hatrick Hodi Maga

Solo

Dongodu

(Bhadram's wife)

Neetho

(Sumathi)

Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B

Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenundali

Endendigu

Pandaga Chesko

(Karthiks mother)

Kalyanam Kamaneeyam

Janumada Jodi

(Mani)

Yavade Subramanyam

The Dusk

Katamarayudu

Pataas

Loafer

Paisa Vasool

(Sarika's Mother)

Raja the Great

(Gayatri)

Raju Gari Gadhi

(Aswin's Mother)

Gouravam

M.C.A

(Warangal Siva's Mother)

Saakshyam

Gharshane

Sammohanam

(Vijay's Mother)

Tej... I Love You

(Tej's Aunt)

Pantham

(Durgadevi Surana, Vikranth's Mother)

Happy Wedding

(Anand's Mother)

Orange

(Jaanu's Mother)

Mr. Majnu

Chitralahari

(Swetcha's mother)

Evaru

Kurukshetra

(Subhadra)

Jai Simha

(Vasantha (Thota Rami Reddy's wife))

Choosi Choodangaane

(Siddhu's Mom)

Dia

(Dr. Lakshmi aka Lucky)

Entha Manchivaadavuraa

(Acharya's mother)

Excuse Me

Aakash

Yajamana

(Swathi)

Savaari

Kanasembo Kudureyaneri

Red

Pogaru

(Shiva's mother)

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

(Neelamma)

Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju

(Parvathi, Ram's mother)

Ramarao On Duty

Ardha Shathabdham

Dear Megha

Huccha

Buckasura

Fear

(Mother)

Rakshasa

Namma Preethiya Ramu

Gowramma

Vijaya Simha

Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla

Make Up

Raja Narasimha

Bangarada Kalasha

Hendithghelthini

Agni Sakshi

DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham

(Devaki Chakravarthy)

Son of Satyamurthy

(Sharada)

Race Gurram

(Lucky and Ram's mother)

Bete

Baava

Temper

(Lakshmi's mother)

Neela Megha Shyama

Masti

Dudde Doddappa

Fitting Master

11th Hour

(Gayatri)