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.
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)