Pavitra Lokesh
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
11th Hour
Gayatri
2021
Film
Solo
2011
Film
Dhamaka
Yashoda
2022
Film
Ante... Sundaraniki!
2022
Film
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
Neelamma
2019
Film
Gowramma
2005
Film
Masti
2007
Film
Raja the Great
Gayatri
2017
Film
Pogaru
Shiva's mother
2021
Film
Dia
Dr. Lakshmi aka Lucky
2020
Film
Saakshyam
2018
Film
Mr. Majnu
2019
Film
Race Gurram
Lucky and Ram's mother
2014
Dudde Doddappa
2011
Film
Ramarao On Duty
2022
Film
Extra Ordinary Man
2023
Film
Temper
Lakshmi's mother
2015
Film
Bytwo Love
Leela's mother
2022
Film
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A
Priya's Mother
2023
Film
Yavade Subramanyam
2015
Film
Pataas
2015
Film
Evaru
2019
Film
Chitralahari
Swetcha's mother
2019
Film
Make Up
2002
Film
Malli Pelli
Parvathi
2023
Kanasembo Kudureyaneri
2010
Film
Jai Lava Kusa
2017
Film
Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju
Parvathi, Ram's mother
2015
Film
Ulta Palta
1997
Film
Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki
2014
Film
Son of Satyamurthy
Sharada
2015
Film
Bete
2011
Satya In Love
2008
Film
Red
2021
Film
Dear Megha
2021
Film
Tej... I Love You
Tej's Aunt
2018
Film
Paisa Vasool
Sarika's Mother
2017
Film
M.C.A
Warangal Siva's Mother
2017
Film
Orange
Jaanu's Mother
2010
Film
Janumada Jodi
Mani
1996
Film
Anishchitha
2010
Film
Katamarayudu
2017
Film
Pandaga Chesko
Karthiks mother
2015
Film
Dongodu
Bhadram's wife
2003
Film
DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham
Devaki Chakravarthy
2017
Film
Aakash
2005
Film
Raju Gari Gadhi
Aswin's Mother
2015
Film
Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenundali
2022
Film
Sammohanam
Vijay's Mother
2018
Film
Huccha
2001
Film
Buckasura
2018
Film
The Great Indian Suicide
Bellary Padma
2023
Film
Kurukshetra
Subhadra
2019
Film
Amaran in the City: Chapter 1
Film
The Dusk
2001
Film
Endendigu
2015
Film
Aswathama
2020
Film
Veetla Vishesham
2022
Film
Naayi Neralu
Venkatalakshmi
2006
Film
Fear
Mother
2024
Film
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B
2023
Film
Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla
2007
Film
Savaari
2009
Film
Jai Simha
Vasantha (Thota Rami Reddy's wife)
2018
Film
Pantham
Durgadevi Surana, Vikranth's Mother
2018
Film
Jagath Kiladi
1998
Fitting Master
2009
Film
Namma Preethiya Ramu
2003
Film
Gharshane
2014
Film
Loafer
2015
Film
Yajamana
Swathi
2000
Film
Choosi Choodangaane
Siddhu's Mom
2020
Film
Hendithghelthini
1998
Film
Kalyanam Kamaneeyam
2023
Film
Habba
1999
Film
Entha Manchivaadavuraa
Acharya's mother
2020
Film
Baava
2010
Film
Ardha Shathabdham
2021
Film
Raja Narasimha
2003
Film
Nammoora Mandara Hoove
1997
Film
Neela Megha Shyama
2002
Film
Prasthanam
Savitri
2010
Film
Neetho
Sumathi
2022
Film
Happy Wedding
Anand's Mother
2018
Film
Ree Swalpa Bartheera
2003
Home Science
2011
Film
Bangarada Kalasha
1995
Film
Mr. Garagasa
2008
Film
Rakshasa
2005
Film
Excuse Me
2003
Film
Vijaya Simha
2003
Film
Malla
2004
Film
Hatrick Hodi Maga
2009
Film
Agni Sakshi
1998
Film
Swaathi Mutthu
2003
Film
Monda
2004
Film
Gouravam
2013