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Savitri

1936 - 1981

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Nissankara Savitri (also known as Savitri Ganesan; 6 December 1934 – 26 December 1981) was an Indian actress and filmmaker who predominantly worked in Telugu and Tamil films. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actresses in the history of Indian cinema, she was popularly known by the epithets Mahanati (transl. The great actress) in Telugu, and Nadigaiyar Thilagam (transl. The pride of all actresses) in Tamil. Savitri was among the highest-paid in South Indian cinema during the 1950s and 1960s and is often considered the "Queen of Telugu cinema". In a career spanning three decades, Savitri appeared in more than 250 films. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Savitri is the 1,832nd most popular actor (up from 1,842nd in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from India (down from 303rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Savitri ranks 1,832 out of 13,578. Before her are Lil Dagover, Dan Hedaya, Aleksandër Moisiu, Soon-Tek Oh, Heinz Rühmann, and Mercedes McCambridge. After her are Wolf Albach-Retty, Earl Boen, Zbigniew Cybulski, Bob Hastings, Vijay, and Will Ferrell.

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Among people born in 1936, Savitri ranks 175. Before her are Hans van den Broek, Dacia Maraini, Jacques Mesrine, Ken Mattingly, Frank Serpico, and Frankétienne. After her are Eliahu Inbal, Juliette Mayniel, Hermeto Pascoal, Solomon Burke, Šaban Bajramović, and Jozef Vengloš. Among people deceased in 1981, Savitri ranks 80. Before her are Bernard Lee, Albert Cohen, Ferruccio Parri, Natalia Pavlovna Paley, Carl Ludwig Siegel, and Jean Eustache. After her are Jerzy Neyman, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, Yakov Pavlov, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, and Nisargadatta Maharaj.

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In India

Among people born in India, Savitri ranks 321 out of 1,861. Before her are Phoolan Devi (1963), Homi J. Bhabha (1909), Bahadur Shah I (1643), Zakir Naik (1965), Thiruvalluvar (350), and Bhāskara I (600). After her are Sundar Pichai (1972), Vijay (1974), Nizamuddin Auliya (1238), Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), and Vikram (1966).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Savitri ranks 31. Before her are Lara Dutta (1978), Suniel Shetty (1961), John Abraham (1972), Prabhas (1979), Amrish Puri (1932), and Jaya Bachchan (1948). After her are Vijay (1974), Vikram (1966), Vidya Balan (1979), Malaika Arora (1973), Mala Sinha (1936), and Nargis (1929).

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