Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday paid his respects to legendary actress B Saroja Devi, who passed away at the age of 87 and announced that her final rites will be performed with full state honours. In a statement to the media, Siddaramaiah remembered meeting the actress several times in the past and spoke…
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah pays tribute to actor B Saroja Devi, who passed away on Monday (July 14, 2025) at her residence in Bengaluru. Legendary film actor B Saroja Devi was laid to rest in her native village of Dashavara in Channapatna Taluk in Ramanagara district with full state honours on Tuesday (July 15, 2025). The…
B Saroja Devi, who debuted in 1955, acted in over 200 movies across film industries. | Photo Credit: GOPINATHAN K B. Saroja Devi, known for her legendary work in regional cinema, passed away at the age of 87 on Monday (July 14, 2025). The veteran actor, who breathed her last in Bengaluru, was reported to have…
B. Saroja Devi in the 1977 Kannada film ‘Bhagyavantharu’, B Saroja Devi, who passed away at 87 on Monday (July 14, 2025), is a great example of a self-made star. Debuting in Kannada with Mahakavi Kalidasa (1955), she broke the glass ceiling to become a pan-India phenomenon and came to be hailed as the first female superstar of Kannada cinema….
B Saroja Devi and Akkineni Nageswara Rao in ‘Chitapata chinukulu paduthu vunte’ song from the Telugu film ‘Aathma Balam’ | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives There was a sense of finesse and timeless aesthetic to B Saroja Devi’s on-screen persona that made her endearing to moviegoers. She was loved for the depth with which she…
