Acting
Pavitra Lokesh
Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam cinema · 96 credits
Born
15 October 1979 (age 47)
Birthplace
Mysore, Karnataka, India
Also known as Pavithra Lokesh · Pavitra Naresh · Pavithra Naresh
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.
Known for
Filmography
Fear
as Mother
Malli Pelli
as Parvathi
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A
as Priya's Mother
The Great Indian Suicide
as Bellary Padma
Bytwo Love
as Leela's mother
Dhamaka
as Yashoda
Neetho
as Sumathi
Red
Actor
Pogaru
as Shiva's mother
Choosi Choodangaane
as Siddhu's Mom
Dia
as Dr. Lakshmi aka Lucky
Entha Manchivaadavuraa
as Acharya's mother
Chitralahari
as Swetcha's mother
Kurukshetra
as Subhadra
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
as Neelamma
Sammohanam
as Vijay's Mother
Tej... I Love You
as Tej's Aunt
Pantham
as Durgadevi Surana, Vikranth's Mother
Happy Wedding
as Anand's Mother
Jai Simha
as Vasantha (Thota Rami Reddy's wife)
Paisa Vasool
as Sarika's Mother
Raja the Great
as Gayatri
M.C.A
as Warangal Siva's Mother
DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham
as Devaki Chakravarthy
Pandaga Chesko
as Karthiks mother
Raju Gari Gadhi
as Aswin's Mother
Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju
as Parvathi, Ram's mother
Son of Satyamurthy
as Sharada
Temper
as Lakshmi's mother
Race Gurram
as Lucky and Ram's mother
Solo
Actor
Prasthanam
as Savitri
Orange
as Jaanu's Mother
Naayi Neralu
as Venkatalakshmi
Dongodu
as Bhadram's wife
Yajamana
as Swathi
