

When Shobha was giving her first state award- winning performance in front of the camera, she was just three years old. That fateful day, the dream girl of millions decided to call it a day owing to marital discord and depression, just days after she received the best actress award for her riveting performance in the Tamil film 'Pasi' (Hunger). At a time glamour and melodrama ruled the roost, Mahalakshmi Menon aka Shobha successfully used her “girl next door” image for box office success and stardom. South Indian film industry and millions of fans woke up to the tragic news of actress Shobha's suicide on May 1, 1980. The final clinical death was on December 26, 1981.The month of May reminds us of a great loss.

Lots of individuals were allowed to visit and even take pictures. Even in those days there must've been privacy if a person, especially a celebrity, was in state of coma or acute ill-health. But Savitri had already died the night she went into coma. The Savitri biopic Mahanati has won over audiences and critics everywhere, but it has earned the displeasure of late actor Gemini Ganesan’s daughter, Dr Kamala Selvaraj, who is upset with the. Jamuna had received many awards and nominations for her work in films. She acted in number of films in all South Indian languages. Jamuna is a marvelous actress, director and a politician. Savithri made such an impression on the minds of film-makers, that this actress who dominated the 50s and 60s was still appearing in films (posthumously) in the mid-80s! She received numerous awards over the course of her illustrious career.

She died on Decemin Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. She was an actress and director, known for Narthanasala (1963), Deepavali (1960) and Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952). Savitri was born on Decemin Chirravuru, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
