The Karnataka government funded a documentary on the life and works of veteran multilingual actress Dr.B. Saroja Devi, who ruled the roost for more than three decades but is now leading a quiet life here.

The recipient of the Padma Bhushan award was a heartthrob of millions, particularly in Karnataka and neighboring Tamil Nadu, and lit up the screen as a vivacious personality in over 300 films in five languages – Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi.

Veteran director K.S.L. Swamee is directing the documentary and actress B.V.Radha’s grand daughter baby Hitaishini is playing the young age role of Dr.Sarojadevi.. Well-known cinematographer Manjunath wields the camera and Pandit Pravin Godkindi scores music for the documentary.

“The focus of the documentary will be on her contribution to Kannada cinema, but the film will also deal with her career as ‘a multilingual actor’,” said Swamee.

The shooting started a few days ago in the St. Theresa Primary School at Chamarajpet, the actress’ alma mater. She was also felicitated by the students for her achievements in life.

Manjunath is handling the camera and editing is done by Jagadish. The famous flute player Pravin Godkindi is scoring the music for this prestigious documentary on actress Dr.B.Sarojadevi.

Dr.B.Saroja Devi served as chairperson of the Karnataka State Film Industry Development Corporation.

Saroja Devi was born and brought up in Bangalore and moved there after taking a break from films. She was married to Sri Harsha, an engineer working with Bharat Electronics Limited. After Harsha’s death, the actress is leading a quiet life and has been a role model for many leading heroines.

Dr.B. Saroja Devi is incredibly respected by leading personalities of the Kannada film industry and continues to be a guiding force to the Kannada film artists association.

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