Veteran South actress B Saroja Devi dies at 87
Saroja Devi was an actress who has achieved success in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. Saroja Devi's acting was so realistic that she was given the title 'Abhinaya Saraswati'. The legendary actress was the one who was called 'Saraswati' in her acting. In Tamil cinema, she was given the name 'Kannadathu Paingili', which means 'Kannada parrot'. Not only that, B Saroja Devi, who starred in many super hit films in Sandalwood, is also the 'first female superstar of Kannada cinema'.
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