Nammina Bantu (1960)

Cast: ANR, Savitri, SVR, Gummadi
Dialogues: Sunkara Satyanarayana
Lyrics: Kosaraju
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao, Venu
Producer: Yarlagadda Venkanna Chowdary
Director: Adurti Subba Rao
Banner: Sri Sambhu Movies
Release Date: 7 Jan 1960

Mangalya Balam (1959)

Cast: ANR, SVR, Savitri, Relangi, Rajasulochana, Ragini, Baby Saroja
Story: Ashapurna Devi (Bengali novel 'Agni Pareeksha')
Lyrics: Kosaraju, Sri Sri
Music: Venu
Cinematography: Selvaraj
Producer: Dukkipati Madhusudana Rao
Director: Adurti Subba Rao
Banner: Annapurna Pictures
Release Date: 7 Jan 1959
Notes: This film made in Tamil simultaneously as 'Manjal Mahimai'. This film became super hit in both versions.

Todi Kodallu (1957)

Cast: ANR, Savitri, Kannamba, SVR, Suryakantham, Relangi, Jaggaiah, Master Kundu
Story: Sarath Chandra
Dialogues: Athreya
Lyrics: Athreya, Sri Sri, Kosaraju, Tapi Dharma Rao
Music: Venu
Cinematography: Selvaraj
Art: N. Krishna Rao
Producer: Dukkupati Madhusudana Rao
Director: Adurti Subba Rao
Banner: Annapurna Pictures
Release Date: 7 Jan 1957
Notes: This film was made based on Sarath Chandra's short novel 'Nishkriti'. P. Susheela sung for Savitri first time in this film. 100 days functions were celebrated at Tenali and Vijayawada with KV Reddy as chief guest. This film made in Tamil simultaneously as 'Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi' and run 25 weeks.

Charanadasi (1956)

Cast: NTR, ANR, SVR, Savitri, Anjali Devi, Relangi
Lyricist: Samudrala Raghavacharya
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Director: Tatineni Prakasa Rao
Banner: Lalitha Films
Release Date: 20 Dec, 1956

Bhale Ramudu (1956)

Cast: ANR, Savitri, Relangi, Girija, CSR Anjaneyulu, Gemini Ganeshan, Jandhyala Gowrinatha Sastry, EV Saroja
Dialogues: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Director: Vedantam Raghavaiah
Banner: Narasu Studios
Release Date: 6 April 1956

Donga Ramudu (1955)

Cast: ANR (Ramudu), Savitri (Sita), Jamuna (Lakshmi), Jaggaiah (Dr. Mohan), R. Nageswara Rao, Relangi (Bhadraiah), Suryakantham, Maddali Krishnamurthy, Allu Ramalingaiah, Kanchi Narasimha Rao
Story: D. Madhusudana Rao
Dialogues: DV Narasa Raju
Lyrics: Samudrala Jr.
Music: Pendyala Nageswara Rao, Master Venu
Cinematography: Adi M. Irani
Producer: D. Madhusudana Rao
Director: KV Reddy
Banner: Annapurna Pictures
Release Date: 1 Oct 1955

Vadina (1955)

Cast: Savitri, ANR, Relangi, Pandaribai, B.R. Panthulu, Addala Narayana Rao
Producer: AV Meiyappan
Director: M.V. Raman
Banner: AVM Productions
Release Date: 9 Aug 1955

Santhanam (1955)

Cast: ANR, Savitri, SVR, Relangi, Sri Ranjani, Mikkilineni, L. Vijayalakshmi, R. Nageswara Rao, Ramana Reddy, Chalam, Chadalawada, Hemalatha, Allu Ramalingaiah, Amarnath
Dialogues: Pinisetti Sri Ramamurthy
Music: Susarla Dakshina Murthy
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Leela, Jikki, Jamuna Rani, Ghantasala
Cinematographer: MA Rehman
Director: C.V. Ranganatha Dasu
Banner: Sadhana Productions
Release Date: 5 Aug, 1955

Ardhangi (1955)

Cast: Savitri (Padma), ANR (Raghu), Jaggaiah (Nagu), Gummadi (Zamindar), Santha Kumari, Surabhi Balasaraswathi, Chadalawada, BSR, Dr. Kamaraju, Dr. Siva Ramakrishnaiah, Doraswamy, Gangarathnam, Nagabhushanam
Director: P. Pullaiah
Banner: Ragini Films
Release Date: 26 Jan, 1955
Note: This film was made based on the famous Bengali novel 'Swayamsiddha'.

Missamma (1955)

Cast: NTR (Rao), ANR (Raju), Savitri (Mary), Jamuna (Sita), Relangi (Devaiah), SVR (Jamindar), Rushyendramani, Ramana Reddy (David), Allu Ramalingaiah
Dialogues: Chakrapani
Lyrics: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: S. Rajeswara Rao
Singers: AM Raja, P. Leela, P. Susheela
Cinematography: Marcus Bartley
Audiography: Krishnan

Art: Gokhale and Kaladhar
Producers: Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani
Director: LV Prasad
Banner: Vijaya Productions
Release Date: 12 Jan, 1955

Parivartana (1954)

Cast: NTR, ANR, Chadalawada Kutumba Rao, Ramana Reddy, Doraswamy, Savitri, Balasaraswathi, Jr. Nageswara Rao, Mikkilineni, Perumallu, Ramakoti, Allu Ramalingaiah
Story: Pinisetti Srirama Murthy
Dialogues: Sunkara Satyanarayana
Lyrics: Anisetti
Music: Mohandas and Chalapathi Rao
Director: Tatineni Prakasha Rao
Banner: Janatha Pictures
Release Date: 1 Sept, 1954
Notes: This film was made based on the stage play 'Anna Chellelu', written by Pinisetti.

Devadasu (1953)

Cast: ANR, Savitri, SVR, Lalitha, CSR Anjaneyulu, Doraswamy, Aarani Satyanarayana, Peketi Sivaram, R. Nageswara Rao, Chandra Kumari, Sitaram, Kanchi Narasimha Rao
Story: Saratchandra Chatterjee
Dialogues and Lyrics: Samudrala Raghavacharya
Music: CR Subbaraman
Director: Vedantam Raghavaiah
Banner: Vinoda Pictures
Release Date: 26 June, 1953
Notes: Initially Janaki selected for the role Parvathi. Then After Savitri replaced her. Savitri got this offer when she was on 'Priyuralu' sets. She read the novel 'Devadasu' six times before go to sets. 'Devadasu' shoot was completed in April 1953. Noted film personalities were attended the preview and they appreciated the performance of Savitri so much. This film told the talent of Savitri. It got the name as epic.
Devadasu was one of the most memorable films for Telugu people. The songs in this film are popular even today. 'Jagame Maayaa', 'Palleku Podam .. Paarunu Choodaam', 'Kudi Edamaithe' are the few unforgettable song of Devadasu.Major credit goes to Ghantasala, the singer and CR Subbaraman, the music director.

Bratuku Teruvu (1953)

Cast: ANR, Savitri, SVR, Relangi, Suryakantam
Lyrics: Samudrala Jr.
Director: P.S. Ramakrishna Rao
Banner: Bhaskar Productions
Release Date: 6 Feb, 1953

2nd Heroine

Santhi (1952)
Cast: ANR, Peketi Sivaram, Chandra Kumari, Ramachandra Kasyapa, Savitri, C. Hemalatha, Govindarajula Subba Rao, Aarani Satyanarayana
Story: Kovvali Lakshmi Narasimha Rao
Songs: Samudrala
Music: Subbaraman
Producer: D.L. Narayana
Director: Vedantam Raghavaiah
Banner: Vinoda Pictures
Release Date: 15 Feb 1952
Notes: The second half of 1951, Savitri booked for the films Pelletooru, Aadarsham, Priyuralu, Santhi and Sankranthi. She did a second heroine in 'Santhi', while Chandra Kumari was main heroine. Actually D.L. Narayana, the producer, planned to make 'Devadasu' initially wih Janaki as heroine. They even recorded the songs. But sudden death of Subbaraman, the music director, D.L. started 'Santhi', instead of 'Devadasu'. In mean time, Janaki was so busy with other films. On other hand, Savitri was impressed with her looks and performance in 'Santhi'. So D.L. and Vendantam decided to take Savitri as heroine in 'Devadasu'.

Savitri first film 'Samsaram'

Samsaram (1950)
Cast: Pushpavalli (Kamala), Lakshmirajyam (Manju), Savitri, ANR (Venu), NTR (Raghu), Relangi (Seetharam), Surabhi Balasaraswathi (Kamakshi), Bezawada Kanthamma, Sundara Rao (Dr. Damodaram), Suryakantham, Rangaswamy, Doraswamy
Cinematography: Rehman, B. Subba Rao
Producer: Ranganath Das
Director: L.V. Prasad
Banner: Sadhana Films
Release Date: 29 Dec, 1950
Notes: Donepudi Krishna Murthy, well wisher of Savitri's family, recommended Savitri to Ranganath Das, the producer of 'Samsaram'. L.V. Prasad given her the female lead role, Kamala.
Savitri didn't forget the day 17 May, 1950 in her whole life. That day she acted infront of the camera, first time with make-up for 'Samsaram'. She feared to act with ANR, who was the favourite actor of younger generation of that time. She took many takes for many scenes in their combination. So the director and producer decided to replace her by Pushpavalli. Anyway Savitri did a small role as one of Pushpavalli's friends in the film. We can see her in 'Takkutamaaram bandi, tankeela bandi' song. And she said a dialogue 'nuvvu achcham hero Nageswara Rao laa unnave'.

Blast from the past - Navaratri (1966)

'Navaratri' (1966) combined the story telling skills of filmmaker Tatineni Rama Rao and the performances of all-time greats Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri. Even today when you talk of Kamal Hassan’s 'Dasavatharam', in which he played ten roles, you cannot but recall 'Navaratri'. None who knows Telugu cinema can forget the great actor playing nine very different roles in the film. Every character essayed a rasa (emotion) and the navarasas were embellished to the optimum in ANR's portrayals. The thespian’s imaginative approach to his roles was remarkable. Even now he’s an inspiration to aspiring actors. But where did he find his inspiration?
Remembered for: At a time when playing even three roles in a film was a wonder, you saw an actor handling nine with élan! And each was so different from the other that you almost forgot it was the same man playing all the parts.

The Producer

Everyone felt that time (1965) 'Sumangali' was Savitri's last film with ANR, becasue she gained over weight. But after that film, Savitri done another film 'Navaratri' with him, hence it was not a romantic film, but a performance oriented film. So that she accepted it. And also she was the co-producer of it. For the first time she produce this film under the banner of Vijaya Chamundeswari Combines. And she sung a song in it.

The Highest Paid Actress

Savitri took more remuneration after ANR for the film 'Aradhana'. Another hero of the film, Jaggaiah got less remuneration than her. Savitri was taking one lakh rupees as remuneration for Tamil films from the movie 'Pasamalar'. At that time she was the highest paid actress in both Telugu and Tamil.