Joining the list of film personalities contributing for Chennai floods is veteran actress B Sarojadevi. The ace actress of 1960s and 70s and contributed a sum of Rs.5 lakh towards the cause and handed over the cheque for the same to Naidgar Sangam president Nasser.
She was accompanied by actor SIvakumar and actress Kutty Padmini.
At the age of 14, Saroja Devi got her big break in the Kannada film Mahakavi Kalidasa (1955). In Telugu cinema, she made her debut with Panduranga Mahatyam (1959), and starred in a number of successful films until the late 1970s. Nadodi Mannan (1958) made her one of the top actresses in Tamil cinema. She also starred in Hindi films until the mid-1960s, starting with Paigham (1959).
Saroja Devi received the Padma Sri, the fourth-highest civilian honour, in 1969 and Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award, in 1992.
