India, July 14 -- Veteran actress B Saroja Devi, known as the first female superstar in Kannada cinema, passed away in Bengaluru on July 14, 2025, at the age of 87. The award-winning actress was reportedly suffering from age-related illnesses. Several film personalities have conveyed their condolences on social media.

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Saroja Devi, who had acted in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu films, was one of the formidable names from the South during the 1950s and 1960s. She has even acted in Hindi. The veteran actress breathed her last in Bengaluru on Monday morning, the media reports have said.

The actress who made her debut with the Kannada film Mahakavi Kalidasa in 1955...