for the second time for the year 2009 2001 - NTR National Award from Andhra Pradesh Government for the year 2001 1993 - Tamil Nadu Government's MGR Award 1988 - Karnataka Government's Rajyothsava award 1980 - Abhinandana-Kanchana Mala award by Karnataka State 1969 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for Kula Vilakku 1965 - Abhinya Saraswathy honor by Karnataka Other awards 2009 - Natya Kaladhar Award— Tamil cinema, by Bharat Kalachar Chennai 2007 - NTR award for remarkable achievement by Karnataka Telugu Academy 2007-Rotary Sivaji Award by the Charitable Trust and Rotary Club of Chennai 2006 Honorary Doctorate from Bangalore University 2006 Vijay Award for Contribution to Tamil Cinema 2003 Dinakaran award for All-round Achievement 1997 Lifetime achievement awards by Cinema Express in Chennai 1994 Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South B. Saroja Devi National Award In 2010, Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan instituted Padma Bhushan B. Saroja Devi National Award, a lifetime achievement award to honour artists in the field of performing arts, annually. The recipients of the award including K. J. Yesudas, Vyjayantimala, Anjali Devi, Ambareesh, Jayanthi and others. Filmography References External links Indian film actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Actresses from Bangalore 1938 births Living people Actresses in Hindi cinema Kannada people Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Recipients of the Kalaimamani Award 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses