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That was in early 60s when actress Savitri was very busy. Once she said in an interview that she used to earn as big as Rs 5000 per day by acting simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil films in break schedules. It seems that was the highest pay ever received by a heroine of those days. That’s bigger than the pay checks received by NTR and ANR as well it seems. So, that’s Rs 1.5 lakh per month in early 60s. Just imagine how big it was. Rs 1.5 lakh per month is still considered to be a big salary even in this 2007.
She bought ample gold and a bungalow worth Rs 5 lakhs in those days itself. But afterwards, when she was fallen sick, she was forced to sell out everything for her maintenance and doctor bills.
The richest actress ended her life as a poor lady.
