Mahanati (2018)

Biography of Savitri, an actress from South India movie industry, who ruled the industry for two decades during 50s and 60s.

Director:

Nag Ashwin

Writers:

Nag Ashwin (screenplay), Sai Madhav Burra (dialogue)

Stars:

Keerthy Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Top Rated Indian Movies #39 | 10 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keerthy Suresh	...	Savitri
Dulquer Salmaan	...	Gemini Ganesan
Samantha Ruth Prabhu	...	Madhuravani (as Samantha Akkineni)
Vijay Deverakonda	...	Vijay Anthony
Rajendra Prasad	...	K.V. Chowdary (as Dr. Rajendra Prasad)
Bhanupriya	...	Durgamba (as Bhanu Priya)
Divyavani	...	Subadrama
Mohan Babu	...	S.V. Ranga Rao
Prakash Raj	...	Chakrapani
Srinivas Avasarala	...	L.V. Prasad
Irfan Ahmed Syed	...	Prithivirajkapoor (as Irfan)
Naga Chaitanya Akkineni	...	ANR (as Naga Chaitanya)
Manobala	...	Pulliah
Malavika Nair	...	Alimelu
Shalini Pandey	...	Susheela

Storyline

Mahanati depicts the personal and professional life of first Indian female superstar, Savitri. After actress Savitri is admitted in a hospital in Bangalore and she goes into coma, a young investigative journalist, Madhuravani, seizes the opportunity to write an article on her life. The young Savitri meets Gemini Ganesan, who works in casting department, after her failed attempts to get a role in cinema. They both start a career in acting and eventually rise to stardom. Savitri falls in love with him despite the fact that he is married. Their marriage results in a rift with her family but Savitri never gives up on her love. Her dreams are shattered when she learns that Gemini Ganesan is a womanizer and has been continuing his illicit relationships even after their marriage. The rest of the story is about how she stood up against all odds and the result of her wrong choices in life.

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Plot Keywords:

actress | biopic | south india | film industry | tragedy | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Savithri was a Race Car enthusiast and at one point had the highest collection of vintage cars in Chennai.

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Goofs

When Savithri was approached by Chakrapani for convincing her to accept role in Mayabazar, she was shown hearing the song "aduthu paduthu pani chestunte" in radio. That song was from the film Thodikodallu which was signed and filmed much later to Mayabazar, though released two months earlier.

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Connections

Spoofed in Tamizh Padam 2.0 (2018)

User Reviews

Must watch movie

Great biography and fantastic narration. It's like 5 hrs after the movie n I can still carry the feel. Credit goes to all the Cast n crew. Everyone performed their best.

Must n Worth Watch film. #SavithriLivesForever #Mahanati

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Telugu Tamil

Release Date:

8 May 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Great Actress

Box Office

Budget:

$3,650,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$279,078

Company Credits

Production Co:

Swapna Cinema, Vyjayanthi Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

177 min

Color:

Color Black and White (some sequences) Black and White (film in film sequences)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1