Savitri grows up to become an accomplished dancer and earns a profit for Chowdary by acting in plays with her friend Susheela. In Vijayawada, 1942, a widowed Subadrama and her daughter Savitri are taken in by Subadrama's sister, Durgamba, and her husband, KV Chowdary, much to the latter's chagrin. She sneaks into Savitri's house and overhears her aunt talk about her childhood. Madhuravani recovers a letter written by Savitri, in which she wishes to take her son to someone called "Shankarayya." Though she is later relieved from writing the memoir by her editor, Madhuravani continues her research curiously. Madhuravani, a stuttering journalist, and Vijay Anthony, a photographer, are appointed to write an article about her situation. The incident receives media attention but Savitri's initial life and whereabouts remain unknown to the public. She is hospitalised, spending a year in a coma. In Bangalore, 1980, a popular yesteryear actress Savitri is found unconscious by her son. Mahanati was screened at the International Film Festival of India, the Shanghai International Film Festival, and the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Keerthy received several nominations for her performance with wins including the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu.
The film won four Filmfare Awards South, three South Indian International Movie Awards, and ten Zee Cine Awards Telugu. The film won three awards at the 66th National Film Awards 2019, namely, Best Feature Film in Telugu, Best Actress for Keerthy and Best Costume Design. Made on a budget of ₹25 crore, Mahanati grossed ₹83 crore worldwide and became the highest-grossing South Indian film that starred a woman as its primary character. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for the performance of Keerthy as Savitri, and Ashwin's screenplay and direction. Mahanati is released theatrically on while its dubbed versions in Tamil and Malayalam are released on, with the former titled Nadigaiyar Thilagam ( transl. The film features the score and soundtrack composed by Mickey J. Dani Sanchez-Lopez performed the cinematography while Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao edited the film. Its principal photography began in May 2017 and ended in March 2018 with filming taking place in Hyderabad, Palakollu, Bangalore, Chennai, Mysore, and Delhi. The plot follows Savitri's life, depicting her turbulent rise to prominence, marriage with Ganesan, and subsequent fall from grace, which is viewed from the perspective of a journalist and a photographer, played by Akkineni and Deverakonda respectively.Īshwin began working on the biopic of Savitri following the release of his directorial debut Yevade Subramanyam (2015). Naga Chaitanya and Mohan Babu, among others, play guest appearances.
The film also stars Samantha Akkineni and Vijay Deverakonda, along with Rajendra Prasad, Prakash Raj, and Bhanupriya who appear in supporting roles. The film features Keerthy Suresh as Savitri while Dulquer Salmaan (in his Telugu debut) plays Savitri's husband Gemini Ganesan. It is written and directed by Nag Ashwin, and produced by Priyanka Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema. The great actress) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language biographical drama film based on the life of Indian actress Savitri.
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