The
bilingual
biopic
based
on
yesteryear
actress,
Savitri,
is
all
set
to
hit
screens
in
less
than
10
days.
Being
titled
as
Mahanati
in
Telugu
and
Nadigaiyar
Thilagam
in
Tamil,
the
star-studded
movie
has
raised
the
expectation
bar
with
its
series
of
posters
and
an
impressive
teaser.
The
teaser
has
clocked
over
5
Million
Views
with
over
81k
Likes.
Chief
Guests
Of
The
Evening
Of
late,
Telugu
industry
is
witnessing
a
healthy
atmosphere
with
stars
and
actors
taking
part
in
the
celebration
and
function
of
fellow
actor's
movies.
Mahanati
audio
launch
too,
had
few
special
chief
guests
and
the
event
was
braced
by
King
Nagarjuna,
Young
Tiger
Jr.
NTR
&
Natural
Star
Nani.
Savitri's
Family
The
actress's
son
and
daughter
were
invited
for
the
event
and
the
duo
was
seemingly
joyful
about
the
proceedings.
Savitri's
daughter
invited
her
entire
family
on
to
the
dais
and
introduced
them
to
the
gathering.
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
would
definitely
be
a
happy
person
as
he
is
connected
with
Mahanati
for
more
than
a
reason.
His
son,
Naga
Chaitanya
has
played
his
father,
ANR
on
screen.
The
list
gets
extended
with
his
daughter-in-law,
Akkineni
Samantha
too,
being
part
of
the
movie.
Tagging
NTR,
ANR
and
Savitri
as
the
eternal
legends
of
Telugu
Cinema,
Nag
asserted
that
an
epic
like
Maya
Bazaar
would
never
have
been
possible
without
these
legends.
Nagarjuna
wished
the
entire
cast
and
crew
the
best
and
wished
for
a
great
success.
Nani
Having
already
collaborated
with
the
director
for
the
latter's
debut
flick,
Yevade
Subramanyam,
Nani
was
not
just
one
of
the
chief
guests,
but
also
a
close
friend
and
well
wisher
of
Swapna
Dutt,
Priyanka
Dutt
&
Nag
Ashwin.
Nani
wished
the
entire
team
and
prayed
for
the
great
success.
Jr
NTR
The
Jr
NTR
invited
Ashwini
Dutt
on
stage
as
he
felt
the
void
without
his
presence.
Being
dubious
about
his
eligibility
to
talk
about
the
legendary
actress,
Tarak
claimed
that
Savitri
was
a
Lady
Superstar
of
Telugu
cinema.
He
stated
that
director,
Nag
Ashwin
has
made
the
movie
as
a
fan
of
Savitri
than
a
director.
Showering
appreciation
on
the
Dutt
clan
for
venturing
into
this
exquisite
project,
Tarak
was
glad
about
the
biopic
as
this
would
indeed
stand
out
as
a
classic.
In
a
breaking
revelation,
Tarak
exclusively
opened
up
that
he
too
is
a
part
of
the
movie
and
has
played
a
small
cameo
playing
his
grandfather,
legendary
Nandamuri
Taraka
Ramarao.
Akkineni
Samantha
Sam
revealed
that
the
motivation
for
her
to
accept
the
role
was
a
single
scene
which
justified
the
total
character.
Samantha
opined
that
a
different
heroine
donning
the
lead
role
was
never
a
concern
as
she
was
confident
of
her
share
of
credit.
Dulquer
Salmaan
Being
taken
aback
and
still
in
awe
of
love
showered
by
the
Telugu
audience,
DQ
acknowledged
that
Telugu
audience
follow
cinema
in
the
most
passionate
and
intense
manner.
Happy
to
have
debuted
into
Telugu
cinema
with
such
a
prestigious
project,
the
Malayalam
heartthrob
had
some
great
words
for
the
young
director,
Nag
Ashwin.
Vijay
Deverakonda
Arjun
Reddy
star,
who
is
known
for
his
bold
speech
was
once
again
flamboyant
with
his
speech.
He
opened
up
that
Samantha
had
opined
the
former
as
her
favorite
co-star
and
that
the
response
was
mutual.
Vijay
also
accredited
that
both
Keerthi
Suresh
&
Dulquer
Salmaan
for
dubbing
on
their
own
in
both
Tamil
and
Telugu
languages.
Keerthi
Suresh
Being
apprehensive
about
accepting
the
character
initially
as
she
was
skeptical
about
playing
the
legendary
actress,
Keerthi
was
eventually
convinced
as
the
technical
team
projected
the
effort
as
a
tribute
to
the
yesteryear
actress.
Keerthi
specially
thanked
Samantha
was
graciously
playing
the
second
fiddle
and
asserted
that
it
requires
certain
level
of
conviction
to
go
in
with
such
decision.
Sharing
a
quick
anecdote
of
her
mother
and
Megastar
Mammootty
sharing
the
screen
space
in
the
previous
generation,
Keerthi
was
visibly
happy
to
have
shared
to
the
screen
with
DQ.
Swapna
Dutt
One
of
the
producers
of
the
flick,
Swapna
seemed
to
be
one
content
producer
even
before
the
release
of
the
movie.
Swapna
was
seemingly
joyous
and
thanked
all
the
stars
of
the
movie
for
accepting
to
play
their
respective
small
bits.
She
praised
Samantha
for
accepting
the
role
instantly
though
she
was
not
playing
the
lead.
Swapna
partially
revealed
that
there
are
lots
of
cameo
surprises
in
the
biopic
movie
though
the
names
are
kept
under
cover.
Nag
Ashwin
The
young
director
thanked
the
audience
was
being
patient
and
making
the
event
a
great
success.
He
added
that
it
was
the
love
and
respect
on
Savitri
which
held
the
audience
to
their
seats.
He
thanked
his
directorial
team
for
their
untiring
efforts
and
Savitri's
family
for
giving
nod
to
this
prestigious
project.
Cast
And
Crew
Details
Mahanati
features
Keerthi
Suresh
as
Savitri,
Dulquer
Salmaan
as
Kadhal
Mannan
Gemini
Ganesan,
Samantha
Akkineni
as
Madhuravani,
Vijay
Deverakonda
as
Vijay
Anthony,
Naga
Chaitanya
as
Akkineni
Nageswara
Rao
(his
grandfather),
Anushka
Shetty
as
Bhanumathi,
Shalini
Pandey
as
Jamuna,
Rajendra
Prasad
and
Prakash
Raj
in
the
lead
roles.
The
movie
has
a
strong
foundation
in
terms
of
scripting,
as
Sai
Madhav
Burra
for
Telugu
and
Madhan
Karky
for
Tamil
have
taken
the
charge
of
ink
respectively.
Mickey
J
Mayer
has
composed
music
for
the
flick
while
Dani
Sanchez-Lopez
has
cranked
the
camera.
The
big
ticket
flick
is
being
bankrolled
by
the
experience
producer,
Ashwini
Dutt
under
Vyjayanthi
Movies
while
Nag
Ashwin
of
Yevade
Subramanyam
has
donned
the
director's
hat
for
Mahanati.