2019
is
undoubtedly
a
fabulous
year
for
Keerthy
Suresh!
Keerthy
was
honoured
with
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Actor
(Female)
and
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Actress
for
the
phenomenal
movie
Mahanati.
Based
on
the
life
of
veteran
actress
Savitri,
the
movie
received
much
appreciation
from
audiences
and
the
critics.
In
a
recent
interaction
with
Times
of
India,
Keerthy
revealed
that
she
initially
refused
the
offer
to
play
Savitri
on
screen.
She
said,
"I
truly
believe
all
of
this
is
happening
because
of
Savitri
amma's
blessings.
I'd
like
to
dedicate
this
award
to
her.
When
Nagi
first
narrated
the
script
of
Mahanati,
I
had
rejected
it
thinking
there's
no
way
I
can
pull
off
such
a
huge
role
-
the
responsibility
was
so
massive,
it
felt
like
a
burden.
But
Nagi
was
persistent
and
said
he
couldn't
think
of
anybody
else
for
the
role.
His
conviction
in
me
boosted
my
own
confidence,
so
I
agreed
to
do
the
film."
She
added,
"It
was
emotionally
draining
to
play
Savitri.
That
was
because
of
the
strong
connection
I
felt
with
her
life
story.
Of
course,
there
was
a
lot
of
preparation
that
went
into
it.
Nagi
gave
me
a
slew
of
her
biographies
to
read,
and
I
also
watched
a
lot
of
her
clippings.
I
remember
watching
her
popular
film
Mayabazar
as
a
kid,
but
I
watched
it
again
to
understand
her
and
her
mannerisms.
In
fact,
we
had
a
portion
from
Mayabazar
in
Mahanati
as
well.
I
met
her
family
to
find
out
more
about
her
and
what
she
was
like
-
on
and
off
screen."
Keerthy
Suresh
has
a
number
of
films
lined
up
in
her
kitty.
She
has
signed
up
for
Telugu
films
Miss
India,
Good
Luck
Sakshi
and
Rang
De.
She
has
signed
a
Mollywood
flick
along
with
actor
Mohanlal,
which
is
named
Marakkar.
She
has
also
agreed
to
work
with
Priyadarshan
for
Arabikadalinte
Simham.
Keerthy
also
has
a
Tamil
film
called
Penguin
in
her
2020
list.
She
is
currently
working
with
actor
Rajinikanth
for
Thalaivar
168.
It
is
reported
that
the
Mahanati
actress
will
be
playing
the
role
of
Superstar's
sister
in
the
movie.
The
multi-starrer
also
has
Khushboo,
Meena
and
Prakash
Raj
in
pivotal
roles.