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MAHANATI | Biopic of Savitri | Nag Ashwin Film

Keerthy Suresh as Savitri Ganesan
Dulquer Salman as Gemini Ganesan
Samantha Akkineni as Madhuravani
Vijay Deverkonda as Vijay Anthony
Prakash Raj as Chakrapani
Rajender Prasad as KV Choudhury (Savitri's Uncle)
and many more...
Director Nag Ashwin
Produced by Swapna Cinema;
Swapna c dutt, priyanka dutt
Cinematographer Dani Sa Lo
Costume StYlisT  Indrakshi Pattanaik MALIK
Production design Shivam rao
ART DIRECTOR AVINASH KOLLA
photography Abhinav kodam kumar

Late 1930s-Early 1940s, Childhood in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
 
Late 1940s, Early 1950s.
She comes to Madras with her Uncle, coming from a village she is amazed by the city life, goes for auditions, meets Gemini Ganesan who clicks her first photoshoot, he teaches her the language and how to act, they eventually fall in love while working on the sets, secretly gets married to him (a married man), moves out of home, evolves as a woman, 
and an actor...
 

Mid 1950s, early 1960s. 
Her rise in stardom, gives back to back hits... 
a golden era in the Southern film industry...
She became an avid racer, earned more then her male costars, won many awards, sang in her movies, joined many charitable organisations.

 

Mid 1950s
Marriage... Children
They move to a big mansion...
They become a power couple

 

Downfall and Seperation...


Late 1960s
Gains weight, tries her hand in direction, and produces movies, all flop; becomes addicted to alcohol...
 
Late 1970s
Her last days, loses her money, gold, and home, moves alone with her son to small house... still tries to find work, and tries to stop drinking.. Loses a lot of weight.
Meanwhile, in the late 1970s and early 1980... 
An aspiring journalist, Madhuravani takes on a mission.
And unfolds the real story...
MAHANATI | Biopic of Savitri | Nag Ashwin Film
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MAHANATI | Biopic of Savitri | Nag Ashwin Film

Costume Styling for entire film by Indrakshi Pattanaik

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