Mahaanati (2018)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 56 mins

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Mahanati chronicles the life of South Indian film industry’s first lady superstar – Savitri. Savitri was raised by her uncle who introduces her to film at the age 16 for money. Despite unmatched beauty and talent, Savitri initially faces rejection. She eventually got a break as a lead actress in Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952), and her life changed forever. Her journey to fame, marriage to Tamil super star Gemini Ganeshan and dramatic downfall make her story one of the most heart wrenching romantic tragedies ever.

Cast: Keerthy Suresh, Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Crew: Nag Ashwin (Director), Dani Sanchez-Lopez (Director of Photography), Mickey J Meyer (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Drama, Biography

Release Dates: 09 May 2018 (India), 10 May 2018 (New Zealand), 08 May 2018 (United States)

Tagline: Come be a part of History

Hindi Name: మహానటి

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Did you know? Actress Savitri's marriage to actor Gemini Ganeshan got revealed to the public when she accidentally signed the Lux contract as Savitri Ganesh. Read More
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as Savitri
as Madhura Vani
as Akkineni Nageswara Rao
as Durgamamba
as Subhadramma
as Sathyam
as Alamelu, Gemini Ganesan First wife
Supporting Actor
as SV Ranga Rao
as Keshava
as Aluri Chakrapani
as KV Chowdary
as Pingali Nagendra Rao
as Vedantam Raghavaiah
as Susheela
as LV Prasad
as Nissankara Rao Guruviah
as Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
as Madhuravani’s Mother
as Vijay Anthony

Direction

Director
Codirector

Production

Production Company

Writers

Screenplay Writer
Dialogue Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Art

Art Director
Production Designer

Costume and Wardrobe

Costume Designer

Editorial

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Post Production Facility

Visual Effects

Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Taglines:
Come be a part of History
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed from: Mahaanati (Telugu)
Trivia:
Actress Mahanati Savitri was the only actress to achieve equal pay as male superstars like NTR and ANR.

Actress Savitri's marriage to actor Gemini Ganeshan got revealed to the public when she accidentally signed the Lux contract as Savitri Ganesh.

Director Ashwin had spent six months in research by reading articles and books, while meeting old journalists and actors who had been associated with the actress.

Director Ashwin had considered actor Suriya and Madhavan for the role of Gemini Ganesan, Savitri's husband before finalizing Dulquer Salmaan for the character.

'Mahaanati' was screened at The Shanghai International Film Festival which was held in China between 15th to 24th of June 2019.
Filming End Date:
22 Mar 2018