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Mahanati

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 57m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
17K
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Bhanupriya, Tanikella Bharani, Mohan Babu, V.K. Naresh, Prakash Raj, Rajendra Prasad, Tulasi, Manobala, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi, Srinivas Avasarala, Vijay Deverakonda, Dulquer Salmaan, Malvika Nair, Keerthy Suresh, and Shalini Pandey in Mahanati (2018)
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Biography of Savitri, an actress from South India movie industry, who ruled the industry for two decades during 50s and 60s.Biography of Savitri, an actress from South India movie industry, who ruled the industry for two decades during 50s and 60s.Biography of Savitri, an actress from South India movie industry, who ruled the industry for two decades during 50s and 60s.

  • Director
    • Nag Ashwin
  • Writers
    • Nag Ashwin
    • Sai Madhav Burra
    • Padmavathi Visweswar
  • Stars
    • Keerthy Suresh
    • Dulquer Salmaan
    • Samantha Ruth Prabhu
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nag Ashwin
    • Writers
      • Nag Ashwin
      • Sai Madhav Burra
      • Padmavathi Visweswar
    • Stars
      • Keerthy Suresh
      • Dulquer Salmaan
      • Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    • 110User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 22 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Top Cast99+

    Keerthy Suresh
    Keerthy Suresh
    • Savitri
    Dulquer Salmaan
    Dulquer Salmaan
    • Gemini Ganesan
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    • Madhuravani
    • (as Samantha Akkineni)
    Vijay Deverakonda
    Vijay Deverakonda
    • Vijay Anthony
    Rajendra Prasad
    Rajendra Prasad
    • K.V. Chowdary
    • (as Dr. Rajendra Prasad)
    Bhanupriya
    Bhanupriya
    • Durgamba
    • (as Bhanu Priya)
    Divyavani
    • Subadrama
    Mohan Babu
    Mohan Babu
    • S.V. Ranga Rao
    Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj
    • Aluri Chakrapani
    Srinivas Avasarala
    Srinivas Avasarala
    • L.V. Prasad
    Irfan Ahmed Syed
    • Prithivirajkapoor
    • (as Irfan)
    Naga Chaitanya Akkineni
    Naga Chaitanya Akkineni
    • Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR)
    • (as Naga Chaitanya)
    Manobala
    Manobala
    • P. Pullaiah
    Malvika Nair
    Malvika Nair
    • Alimelu
    • (as Malavika Nair)
    Shalini Pandey
    Shalini Pandey
    • Susheela
    Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi
    • K.V. Reddy
    • (as Krish)
    Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
    Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
    • Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
    • (as Tharun Bhascker)
    Sai Tejashwini
    • Child Savitri
    • Director
      • Nag Ashwin
    • Writers
      • Nag Ashwin
      • Sai Madhav Burra
      • Padmavathi Visweswar
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Savithri's marriage to Gemini Ganeshan got revealed to public when she accidentally signed the LUX contract as Savithri Ganeshan.
    • Goofs
      When Savithri was approached by Chakrapani for convincing her to accept role in Mayabazar, she was shown hearing the song "aduthu paduthu pani chestunte" in radio. That song was from the film Thodikodallu which was signed and filmed much later to Mayabazar, though released two months earlier.
    • Connections
      Spoofed in Tamizh Padam 2.0 (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Mooga Manasulu (Telugu)
      Composed by - Mickey J. Meyer
      Lyrics by - Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
      Performed by - Shreya Ghoshal, Anurag Kulkarni
      Duration - 4:19

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 8, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Languages
      • Telugu
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • The Great Actress
    • Production companies
      • Swapna Cinema
      • Vyjayanthi Movies
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $3,650,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $279,078
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 57m(177 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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