Nag Ashwin's directorial biographical drama film Mahanati completed 7 years. The film, starring Keerthy Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, Vijay Deverakonda, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles, was released in theatres on 9 May 2018.
Rajendra Prasad, Prakash Raj, Malavika Nair, Shalini Pandey, Divya Vani, Bhanupriya, Mohan Babu, Srinivas Avasarala, Naga Chaitanya, and Manobala appeared in supporting roles in this film.
The film marked director Nag Ashwin's 2nd collaboration with Vijay Deverakonda after Yevade Subramanyam. The film is written by Nag Ashwin, with an additional screenplay by Padmavathi Malladi.
The dialogues are penned by Sai Madhav Burra, with additional dialogue contributions from Padmavathi Malladi. This film narrates the life story of celebrated actress Nissankara Savitri, fondly remembered as Savitri Ganesan, who was honoured with the Kalaimamani award.
Dani Sanchez-Lopez handled the cinematography of this film, marking his maiden collaboration with director Nag Ashwin. With a production budget of ₹25 crore, the film grossed approximately ₹83 crore, making it a commercially successful film that brought in over 50% profit for its distributors.
Mickey J. Meyer composed the music for this film, marking his maiden collaboration with director Nag Ashwin. Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao edited this film, marking his 2nd collaboration with director Nag Ashwin after Yevade Subramanyam.
At the 66th National Film Awards, the film won three honours — Best Feature Film in Telugu, Best Actress for Keerthy Suresh, and Best Costume Design for Indrakshi Pattanaik, Gaurang Shah, and Archana Rao.
The film marked director Nag Ashwin's maiden collaboration with Keerthy Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. At the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, the film received four nominations and won one award — the Equality in Cinema (Honorary Award).
At the 8th South Indian International Movie Awards, the film received nine nominations and won three awards: Best Film (Telugu) for Vyjayanthi Movies, Best Actress (Telugu) for Keerthy Suresh, and Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) for Rajendra Prasad.
At the 66th Filmfare Awards South, the film received nine nominations and won four awards: Best Film – Telugu, Best Director – Telugu for Nag Ashwin, Best Actress – Telugu for Keerthy Suresh, and Best Actor (Critics) – Telugu for Dulquer Salmaan.
At the TSR-TV9 National Film Awards, the film bagged six accolades, while at the Zee Cine Awards Telugu, it emerged victorious with ten wins. At the 17th Santosham Film Awards, the film won two awards, while at the Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, it secured one award.
Mahanati marked 4th Telugu film for Keerthy Suresh in a lead role after Nenu Sailaja, Nenu Local, Agnyaathavaasi. The film marked the maiden collaboration between Keerthy Suresh and Dulquer Salmaan.
Mahanati marked the 8th film for Vijay Deverakonda in a lead role. The film marked the maiden collaboration between Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
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