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title: 'Mahanati (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nag Ashwin'
released: '2018-05-09'
runtime_minutes: 177
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mahanati-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7465992/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mahanati (2018)

2018 · 177 min · History · India

Original title: మహానటి

## Synopsis

Mahanati is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language biographical drama film based on the life of actress Savitri. It is written and directed by Nag Ashwin, and produced by Priyanka Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema. The film features Keerthy Suresh as Savitri while Dulquer Salmaan plays Savitri's husband Gemini Ganesan. The film also stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vijay Deverakonda, while Rajendra Prasad, Bhanupriya, Divyavani, Mohan Babu, Naga Chaitanya and Prakash Raj appear in supporting roles. The plot follows Savitri's life, depicting her turbulent rise to prominence, marriage with Ganesan, and subsequent fall from grace, which is viewed from the perspective of a journalist and a photographer, played by Samantha and Deverakonda respectively.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Sai Madhav Burra](https://cinepixo.com/people/sai-madhav-burra)
- **Director:** [Nag Ashwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/nag-ashwin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mickey J. Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-j-meyer)
- **Editor:** [Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao](https://cinepixo.com/people/kotagiri-venkateswara-rao)

## Cast

- [Prakash Raj](https://cinepixo.com/people/prakash-raj) as Aluri Chakrapani
- [Mohan Babu](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohan-babu) as S. V. Ranga Rao
- [Vijay Deverakonda](https://cinepixo.com/people/vijay-deverakonda) as Antony
- [Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi](https://cinepixo.com/people/radhakrishna-jagarlamudi) as Kadiri Venkata Reddy
- [Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam](https://cinepixo.com/people/tharun-bhascker-dhaassyam) as Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
- [Bhanupriya](https://cinepixo.com/people/bhanupriya)
- [Shalini Pandey](https://cinepixo.com/people/shalini-pandey) as Susheela
- [Samantha Ruth Prabhu](https://cinepixo.com/people/samantha-ruth-prabhu) as Madhuravani
- [Dulquer Salmaan](https://cinepixo.com/people/dulquer-salmaan) as Gemini Ganesan
- [Naresh](https://cinepixo.com/people/naresh) as Keśava
- [Sandeep Vanga](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandeep-vanga) as Adurthi Subba Rao
- [Malavika Nair](https://cinepixo.com/people/malavika-nair) as Padmāvatī
- [Srinivas Avasarala](https://cinepixo.com/people/srinivas-avasarala) as L. V. Prasad
- [Sai Madhav Burra](https://cinepixo.com/people/sai-madhav-burra) as Pingali Nagendrarao
- [Tanikella Bharani](https://cinepixo.com/people/tanikella-bharani)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/mahanati-2018
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