A biopic on legendary actress Savitri

Director Nag Ashwin, who wowed critics and audiences alike with his Telugu directorial debut ‘Yevade Subramanyam’, will next helm a Telugu-Tamil bilingual biopic on the life of late legendary southern actress Savitri.

“The film has been titled ‘Mahanati’, and it’ll be a magnum opus period film set in the golden era. With massive set pieces, the film will be unlike anything we’ve explored in Indian cinema. I’ve just finished the script and should finalise the cast soon,” Ashwin told.

Asked why a biopic on Savitri and not on any other popular actress, he said, “There have been countless actresses over the last 80 years in Telugu cinema but none have earned the title of ‘Mahanati’, and even today it has solely been reserved for Savitri”. Ashwin spent the last six months in research – reading articles, books, meeting old journalists and actors.