Keerthy Suresh in Mahanati (Image courtesy: mahanatithemovie)
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Dulquer Salmaan stars as actor Gemini Ganesan
Samantha Ruth Prabhu plays a journalist
The Telugu version of Mahanati releases on May 9
Keerthy Suresh and Dulquer Salmaan's looks from the film were shared recently. Take a look.
Watch the official teaser of Mahanati.
Here are some facts about the film.
Mahanati is the first biopic on a woman actress in Telugu and Tamil cinema.
Keerthy Suresh used prosthetics to get Savitri's look for the latter part of the film.
Mahanati tracks the off screen life of the actors more than their onscreen life.
Mahanati is director Nag Ashwin's second film. Yevade Subramanyam, his debut film, was a big hit.
Keerthy Suresh on playing Savitri
Recreating old time and the look of Savitri was a huge challenge for Keerthy Suresh. She had initially refused to do the film. "It sounded funny then. I wondered if something like this would even happen. That's when I said no and it took a few meeting with Nag Ashwin to convince me. The narration did the trick, but it made me more nervous. After I said yes, I started to wonder if I could really do it. I wanted to, but how would I?" Keerthy Suresh told Hindustan Times.
Mahanati is produced by C. Ashwini Dutt.
