The biopic of legendary actress Savitri has been turning big every single day. Young actor Nag Ashwin is not in a mood to compromise and he is making the film on a lavish budget. Keerthy Suresh is all set to reprise Savitri on screen and Samantha, Prakashraj, Dulquer Salman, Vijay Devarakonda, Shalini Pandey, Malavika Nair will be playing other pivotal roles. NTR and Naga Chaitanya are in talks for cameos to reprise the roles of their grandfathers.
SV Ranga Rao too plays a crucial role in the life of Savitri and the makers finally locked top actor Mohan Babu for the role. Mohan Babu who has been away from films is said to have been impressed with Ashwin’s narration and signed the film on spot. He will be shooting for his part next month. Mahanati is produced by C Ashwini Dutt and will release next year.