Mahanati

"Come Be A Part of History"

2018 2h 56m TE

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7.6

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★7.6TMDB · 70

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Synopsis

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Mahanati depicts the life and career of one of Telugu cinema's greatest and most iconic starlets, the first Indian female super star, Savitri.

“Come Be A Part of History”

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Cast

Keerthy Suresh
Savitri
Dulquer Salmaan
Gemini Ganesan
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Madhura Vani
Vijay Deverakonda
Vijay Anthony
Prakash Raj
Aluri Chakrapani
Shalini Pandey
Susheela
Mohan Babu
S.V. Ranga Rao
Krish Jagarlamudi
K. V. Reddy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nag Ashwin
Writers: Sai Madhav Burra
Languages: Telugu
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 176 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nag Ashwin, shot by Dani Sanchez-Lopez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mickey J Meyer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Keerthy Suresh and Dulquer Salmaan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Come Be A Part of History".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nag Ashwin directs. Dani Sanchez-Lopez behind the camera. Mickey J Meyer scores. Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao cuts. A long sit — settle in. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Telugu.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 176 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $4.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 8 years ago.
4Directed by Nag Ashwin, shot by Dani Sanchez-Lopez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mickey J Meyer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Keerthy Suresh and Dulquer Salmaan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Come Be A Part of History".
9IMDB entry: tt7465992 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.