'Savithri' and The Double Date...
One of the most anticipated films of Tollywood at the moment happens to be Mahanati, the biopic of legendary yesteryear actress Savithri, directed by Yevade Subramanyam fame Nag Ashwin and has Keerthi Suresh playing the titular role, and mallu heartthrob Dulquer Salmaan playing her pair, Gemini Ganeshan.
The movie had its audio launch held recently, and with the stills and the promos evoking huge interest, especially with Keerthi's perfect looks and the sincerity of the makers in bringing alive Savithri through Keerthy, Mahanati has gained huge expectations. Meanwhile, the film underwent its Censor process recently.
Mahanati has been certified a clean U by the CBFC, and the movie, bankrolled by Vyjayanthi films is all set to release on May 9 as planned earlier. However, in Tamil, the tamil version Nadigaiyar Thilagam will release on May 11, as ordered by the TFPC's film release regulation committee. All the key artists including Samantha, Keerthy Suresh, Vijay Deverakonda and Dulquer have all dubbed themselves in both Tamil and telugu.