Anushka and Prakash Raj in Savitri biopic

Mahanati’, the biopic of legendary actress Savitri, is getting bigger and better. Already, Keerthy Suresh and Samantha have been signed to play Savitri and Journalist who does research of the life of Film Personality respectively. Now, Makers have approached Anushka Shetty and Prakash Raj for two crucial roles. However, It’s too early to say if they signed the biopic or not.

Touted to be a Telugu-Tamil Bilingual, ‘Mahanati’ will showcased the  love life and post marriage phase of Savitri and Gemini Ganesan. While Mayabazar, Devadasu and Narthanasala will be focus in Telugu version, Mayabazar and Missiamma starring Savitri & Gemini Ganesan will be focused in the Tamil version.

Director Nag Ashwin of ‘Yevade Subrahmanyam’ fame wishes to make ‘Mahanati’ as the movie which chronicles the life of Savitri. The journey of the actress during the period between mid-40s and early 80s will be highlighted.