Few days back, we had reported Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan had wrapped up filming his portions portraying Gemini Ganesan for the upcoming Savitri biopic being made as Mahanati in Telugu and Nadigaiyar Thilagam in Tamil. Announced for a March 29 release date, the film is being directed by Telugu filmmaker Nag Ashwin under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner with music by Mickey J Meyer.

Keerthy Suresh, who has been cast as Savitri has been hard at work mastering the nuances of the iconic actor.


Although details surrounding her part are kept under tight wraps, Samantha Akkineni is said to have a crucial role in the story of Nadigaiyar Thilagam.


It must be noted that we had reported two weeks back on a particular sequence being canned with Keerthy Suresh and Samantha, which will supposedly be the only time the two will be featured together on screen in the film.


Meanwhile, latest reports now coming out suggest filming on Mahanati is nearing completion with post-production being carried out simultaneously. The team will dive full-fledged into editing the film once production hits a finish.


Along with Keerthy Suresh, Samantha and Dulquer Salmaan, current Telugu heart-throb Vijay Deverakonda also has a starring role.


Vijay Deverakonda’s co-star and female lead in last year’s Telugu blockbuster Arjun Reddy, Shalini Pandey has secured a part in Nadigaiyar Thilagam.


We now await filming to get done and a teaser/trailer to kick-off promotions for the film.