Lady Superstar Savitri holds a special place in the hearts of South Indian audience. A biopic on her has been made and it has been titled Mahanati. The movie has been directed by Nag Ashwin and Keerthy Suresh played the lead role. The movie released on May 9th and it received exceptional response from the audience all over. Dulquer Salman, Samantha and Vijay Devarakonda essayed other pivotal roles in Mahanati.
Mahanati has been a smashing hit in USA and the film has been raking decent money all over. The movie now crossed the magical mark of 2.5 million USD and it is the sixth highest grosser in USA among the Telugu films. The makers are said to be left in huge profits with the performance of Mahanati all over. Made on a budget of Rs 25 crores, Mahanati is expected to rake Rs 40 crores in this theatrical run. The satellite and the digital rights of Mahanati have been picked up already for a record price.