Mahanati was a box office success and even won National Film Awards in 2019, including Best Feature Film in Telugu, Best Actress, and Best Costume Design. In fact, to many in their 20s or 30s, the movie did give a sneak peek into the actress’ life which was glamorous and successful but with a heart-wrenchingly tragic end. “There were so many instances when movie shoots had to be cancelled or postponed to suit Savitri’s schedule and I think that speaks a lot of what a personality she was,” director Nag Ashwin told ThePrint.Īshwin’s 2018 multilingual biopic on Savitri titled ‘ Mahanati’ in Telugu was an attempt to give the younger generation a chance to rediscover the actress, he said. Savitri easily acted in over 300 films during that period including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and even a few Hindi films.
Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and Sivaji Ganesan. This was the era when the South film industry had male icons such as N.T. 4.Imagine the charm, the aura one must have to leave a legacy that last decades and probably will be talked about for many more decades to come – such was Savitri – the South Indian actress from the 1950s who rose to become an ‘evergreen’ star in male-dominated entertainment industry.Īt a time when scripts, shoots were planned keeping only the male stars in mind, Savitri’s performances, her expressions, and her beauty forced writers and directors to think otherwise. Besides its dubbed version, the film’s remake was made in Hindi with the same name Singham in 2011, which had Ajay Devgan and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead role. The original movie broke box office records and was later dubbed in many languages, including Hindi. At first, Singam does not like this and plans to leave the job but then decides to expose Mayil with the help of his squad. In order to take revenge from Singam, he gets him transferred to the other city. This does not go well with Singam, and he humiliates Mayil. On the other hand, Mayil- a big-time extortionist is supposed to visit Nallur to sign for his conditional bail but instead send his allies. He can go to any extent to prove his loyalty to his country. This film features an honest cop- Durai Singam, who lives in Nallur. This Tamil dubbed Hindi movies list also includes Singam. Where to Watch: Disney+ Hotstar and MX Player
Star Cast: Suriya, Anushka Shetty and Prakash Raj
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