Mahanati

Watching Mahanati was an experience, a three hours of stepping out of ones own life into that of Savitri's, what only a really good biopic can do.

And what a life....and what a woman.

When end of movie you feel it was so intense and dramatic, you get grounded in your knowing it to be a real story. Of a woman who could inspire a biopic. I watched fascinated as the story unfolded. Savitri, right from when she was a little girl, the spark clearly visible.....turning into a woman with spunk, a mind of her own......one who lived life on her own terms; be it her dance, her love, her money, her alcoholism,  fame, ego, generosity, kindness....all larger than life.

I was wowed.

Keerthy Suresh has a remarkable likeness to Savitri, and breathed life into the role. Dulquar as Gemini Ganeshan was charming, and while playing a crucial role in her life, at some point kind of fades away, fades away from the movie too.....and that catalyzes her spiral.

The several clips of all the old Savitri songs was beautiful..... and nostalgic too as I've grown up hearing those songs on daily basis ( plus my dads a big fan of Savitri's).

I loved the cinematography of old time rural life.....plus the old time tinsel town exposure, that was brought in with all real life characters of yesteryears.

It's a long movie, but then her life has so much, so much of everything that I could have watched a couple hours longer. A story that inspires, of a woman who inspires.

A lot of folks said it was sad and depressing, but I didn't think so......to me what stood out is a woman who chose her own life.

Nag Ashwin, for having delved so deep into the life of Savitri, and given us Mahanati, kudos and thanks !!