The makers of “Mahanati”, a biopic on yesteryear actress Savitri have pulled a casting coup of sorts by roping in Keerthy Suresh, Samantha, Dulquer Salman and a few other prominent faces for key roles. However, finding actors to play the roles of NTR and ANR has remained a daunting task for them.
Producer Ashwini Dutt hoped to rope in NTR Jr and Naga Chaitanya Akkineni to play their respective grandfathers in Mahanati, but both the actors softly rejected the proposal. The latest reports suggest that a replacement for Chaitu has been found.
Vijay Devarakonda has been on board the film for a while but there was no official info on whose character he was essaying. Buzz is that he is playing the role of none other than legendary ANR. Vijay’s camaraderie with director Nag Ashwin, who gave second lead role to him in “Yevade Subramanyam” is one of the reasons why the “Arjun Reddy” star agreed to act in “Mahanati”.
It needs to be seen who plays NTR Sr.