Vijay Deverakonda
, the
Pelli Choopulu
and
Arjun Reddy
fame actor makes his debut in Tamil with Nadigaiyar Thilagam / “Mahanati,” the biopic of “
Savitri
.” Although he has been playing the hero in the Tamil film “
NOTA
,” Nadigaiyar Thilagam will be his first Tamil film. Vijay plays the role
Vijay Antony
, who pairs Madhuravani played by Samantha Akkineni. Vijay Deverakonda’s first look poster released and grabbed the attention of the audiences.
Nag Ashwin
directs the film. Vyjayanthi Movies banner produces the film.
Keerthy Suresh
plays the legendary Savitri and
Dulquer Salmaan
plays her husband,
Gemini Ganesan
.
Shalini Pandey
plays “
Jamuna
,” Savitri’s friend and
Prakash Raj
plays a producer. Samantha plays a reporter cum documentary filmmaker. It is from Samantha’s perception the story has been dealt. The film is all set to hit the screens on 9th May 2018.