Nag Ashwin's Mahanati (The Great Actress) is that typical, fast-paced South Indian biopic that takes its viewers through almost the entire life of its subject - actor Savitri (played by the expressive and talented Keerti Suresh) who ruled the post-Republic India's Southern film industry - and which acts as a walk down memory lane for people who feel nostalgic about the bygone era of South Indian classic films and have a diehard fanaticism for her, all without boring the hell out of you. TN.
