The phrase #MillionDollarMahanati has been trending across social media. This is the result of the staggering box-office success of
Nag Ashwin's latest venture '
Mahanati', a biopic on yesteryear cine icon Savitri. Actress
Keerthy Suresh has portrayed Savitri's role in the film, which has won tremendous critical acclaim as well as appreciation from the audience.
Also Read: Mahanati ReviewThe positive reviews and word-of-mouth reaction from the audience has translated into box-office success for the makers, both domestic and overseas, with the film collecting over $1 million at the overseas box-office.
"Telugu film #Mahanati is making a SPLASH in key international markets... Crosses million dollar mark in USA [details later in the day]... AUSTRALIA is holding STRONG... UK [considered a ‘slow market’ for most Indian films] is GOOD... NZ is ROCK-STEADY... Data follows... (sic)," noted trade analyst Taran Adarsh posted on Twitter.
Also Read: 'Mahanati' box office collections: Keerthy Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, Samantha and Vijay Deverakonda's Savitri biopic rakes in $1.5M in the USAlso featuring
Dulquer Salmaan,
Samantha Akkineni and
Vijay Deverakonda in important roles, '
Mahanati
' released on May 9.