the muchawaited savitri biopic mahanati starring keerthy suresh dulquer salmaan samantha and vijay deverakonda in lead roles released on may 9 amidst high expectations also read mahanati movie review receiving good response from critics and audience alike the film has reportedly raked in 300984 from 142 locations in the us during its premier while few locations are yet to report their numbers the numbers raked in seem promising the film beat the record of allu arjun and anu emmanuel starrer naa peru surya that raked in 214000 reports state that mahanati has become the fourth biggest opener after agnyaathavaasi bharat ane nenu and rangasthalam a trade analyst confirmed the numbers and wrote on social media mahanati usa premiers gross 300984 from 142 locsfew locs yet to reportall time top21st usa telugu movie premier grosser sic ramesh bala too confirmed the same on his social media and wrote fantastic reviews for keerthyofficial s mahanati 300k premiere gross in usa sic also read mahanati box office collections keerthy suresh dulquer salmaan samantha and vijay deverakondas savitri biopic rakes in 15m in the us another trade analyst also quoted numbers stating mahanati collects 303456 from 143 usa locations with per location average of 2122 4th biggest premiere number for telugu film in usa this year after agnyathavasi bharathanenenu rangasthalam sic adding mahanati wednesday usa hourly gross at 11 pm pst is 179994 from 137 locations excellent for a working day and without moviepass sic directed by nag ashwin and featuring music by mickey j meyer mahanati charts the journey of yesteryear actress savitri played by keerthy suresh right from her childhood and rise to fame to consequent downfall and death it also extensively charts her tempestuous relationship with gemini ganeshan played by dulquer salmaan whom she married against her familys wishes at a very tender age samantha plays the role of an underdog journalist madhuravani whos handed the task of writing the report of savitri being in coma by her editor played by tanikella bharani accompanying her on this task is photographer anthony played by vijay deverakonda the film also has many celebrities making cameos as famous personalities naga chaitanya plays his grandfather anr while dr mohan babu plays sv ranga rao shalini pandey plays the role of savitris childhood friend susheela