Nadigaiyar Thilagam Review, Rating: A young girl loses her father and is brought up by her uncle. The bubbly girl is always up for challenges. From learning dance to prove a point to the dance master to becoming one of the most celebrated actresses of the 60s, Savitri's journey comes to life on the silver screen. The Telugu version hit theatres on Wednesday and the response has been phenomenal.

It now remains to be seen if the Tamil audiences too will lap it up in the same way. The film has huge star cast including the likes of Keerthy Suresh, who was seen opposite Vijay in Bhairava, Malayalam hunk Dulquer Salmaan, Samantha Akkineni, Vijay Devarakonda, Bhanupriya among others. Before we give you the review of the film, here's a look at the production crew.

Cast: Keerthy suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, Vijay Devarakonda, Samantha Akkineni

Director: Nag Ashwin

Producer: Ashwini Dutt, Priyanka Dutt, Swapna Dutt

Music: Mickey J Meyer

Writer: Madhan Karky

Cinematographer: Dani Sachez Lopez

Plot: Nadigaiyar Thilagam traces the life journey of yesteryear actress Savitri. Her rise from a humble family to one of the most sought after actresses of those times. Her marriage to Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan and then her financial distress after she takes to alcoholism and separates from her husband.

Review: Keerthy Suresh, who plays Savitri on screen has nailed it! From being a bubbly girl to taking success and failures in her stride and moving on. when she enacts scenes from south Indian classics which featured Savitri, it feels as if you are watching the real savitri. Keerthy gets into the skin of the character to bring to some golden moments from Savitri's life. While all the other actors have paid justice to their chatacters, Samantha and Devarakonda have excelled in their respective roles as journalist and photographer. This is Samantha's best performance till date.

It won't be wrong to call Nadigaiyar Thilagam a masterpiece. The pain taken by the filmmaker and the efforts put in his research team is there for all to see on the screen. Every minute detail is taken care of. This film will remain as one of the well made biopics in Indian cinema. Director Nag Ashwin deserves a thunderous round of applause for choosing to work on the biopic of a legendary actress and come out with flying colors. The camera work is excellent and every frame is breathtaking. The BGM is top notch and so is the editing. Nowhere in the film do you get bored as the writer has thrown in enough interesting elements to keep the audience engaged in every scene.

Verdict: If you are a movie buff, then Nadigaiyar Thilagam is a must watch. Go watch it to relive the life of the actress.

Rating: 4/5