NTR Kathanayakudu undertaken prestigiously by his son Natasimha Balakrishna which hit the screens may not be doing well at the box office but got rave reviews from the critics. Since the makers did not touch upon the negative incidents in NTR's life, they did not face much criticism. However many did not like the way, NTR was glorified by the makers.
Now inside talk is legendary actress Savitri's family is hurt and upset with the way her character been shown in the biopic. In the biopic a scene was there where Savitri rushes to ANR and shows interest in buying his property which was up for sale and gives him a blank cheque. ANR takes a class, asking her not to be a spend thrift. This happens before Gundamma Katha song shoot, Lechindi Nidra Lechindhi Mahila Lokam.
Savitri who was hurt couldn't complete the scene in single take much to the surprise of the director Kamalakara Kameswar Rao. Savitri takes time and during the shooting break, NTR too supports ANR and convinces Savitri that they were her well-wishers and there were no ill feelings.
On NTR's persuasion, Savitri completes the scene in a single take. Fans of Savitri are furious with NTR makers questioning how could NTR makers show all the positives about all actors, target only Savitri and many feel she was made the soft target as she was the woman super star.
A person close to Mahanati team angrily questioned, “Everyone knows how many times NTR and ANR went to America for heart surgeries. The makers should have showed the reason behind their heart surgeries and what habits led for their heart problems."