"Seventy jewels conjured to bring Mahanati Savitri’s magnificent 1950’s to 1980’s  look back to life," the makers of 'Mahanati' say.

Here is what Nag Ashwin's team says on how the look was pulled off.

1.  Fifteen karigars worked on these pieces exclusively for 8 months after almost 6 months of study and research and probing into the actress’s life story and her films 'Mayabazar', 'Devadas', 'Pelli Chesi Choodu', 'Missamma' and many more movies.

2.  The biggest challenge was to recreate Chandmaama and Suryudu necklaces with rubies, and 'Vaddanams' which were more than 60 years old.

3. Every movie made usually reminisce for their characters, and their timeless narratives. But what viewers often don’t ponder is the incredible amount of time that’s spent selecting the costumes and the accessories for even the most talented actors in the movie where all of the seemingly minor details add strength to the character and his or her act in the movie.  When the teaser of ‘Mahanati’ was released recently, Keerthy Suresh’s stately ornaments in Gold, Kundan, and Diamonds left everyone in admiration about the choices that the legendary Savitri had made during her lifetime.

4.  Jewelry designer of 'Mahanati', Naveen Sangli and his team from L Bajrang Pershad Jewellers from Hyderabad, began by watching her movie and the jewelry she wore in the yesteryears, including the study of the actress’s pictures and got the jewelry sketched.

5.  A team of five hand artisans was put meticulous work to reinvent the classics. Gold, Kundan, and Diamonds, jewelry was recreated in same old designs and finished with the antique look. Close to 15 karigars worked to customise and recreate these pieces exclusively for 8 months after almost 6 months of study and research and probing into the actress’s life story.

6.  Even some of the antique jewelry were customized to meet the expectations director Nag Ashwin vision for Keerthy Suresh who played the titular role of Savitri. These included Necklaces, champaswaralu, earrings, jhumkas, bangles, watches, finger rings, paapidi billa, and vaddanams.

7.  Savitri’s choice of jewels were always an extension of her personality, which is subtle yet beautifully chosen by her for every occasion. It is predominantly glamorous.  It took many laborious days for our jewellery designer to delve into her past, talk to her family, and know about her sensibilities for jewels before sitting down with our craftsman to make it.

8.  To get the desired, bespoke jewelry pieces, handmade Wire wrapping, dainty stone set wire ring technique was adopted. The ornaments design were sketched with their outlines and then each of the pieces was recreated by a team of highly experienced Karigars.

9.  “We used a lot of old methods like gold wire wrapping and dainty stone setting methods to get the closest vintage look possible. Matching a few pieces with the sarees designed by designer Gaurang Shah was another major challenge. All his sarees were such antique weaves and vintage dyes, that giving matching jewelry to these was quite a task. Each studded piece has been a piece of art, blending with the era, the actress, the costumes and the imagination of the director.”  Naveen of Bajrang Pershad reveals. 10.  "Every piece of jewelry we recreated is a tribute to the screen goddess Savitri," the makers of the film Priyanka Dutt of Swapna Cinema and Director Nag Ashwin say. The iconic pieces are true film museum treasures. Creating addigas for Devadas look and coordinating them with the costumes was another feather in the hat. When you watch the movie, the replicas are merely going to leave you with all your jaws dropped.

The biopic will hit the screens on May 9.