Kangana Ranaut to star in Jayalalithaa biopic

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Posted: 7 years ago

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AL vijay. He is a big mehh.

Pretty sure Kangana will take this project over from him too. And he is easy going types..

Who even trusts AL vijay with this much of money when he hasn't done anything worthy in years.

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Kangana Ranaut to play J Jayalalithaa in biopic 'Thalaivi'

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Updated: Mar 23, 2019, 15:59 IST

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Actress Kangana Ranaut, who was last seen on screen in 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi', will be playing late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in the upcoming multilingual biopic 'Thalaivi', its makers have announced.

On the occasion of Kangana's birthday on Saturday, it was announced through an official statement that she has been roped in to play Jayalalithaa.

The film, announced on the occasion of 71st birthday anniversary of Jayalalithaa in February, will be directed by Vijay. To be produced by Vishnu Induri, 'Thalaivi' will start rolling from April.

"When producer Vishnu Induri approached me with an offer to direct this biopic, I felt a sense of responsibility more than excitement. This was a story of an achiever; a story of one woman who fought for her place in a male-dominated world. It was meant to be told with honesty. The stature of this tall leader and her courage inspired me to say yes as soon as I was offered this opportunity," Vijay said.

The film has music by GV Prakash Kumar while Nirav Shah will crank the camera. 'Bahubali' and 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' writer has been brought on board to supervise the writing process.

"It took us around nine months of research and over 20 drafts to finally lock the script. We are delighted to have Vijayendra Prasad sir helping us through the process of writing. His contribution will be of great value. This will be a very honest biopic of our beloved leader," he said.

Interestingly, another Jayalalithaa biopic titled 'The Iron Lady' is currently in the offing. This project is gearing up for a 2020 release. Nithya Menen plays Jayalalithaa in "The Iron Lady", being directed by A. Priyadarshini. The film will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

Vijay said 'Thalaivi' will be the official biopic on the life of Jayalalithaa. He revealed that they have also taken permission from the late leader's nephew Deepak.

"I thank Deepak sir for granting us the official status. We are in the process of finalising the rest of cast and crew. We start shooting from April," he added.

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Posted: 6 years ago

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Originally posted by: Pirated_Fun
And many thought her career is over.

Career tu saif ali, shahid, arjun rampal aur abhishek bachan ka bhi over Nahin hoa... 😆

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Posted: 6 years ago

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Originally posted by: nigahen
Terrible choice. Jayalalitha had herself wanted Aishwarya to play her.
And will they also show how Sasikala killed her and how all her security detail abandoned her at the Apollo Hsopital who kept her dead body on life support system for many days pretending she was alive and only admitted she was dead when bloggers raised a hue and cry.
Also will they show why her legs had been cut.

And why Mannarguddi mafia controlled judiciary refused a probe into her death and Apollo Hospital shenanigans and how they had put a gag order and police were arresting people who questioned the circumstances of her death and legs cut below the knee, blue face etc on the internet??

What? Why did they cut her legs? 😲