Arvind Swamy to Play MGR in Thalaivi

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Arvind Swami to play MGR in Kangana Ranaut's Jayalalithaa biopic ThalaiviBollywood NewsUpdated Oct 04, 2019 | 13:33 IST | Kirtika Katira

As the preparations are on-going for late Jayalalithaa's biopic, a new development has been reported. Arvind Swami roped in to play MGR in Thalaivi co-starring Kangana Ranaut.

Arvind Swami to grace the role of MGR in Thalaivi | Photo Credit: Instagram

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• South actor Arvind Swami has been selected to play the role of MGR in the biopic
• The unit will kick off Thalaivi's shoot with Kangana from the first week of November in Mysore, and Arvind will join her on November 15

J Jayalalithaa's biopic Thalaivi is currently under preparation and the movie will go on floors in the first week of November. The Tamil actress-turned-politician Jayalalithaa's biopic would be incomplete if we do not mention the late actor-cum-politician MG Ramachandran aka MGR. The former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, MGR played an integral role in Jayalalithaa's political innings. And, to play his role, South actor Arvind Swami has been selected.

A source who is privy to the developments of the film revealed, “MGR and Jayalalitha starred in 28 box-office hits between 1965 and 1973. While the makers needed a worthy actor to do justice to his role, another criterion was that the artiste be fluent in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Arvind satisfied both criteria. The unit will kick off Thalaivi's shoot with Kangana from the first week of November in Mysore, and Arvind will join her on November 15."

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Now this will be a very interesting pair...good one