Director Vijay will be helming Thalaivi, the forthcoming biopic that stars National Award-winning Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut in the lead role. Produced by Vishnu Induri and Shaailesh R. Singh, this multi-lingual project is based on the life of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.
The biopic which is going to release in three languages - Tamil, Telugu and Hindi had piqued up one’s interest right form the announcement of the project and the unbelievable transformations, the team is doing for the film.
On the technical front, Thalaivi is shot by Vishal Vittal while GV Prakash Kumar will be composing music for the film. Writer K.V. Vijayendra Prasad has co-written the script. To portray the Jayalalithaa's role, Kangana Ranaut reportedly took Bharathnatyam and Tamil diction lessons.
Apart from Kangana, Thalaivi also features actor Arvind Swamy as MGR. Producer Vishnu Induri took to his official Twitter account and has come up with a major announcement. He tweeted, “The Man they called GOD still lives in everyone's Heart. On MGR's Birth Anniversary, revealing @thearvindswami look from #Thalaivi Tomorrow!”