Tue. Mar 19th, 2024

A film on former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and actor J Jayalalithaa was announced on Wednesday. The film will be directed by award-winning Kollywood filmmaker Vijay of Madrasapattinam fame and the cast will see a mix of actors from Bollywood and south Indian film industry and will be made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. This film will be produced by Vibri Media, and it will focus on her achievements in both films and politics and will be launched on her birthday on February 24.

Vibri Media director Brinda Prasad Adusumilli said, “Madam Dr J. Jayalalitha was one of those rare few regional leaders who went on to become a force to reckon within Indian politics. Her life is an inspiration for women folk around the world. This film will be a tribute to her achievements both in cinema and politics. We will launch the movie on her birthday, February 24. The first look of the film will be released on that very day.”

Producer Vishnu Vardhan Induri added, “We at Vibri have a vision of telling real stories and director Vijay is overseeing the pre-production work of the film himself as per our vision.” The biopic will be made in three languages – Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

According to sources, Tabu, Vidya Balan, and Deepika Padukone have been sounded off to play Jayalalithaa, “Vidya is already in the NTR biopic – playing the protagonist’s wife Basavatarakam – so the makers already share a rapport with her.”

Induri admits, “We are looking at a Bollywood actress, since this a national, multilingual film. We want the story to travel across India. Though Jayalalithaa was the CM of Tamil Nadu, her story has a global appeal. We have approached two-three top Bollywood actresses. Director Vijay is overseeing the pre-production work of the film” Induri plans to release the Jaya film, along with ’83, and the NTR biopic, in 2019.

J Jayalalitha made her film debut as a child artiste in Kannada film Sri Shaila Mahathme and acted in over 140 films.

By Rashmi

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