Kangana starts shoot on Jayalalithaa biopic, gives viewers a peek into sets

Actor Kangana Ranaut, who would be donning the role of Tamil Nadu’s former chief minister J Jayalalithaa in her next Thalaivi, on Monday (October 5) gave viewers a peek into the sets of the film.

“Good morning friends, these are some stills from yesterday’s early morning scene discussion with my absolutely talented and most affectionate director AL Vijay ji, there are many amazing places in this world but the most soothing and comforting to me is a film set #Thalaivi,” Kangana tweeted, sharing a few behind the scenes shots of her with director AL Vijay.

Good morning friends, these are some stills from yesterday’s early morning scene discussion with my absolutely talented and most affectionate director A.L Vijay ji, there are many amazing places in this world but the most soothing and comforting to me is a film set #Thalaivi pic.twitter.com/qGjw0nQjRQ

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) October 5, 2020

The shoot for the bilingual film started on Sunday, after a hiatus of seven months.

“Dear friends today is a very special day, resuming work after 7 months, travelling to southern India for my most ambitious bilingual project THALAIVI, need your blessings in these testing times of a pandemic,” Kangana tweeted on October 1.

Dear friends today is a very special day, resuming work after 7 months, travelling to southern India for my most ambitious bilingual project THALAIVI, need your blessings in these testing times of a pandemic.
P.S just clicked these morning selfies hope you all like them ❤️ pic.twitter.com/drptQUzvXK

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) October 1, 2020

A teaser of the film released in November last year, showing Kangana in prosthetics had evoked mixed reactions from audience with many calling it a botched-up look, triggering a spate of memes on social media. The makers released a much realistic poster on February 24 on the 72nd birth anniversary of Jayalalithaa.

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Revealing Kangana’s look from the film, #Thalaivi on the occasion of 72nd Birth Anniversary of #Jayalalitha. The film is based on the story of the life of J. Jayalalithaa, and touts to shed light on the lesser known aspects of her life.

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The film which will map the journey of Jayalalithaa – from her childhood, to her stint in films to becoming a consummate politician – seeks to portray the lesser known aspects of the leader’s life.

Actor Arvind Swami will be seen in the role of Jayalalithaa’s political mentor MG Ramachandran.

The film will release in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.