Kangana Ranaut To Play Jayalalithaa In A Biopic On The Legendary Actress And Politician In the past few years, Kangana Ranaut has established herself as a name to reckon with in the film Industry, who has time and again braved By Team Bollyy 25 Mar 2019 | Updated On 25 Mar 2019 05:29 IST in News & Gossip New Update Follow Us Share Jyothi Venkatesh In the past few years, Kangana Ranaut has established herself as a name to reckon with in the film Industry, who has time and again braved all odds and emerged victorious. It’s befitting that on her birthday, there is an official announcement that Kangana is all set to portray Jayalalitha, a legendary actress turned politician, who is fondly referred to as ‘Puratchi Thalaivi’, which means ‘revolutionary leader’. Titled Thalaivi in Tamil and Jaya in Hindi, the film is a bilingual and will be Directed by A.L. Vijay, one of the leading filmmakers from South who has made landmark films like Madradapattinam and Deiva Thirumagal. Speaking on a biopic on Jayalalithaa and having Kangana onboard, Director Vijay said,” Jayalalithaa madam was one of the most prominent leaders of our country. Making a film on her life is a big responsibility and we are going to do it with utmost care and honesty. Am proud and happy with our association with one of India’s biggest star and the very talented Kangana Ranaut ji to portray the dynamic role of our very Dynamic leader.” The film will be written by K.V. Vijayendra Prasad, who has also penned Baahubali and Manikarnika, and will be produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri & Shaailesh R Singh under the banner of Vibri & Karma Media and Entertainment. “This is my fifth collaboration with Kangana. Working with her is always an enriching experience and I’m glad that this film is based on an eminent personality”, said Shaailesh. When asked about the film, Kangana said, “Jayalalithaa ji is one of the biggest female success stories of this century. She was a superstar and went on to become an iconic politician,it's a great concept for mainstream film. I am honoured to be a part of this mega project.” For more Bollywood updates, follow Bollyy! Tags: Bollywood, Bollywood News, Bollywood Updates, Television, Telly News, Kangana Ranaut, Jayalalithaa, Legendary Actress #bollywood news #Bollywood #Bollywood updates #television #Telly News #kangana ranaut #Jayalalithaa #Legendary Actress Related Articles Advertisment Latest Stories Read the Next Article