Chennai: Kangana Ranaut’s Thalaiwik The film is set for theatrical release on September 10 after a long wait due to the pandemic despite high offers from OTT platforms. pan-india film Thalaiwik Directed by AL Vijay, starring Kangana Ranaut and Arvind Swamy, is a biopic on the life of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa.
On Instagram, Kangana revealed the release date of the much-awaited film and shared a new poster of the film. The ‘Dhaakad’ actress shared, “The story of this iconic personality deserves to be seen only on the big screen! Pave the way for #Thalaivi as he is all set to make a superstar entry in the world of cinema.” She is, once again, a place she has always been! Thalaivii aapse! #ThalaiviiOnTheBigScreen #ThalaiviiInTheatres” in theaters on September 10.
Earlier on June 19, which celebrated Arvind Swamy’s birthday, the crew released the first look poster of ‘Thalaivi’. In the poster, Arvind Swamy was seen as MG Ramachandran, the late former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Apart from Kangana and Arvind Swamy, Nassar will be seen as M Karunanidhi, Bhagyashree as Sandhya, Samuthirakani as RM Veerappan, Madhu Bala as VN Janaki Ramachandran and Poorna as VK Sasikala.
Apart from this, the film faced several delays due to the pandemic and court hearings. The film was earlier scheduled for a theatrical release on June 26, 2020, but the pandemic struck and the makers had to postpone the film. A year later, the makers once again scheduled the film’s release on April 23, 2021. However, the second wave led to the closure of theaters and once again, the release of ‘Thalaivi’ was postponed.
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The film also ran into a controversy after Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa Jayakumar filed a case in the Madras High Court against the filmmakers in November 2019, stating that she was Jayalalithaa’s legal heir and asked the makers to ask her before making the film. Should have contacted and shared. script with him before release. The court then allowed Deepa to take legal action against director AL Vijay and filmmaker Vishnu.
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