Thalaivi

The superstar heroine, the queen of romance and the one who rose to power despite a patriarchal political system. The story we all know, the life story we don’t know. #Thalaivi​, Releasing on 23rd April!

Starring Kangana Ranaut, Arvind Swamy, Nassar, Bhagyashree, Raj Arjun, Madhu Bala Director: Vijay Producers: Vishnu Vardhan Induri & Shaailesh R Singh Co Producers: Hitesh Thakkar & Thirumal Reddy DOP: Vishal Vittal Music: G.V. Prakash Kumar Creative Producer: Brinda Prasad

Thalaivi (transl. Female Leader) is an upcoming Indian biographical film about the life of J. Jayalalithaa, politician and film actress who served six times as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, with Kangana Ranaut playing the role of Jayalalithaa. Simultaneously shot in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages, it is directed by A. L. Vijay and produced by Vibri Media in collaboration with Karma Media And Entertainment.

The film was launched officially on Jayalalithaa's birth anniversary, 24 February 2019. Initially the film was titled Thalaivi in Tamil and Jaya in Hindi and Telugu languages, but the makers later planned to release it under the title Thalaivi in all three languages. Principal shooting began on 10 November 2019 and completed in December 2020. The film is scheduled for a theatrical release on 23 April 2021. As of April 2021, the release date of film has been postponed indefinitely due to rise in COVID-19 cases and lockdown in Maharashtra.

Cast

Kangana Ranaut ==> Jayalalithaa Arvind Swamy ==> M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) Bhagyashree ==> Sandhya Samuthirakani ==> R M Veerapan (Tamil Version) Raj Arjun ==> RM Veerappan (Hindi Version) Madhoo ==> Janaki Ramachandran Thambi Ramaiah ==> Madhavan Shamna Kasim ==> V.K. Sasikala Bharath Reddy Vidya Pradeep Shanmugha Rajan Rajiv Kumar A. ==> L K Advani Virral Patel ==> kanappan / Aanandhan Niloy Rashid Jaki Krishna Manjusha Chivukula ==> PMO office Phanindra Gollapalli ==> Congress MP