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Sign in to saveThalaivii () is a 2021 Indian biographical drama film based on the life of Indian actress-politician J. Jayalalithaa. Directed by A. L. Vijay and written by Madhan Karky (Tamil) and Rajat Arora (Hindi), it was produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shailesh R Singh of Vibri Motion Pictures and Karma Media And Entertainment, respectively. The film starred Kangana Ranaut as Jayalalithaa, Arvind Swamy as M. G. Ramachandran, Nassar as M. Karunanidhi, Raj Arjun and Samuthirakani as R. M. Veerappan in the Hindi and Tamil versions, respectively. Shot simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi, the film also fe
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4.9The biopic charts the life of actor-turned-chief minister J. Jayalalitha and the relationship paving her rapid yet complicated path to power, who served five terms as the Chief Minister for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Cast
- Kangana Ranaut as 'Amma' J. Jayalalithaa
- Arvind Swamy as M. J. Ramachandran
- Nassar as M. Karuna
- Bharathi Kannan as C.N. Annadurai
- Bhagyashree as Sandhya
- Samuthirakani as R. N. Veerappan
Themes
- politician
- biography
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- Thalaivii
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- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Vijay
- Film.producer
- Vishnu Vardhan InduriShailesh R SinghBrinda Prasad
- Film.screenplay
- V. Vijayendra Prasad
- Film.story
- Ajayan Bala
- Film.based_on
- Book named Thalaivii by Ajayan Bala
- Film.starring
- Kangana RanautArvind SwamyNassarRaj Arjun Samuthirakani
- Film.music
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Film.cinematography
- Vishal Vittal
- Film.editing
- Ballu Saluja
- Film.studio
- Zee StudiosVibri Motion PicturesKarma Media And EntertainmentGothic EntertainmentSprint Films
- Film.distributor
- Zee Studios
- Film.runtime
- 153 minutes
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- India
- Film.language
- TamilHindi
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- 2021-09-10
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18 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting and characters
- Filming
- Music
- Marketing and release
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical reception
- India
- Overseas
- Year-end lists
- Awards and nominations
- Legal issues
- References
- External links
Thalaivii () is a 2021 Indian biographical drama film based on the life of Indian actress-politician J. Jayalalithaa. Directed by A. L. Vijay and written by Madhan Karky (Tamil) and Rajat Arora (Hindi), it was produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shailesh R Singh of Vibri Motion Pictures and Karma Media And Entertainment, respectively. The film starred Kangana Ranaut as Jayalalithaa, Arvind Swamy as M. G. Ramachandran, Nassar as M. Karunanidhi, Raj Arjun and Samuthirakani as R. M. Veerappan in the Hindi and Tamil versions, respectively. Shot simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi, the film also featured an ensemble cast of Nassar, Bhagyashree, Raj Arjun, Madhoo, Thambi Ramaiah, Shamna Kasim and Samuthirakani in supporting roles. The music, background score and the soundtrack for both languages is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.
The film was launched officially on Jayalalithaa's birth anniversary on 24 February 2019. Initially the film was titled Thalaivi in Tamil and Jaya in Hindi, but the makers later planned to release it under the title Thalaivi in Hindi as well. Principal shooting began on 10 November 2019 and completed in December 2020. The film release was postponed due to rise in COVID-19 cases and lockdown in Maharashtra. It was later rescheduled to release on 10 September 2021, with the new title Thalaivii.