Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and late AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa's story - from the rise of a young actress to a prominent political figure is coming to the big screen with a film tiled Thalaivi.

Starring Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut in the lead who has previously appeared in the Tamil film Dhaam Dhoom, Thalaivi was recently announced to release on April 23, 2021.

To Jaya Amma, on her birthanniversary
Witness the story of the legend, #Thalaivi, in cinemas on 23rd April, 2021. @thearvindswami #Vijay @vishinduri @ShaaileshRSingh @BrindaPrasad1 @neeta_lulla #BhushanKumar @KarmaMediaent @TSeries @vibri_media #SprintFilms @ThalaiviTheFilm pic.twitter.com/JOn812GajH

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) February 24, 2021

Directed by A.L. Vijay, the biopic movie will release in multiple languages PAN India and also stars Arvind Swami as MGR in it.