Huge buzz awaits release of Thalaivi in cinemas this week
By Rajesh Ahuja
After average run for Bollywood films Bell Bottom and Chehre in theatres, all eyes are on the release of Thalaivi, biopic on life of legendary actress and late Tamil Naidu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa , in cinemas this week to draw the audiences back to the cinemas.
Promos and trailer of the film, which features Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut in the titular role of Jayalalithaa, have generated tremendous buzz for the film ahead of its release.
A series of pre release screenings of the film for members of the Telugu, Tamil and Mumbai film industry, ahead of its release, have heightened the curiosity around the film, which also features South Indian actor Arvind Swami in the role of MGR.
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Huge buzz awaits release of Thalaivi in cinemas this week |
Those who attended the screenings of Thalaivi have described it as one of the finest biopic Madd in India which tells an engaging story on the life of Jayalalithaa .
Kangana Ranaut and Arvind Swami have come in for effusive praise for their performances as Jayalalithaa and MGR.
Members of the film industries in Mumbai and South India have heaped effusive praise for the sparkling chemistry of Arvind Swami and Kangana Ranaut in Thalaivi.
Trade experts say that Thalaivi, with its engaging story and screenplay and its excellent performances, will drive audiences back to the theatres in a big way.
'After the first wave, Master pulled in the audience. After the 2nd wave, Thalaivii will pull in the audience,'trade expert Ramesh Bala said.
Buoyed by the euphoric response to the promos and trailer of the film, which will be released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu , it's makers have decided to go ahead with its Hindi version despite the reopening of theatres in Maharashtra being mired in uncertainty amid the threat of the Delta variant of covid and looming threat of third wave.
As Thalaivi gets ready for release, Kangana Ranaut appealed to the Maharashtra government to allow reopening of theatres in the state to help boost the process of return of audiences to the cinemas.
In an appeal to the State Government on Monday, Kangana Ranaut said, 'cases in Maharashtra have declined. Requesting the Maharashtra government to open Cinemas in the state to save the dying film industry.
In another appeal this morning, she said, 'in Maharashtra, hotels, offices, local trains everything is open but move theatres are shut because of Covid. According to the Maharashtra government, covid only exclusively spreads in movie theatres. '
Produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shaailesh R Singh and directed by Vijay, Thalaivi stars Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut in the role of Jayalalithaa.
Thalaivi also stars South Indian actor Arvind Swami in the role of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M G Ramachandran.
A multilingual film, which has been made in Hindi as well as Tamil and Telugu,
Thalaivi will take viewers through the journey of Jayalalitha from a Tamil superstar to one of the most powerful Iron Lady in politics.
The film has evoked tremendous buzz among cinelovers and members of the film industry due to its promos and trailer.
One of the highlights of the film's trailer has been the scene showing yhe violence that erupted in the Tamil Nadu Assembly in March 1989 between members of AIADMK and MLAs of Karunanidhi's DMK. In the violence, Jayalalitha was badly humiliated with her hair and saree pulled and torn by DMK members.
The film was earlier scheduled to release in April but was pushed due to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
Thalaivi is the third big release, after Akshay Kumar starrer Bell Bottom and the Amitabh Bachchan Emraan Hashmi starrer Chehre , to release in theatres post the reopening of cinema halls after a prolonged closure due to the second wave of COVID-19.
The film's producer Vishnu Vardhan Induri said that Thalaivi is a film that deserves a release on the big screen.
'Jayalalithaa has always belonged to the cinema and bringing her story alive on the big screen was the only way to pay homage to this great legend and revolutionary leader,"Vishnu Vardhan Induri,'said.
The creative producer of Thalaivi Brinda Prasad endorses the statement by Induri.
'An epic life like Jayalalithaa needs a Big Screen retelling. The time has come for her to inspire for the cinemas to rise again,' Brinda Prasad said.
Directed by Vijay and written by KV Vijayendra Prasad, “Thalaivii” also stars , Madhoo, Prakash Raj, Jisshu Sengupta, Bhagyashree, and Poorna.
Watch trailer
https://youtu.be/lKW0PuVIL9w
Thalaivi also stars South Indian actor Arvind Swami in the role of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M G Ramachandran.
A multilingual film, which has been made in Hindi as well as Tamil and Telugu,
Thalaivi will take viewers through the journey of Jayalalitha from a Tamil superstar to one of the most powerful Iron Lady in politics.
The film has evoked tremendous buzz among cinelovers and members of the film industry due to its promos and trailer.
One of the highlights of the film's trailer has been the scene showing yhe violence that erupted in the Tamil Nadu Assembly in March 1989 between members of AIADMK and MLAs of Karunanidhi's DMK. In the violence, Jayalalitha was badly humiliated with her hair and saree pulled and torn by DMK members.
The film was earlier scheduled to release in April but was pushed due to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
Thalaivi is the third big release, after Akshay Kumar starrer Bell Bottom and the Amitabh Bachchan Emraan Hashmi starrer Chehre , to release in theatres post the reopening of cinema halls after a prolonged closure due to the second wave of COVID-19.
The film's producer Vishnu Vardhan Induri said that Thalaivi is a film that deserves a release on the big screen.
'Jayalalithaa has always belonged to the cinema and bringing her story alive on the big screen was the only way to pay homage to this great legend and revolutionary leader,"Vishnu Vardhan Induri,'said.
The creative producer of Thalaivi Brinda Prasad endorses the statement by Induri.
'An epic life like Jayalalithaa needs a Big Screen retelling. The time has come for her to inspire for the cinemas to rise again,' Brinda Prasad said.
Directed by Vijay and written by KV Vijayendra Prasad, “Thalaivii” also stars , Madhoo, Prakash Raj, Jisshu Sengupta, Bhagyashree, and Poorna.
Watch trailer
https://youtu.be/lKW0PuVIL9w
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